Forensics

Day one Warm up. Study the “crime” on the following slide and see if you can solve it.

Hint: Notice the bones in the trash. An inconsiderate slob dumped trash on Rachel Rabbit's lawn. One of these two suspects is guilty. Slylock Fox found evidence that may identify the loathsome litterbug. What did Slylock observe to help him identify the trash tosser? Source:

Slylock found bones in the trash. The bull is an herbivore and only eats plants. The raccoon is an omnivore and eats both plants and animals. The raccoon is the trash tosser.

What we are doing today We are taking notes on crime scene basics.

Day Two Warm up – Can you solve the mystery?

Someone stole a CD and a portable CD player from the mall music store. Shady Shrew claims he saw the stork unwrap those items and immediately start listening to music. Slylock Fox strongly suspects Shady's account is false. Why? Hint: What is the power source for the CD player? Source:

The CD player needed batteries before it could be used. Shady Shrew made up the lie. The stolen items are in his bag.

Day Two Today we will be taking notes on Eyewitness basics.

Day Three - Forensics Warm up – Can you spot the differences?

Find the 6 differences between the two pictures. Source:

The answers are … Source: Answers: Apple, branch, tree root, beaver’s ear, wood chips, snake

What we are doing today We are watching a 20 minute episode about forensics and doing a mystery word challenge.

Day Four Can you solve the mystery for warm up?

One Saturday morning Nina saw the three musketeers in the mall. Jenny, Brittany, and Mitzi called themselves by that name because they always were together. "I've been shopping for sandals," Jenny told Nina. "But I have such a wide foot nothing seems to fit. We've been looking everywhere." "And it's been slow going," Mitzi added. "On account of Brittany's-" "I know," Nina said looking at Brittany, "I heard you sprained your ankle in gym yesterday. Does it still hurt a lot?" "It's okay as long as I move really slowly," Brittany told her. "We're going to get ice cream at the Just Desserts Shop now. Want to join us?" "Better not, ” Nina said, “ Max is meeting me at home. See you later." Source:

Nina was taking a short cut through Harborville's city park when she saw Mr. Hansen kneeling beside a new sidewalk. The city maintenance man frowned as she drew closer. "Somebody jumped right in the middle here while the cement was still wet," he said, pointing at two narrow footprints embedded in the concrete. "Now I'll have to rip out this section and re-do it. Sure can't leave the sidewalk looking like this!" "Any idea of who did it?" Nina asked. "A kid over there on the slide said that girls named Brittany, Mitzi, and Jenny were the only ones near here. But he doesn't know which one ruined my sidewalk." "I know who did it," Nina declared. How did Nina figure it out?

The footprints were narrow. Jenny had wide feet. Because of her sprained ankle, Brittany would not have jumped. Since Mitzi was the only one left, she had to be the guilty one.

What we are doing today We are taking notes on fingerprints and doing a fingerprint challenge

Day Five Can you spot the differences between the pictures for warm up?

Find the 6 differences between the two pictures. Source:

The answers are … Source: Answers: Hair tie, mouse hole, table leg, phone, phone cord, missing watch band

Day Five Today we will be taking notes about blood basics so we can do a lab tomorrow.

Day Six Solve the mystery warm up

Find the 6 differences between the two pictures. Source:

The answers are … Source: Answers: Missing coin, belly button, tooth, shirt hem, sword, missing polka dot

Day Six Today we will be doing a blood typing lab

Day Seven Warm up – can you solve the mystery?

One evening as Max was out walking, Mrs. Zenitt called his name. He hurried across the street. She was standing in her front yard, but she guided him around to the back. "I was watching TV in the living room," she told him, "and I heard a crash. Just look!" She pointed to her back porch window. "Someone threw a rock through it. It's broken into a dozen pieces! “ "Do you know who did it?" he asked. "No, ” she replied, “ He ran off, but I think maybe it was David Loring. We had a spat the other day because I told his parents he had to stop using my yard as a short cut. But I wouldn't accuse him of breaking a window without more proof. “ "I'll talk to him," Max said. Source:

He found David panting as he bounced a basketball under the light on his garage. "Did you just run from Mrs. Zenitt's?" Max asked. "Did you break her window?" David shook his head. "No. I'm all out of breath because I've been out here shooting baskets. I don't know anything about a broken porch window." "You're not telling the truth," Max said. How did Max figure it out?

Max knew David was not telling the truth because he said "porch window." Max had not mentioned which of Mrs. Zenitt's windows had been broken. "This case was a real pane, but the solution was as clear as glass," Max told Nina later.

Day Seven Scrambled words warm up

Unscramble each set of letters to reveal a forensic science term. 1. lobod 2. micer encse 3. srnoa 4. redrum 5. tnirpooft HINT: The underlined letters are the first letters of the words.

1. lobod 2. micer encse 3. srnoa 4. redrum 5. tnirpooft The answers are... BLOOD ARSON CRIME SCENE FOOTPRINT MURDER

Day Seven Today we will be watching another forensics file movie on netflix.

Day Eight Warm up

Which is the correct penny? NOTE: You cannot look at a real penny!

Day Eight Today we will be taking notes on DNA evidence

Find the 9 differences between the two pictures. Source:

The answers are … Source:

Day Nine Today we will be solving a mystery involving DNA