Unit 4: Time of Death

PPT: Time of Death Unit (for fill in)

• Full PPT (with notes)

Video: New Detectives - Web of Clues (first 20 min in class)

Ch. 11 and "Dead Reckoning" reading

• Ch. 11 and Dead Reckoning Homework worksheet

Time of Death Web Activity

• Part 1: Solving Crimes with the Necrobiome video

• Part 2: Entomology Virtual Lab PDF

Case Studies #3 and 4: "Blood suckers" and "How can you stomach this job?"

Video: How is an autopsy performed

Video: Autopsy: Confessions of a Medical Examiner (First 12 min in class)

Time of Death Charts

ALGOR MORTIS calculation sheet

Time of Death Practice Packet

• Calculating Accumulated Degree Hours

Stages of Decomposition (timeline and pig photos)

• Time Lapse Pig Decomposition

Stuff You Should Know Podcast 5/12/09, "What causes rigor mortis?" (23 min)

Video: National Geographic "Body Farm"

Video: Frontline - Post Mortem

• Frontline - Post Mortem Questions

Article - "Tiny Witnesses: Microbes Can Tell When a Murder Victim Died"

Time of Death Quiz Study Guide

Not used in 2024-25