Science Projects is a
semester elective class available to 7th
and 8th graders.
We will spend approximately 1-2 weeks
investigating each topic below. We will do
hands-on labs and study actual cases involving
these forensic techniques.
Course Outline
- Crime Scene and Eyewitness Basics
- Fingerprints
- Impression Evidence - Shoe Prints, Tire
Tracks, and Tool Marks
- Hair and Fiber Evidence
- Handwriting and Document Analysis
- Forensic Entomology and Anthropology - Bodies,
Bones, and Bugs
- Blood Identification - Blood Types and DNA
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Forensic Toxicology
- Arson and Fire Science
- Criminal Investigation
For district
science standards addressed as well as textbooks
and software used in this class, please see the
Detailed
Course Outline.
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