BEST High School

Darin's Forensic Science

“EXTERNAL LEARNINGS” Page

1. “Podcasts” Choose any title, read the instructions below.

[CREDIT: TWO (2) Podcast activities = 0.01 Credit. I will not accept an odd number.]

FINGERPRINTS

DEATH / AUTOPSY

DISEASE

POTPOURRI

1. “Fingerprints”

2. “Fingerprints Identical?”

3. “Fingerprints of Twins”

1. “Fat Dead Elvis”

2. “Autopsy”

3. “Dating (time of) Death”

1. “Migrating Diseases”

2. “Flushing out the Truth”

3. “Typhoid Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”

1. “Electric Chair”

2. “Lie Detector”

3. “Ballistic Fashion”

4. “They say that we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of death.”

*Click Here for Instructions

Right Click and "Save Target as..." to download documents to your computer.

2. “Power Point” Take notes, get quiz from teacher

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Forensic Science Basic Overview	Forensic Science Evidence	Forensic Science Fingerprints	Careers	Statements, Documents, and Primary Sources	Climate and Soil Analysis	Pathogens, Outbreaks, and Epidemics	See Below for Activity

3. “Article” Choose any title below:

[CREDIT: TWO (2) Podcast activities = 0.01 Credit. I will not accept an odd number.]

* Deciphering "The Cipher in Room 214."

*This larger reading counts as two articles.

The Bones of 29 Young Men

Nightmares' End, With Technology's Aid

FBI: Investigative Programs - Cyber Investigations

The Internet vs. the First Amendment

Michael Jackson Cleared After 14-Week Child Molesting Trial

In-Depth Readings

(Count as Two Articles)

4. “Virtual Chapter” CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

[CREDIT: ONE (1) Chapter activity = 0.01 Credit]

Sessions:

1

2

3

4

Chapter 1:

The Evolution of Criminal and Criminalistics

Chapter 2:

Investigators, the Investigative Process, and the Crime Scene

Chapter 3:

Physical Evidence

Chapter 7:

The Crime Laboratory

Sessions:

5

6

7

8

Chapter 5:

Field Notes and Investigative Reporting

Chapter 8:

Investigative Resources

Chapter 9:

Injury and Death Investigations

See "Historical Investigation" Below

Historical Investigation

"The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis" [.06]	“Finding Aaron” [.03]	"The Battle of Lexington and Concord" [.03]	"The Boston Massacre" [.03]
	Instructions of [.03] investigations

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR CLASS:

Style Sheet (html)

Bibliography info (pdf)

Forensic Science Career Research (MS Word document)

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