New Forensic Summer Camp for Budding Crime Scene Investigators

(July 23 " Thunder Bay, ON)

Lakehead's Department of Anthropology has teamed up with Superior Science to offer grade 5-9 children the chance to become crime scene investigators (CSI's) at a hands-on forensic camp. During these one-week camps, young investigative minds apply real forensic techniques, such as fingerprinting, DNA analysis, forensic odontology, ballistics and forensic entomology to solve age-appropriate crime scenes.

"This is a cool way to tap into children's natural curiosity and introduce them to fascinating career opportunities," explains Lakehead Anthropology Chair, Dr. Carney Matheson, who approached Superior Science with the idea of organizing the program and then applied his skills as a forensic anthropologist to create the camp's learning modules. He adds, "Anthropologists and criminal forensic scientists use the same techniques to discover the clues hidden in blood, teeth and bones, so I thought this would be an intriguing way to expose children to the mysteries of forensic science."

"Forensics is such an exciting and relevant field, and we are so pleased to have this collaboration with Lakehead's Anthropology department," says Superior Science Co-Director, Tyler Drawson. "These camps give youth in the Thunder Bay area access to passionate, experienced forensic scientists from Lakehead's Department of Anthropology, Thunder Bay law enforcement and other forensic communities."

Superior Science is a student-run, non-profit program based at Lakehead University that sparks children's interests in science, engineering and technology through fun, hands-on activities. The three, one-week forensic camps run July 23-July 27, August 7-10 and August 20-24.

To learn more about the Superior Science Forensic Camp, call 807-343-8403 or visit http://www.superiorscience.ca .

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