Wednesday, February 15, 1 PM
For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re thrilled to feature this episode of Secrets of the Dead. After watching, dive deeper with resources about professional careers as an anatomist, forensic reconstruction artist, and scientific illustrator on PBS LearningMedia.
In The Woman in the Iron Coffin, follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America’s free Black communities.
PBS LearningMedia
Forensic Reconstruction Artist | Great Job!
Grades 6-8
Dr. Spurlock, Director of Human Health at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, explains her multi-faceted career as an anatomist, forensic reconstruction artist, and scientific illustrator. She also shows examples of her work and demonstrates how her science-based education and her artistic abilities help reconstruct the past in order to educate the general public and even solve crimes for the police department.
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