Due to bad weather last week ALL testing has been placed in this week, so when not testing this class will fulfill missing assignments
we will conclude the skeleton and bites lesson this week prior to 8th Grade Science and Social Studies testing
This week is a continuation of week 6 due to TELPAS and end of the 6 weeks testing and ZAP
due to student issues with fingerprints we fell behind and this week will be the blood unit
due to student disengagement we are delayed in accomplishing this lab set, We will finish the lesson as described in week 16 and the target date to prosecute the case is on June 1. I will post the next lesson, upon completion of this event unit, which will be Firearms on June the 3
S2 Week 14, the first week of the final 6 weeks Refresher
With part 1 / 2 / and 3 now complete and turned in by the majority of students Week 16 is the completion of the Murdered Mayor Case
TLW have turned in the first 2 units; profile analysis and fingerprint analysis. Now this week they will turn in the balance of the case; The analysis for blood / hair / impressions / and the alibi's and reach a verdict on the case. Was it suicide or did someone close to the mayor kill him and why?
This week is the first week of the final 6 weeks of the fall semester. With that in mind, and the fact that we will have testing Tuesday and Wednesday for 7th and 8th graders, and then for all 8th graders on Thursday and Friday, this week will be limited to the conclusion of units begun last week. Monday I will Offer the conclusion of the current case, the Death of Lois McArthur. I have posted corrected material for the Blood Analysis and will post the finer analysis Monday morning. That will leave GSR / Alibi / and presentation of evidence, which should be prepared and turned in By Friday this week. Next Week, Week 14 we will learn about entomology, the study of maggots.
Special Note: this week is a continuation of week 7, the learners are having difficulty and did not do well on the soft formative assessment, so we are staying with measurements and gender another week as given by skeletal remains
Bones and Bites (click here)
Fingerprints (click here)
Students are finishing their web quest and we are going to be cleaning up their research and building the case for presentation on what did happen and how it could have been different based on today's advancement and technologies. Therefore the lesson plan from last week is still in play.
OJ Simpson Murders (Click Here)
Week 1 The Cell and DNA
Week 1