STUDENTS turned investigative scientists for the day. The youngsters from schools in the Easington district were selected to attend a two-day forensic science class at Easington Community School.
The project included working in a mocked up crime scene and carrying out DNA profiling techniques.
It also gave them valuable insight into the work of a forensic scientist and involved visiting a Scene of Crime house, at Teesside University.
The master class was for children considering studying forensic science at university.
But the workshop was also seen as a means of enriching the pupils' science curriculum and helping with their forthcoming GCSE examinations.
The project was organised by school staff in conjunction with Teesside University.
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