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Casting a New Light on Fiber Evidence

Author: Shelley Abernathy
Course:
Research and Design
Targeted TEKS:
6C, 7A,B,C; Physics 9C
In this design challenge, students will observe the effects of polarized light on different objects, prepare fibers for observation under microscopes, and compare those fibers with known samples to mimic how Trace Evidence Technicians identify fibers from crime scenes to link, or exclude, suspects to said crime scenes.