Using Forensic Laboratory Products as an Aid to Teaching Science

One of the challenges constantly facing science educators is making their topic relevant. This applies as much to the relevant bodies governing education as to its students.

Science contains a lot of large, complex ideas. Students can often find it hard to engage and relate with these ideas, especially if they cannot see how this knowledge will benefit them in the real world. Students can be very shrewd when learning new topics, and the question 'when will I ever need to know this?' is one that every teacher will surely have heard.


With budgets constantly being squeezed, educators are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate the worth of their teaching in any particular subject or topic. Educators are often frustrated when they have to justify their expenses and methods.

Using physical activities to cater to different styles of learning

There are many different theories and ideas breaking down the ways in which we learn. What these theories have in common is that they all agree we learn in different ways. They may express and understand the facts differently, but many theories on learning can separate students into different types of learner.

One of the simplest theories of learning is VARK (Visual/Aural/Reading/Kinaesthetic). As the name of each category suggests, learners who fall into each grouping favour certain ways of learning. For example, learners who favour an aural style of learning will find it much easier to absorb information that they have listened to.

The reason this is important is that there is no universal method which will cater to all students. Some students will learn by listening, others by watching, and others by doing. Therefore, experiments are a great way of engaging a variety of learners.

Forensic laboratory products in the classroom

Forensic laboratory products help to give science a real-world application. Students can engage with the experiments, and understand that what they are learning about has practical value. Undertaking activities such as analysing ‘crime scene’ evidence is an exciting way of demonstrating practical science, which helps to make facts and information memorable, increasing the chances of the students retaining the knowledge they have learned.

There are a range of forensic laboratory products available. These vary from simple forensic testing kits, such as blood detection, hair analysis, and DNA fingerprinting, to more complex murder mystery and crime scene kits. These kits give students the chance to learn the practical applications of theoretical knowledge in the real world.

Forensic laboratory equipment from Better Equipped

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