WatsonvillePatch.com: Students Play ‘CSI’ In Watsonville Lab On DNA, Forensic Genetics

WatsonvillePatch.com, “Students Play ‘CSI’ In Watsonville Lab On DNA, Forensic Genetics,” by Courtney Teague.

Freshman Mount Madonna School students learned about DNA while playing detectives seeking to solve a crime.

WATSONVILLE, CA — Don’t mess with these freshman students at Mount Madonna School.

Science teacher Lisa Catterall has had her students play detective to solve a fake crime for the past 11 years. They’ve collected DNA from a crime scene and five suspects, processed the samples and figured out who should be charged with the crime, the school said in a press release. Read more