Learning to research by forensic science and criminal investigation

Abstract

This article aims to present the development of a didactic approach that explores the forensic science and criminal investigation applied to high school students. This proposal includes problematization teaching and research experimentation as a strategy for the development of investigative attitudes and disclosure of science and technology. In this regard, the activities were inspired RPG games, and planned to offer problem-situations and resources (bibliographic, experimental and technological) to participants so that they can, by interacting with these resources, express their ideas in order to solve the proposed problem. Specifically, we proposed activities around the reconstitution of a fictional crime scene and laboratory analysis, which allowed individuals to sort data, run tests, analyze the chemical composition of forensic evidence, and to determine the importance and significance of testing.