Hello everyone. After my 6-year-old son saw me in my work shirt one day after work, he decided to inform his class that I’m a spy because he mistook me for a police officer. Of course, I had to clarify to his teacher that this was not the case and that I’m actually a digital forensics investigator. As a result, I was invited to participate in career day. Although I’m not a natural speaker, I genuinely love my work. However, I’m struggling to come up with engaging ideas for a show and tell performance for a kindergarten class in their language.

One idea I have is to demonstrate how a phone signal is blocked by placing it in a faraday bag. I’ll wrap my phone or the teacher’s phone in aluminum foil and call it to show how the foil effectively blocks the signal.

Another idea I had was to explain that a computer is similar to a book bag in that it holds data, just like a book bag holds books and pencil boxes. However, I’d like to illustrate that deleting something from a computer doesn’t truly erase it.

Additionally, since I like to be extra, I’d like to provide each student with a mini forensic evidence bag filled with fun items. However, I’m at a loss for what to include aside from a thumb drive and a dollar store phone as a mobile. The class consists of 20 students, so I’m looking for inexpensive items.

Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!