Supplies Needed:

Paper

Pencil

Tape

Hand Handout: Right_hand.pdf (135.57 kb)

Fingerprint Handout: fingerprints.jpg (118.30 kb)

#1: Take a pencil and scribble on a piece of paper until you have a nice big black mark.

#2: Then rub your index finger in the mark. Your index finger is the one next to your thumb.

#3: Now get some tape. The best tape to use is called transparent tape or utility tape. Put a piece of it over your finger, press down, and pull it off.

#4: Pull the tape off and place it on the handout of your hand. Now you can see your fingerprint.

#6: Compare your fingerprints to the handout to see what type of fingerprint you have.

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