1. The Great Art Heist
Forensics Fall 2015

2. Student Instructions “Day 1”
Glue this into your notebook on the next available page.

3. Crime File Read the article and highlight any important information.
Glue this into the next available page.

4. Divide the next available page in your notebook
NOTES:
Write notes here based on the story you read. It should take half the page.
SKETCH:
Copy the sketch of the crime scene here. Take your time, this will be very important in the future.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

5. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Begin to fill out the Suspect chart as best as you can so far. You may or may not need all the squares available.
Glue this into the next available page.
Motive
Opportunity
Means
Why would they commit this crime – be specific!
Did they have the CHANCE to commit this crime? Explain!
Did they have the skills/money/talent to pull off this crime? Explain.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

6. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Interrogations:
Charlie: Any notes you get out of the interview.
Georgette:
Any notes you get out of the interview.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

7. Lab Reports COLOR THE FIBERS BLUE IN YOUR NOTES!
Lab Report 1: DNA Analysis
Write down you is a definite (completely perfect) match. Who is definitely NOT a match. What does this mean?
Write all your thoughts here.
You can sketch the data if you like. (hint… good idea…)
Lab Report 2: Fibers
TRIM and GLUE this sheet into your notebook.
Identify the fibers.
COLOR THE FIBERS BLUE IN YOUR NOTES!

8. Lab Reports cont. Lab Report 3: Picture Frame Notes…
Lab Report 4: Surveillance camera Notes…

9. Lab Reports (cont.) Lab Report 5: Fingerprints taken from crime scene
TRIM AND GLUE
Label the basic patterns so far.
Fingerprint Matching (new folder)
Use the data here to compare to the fingerprints taken from the crime scene (glued in above)
Are there any matches so far?

10. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Hypothesis 1
You are to write your hypothesis about the crime on this page.
Use EVIDENCE from the story and the lab reports to support your ideas.
It is as important to note WHO MIGHT BE GUILTY as well as WHO IS INNOCENT!
Write down WHY! (Evidence – be specific, SITE THE DATA YOU USED TO PROVE THIS!)
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

11. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 2”
Interview with Janie Clark Any notes you think are important.
Check the Employee Prints taken from the interview. Compare them to the prints found at the scene.
Are they a match or not?
Lab Report #6 and Rap Sheet
Notes from Report and Rap sheet.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

12. Student Instructions (Day 2 cont. Day 3 and Final Product)
Glue the 2nd sheet into your notebook. Note that there will be a final product. This will count as an EXAM grade.

13. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 2” cont.
Lab Report #7 Any notes you find.
Anonymous Tip #1 Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

14. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 2” Cont.
Lab Report # 8 Any notes you find
Lab Report # 9 Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

15. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 2” cont.
Lab Report #10
any notes you find.
Lab Report #11
Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

16. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 2” cont.
Anonymous Tip #2 COPY the tip.
Write your thoughts on this.
Hypothesis Day 2
Write a new hypothesis. This should reflect all the new data. Who do you think is guilty NOW? How do you know is innocent NOW?
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

17. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 3”
Interview with Janie Clark
Any notes you find.
Lab Report #12 Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

18. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 3” cont.
Lab Report #13 Any notes you find
Interview with Cameron Judd Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

19. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 3” cont.
Lab Report #14 any notes you find.
Lab Report #15 Any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

20. Update Suspect Chart as you go along!
Crime Log “Day 3” cont.
Rap Sheet on Jim O’Reilly any notes you find.
Rap Sheet on Matt Caven any notes you find.
Update Suspect Chart as you go along!

21. Final Product
I will look at your Suspect Chart, Crime Logs, Hypothesis in your notebooks.
In Google Classroom:
Classroom.google.com (code: 9zgfon)
Recreation Essay
This re-creation essay would describe in chronological order the events surroundings the case in question.
Think about how you would describe the vents associated with the case.
Including a timeline of key events would be helpful.
See Google Classroom for the RUBRIC so you can see how you will be graded!

22. RUBRIC for Final Essay A B C Unacceptable Completeness Accuracy
Report includes all relevant data, observations, and conclusions to support overall conclusion.
Report includes MOST of the data and observations that support conclusions. Some individual conclusions are missing, but overall conclusion is present.
Data are sketchy and observations are missing. Overall conclusion is not supported by data.
Report includes little, if any, data and observations. No conclusions are made.
Accuracy
Correctly identifies the person(s) responsible. Evidence, data, and observations supporting conclusion are presented.
Does not correctly identify the person(s) responsible, but conclusions fit the data presented
Does not correctly identify the person(s) responsible but conclusion is possible according to the data. Little supporting data is presented.
Does not correctly identify the person(s) responsible or makes no conclusions. Conclusions presented are not supported by data or no data is presented.
Appearance
Typed, double-spaced write –up. Fewer than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Typed, double-spaced write-up grammatical or spelling errors.
Typed, double-spaced write-up. 11 – 2- grammatical or spelling errors.
Write-up is not typed. More than 20 grammatical or spelling errors.
Group Cooperation
Completes assigned group work according to procedures and shares all information with group members.
Does not follow exact procedures for portion of group work, but does complete assignment and shares information with group members.
Does not follow exact procedures for portion of group work, but does complete assignment. Does not readily share information with group members.
Does not follow procedure for portion of group work and/or does not complete assignment. Does not share information with group members.