Forensic Science

Notes on Unit Structure: 

• I start class every single day with a Bellringer projected on the board made up of 5 questions usually over the unit's vocabulary

• I end every class with an Exit Ticket, which is one question that students answer on the same document as the bellringer

  • I post a PDF of the Bellringer & Exit tickets on Thursday afternoon for any absent students

• Bellringers & Exit Tickets are due on Friday

• We always do guided notes on Monday

  • They turn them in after doing the notes

• We play Kahoot & Quizlet Live the day before their test

Notes on Unit Structure: 

• I start class every single day with a Bellringer projected on the board made up of 5 questions usually over the unit's vocabulary

• I end every class with an Exit Ticket, which is one question that students answer on the same document as the bellringer

  • I post a PDF of the Bellringer & Exit tickets on Thursday afternoon for any absent students

• Bellringers & Exit Tickets are due on Friday

• We always do guided notes on Monday

  • They turn them in after doing the notes

• We play Kahoot & Quizlet Live the day before their test

• • Day 1

    • Lab Safety & Equipment for Forensics Notes

  • Day 2

    • Lab Scavenger Hunt

    • SDS Data Sheet Activity

  • Day 3

    • Lab Equipment QR Code Lab

  • Day 4

    • Chalk Outline Lab

  • Day 5

    • Introduction to Serial Killer Notes

  • Day 6

    • Scientific Method & Forensics Notes

  • Day 7

    • Bag of Chips Lab

  • Day 8

    • Celery Scientific Method Lab

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Finish Serial Killer Notes

• • Day 1

    • History of Forensics Notes

  • Day 2

    • 12 Vocabulary History of Forensics Activity

  • Day 3

    • Bertillon Measurement Lab

  • Day 4

    • Locard's Principle Virus Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Careers in Forensics Notes

  • Day 7

    • Texas Forensic Tech mock licensing exam

    • Career Project

  • Day 8

    • Career Project

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday Case study

• • Day 1

    • Criminal Justice System & Forensics Notes

    • Miranda Rights handout

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocabulary Legal Systems Forensics

  • Day 3

    • Legal Systems QR Code Activity

  • Day 4

    • Miranda Rights Quiz

    • Illegal & Legal Searches

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Eyewitness Testimony Notes

  • Day 7

    • Bill of Rights LapBook

  • Day 8

    • Bill of Rights LapBook

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Bundle:

    • Unit Bundle Legal Systems

• • Day 1

    • Myths of CSI Anticipation Guide

    • Crime Scene Processing Notes

  • Day 2

    • Search Patterns Activity

  • Day 3

    • Create A Crime Scene Activity

  • Day 4

    • Sketch Practice Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Crime Scene Photography Notes

  • Day 7

    • Example of Crime Scene Photography PowerPoint (FREE)

    • Crime Scene Photography Lab

  • Day 8

    • Types of Evidence Lab

  • Day 9

    • Hallway Crime Scene Lab

  • Day 10

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 11

    • Evidence Collection Notes

  • Day 12

    • Evidence Collection Lab

  • Day 13

    • Crime Scene Manipulative Activity

  • Day 14

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 15

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Other:

    • Measuring & Sketching Notes

• • Day 1

    • Human Decomposition Notes

  • Day 2

    • Stages of Decomposition Activity

  • Day 3

    • Decomposition Order Activity

  • Day 4

    • Time of Death Activity

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

    • Set up Entomology Experiment

  • Day 6

    • Forensic Entomology Notes

    • Entomology Experiment

  • Day 7

    • Entomology Experiment

    • Human Decomposition Timeline

  • Day 8

    • Entomology Experiment

    • Human Decomposition Timeline

  • Day 9

    • Entomology Experiment

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Entomology Experiment

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Other: 

    • 12 Vocabulary Activity Decomposition

• • Day 1

    • Forensic Anthropology Notes

  • Day 2

    • Magic Numbers Bones Activity

  • Day 3

    • Label the Skeleton Worksheet

  • Day 4

    • Class Body Measurements Activity

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Recovery of Human Remains Notes

  • Day 7

    • John Wayne Gacy Activity

  • Day 8

    • Romanov Skeletons Lab Activity

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• • Day 1

    • Controlled Substances & Forensics Notes

  • Day 2

    • 
      

  • Day 3

    • Drug Identification Activity

  • Day 4

    • El Chapo Drug Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Forensic Alcohol Notes

  • Day 7

    • 9 Vocabulary Alcohol & Forensics

    • BAC Calculations

  • Day 8

    • Urinalysis Lab

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• • Day 1

    • Fingerprint Patterns & Minutiae Notes

    • Fingerprint Chart handout

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocab Fingerprints

    • Fingerprint Challenge

  • Day 3

    • Classroom Fingerprints

  • Day 4

    • Minutaie Practice

    • Fingerprint Sort

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Latent Print Notes

  • Day 7

    • Lifting Prints Activity

  • Day 8

    • Math Trail

    • Fingerprint Worksheet

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• • Day 1

    • Shoe & Tire Impression Notes

  • Day 2

    • Class Height Lab

  • Day 3

    • Matching Shoe Activity

    • Matching Tire Activity

  • Day 4

    • Footwear Impressions Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Forensic Odontology Notes

  • Day 7

    • Bite out of Crime Bite Marks Activity

  • Day 8

    • Pollution Activity

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• • Day 1

    • Firearms & Ballistics Notes

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocabulary Firearms

  • Day 3

    • Barcode Ballistics

  • Day 4

    • Ballistic Brothers

  • Day 5

    • Wound Cards Activity

  • Day 6

    • Tool Mark Notes

  • Day 7

    • Magic Numbers Tools

    • Unknown Tool Marks Activity

  • Day 8

    • Mannequin Toolmark Challenge

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • JFK Assassination Documentary

  • Other: 

    • Crime Scene Apartment- Tools & Impressions

• • Day 1

    • Trace Evidence: Soil, Glass and Paint Notes 

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocabulary Glass

  • Day 3

    • Density of Glass Lab

  • Day 4

    • Broken Glass Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Hair in  Criminal Investigation Notes

  • Day 7

    • 9 Vocabulary Hair

  • Day 8

    • QR Code Hair Definitions Lab

  • Day 9

    • Hair Microscope Lab

  • Day 10

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 11

    • Fibers in Criminal Investigation Notes

  • Day 12

    • 9 Vocabulary Fibers

  • Day 13

    • Fiber Microscope Lab

  • Day 14

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 15

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Other:

    • Soil Lab

• • Day 1

    • Introduction to Blood & Serology Notes

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocabulary Introduction to Blood Activity

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  • Day 3

    • Punnett Square notes review

  • Day 4

    • Blood Types Punnett Square Shape Activity

  • Day 5

    • Who's Your Daddy Paternity Lab

  • Day 6

    • Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Notes

  • Day 7

    • 9 Vocabulary Blood Spatter Activity

  • Day 8

    • Lab Surface Blood Drop Lab

  • Day 9

    • Blood Spatter Creation Lab

  • Day 10

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 11

    • Blood Drop Height Lab

  • Day 12

    • Known Angles Lab

  • Day 13

    • Unknown Angles Lab

  • Day 14

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 15

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• • Day 1

    • DNA & Forensic notes

  • Day 2

    • 9 Vocabulary DNA Activity

  • Day 3

    • DNA Worksheet

  • Day 4

    • DNA Extraction Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • DNA Molecule Art Project

  • Day 7

    • DNA Molecule Art Project

  • Day 8

    • DNA Molecule Art Project

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Other: 

    • Familial DNA Research Activity

• • Day 1

    • Forensic Handwriting Analysis Notes

  • Day 2

    • Ransom Note Pre-Activity

    • Culprit Activity

  • Day 3

    • Jon Benet Ramsey Ransom Note Actiivty

  • Day 4

    • Chromatagraphy Lab

  • Day 5

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

  • Day 6

    • Questioned Documents: Counterfeits & Forgeries Notes

  • Day 7

    • Class Ransom Note Activity

  • Day 8

    • Class Ransom Note Activity

  • Day 9

    • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

    • Test Review

  • Day 10

    • Test

    • Serial Killer Friday case study

• Day 1

  • Death Scene Investigation Notes: Multiple Victims

• Day 2

  • Manner of Death Activity

• Day 3

  • Crime Scene Sketch: Multiple Victims

• Day 4

  • Crime Scene Sketch: Multiple Victims

• Day 5

  • Serial Killer Friday case study

• Day 6

  • Serial Killer Biography Project

• Day 7

  • Serial Killer Biography Project

• Day 8

  • Serial Killer Biography Project

• Day 9

  • Kahoot, Quizlet Live

  • Test Review

• Day 10

  • Test

  • Serial Killer Friday case study

• Serial Killer Friday Bundle A-L

• Serial Killer Friday Bundle M-Z

• Serial Killer Crossword

• Serial Killer Word Search