Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Filtering Suspects
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the concept of conditional probability (with a couple of references to Bayesian filtering). The lesson is framed in the context of a series of suspects who...
BBC
Bbc: Serbia Holds Croatia War Crimes Suspect
This article discusses the arrest of Croatia war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic and Serbia's plans for the future following his trial and sentencing. Links to related articles are featured. (July 20, 2011)
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Sisters Grimm 2: The Unusual Suspects
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Sisters Grimm 2: The Unusual Suspects" by Michael Buckley. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Plantenstein Is the Suspect!
Detective Le Plant has discovered that one plant can produce many other plants. He needs you to help him find out how this happens. Follow along and learn about the parts of flowers and reproduction. Along the way, you will be quizzed!
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: World Trade Center Bombing Suspect Apprehended
A News Release from February 8, 1995, concerning the apprehension of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, a fugitive indicted for the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing of 1993.
BBC
Bbc: Key Siege Suspects
Many people say that Chechen guerilla leader Shamil Basayev was behind the Beslan School attack. This article provides information about Basayev and others who are suspected terrorists. 9/2004
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Judgement Call: Filtering Suspects
This brief activity clarifies to use Bayes' Rule and conditional probability to narrow down searches. Students then have the opportunity to calculate some conditional probabilities using the same technique. Graphing calculator technology...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Reign of Terror
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining bits from the "Decree Against Profiteers" and "Law of Suspects," students will learn the impact of the Committee of Public Safety's power to rule during the most intense year of the French...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
This court case examines several instances of officials asking suspects questions without notifying them of their basic right to legal counsel to avoid incriminating themselves. This site provides a general abstract, both the full text...
CNN
Cnn: Freed u.s. Journalists Suspect They Were 'Lured Into a Trap'
A month after their release from North Korea, two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, shared their story of being captured, and their suspicions that they were 'lured into a trap.' (09/02/09)
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Who Dunnit?
If you are a crime scene investigation (CSI) fan, then you will love this site! You get to be the detective by examining the evidence, viewing the crime scene, dusting for fingerprints, interviewing the suspects, and solving the crime.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Bell Clapper Caper
Help the Math Maven get the kids out of school on time. Someone has stolen the bell's clapper and if the bell doesn't ring at 3:00, the school doors will not open! You have to figure out the last question to ask the number one suspect.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Examination of Tituba
This is a court transcript of the examination of "Tituba the Indian Woman," on March 1, 1692, suspected of harming her children under the direction of demonic familiars. Transcript is unedited and features 17th century spellings and syntax.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Testing for Bias in a Photo Lineup
You may have read about criminal cases where innocent people have been wrongly convicted of a crime. Sometimes, modern DNA analysis techniques have provided the evidence to exonerate these innocent people. In many cases, mistaken...
CNN
Cnn: o.j. Simpson Main Page
Comprehensive site covers all facets of the O.J. Simpson case: the verdict, suspect, victims, arrest, evidence, the trial, and more.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: Maiden House Speech, 1947
Then Congressman Richard Nixon delivers a speech warns the nation of a Communist spy suspected of espionage and conspiracy.
BBC
Bbc: Global Nuclear Powers
An interactive map which shows every country that has nuclear weapons, has programs to gain nuclear weapons, had nuclear weapon programs, or is suspected of having a nuclear weapon.
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Memo: Rti and Idea
On January 21, 2011, OSEP's Director Melody Musgrove sent a memo to state directors of special education to clarify that RTI strategies cannot be used to delay or deny a timely evaluation for students suspected of having a disability....
Other
Miranda Rights: Do We Really Know Them?
This article points out the importance of the Miranda rights for any suspect brought in for questioning. The author feels the right, which derives from the Fifth Amendment, must not be revoked.
Other
The Black Hole Encyclopedia
Explore an interactive encyclopedia of known and suspected black holes and find out how they are formed. Includes a glossary of terms, movie files and links to black holes in popular movies and books.
Other
Simple Science: Cyber Sleuth
The interactive tutorial examines properties of digital images as they relate to forensic science. Learners classify and measure hair samples to determine the suspect most likely to have been at the crime scene. The resource has an...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Bali Confessions
Informative site about the Bali Bombing that contains bios of the bombing suspects, a chronology of the key events in the bombing, and thirteen reasons Samudra gave for choosing Bali as a target. A reporter traces the bombers' movements...
Other
Family Caregiver Alliance: Dementia: Is This Dementia and What Does It Mean?
Facts on dementia and the reasons for obtaining a diagnosis for suspected dementia. Authors also provide a definition of reversible dementias and degenerative or irreversible dementias. If you are a caregiver, the site helps you define...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Arizona Passes New Immigration Law
A great deal of controversy surrounds Arizona's new immigration law that makes it mandatory for suspected illegal immigrants to carry proper documentation of their status, or they could be detained by the police. This article is...