Forensics Weekly Agenda

First Semester

1st Semester 2018

Week 15 12/10-12/14	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
Tuesday	•Fabric Lecture •FBI Fiber Evidence Reference	•Start Fabric Lab: Establishing Standards
Thursday	•Start Review for Test Next Thursday	•Finish Standards Lab Picking up the Pieces--Analysis of an Unknown Fiber	Show me your Ch. 10 and Ch. 4 Review Questions
Friday	Ch. 4 Practice Test Ch. 10 Practice Test Ink Analysis Review Ch.10 Review Ch. 4 Review	Picking up the Pieces--Analysis of an Unknown Fiber Finish write up on Tuesday if needed, review for test also.	Review for Currency, Ink Analysis, Handwriting, Fabric Test next Thursday (If you know you will be absent on Thursday, arrange to take the test earlier in the week!)

Week 14 112/5-12/9	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
Tuesday		Famous Forgery Cases
Thursday	Note-Taking	Presentation Grading based on: 1. Engaging images, clear text on slides. 2. Clear and informed facts. 3. Confident and energetic presentation style.
Friday	Fabric Lecture	Finish Presentations Forensics Files: Blanket of Evidence	Read Ch. 4 and take notes. Do Review Questions.

Week 13 11/26-11/30	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
Tuesday	The Legal System: Lecture Ch. 10	Create an Infographic: Fourth Amendment Rights: Activity 10.1	Read Ch. 10 to 286. Review Questions #11-16
Thursday	1. Individual Analysis 2. Group Consensus 3. Class Presentation: One sheet annotated and evidence and explanation.	Ch. 10.2 Activity Ch. 10.1-10.3 Procedures from Book
Friday	Watch TED Talk Immersion, Inquiry, Imitation or How to put together an interesting presentation. Annotation Reference	Famous Forgery Cases Grade Rubric Today: Research, Sign-up for a Case to present. Tuesday 12/5: Create Presentation. Thursday 12/7: Presentations	Show me review Q's today or Tuesday.

Week 12 11/19	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T		Ink Analysis Lab Forensic Lab Techniques Reading
Th		Thanksgiving
F		Vacation

Week 11 11/14-11/18	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Explore How Currency is Made Visit the website to answer questions on the lab sheet and take notes in your notebook.	Act. 10-3 Examination of U.S. Currency See Ch. 10, pg. 286	Absent for the Test? You have until Friday to make it up.
Th		The New $100 Bill 7 min. How to Detect a Counterfeit 12 min. Money Factory 48 min.
F	This is a Monday Schedule	No Class.

Week 10 11/6-11/10	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T		Election Day. No class
Th	See Week 9 for links to the Review and Activities	Activities 8-5, 8-6, 8-7 Review for Test Tomorrow Review KEY	Study for the test. Finish Activities
F	Turn in Activities 8-6 and 8-7	Test: Hair, Fingerprints, Blood Typing, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Week 9 10/31-11/4	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T		•Blood Spatter Lab, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis --Group Data Sheet. --Group Assessment
W/Th		•Finish Blood Spatter Lab, Group Data Sheet, and Group Assessment. •Activity 8-5, 8-6 Area of Convergence, Point of Origin Activity: Part 1 (Activity 8-5 and part of 8-6.)	Study notes and worksheets on Blood Typing and Blood Spatter for Individual Assessment on Friday.
F	Review Sheet for Test Next Friday. •Review Hair, Fingerprint, Blood Typing/Serology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	•Activity 8-6 (finish) and Activity 8-7 Area Convergence, Point of Origin Act. Part 2 (Second part of Activity 8-6, and all of 8-7)	Complete Activites 8-5, 8-6, 8-7 No class next Tuesday Test on Friday

Week 8 10/24-10/28	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Pattern Analysis Resource: •Blood Typing Lecture Start with Slide 24. •Graphic Organizer •Pgs. 203-206 on Blood Spatter. •How Stuff Works: BPA *Stringing, Sine and Spatter Patterns • Chapter from Forensics Investigations (Angle of impact and point of origin calculations.) •Blood Spatter Animation	Watch these videos: 1. Catching Killers: Blood Spatter 101 Smithsonian (2 1/2 min. video) How to Find Blood Stains. 2. Blood Spatter Analysis 7 min. video 3. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Graphic Organizer.pdf Go to google classroom for the google document. Each of you has your own copy.	Work on Graphic Organizer Goggle Classroom code: xrecxm6 Ch. 8 Review Q's: Blood Typing and Spatter
W Friday Schedule with 20 min. classes	Turn in Blood Typing Research and Lab	The Real Blood Spatter Detectives: Darlie Routier
Th	Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	Part 1 1. Chapter from Forensics Investigations: •Read pages 5-9. •Do Activity 8-5 on the sheet provided. Area of Convergence Due today or Tuesday. •Do Activity 8-4. Impact Angle. (For now, there is only a hard copy that you need to get in class.) Due today or Tuesday Part 2 You Investigate • Go to our google classroom and solve an actual case using bloodstain pattern analysis.	For Tuesday 1. Finish Activity 8-4, 8-5 2. Finish Review Q's ch. 8 3. Finish Graphic Organizer Blood spatter lab starts on Tuesday. Actual Case on Google Classroom is due on Thursday next week.

Week 7 10/16-10/20	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Ch. 6 Review Questions #1-20 Check in with Liz	•Developing Latent Prints Lab •Grade Rubric Developing Latent Prints Lab and Research •Case of the Criminal Classmate: A real life, made up mystery.	Finish the Fingerprint Research by Friday
W/Th	•Blood Typing Lecture (Stop when you get to blood spatter.)	•Part 1 Reading Blood and Blood Typing Part 2 Reading Blood and Blood Typing Take notes. •Blood Typing Research and Lab Bring your Forensics Book or read on-line. NO Blood Typing Game. Boo hoo.
F	Crash Course: Blood	•Blood Typing Research and Lab	Finish the Research and Lab Questions. Also do Multiple choice review Q's ch. 8 1-5 and the first 2 short answer. Stop before Blood Spatter The Forensics of Blood . This article review chemical tests to check if blood is human and blood typing.

Week 6 10/9-10/13	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Video: How to Develop Latent Prints with Magnetic Powder Video: How to Develop Latent Prints with Black Powder •Developing Prints Lecture	•Finish Taking and Reading Prints Lab: Primary Classification System. Turn in 2 ten-prints. •Developing Latent Prints Lab •Grade Rubric Developing Latent Prints Lab and Research	Ch. 6 Review Questions #1-20
Th		Developing Latent Prints Lab and Research
F	Wednesday Schedule

Week 5 10/2-10/6	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T		Finish Hair Lab Hairy Cat Caper
W Friday Schedule Count Day	Lecture: Introduction to Fingerprints Practice Identifying Minutiae Activity 6-5, Is it a Match?	1. Finish Hairy Cat Caper 2. Turn in your Hair Lab 3. Lecture on Fingerprints	Watch :Video: How to Roll Prints Watch: Video: How to Compare Fingerprints, The basics.
Th	References: •Fingerprint Patterns Article •Types of Fingerprints •Henry Primary Classification System	Taking and Reading Prints: Lab	Read Ch. 6 on Fingerprinting and answer Review Questions #1-20 for next Tuesday

Week 4 9/25/17

Lecture

Classwork

Homework

Finish Trace Evidence Presentations

Test Ch. 1 & 2, Canine Caper

Ch. 3 Hair: Read and Do Review Q's #1-20 in N.B. to prepare for Hair Lab on Thursday.

W
Shortened Friday Schedule

Early Release: 30 Min. Classes

Hair Lecture

Calculating Diameter of Hair

Ch. 3 Hair: Read and Do Review Q's #1-20 in N.B. to prepare for Hair Lab on Thursday.

•Hair Lab

Week 3 9/18/17	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Use the Walkthrough to guide you directly and quickly through the game. •Canine Caper Walkthrough When you go to Ranger's RV, click on all of the evidence first and then click on Ranger. Video	•CSI Case #2 Canine Caper. Register so that you can reenter the game if you don't have time to finish in one sitting. Take notes on these techniques that you will be tested on later. Student Note-taking guide. (PDF) Google Doc Make a copy and rename before using.	Finish the game and notes!
Th	•Liz's Notes : Study these forensics techniques used to solve the Canine Caper. Material will be included on the first unit Test on Tues, 9/25	Trace Evidence: Case Studies: In pairs. Sign-up with Teacher First. One Pair per Case.	Review for Ch. 1 & 2, Canine Caper Test on Tuesday 9/25 Also use NOTES provided by Liz from Canine Caper. Test Ch. 1 & 2, Canine Caper
F		Present Case Studies

Week 2	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Lecture summary of Ch. 2. Gallery Walk Historic Figures: You can find our video here.	•Check-in H.W. Review Q's Ch.2 •Trace Evidence--Sock Lab	•Individual or Class Evidence: Case studies. Due FRIDAY
Th		•Crime Scene Sketch
F		•Finish Part 2 Crime Scene Sketch

Week 1	Lecture	Classwork	Homework
T	Welcome Back!!! Change Blindness Spot the DifferencePower of Observation The Art of Detection	Syllabus and Safety Contract Sign in to Google Classroom and do the Getting to know you Survey Code: xrecxm6	Quick Read: How Reliable is Eyewitness Testimony? Answer the prompt in Google Classroom. Due 9/6
Th		Key People in the History of Forensic Science Timeline	Quick Read: What is Forensic Science? Prompt: If you worked in Forensic Science, which "expert area" would you choose and why? Google Classroom Assignment.
F	Observation Skills Powerpoint Visual Intelligence-Amy Herman: The Art of Perception: How to See and Say What Really Matters . 10-25 min	Ch. 2 on-line Share your expert area with a partner.	Lecture summary Ch. 2. Skim Ch. 1 READ Ch. 2: Answer the Ch. Review Q's 1-10 pgs. 33-35 in your science notebook. **Bring a clean white sock!!!!!