Recovering the Romanovs CD-ROM

Students learn how DNA and other forensic evidence can be used to solve an intriguing historical mystery. This CD-ROM is an interactive exploration adapted from the DNA Learning Center's award-winning Internet site, DNA Interactive.

First, students learn about the privileged lives and untimely deaths of Tsar Nicholas and the Romanov family during the Russian Revolution.

Then they use computer forensics and DNA comparisons to determine if bones found in an unmarked grave in Siberia belong to the murdered members of the Romanov family.

Finally, students use DNA sequence evidence to solve the mystery of Princess Anastasia Romanov: Did she survive the massacre? Was she the woman named Anna Anderson? The CD-ROM contains a printable teacher's guide and reproducible student workbook.