Forensic Chemistry of Drug Detection
Item # 30-0101
Turn your classroom into a forensic lab as students investigate a cafeteria food poisoning mystery! Acting as toxicologists, they’ll conduct real chemical tests to detect aspirin contamination and analyze evidence. Includes materials for 15 groups, plus teacher and student guides for easy implementation.
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Additional Details
Everyone who ate the school cafeteria's chili became ill. Could someone have tainted the chili? You are a forensic toxicologist. It is you and your classmates' task to determine if any of the chili ingredients from the cafeteria could have been substituted with aspirin, which appears to have been stolen from the nurse's office. You will perform a series of chemical tests, including tests on control acetylsalicylic acid, the chemical name of aspirin, in the lab. Kit contains enough material for 15 groups. Teacher's Manual and Student Study Guide copymasters are included.
What’s Included
Kit Includes:
- 1 X 30g Control Acetylsalicylic Acid
- 3 X 30g Chili Ingredients
- 1 X 30mL Ferric Nitrate Solution 0.2M
- 1 X 30mL Dilute Lugol's Iodine
- 1 X 30mL Sodium Hydroxide 1.0N
- 15 Micro-reaction Plates
- 1 box Toothpicks
Standards
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A; PS1.B
Performance Expectations: MS-PS1-2; MS-PS1-3; HS-PS1-1; HS-PS1-2
Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns; Structure and Function
Engineering Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data; Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information; Developing and Using Models
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