St. Cloud State University: Sen. Franken visits Science Express

It was a big day for St. Cloud State's Science Express on Jan. 18 when U.S. Sen. Al Franken visited the mobile laboratory. Franken not only visited, he role-played the part of a burglary suspect much to the delight of those in attendance.

Franken joined second-graders from Talahi Elementary on the Science Express, the university's mobile laboratory for science education outreach. The lab activity, led by Science Express teacher Susan Bialka, called for the second-graders to compare soil samples from four suspects with a sample gathered at a mock crime scene. Using microscopes, students determined that soil taken from Franken matched the crime scene sample.

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