Students were introduced to Fibers as a source of trace evidence with power point notes that students added to their new semester interactive notebook.
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Students continued the fibers section of Trace Evidence with bookwork questions from Chapter 8, a case study on Wayne Williams and the Forensic File 'Ties that Bind'.
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Students learned about fiber analysis techeniques with a gallery walk and notes. Students also took an indepth look at GCMS by identify the components of GCMS and how compounds are broken down to create a chromatogram.
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Students compelted a fiber lab today where they microscopically matched fibers from a victim to one of five standard reference samples. Students also matched the fibers by completing a burn test and matching the unknown and known fiber burn characteristics. However before starting the lab, students completed a quiz on the fiber lab to ensure they knew what they were doing.
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Students had a 2 Hour delay so each class had a different assignment based on time in each class.
Pd 1B- Paint bookwork
Pd 3B- Paint bookwork, TLC Paint Lab, Speck of Evidence Forensic File
Pd 4B- Speck of Evidence Forensic File
Pd 1B- Paint bookwork
Pd 3B- Paint bookwork, TLC Paint Lab, Speck of Evidence Forensic File
Pd 4B- Speck of Evidence Forensic File
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Students in each class had slightly different assignments based on the 2 hour delay on Wednesday.
Pd 1B- Glass Gallery Walk and Speck of Evidence Forensic File
Pd 3B- Glass Gallery Walk and Plast Puzzle Forensic file
Pd 4B- Glass Gallery Walk and Paint bookwork
Pd 1B- Glass Gallery Walk and Speck of Evidence Forensic File
Pd 3B- Glass Gallery Walk and Plast Puzzle Forensic file
Pd 4B- Glass Gallery Walk and Paint bookwork
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Students started their study of soil, by taking notes from power point on soil, then reading 2 case studies and completing a Venn diagram of how soil can be used as evidence. Students finished their study of soil by watching a forensic file (Reel Danger) and compelting a Brainy Viewer Guide.
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Students finished their unit on Trace evidence with a double lab with a soil analysis lab and a glass analysis lab. Students started class completing one of the two labs, then half way through class students switched and finished the last lab.
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Students took their Trace Evidence unit test. After the test students worked independently on a computer activity on blood typing. At the end of class we discussed the importance of blood typing to Forensics.
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Students learned about blood stains and what to do when blood is suspected a crime scene and tests to use on blood. Students also wateched a Forensic File to see luminol in action.
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Students applied what they have learned about blood in lab. Students had to invetsigate blood typing from an investigation. Students also introduce themselves to blood spatter patterns, through an inquiry spatter lab.
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Students discussed the Andrei Chikatilo case. Students also previewed blood spatter patterns. Students finished today with the Forensic File 'Trail of Blood' that utilized blood spatter to recreate the crime scene and solve the case.
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Students continued to learn about blood spatter througha web-quest, including how to become a blood spatter analyist.
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Sudents applied what they have learned about blood spatter in a blood spatter lab.
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Students reviewed DNA with a webquest. Students also watched the Forensic File 'A Leg to Stand On' to see how DNA is used during an investigation.
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Students wateched a Bill Nye video on Genes to review DNA. Students also completed a DNA technology Gallary walk to preview what can be done with DNA.
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Students extracted DNA from a strawberry to see what DNA looks like outside of a cell. After the DNA Extraction students completd a virtual DNA fingerprint by gel electrophoresis.
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Students learned about restriction enzymes and how to identify number of restriction sites and restriction enzymes and what occurs to DNA after an enzyme is added. Students also practiced manuel gel electrophoresis activity.
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Students introduced themselves to mitochondrial DNA with a reading about the Paul Ware case which was the first to use mtDNA testing to solve a crime.
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Students were assessed on their knowledge of Blood and DNA with a unit test. Students also started the serial killer unit with the Forensic File 'Pure Evil'
Students differentiated spree vs. mass vs. serial killers. Students also were introduced to the 7 phases of serial killers.
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Students took identified the differences between organized vs. disorganized. Students also took notes on profiling and the phases of a crime. Students applied what they learned to the Forensic File, "Common Thread" about Bobby Jo Long.
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Students watched the biography of H.H. Holmes in order to apply the phases serial killers go through.
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Students identifed the function of the parts of the brain. Students then determined what part of the brain could pre-determine a serial killer. After the brain of the serial killer, students completed a gallery walk on the life of Ted Bundy.
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Students reviewed the brain of the serial killer and the life of Ted Bundy. Students then viewed the life stories of 5 20th century serial killers.
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Students began a case study of the 2 main characters of 'Silence of the Lambs'.
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Students continued their case study of the 2 main characteris from 'Silence of the Lambs'
Students reviewed Buffalo Bill and Hannibel Lector. Students applied what they learned about serial killers to a journal writing assignment. Students then reveiwed serial killers with a cross word puzzle. For classes with time remainnig we watced a forensic file on the 1990's Zodiak Killer in NYC.
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Students took their serial killer unit test. Students also completed a gallery walk about fingerprints to introduce themselves to classifying fingerprints and minutiae patterns.
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Students finished a the Forensic File 'Palm Print Conviction' to see how super-glue fuming can be used in an investigation. Students then completed a Bertillon, anthropometrics lab to have a better understanding of how identification used to be kept and why a fingerprints became a more accurate form of identification. After the Bertillon lab students then inked their own fingerprints, classified them and identified various minituae patterns.
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Students completed fingerprint bookwork. Students were also introduced to document analysis via a gallery walk.
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Students practiced classifying pre-printed fingerprints to have a better understanding of how to differentiate a loop, arch and whorl. Students also practiced dusting and lifting prints off of various surfaces in the classroom.
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Students used their previous nights homework (writing the same sentence five times) as an exemplar to a disguised handwriting and were able to identify areas of similarities between their own handwriting and their disguised handwriting. Students also completed a gallery walk on Ballistics analysis.
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Students applied their knowlege of ballistics to a shell casing comparison lab. Students also previewed notes on Impressions and applied these notes to a tool mark impressions lab.
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Students finished matching a crime scene impression to one of ten standard reference samples. Students also made shoeprint and bitemark impressions.
May 20. 2016
Senior students worked on review material to prepare them for their final exam. Junior students started a reserach project on Serial Killers.
May 24, 2016
Juniors continue to work on Serial Killer Project
May 25, 2016
Juniors continue to work on Serial Killer Projects
May 31, 2016
Juniors final day to work on Serial Killer Project
June 2, 2016
Juniors present Serial Killer Project and start Forensic Career Brochure
May 20. 2016
Senior students worked on review material to prepare them for their final exam. Junior students started a reserach project on Serial Killers.
May 24, 2016
Juniors continue to work on Serial Killer Project
May 25, 2016
Juniors continue to work on Serial Killer Projects
May 31, 2016
Juniors final day to work on Serial Killer Project
June 2, 2016
Juniors present Serial Killer Project and start Forensic Career Brochure