FORENSIC SCIENCE
IDEAS:
· --- BOOKS Encyclopedia Brown. 39 Clues, CSI books {Some books for them to read on their own-not part of class}
· -------- Make fake Blood : http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/fake-blood-recipes?utm_source=101020&utm_medium=email&utm_content=exptxt&utm_campaign=eow
· ----- Obtain Typewriters (3 or 4 hopefully)
I have broken the class down into Sessions. About 1 week per session.
Se · http://www.forensicmag.com/
---- * Session: Overview of Forensics & Jobs in Forensics
o General Videos
o Occupations
§ http://www.ehow.com/facts_5418966_different-occupations-forensic-science.html
§ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_science SEE: SUBDIVISIONS
§ http://www.computer-forensics-recruiter.com/index.html
§ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_anthropology
§ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_odontology
§
o vocabulary
o word-roots (latin/Medical Terms)
o Medical ASL
· ---- Session: (other) Evidence
o Blood Splatter
o Impression (shoes, teeth)
o Gun/bullets/GSR
o Things left behind (cigarette butts, food wrappers, ticket stubs, etc)
o Lip/palm/etc prints
o Insects
o Fibers
o Collect fibers at the ranch?
o GROUP CLASS: “Follow The Evidence”
---- · Session: Documents
o Typewriters/printers
o Handwriting
o Codes Morse Code/Sign Language
o Paper/Ink Analysis
o Notepad rubs to find clues
o Double Doodles/Left-hand Writing
o
---- · Session: Biological IDs
o DNA
o Genetics
o GROUP CLASS: Phlebotomy
o Blood Types
o Hair
o fingerprints
o Biological Profile
---- · Session: Bones
o Full skeletal
o Odontology
o Anthropology
o Clues in bones
o Watching BONES
· Session: Reconstruction/Art
o Suspect drawing
o Skull/face reconstruction
o Crime Scene Drawing/Graphing
o Court Room Artist
o C.S. Photos
· Putting it ALL together
· GROUP CLASS: Fickle Forensics (Pickle Gang Autopsy)-
· I This will be a big project- finding a crime scene. marking evidence, Identifying "bodies" (large dill pickles), doing autopsies
**I then use the Sessions Ideas as a Skeleton Outline and fill in week by week with specific things to do for each of the sessions- here is what I have so far:
WEEK ONE JANUARY 3-7 EVIDENCE
Monday: VHIP (Our Homeschool Group- I'll do a group class/activity on Mondays)
Ø Crime Scene Clean-Up. Making Fingerprint Powder. Making Evidence Markers. The Scene: take pictures, make documentations/measurements. Collect/ID evidence. back to Lab. Crime Scene Reconstruction.
Tuesday: 3T
Ø Puzzle of the Day (Puzzles/Challlenges are taken from/Inspired by:
Ø Different jobs within Forensics
Ø Vocabulary
Ø Fingerprint bk5-8 pg 40-48. Make fingerprint powder. make a 10 print card. practice lifting prints. Balloon Prints for ID purpose.
Ø Super Glue Fuming in baggies. try film canister. cardstock. http://www.theforensicteacher.com/fingerprints.html
Ø iodine fuming. use crystals from Chem Class. http://blog.makezine.com/science_room/forensics/forensics_laboratory_82_revealing_l/
Wednesday:3T entomology
Ø YouTube
Ø http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology
Ø http://www.forensic-entomology.com/
Thursday:3T
Ø Puzzle of the Day
Ø Book 5-8 page 59 Cracked Glass
Ø Burning Fibers book5-8 page 32
Ø MiniMystery (2)
Ø Possible Collection of Fibers from the Farm
FRIDAY: 3T
Ø Daily Puzzle
Ø MiniMystery http://www.theforensicteacher.com/mini-mystery.html
Ø CSI Kit (Evidence)
Ø Possible analyzing of fibers collected from farm
WEEK 2 January 10-14 Human Biology
Monday: VHIP
Ø (3T) Daily Puzzle
Ø YouTube
Ø Phleb Class
Ø Make a big batch of fake blood. if we need more
TUESDAY
Ø Puzzler of the Day
Ø Blood Spatter. bk 5-8 pg 112-127 do all 3 labs.
Ø Vocabulary
Ø YouTube
WEDNESDAY
Ø Mini Mystery
Ø Puzzle
Ø “CSI” kit for DNA.
1 comment:
This is great! I am doing forensics with my boys this year and we are having a blast! Mine are younger than yours, so we aren't going quite as in depth as you did, but I will definitely be looking into some of your resources. Thanks for sharing!
Brandy
http://homeschoolblogger.com/kingdomacademy/
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