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CLASS NOTES:
Importance of Forensic Science: Importance of Forensic Science Lesson
Eyewitness Reliability: Eyewitness Reliability
Eyewitness Reliability Follow-up: Eyewitness Reliability Follow-up
A Historical Perspective: History of Forensic Science
History of Punishment (Under Construction): history_of_punishment.htm
Back-to-School Night: Inklings Article about Forensics at Back-to-School Night
LAB ACTIVITY:
Locard Lab: Locard's Exchange Principle (Room 3002) & Locard's Exchange Principle (Room 3029)
OUTSIDE LINKS:
NIH Visible Proofs site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/
Summarized History of Forensics: http://www.casebook.org/dissertations/ripperoo-forensic.html
History Channel Forensics Schedule: http://www.historychannel.com/thcsearch/thc_search.do?keywords=forensics&networkCode=THC&x=0&y=0
AE TV's "Cold Case Files": http://www.aetv.com/cold_case_files/index.jsp
Court TV's Forensics Files: http://www.courttv.com/forensics/
Crime Scene Investigator: http://crime-scene-investigator.net/
Craigslea State High School Forensic Home Page: http://home.iprimus.com.au/ararapaj/craigslea_testbed/Forensic%20Web%20Test%20Site/index.htm
Forensics Timeline: http://www.forensicdna.com/Timeline020702.pdf#search=%22history%20of%20forensic%20science%22
Anthropometry: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/nhanes3/cdrom/nchs/manuals/anthro.pdf#search=%22anthropometry%22
and
http://skepdic.com/anthropo.htmlOnline Forensic Science Resources: http://forensicscience.org/
CLASS NOTES:
Evidence Types: Types of Evidence, and where to LOOK for them!
Airline Evidence: airline_evidence.htm
Constitutional Constraints: Constitutional Constraints
Use of Evidence in a Courtroom: Evidence in a Court of Law
Other Courtroom Notes: Notes on the Courtroom
Directional Terms: These may be introduced here, or during the unit on Forensic Anthropology
The Terms: directional_terms.htm
Image - Key to Terms: directional_terms(female).gif
Image - Anterior vs. Ventral in Bipeds vs. Quadrupeds: ant_vent.gif & ant_vent2.GIF
Applying the Terms: Applying Directional Terms
The Abdominal Regions & Quadrants: The 9 Abdominal Regions & the 4 Abdominal Quadrants
Practicing the Terms in Class: The Forensics Hokey Pokey
LAB ACTIVITY:
The Dead T-Shirt Contest [!]: The Dead T-Shirt Contest
Shared at the NSTA National Conferences in 2008, 2009, & 2010.
Featured in the NSTA Blog, "CSI Philadelpha"
http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2010/03/20/csi-philadelphia/ (Also: nsta/csi_philadelphia.htm)OUTSIDE LINKS:
How to use a Microscope Properly: http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/mjvl/biology/microscope/microscope.htm
Shared at the NSTA National Conference in 2011.NIH Case Histories: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/index.html
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
Crime Scene Protocol: http://www.feinc.net/cs-proc.htm
Evidence Collection: http://crime-scene-investigator.net/csi-collection.html
Crime Scene Checklist:: http://www.feinc.net/cklist.htm
Crime Scene Interpretation: http://www.feinc.net/cs-int.htm
FBI Hair and fiber crime scene: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric4.htm
FBI Handbook of Crime Scene Services: http://www.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=/hq/lab/handbook/forensics.pdf
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
History of: http://onin.com/fp/fphistory.html
Overview: http://www.xs4all.nl/~dacty/
How to take fingerprints: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/takingfps.html
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
The Recovery of Human Remains: http://www.feinc.net/cs-recov.htm
University of Tennessee Department of Forensic Anthropology (AKA The Body Farm): http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm
Stages of Decomposition (Be aware that these are pictures of piglets that were accidentally crushed by their mother): http://www.deathonline.net/decomposition/decomposition/index.htm
Biology, Consciousness, and the Definition of Death: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/IPPP/winter98/biology_consciousness.htm
Crime Scene Investigation, by Katherine Ramsland): http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/crimescene/1.html
Just for fun . . . Cadaver Calculator - How much is your body worth?
http://mingle2.com/cadaver-calculator
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
STUDENT LOGIN on FirearmsID.com:
http://www.firearmsid.com/classroom/class_login.htmBasic website with worksheets and articles: http://home.iprimus.com.au/ararapaj/craigslea_testbed/Forensic%20Web%20Test%20Site/ballistics.htm
CLASS NOTES:
Injury Types: Types of Injuries
Ante-, Peri-, and Post-mortem Injuries: Premortem vs. Postmortem Injuries
Directional Terms: See Above
LAB ACTIVITY:
The Dead T-Shirt Contest, Part Deux [!] - INJURY ANALYSIS: The Dead T-Shirt Contest, Part Deux
Shared at the NSTA National Conferences in 2008, 2009, & 2010.
Featured in the NSTA Blog, "CSI Philadelpha"
http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2010/03/20/csi-philadelphia/ (Also: nsta/csi_philadelphia.htm)OUTSIDE LINKS:
Biology & Medicine: http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/articlesfeatures/bio/silent.html
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
Basics of Blood Spatter: http://www.brazoria-county.com/sheriff/id/blood/index.htm
Intro to Blood Spatter: http://www.bergen.org/EST/Year5/EA/Serology2_1.htm
Blood Serology: http://www.bergen.org/EST/Year5/blood.htm
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
FBI forensic hair analysis site: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric1.htm
FBI forensic fiber analysis: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric3.htm
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
OUTSIDE LINKS:
Primer on Molecular Genetics from the U.S. Department of Energy: http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/mjvl/biology/dna/genome/INTRO.HTML
DNA Forensics, from the Human Genome Project: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtml
DNA Testing: http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/genetics/medgen/dnatesting/
CLASS NOTES:
Directional Terms: See Above
LAB ACTIVITY:
"Sherlock Bones" - As this is a commercial kit, it is not available online.
We use all three sets of specimens so that each group has a different individual.OUTSIDE LINKS:
University of Tennessee Department of Forensic Anthropology (AKA The Body Farm) http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm
Forensic Odontology (bite mark analysis): http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/bitemarks/1.html
DoD Biometrics Tutorial: http://www.biometrics.dod.mil/bio101/index.aspx
The Most Famous Bite Mark Case of the 20th Century: http://www.forensic.to/webhome/bitemarks1/
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
There is no lab activity for this section.
OUTSIDE LINKS:
Colleges with Degrees in Forensic Science (including Career Choices): http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.net/
Colleges with Degrees in Criminal Justice (including Career Choices): http://www.criminaljusticedegree.com/
NOTE: There is some overlap between the two websites above, both of which are good resources.
The Crime Scene Investigator: http://www.feinc.net/csi.htm
How to become a CSI: http://www.icsia.org/faq.html
Online Forensic Science Resources: http://forensicscience.org/
CLASS NOTES:
LAB ACTIVITY:
As this is not a unit, but rather a part of other units, there is no lab activity for this section.
OUTSIDE LINKS:
FBI Famous Cases: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/famcases.htm
Forensics Under the Microscope: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-forensics-specialpackage,1,3283040.special?coll=chi-newsspecials-hed
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