Forensic Science
lod_forensic_science_law.docx | |
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Pick Three Articles for Review:
plugging_holes_in_the_science_of_forensics.docx | |
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the_truth.docx | |
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the_early_days_of_toxicology.docx | |
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advances_in_science_of_fire_free_a_convict_after_42_years.docx | |
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csi_too_close_to_home.docx | |
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casey_anthony_csi.docx | |
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Projects A, B & C
PROJECT A: Extracting human DNA. Read excerpts from Guilty by a Hair!: Real-Life DNA Matches! By Anna Prokos and then conduct the following experiment: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/2809_genome.html (from NOVA Science). Include an explanation of why it is important to understand how DNA is used in your write-up.
Consult with Mrs.Ehrlich if you have previously completed this project in a different class.
MATERIALS NEEDED: copy of "See Your DNA" student handouts (PDF or HTML), 2 teaspoons 0.9 percent salt water (2 teaspoons table salt in one quart/liter of water), disposable paper or plastic cup, large test tube (or any clear tube that can be sealed with a rubber or cork stopper), 1 teaspoon 25 percent mild detergent or dishwashing soap, (1 volume detergent or soap + 3 volumes water), 2 teaspoons 95 percent ethanol, chilled on ice and small clear tube with seal. Useful but not necessary: slide of cheek cells stained with methylene blue.
PROJECT B: Bag of bones: Students have been called to a crime scene by the police to collect evidence and make inferences about what happened. Students should record which bones have been found at the scene, the size of these and then create three completely different hypotheses about what happened. A professional report should include all the details of the crime scene, investigation, inferences, and conclusion. (Get creative!)
PROJECT C: Become an expert in a phase of Forsenic Science. One example is Fingerprints. Find out the other basics of Forsenic Science. See "List of Science Fair Projects Ideas" from Science Buddies.org This project must have pre-approval by Mrs.E.
Consult with Mrs.Ehrlich if you have previously completed this project in a different class.
MATERIALS NEEDED: copy of "See Your DNA" student handouts (PDF or HTML), 2 teaspoons 0.9 percent salt water (2 teaspoons table salt in one quart/liter of water), disposable paper or plastic cup, large test tube (or any clear tube that can be sealed with a rubber or cork stopper), 1 teaspoon 25 percent mild detergent or dishwashing soap, (1 volume detergent or soap + 3 volumes water), 2 teaspoons 95 percent ethanol, chilled on ice and small clear tube with seal. Useful but not necessary: slide of cheek cells stained with methylene blue.
PROJECT B: Bag of bones: Students have been called to a crime scene by the police to collect evidence and make inferences about what happened. Students should record which bones have been found at the scene, the size of these and then create three completely different hypotheses about what happened. A professional report should include all the details of the crime scene, investigation, inferences, and conclusion. (Get creative!)
PROJECT C: Become an expert in a phase of Forsenic Science. One example is Fingerprints. Find out the other basics of Forsenic Science. See "List of Science Fair Projects Ideas" from Science Buddies.org This project must have pre-approval by Mrs.E.