SCHOOL PROGRAMS

EDUCATIONALLY SOUND

LASM educational programs are aligned with current state standards, benchmarks, and GLE’s.

See GLE’s and classroom activities listed with each program.

Related programs are denoted by the word Link.

Forensic Crime Lab

Class Description

In this integrated learning experience, students use scientific inquiry to identify the victim and the perpetrator at a staged crime scene. They reach their conclusions via chromatography, entomology, blood typing, skeletal identification, and other means of discovery that are based on the principles of the scientific method. Requires the assistance of at least six chaperones.

Grade Level: 5-6

State Standards, Benchmarks, and GLE’s

Identify problems, factors, and questions that must be considered in scientific investigation (SI-M-A1)

Use a variety of sources to answer questions (SI-M-A1)

Design, predict outcomes, and conduct experiments to answer guiding questions (SI-M-A2)

Record observations using methods that complement investigations (e.g., journals, tables, charts) (SI-M-A3)

Classroom Activities

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LASM is fully accredited in accordance with the standards of excellence prescribed by the American Alliance of Museums.

These programs have been made possible in part through the generous support of the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Government and the members of LASM, the Community Fund for the Arts of Greater Baton Rouge and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, and are supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.