The Footprint Casting Activity Pack unveils the secrets of shoe-prints and impression evidence.
It includes everything you need to cast and identify shoe-prints – just like real crime scene investigators!
Use special theft detection powder (don’t worry, it’s safe and doesn’t stain!) to identify the culprit with a sprinkle of forensic magic (ultraviolet light).
Both Kits Include The Pooch Sleuths Case App
- Use the Pooch Sleuths Case App to see casting methods and theft powder used to solve a fictional case featuring a group of young detectives who solve the mystery of their town’s missing dogs.
- Includes streaming videos, quizzes and exclusive access to the case solution
- Case access available for mac/pc tablets and phones.
Sample Case Video
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Meet Your Components
The casting compound is used to collect an impression that you will make a rigid cast of with the casting stone
Casting Compound
Pour casting compound into the frame. Then, press a shoe or item of your choice into the compound. Remove the item and an impression is left behind.
Casting Stone
Add water to the casting stone and mix in the bag. Then pour slowly into the impression you created.
The Final Product
After the stone hardens, pull it free & clean the compound away. You have a print! This is the tool detectives use to connect shoes to a crime scene.
The Regular Casting Kit includes materials for 2 work-groups
- Traxtone plaster, used to collect shoe prints in dirt. (2 single use packs)
- Shape-it casting medium, used to collect shoe prints from suspects (One 21-oz bag, reusable)
- One Ultraviolet light and one fluorescent theft powder, used to identify a perpetrator. (1 oz powder and 400nm UV light)
- Brush, spatula, casting frame (1 each)
The Mega Casting Kit includes materials for 20 work-groups
- Traxtone plaster, used to collect shoe prints in dirt or from casting medium. (20 single use packs)
- Shape-it casting medium, used to collect shoe prints from suspects (Five 21-oz bags, reusable)
- Ultraviolet lights and fluorescent theft powder packs, used to identify a perpetrator. (Five packs of powder and five 400nm UV light)
- Brush and spatulas (Five each)
- Casting Frames casting frame (20 frames)