Spokane Library forensics class

The Spokane County Library has a cool forensic science class for kids during January where they can test strawberry DNA, analyze fingerprints and create "blood splatter" with paint.

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Wed., Jan. 9, 2019

Amy Smith, second from right, looks at the fingerprints of her son, 7-year-old Kael McDermott, right, during a forensics class to learn about science and techniques used to solve crimes, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at the Spokane County Library District branch in Airway Heights. The class included fingerprinting, extracting DNA from a strawberry and measuring blood splatter.

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Kael McDermott, 7, looks up at a guide for different types of fingerprints during a forensics class to learn about science and techniques used to solve crimes, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at the Spokane County Library branch in Airway Heights. The class included fingerprinting, extracting DNA from a strawberry and measuring blood splatter.

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Linnea Warren, 8, left, holds up a bundle of extracted DNA from a strawberry during a forensics class to learn about science and techniques used to solve crimes, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at the Spokane County Library branch in Airway Heights. The class included fingerprinting, extracting DNA from a strawberry and measuring blood splatter.

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Abraham Ives, 11, looks at a bundle of cellular DNA extracted from strawberries during a forensics class to learn about science and techniques used to solve crimes, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at the Spokane County Library branch in Airway Heights. The class included fingerprinting, extracting DNA from a strawberry and measuring blood splatter.

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Annika Warren, 10, left, shows her father, Greg Warren, center, and her sister, Linnea Warren, 8, how she has extracted DNA from the cells of a strawberry using alcohol, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during a class on forensic science at Airway Heights Library.

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