STHS Advanced Forensic Science · STHS Advanced Forensic Science Susquehanna Township School District UNITS (7/7 SELECTED) SUGGESTED DURATION Unit 1: Overview of Forensic Science

STHS Advanced Forensic ScienceSusquehanna Township School District

SUGGESTED DURATIONUNITS (7/7 SELECTED)

5 lessonsUnit 1: Overview of Forensic Science

20 lessonsUnit 2: Toxicology and Poisons

10 lessonsUnit 3: Digital and Cyber Crime

20 lessonsUnit 4: Environmental Forensics

10 lessonsUnit 5: Document Examination

10 lessonsUnit 6: Criminal Profiling

15 lessonsUnit 7: Death Investigations, Coroner's Office and Autopsy

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COMPETENCIES

PA 3.1.12.D.

Analyze scale as a way of relating concepts and ideas to one another by some measure.

Analyze and apply appropriate measurement scales when collecting data.

PA 3.1.12.C.

Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.

Compare and contrast structure and function relationships as they relate to patterns.

Assess patterns in nature using mathematical formulas.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

ASSESSMENTS

What is the function of a forensic scientist?

What is the difference between class and individual evidence?

What is the importance of significant historical cases that have impacted forensic science?

Why does forensic science rely on multiple science disciplines to solve crimes?

Locard's exchange principle, chain of custody , class characteristics, characteristics, physical evidence,

exemplar, Frye Standard, anthropology

Lab : The Locard Exchange Principle and the Scientific Method

Lab: Anthropology Investigation

Activity:Lost and Found

Collins Type # 2 writing prompts and lab reports

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STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

RESOURCES

UEQ: What is forensic science and how is science used to solve crimes?

Objectives :

Students should be able to define forensic science.

Students will be able to explain why forensic science relies on many different disciplines in order to be able help

solve crimes.

Students should be able to describe how the scientific method used to solve forensic science problems.

Students will be able to distinguish between class and individual evidence.

Students will be able to discuss the importance of significant historical cases that have impacted forensic

science.

Students should be able to describe the different jobs performed by forensic scientists and the experts they

consult.

Differentiated Learning for Gifted Students:

Have the students create Venn diagrams to illustrate the similarities and differences between lab personnel and

field investigators.

Students could research different types of crime labs. For example, there are forensic labs at the municipal,

county , state and federal levels. The U.S. Postal Service , Secret Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Services each has its own forensic lab. Ask students to develop a presentation about the specialized work

performed in one forensic lab.

Ask students to design a short scenario in which each of the type of crime scene search methods might be

used.Students can present the scenario in written form, as a skit, or as a sketch and oral presentation.

Strategies to support students with IEPs, English Language Learners and struggling students:

• Brainstorm the steps of the scientific method- organize the steps

• Vocabulary: Pre-teach, Use of word wall, Create a definition in own words for key vocabulary words

• Compare and contrast hypothesis and theory using a Venn Diagram

• Use of visuals

• Modification to Labs

• Modified assessment that limits answer choices, uses a word box, provides formulas for calculations, bold key

words in questions, scaffold different open-ended questions, etc

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COMPETENCIES

PA 3.3.12. B .

Evaluate experimental information for appropriateness and adherence to relevant science processes.

Evaluate experimental data correctly within experimental limits

Conduct a multiple step experiment

Organize experimental information using a variety of analytic methods

PA 3.3.12. C.

Apply the elements of scientific inquiry to solve multi-step problems

Generate questions about objects, organisms and/or events that can be answered through scientificinvestigations.

Organize experimental information using analytic and descriptive techniques

Evaluate the significance of experimental information in answering the question.

PA 3.3.12. A.

Explain the relationship between structure and function at all levels of organization

Explain and analyze the relationship between structure and function at the molecular, cellular and organ-system level.

PA 3.3.12. B.

Analyze the chemical and structural basis of living organisms.

Evaluate relationships between structure and functions of different anatomical parts given their structure.

PA 3.3.12. A.

Explain the relationship between structure and function at all levels of organization.


Unit 2: Toxicology and PoisonsSTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018




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PA3.4.12.A.b.

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Apply concepts about the structure and properties of matter.

Explain how the forces that bind solids, liquids and gases affect their properties.

Characterize and identify important classes of compounds (e.g., acids, bases, salts).

Quantify the properties of matter (e.g., density, solubility coefficients) by applying mathematicalformulas. In this case: IR Spectral Analysis of Chemical Species.

PA 3.4.12. C.

Apply the principles of motion and force.

Evaluate wave properties of frequency, wavelength and speed as applied to sound and light through differentmedia- applied to IR Spectrometry

Apply the principles of motion and force

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

What is role of a forensic toxicologist?

What are the factors that affect toxicity?

What are the effects of alcohol , specific drugs and poisons on the body?

What are the analytical techniques for detection and identification of alcohol,poisons, and toxins in bodily fluids?

depressant, immunoassay, nystagmus, poison, tolerance, toxin, hallucinogen, narcotic,stimulant, toxicology,

toxicity, controlled substance, addiction





ASSESSMENTS

Lab: Drug Spot Testing

Lab: Mystery White Powders

Activity: Determining Blood Alcohol Levels

Lab: Call the Vet!

Lab: Pandemonium at the Night Club: a lab on immunoassays

Lab: Urinalysis

Lab: Affects of Drugs on Daphnia ( advancing science loan)

Collins Type # 2 writing prompts ,projects, lab reports, quizzes, unit test





STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

UEQ: What is the role of a forensic toxicology in crime scene investigations?

Objectives :

Students will be describe the role of a forensic toxicologist.

Students will be able to list the factors that affect drug toxicity.

Students will be able to explain the legal importance of blood alcohol levels.

Students will be able to explain the effects of alcohol , specific drugs and poisons on the body.

Students will be able to describe the role of toxicologists in analyzing substance evidence.

Students will be able to discuss the chemical agents that may be used for bioterrorism.

Students will be able to describe analytical techniques for detection and identification of alcohol,poisons, and

toxins in bodily fluids.

Differentiated Learning for Gifted Students:

Identification of different drugs and or poisons is possible due to technology. Interested students could research

one to the following techniques used in forensic toxicology labs and then summarize how testing is done and

how it helps to identify a drug or poison.

a. Gas or liquid chromatography b. Capillary electrophoresis c. Mass spectrometry.

Random drug searches help reduce drug-related problems among students, or are random drug searches an

invasion of privacy? What is their opinion? Have the students prepare a debate on this issue based on

constitutional freedom.

Strategies to support students with IEPs, English Language Learners and struggling students:

• Brainstorm the steps of the scientific method- organize the steps

• Vocabulary: Pre-teach, Use of word wall, Create a definition in own words for key vocabulary words

• Compare and contrast hypothesis and theory using a Venn Diagram

• Use of visuals

• Modification to Labs

• Modified assessment that limits answer choices, uses a word box, provides formulas for calculations, bold key

words in questions, scaffold different open-ended questions, etc.

• Ask the students to explain what to words "accidental" and "overdose" mean. They might first used words in

their native language before learning the English word. Have them look in the chapter for some of the words

they might need. The use of visual aids help illustrate concepts.

• Students can view an interactive graphic novel depicting the radium poisoning described in the case studies

on www.pbs.org.Search on Tales From the Poisoner's Handbook, The Poison Plant.



http://www.pbs.org



RESOURCES

The website that goes with the PBS video The Poisoner's Handbookhttp://https://shop.pbs.org/american-experience-the-poisoners-handbook-dvd/product/POIH601

Alcohol and the human bodyhttps://www.intox.com/physiology/

CDC Case studies of poisoninghttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5401a1.htm

CDC Guidelines for a Radiation Emergencyhttps://www.cdc.gov/radiationtraining/RAD-ToolKit/

toxicological profiles of common chemicals, with lots of informationhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html

an excellent set of tutorials on toxicologyhttp://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html

an interesting essay on ethanol and its chemistry through the bodyhttp://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/ethanol/ethanol.html

alcohol metabolism and linkshttp://alcoholism.about.com/library/blnaa35.htm

from the cdc -Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Drugs—both pharmaceuticaland illicit—cause the vast majority of poisoning deaths.https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/factsheets/factsheet_drug_poisoning.htm



http://https//shop.pbs.org/american-experience-the-poisoners-handbook-dvd/product/POIH601

https://www.intox.com/physiology/

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5401a1.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/radiationtraining/RAD-ToolKit/

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html

http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/ethanol/ethanol.html

http://alcoholism.about.com/library/blnaa35.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/factsheets/factsheet_drug_poisoning.htm



COMPETENCIES

15.4.12.B

Evaluate the impact of social, legal, ethical, and safe behaviors on digital citizenship.

15.4.12.F

Compare and contrast network environments, including the function of network devices and connectivity issues.

15.4.12.K

Evaluate advanced multimedia work products and make recommendations based on the evaluation.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

ASSESSMENTS

What are the major categories of cyber crime and computer evidence?

How are computers used to plan, conceal and commit crimes?

What are the procedures used by forensic scientists to processes various types of computer evidence?

Computer forensics

Internet

Clone

Hacking

Malware

Phishing

Spear phishing

Trojan horse

Worm

Digital evidence

Labs:

Are you Protected? a lab on password protection and how to link passwords to identity

Finding the Hidden Secret: a lab on deciphering emails

Invasion of Privacy: a investigation in our own personal internet safety

Breaking News : an investigation into the spread of information on the internet and in social media

Tests, quizzes, lab conclusions

Unit 3: Digital and Cyber CrimeSTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018




STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

RESOURCES

FBI and Cyber Crimehttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber

How computer forensics works, computer forensics basics from How Stuff Workshttp://www.computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-forensics.htm

Department of Justice cybercrime web site: computer crime and intellectual property section, press releases,documents, and reportshttp://www.cybercrime.gov

Department of Homeland Security, Stop.Think.Connect. program, are you safe online?http://www.dhs.gov

Department of Justice website, computer crime and intellectual property thefthttp://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime

Bureau of Justice, cybercrimehttp://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=41

Internet Crime Complaint Center, receives Internet related crime and criminal complaints

Objectives

Students should be able to :

Explain how computer forensic uses specialized investigative tools and techniques used on computers or

computer networks to : collect, examine, and preserve data, to be used as evidence in a court of law.

Describe the impact of cybercrime on the global economy.

Predict who is targeted for cybercrime and who are the victims.

Use the language of cybercrime

List types of cybercrime

Explain how computer and Internet forensics can be used to solve crimes

Describe how to protect yourself from cybercrime

Explain how cybercrime affects everyone

Identify major security breaches and explain how they affect businesses

Recognize the major types of cybercrime

Explain intellectual property and piracy

List steps in investigating computer crime

Identify several ways that hackers can gain entry into your personal network

Design a public service video on safeguards against cybercrime

Characterize IP addresses as public or private



https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber

http://www.computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-forensics.htm

http://www.cybercrime.gov

http://www.dhs.gov

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=41



http://www.ic3.gov



http://www.ic3.gov



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COMPETENCIES

PA 3.1.12.C.

Assess and apply patterns in science and technology.

Compare and contrast structure and function relationships as they relate to patterns.

Assess patterns in nature using mathematical formulas.

PA 3.1.12.D.


Compare and contrast various forms of dimensional analysis.

Assess the use of several units of measurement to the same problem.


Scale, aerial and terrestrial photographic and photogrammetric analysis will be applied by the students as theymap using the drone technology to gather data.

4.1.12.D

Analyze the effects of new and emerging technologies on biodiversity in specific ecosystems. Evaluate the impact of lawsand regulations on reducing the number of threatened and endangered species.

Define and describe the basic concepts of ecology, such as food chains, biogeochemical cycles, biomes,succession, predator-prey relationships, homeostasis, productivity, etc.

List the causes and consequences of extinction, with examples of endangered and vanished species

In studying biodiversity, students will use emerging technologies such as remote sensing, drone mapping andgeographic information systems for data collection, analysis, and multimedia presentations of results andconclusions.

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Analyze the costs and benefits of means to control pollution. {Analyze the role of technology in the reduction of pollution.;Research and analyze the local, state, and national laws that deal with point and non-point source pollution.; Explainmitigation and its role in maintaining environmental health.}

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Cite current issues of public concern in all these areas, and describe the basic science that underlies theseissues

Point vs. nonpoint-source pollution will be investigated as a forensic issue.

Students will use emerging technologies such as remote sensing, drone mapping and geographic informationsystems for data collection, analysis, and multimedia presentations of results and conclusions.

15.4.12.A

Apply the creative and productive use of emerging technologies for educational and personal success.

Students will use emerging technologies such as remote sensing, drone mapping and geographic informationsystems for data collection, analysis, and multimedia presentations of results and conclusions.

15.4.12.D

Evaluate emerging input technologies.

Students will evaluate emerging technologies such as remote sensing, drone mapping and geographicinformation systems for data collection, analysis, and multimedia presentations of results and conclusions.

15.4.12.C

Develop criteria for analyzing hardware options to meet defined needs.

Students will decide on which and how to use hardware and software designed for emerging technologiessuch as remote sensing, drone mapping and geographic information systems for data collection, analysis, andmultimedia presentations of results and conclusions.

4.2.12.A

Examine environmental laws related to land use management and its impact on the water quality and flow within awatershed.

Students will apply forensic analysis to environmental laws.

4.5.12.D

Evaluate waste management practices. {Analyze current solid waste regulations.; Research the impact of new andemerging technologies in the use, reuse, recycling and disposal of materials.; Evaluate ways that waste could be reducedduring the production of specific product.}





4.5.12.D.a.

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Application of forensic analysis to environmental laws as applied to illegal dumping of solid, hazardous,recyclables, and toxic waste.

4.5.12.F

{Examine the status of existing theories.; Evaluate experimental information for relevance and adherence to scienceprocesses.; Judge that conclusions are consistent and logical with experimental conditions.; Interpret results ofexperimental research to predict new information, propose additional investigable questions, or advance a solution.;Communicate and defend a scientific argument.}

Students will evaluate emerging technologies such as remote sensing, drone mapping and geographicinformation systems for data collection, analysis, and multimedia presentations of results and conclusions.





ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Biodiversity-wildlife

What are endangered and threatened species?

What are several ways that species are being threatened with extinction globally?

Which types of threats are having the largest impact on biodiversity?

Which areas of the world and locally that have high levels of biodiversity and many threats to species?

Water Pollution

What is the difference between point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution?

What are the five classifications of water pollutants?

Why is groundwater pollution is difficult to clean?

What are the major sources of ocean pollution?

What are the effects of pollution of ecosystems?

What are the major laws designed to improve water quality in the United States?

Air Pollution

What are the primary air pollutants and their sources?

What are the major sources of air pollution in urban areas?

How does smog form?

How does a thermal inversion traps air pollution?

What are some possible short and long-term effects of air pollution on human health?

What causes indoor air pollution and how it can be prevented?

What are the causes of acid precipitation?

How does acid precipitation affects plants, soils, and aquatic ecosystems?

In what ways does acid precipitation affects humans?

Locally, how are communities are working together to solve the problem of acid precipitation?

Land Use and Conservation

How does urban sprawl affects the environment?

How do open spaces provide urban areas with environmental benefits?

What is the heat-island effect?

How do people use the geographic information system (GIS) as a tool for land-use planning and land

conservation?

What are the benefits of preserving farmland?

What are the environmental effects of deforestation?

Hazardous Waste

What are the characteristics of hazardous waste?

What are the laws that governs hazardous waste?





How is hazardous waste is disposed?

Pollution and Human Health

How do pollutants and their sources create possible effects on human health?

How do scientists use toxicology and epidemiology?

How can pollution can come from both natural sources and human activities?

What is the relationship between waste, pollution, and human health?

What are changes to the environment that can lead to the spread of infectious diseases?

What do scientists mean when they say that certain disease are emerging?





ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Endangered species

Threatened species

Exotic species

Poaching

Endemic species

Exotic species

Poaching

Endemic species

Contaminant

Toxicity

Particulate pollution

Point-source pollution

Nonpoint-source pollution

Biomagnification

Wastewater

Watershed

Artificial eutrophication

Thermal pollution

Primary pollutant

Secondary pollutant

Smog

Temperature inversion

Sick-building syndrome

Toxicology

Dose

Dose-response curve

Epidemiology

Risk assessment

Particulates

Pathogen

Sick-building syndrome

Host

Vector





ASSESSMENTS

Remote sensing

Urban

Rural

Heat island

Urban sprawl

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Hazardous waste

Acid precipitation

pH

acid shock

Labs:

Sand lab #1

Sand Lab #2

Illegal Dumpsite Lab (also how plants can overgo a dumpsite)

GIS Labs

Crimes Against Wildlife Lab: Animal x-rays

Particulate Air Pollution Lab: Analysis of the particulates coming from I-81- using the Vernier probe ware from

advancing science.

Nonpoint vs. Point Source Pollution Lab- Mercury around Japan?

Unit Tests

Lab Reports

Group Projects





STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

Learning Objectives:

Biodiversity-wildlife

Define and give examples of endangered and threatened species.

Describe several ways that species are being threatened with extinction globally.

Explain which types of threats are having the largest impact on biodiversity.

List areas of the world that have high levels of biodiversity and many threats to species.

Water Pollution

Compare point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution.

Classify water pollutants by five types.

Explain why groundwater pollution is difficult to clean.

Describe the major sources of ocean pollution, and explain the effects of pollution of ecosystems.

Describe six major laws designed to improve water quality in the United States.

Air Pollution

Name five primary air pollutants, and give sources for each.

Name the two major sources of air pollution in urban areas.

Describe the way in which smog forms.

Explain the way in which a thermal inversion traps air pollution.

Describe three possible short-term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health.

Explain what causes indoor air pollution and how it can be prevented.

Describe solutions to energy waste caused by light pollution.

Explain the causes of acid precipitation.

Explain how acid precipitation affects plants, soils, and aquatic ecosystems.

Describe three ways that acid precipitation affects humans.

Describe ways that countries are working together to solve the problem of acid precipitation.

Land Use and Conservation

Describe the urban crisis, and explain what people are doing to deal with it.

Explain how urban sprawl affects the environment.

Explain how open spaces provide urban areas with environmental benefits.

Explain the heat-island effect.

Describe how people use the geographic information system (GIS) as a tool for land-use planning.

Explain the benefits of preserving farmland.

Describe the environmental effects of deforestation.

Hazardous Waste

Name two characteristics of hazardous waste.





RESOURCES

Software: Graphical Analysis - Download from school's Software Center - this software is used to collect datausing Vernier Probewarehttps://www.vernier.com/products/software/graphical-analysis/

Software : ImageJ - digital imaging software - download from school's Software Centerhttps://imagej.nih.gov/ij/

Software: GIS software from ESRI - we have a a school license - contact Mary Pat Evans for instructionshttps://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html

Software: Drone2Map Software for Mapping using the Phantom 4 Dronehttp://doc.arcgis.com/en/drone2map/

article on Environmental Forensicshttp://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2007/08/beyond-csi-environmental-forensics-picks-europe

article on Crime Against Wildlifehttp://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2002/07/world-wide-web-information-key-combating-wildlife-crime

Technical Group that does Remote Sensing for Environmental Forensics/Drone Mappinghttp://www.ebert.com/ebert-associates-news/

Center for Disease Control -National Center on Environmental Healthhttps://www.cdc.gov/nceh/

Fact sheet from the CDC on the air pollution called particulate matter:https://www.cdc.gov/air/particulate_matter.html

Particulates Lab from Vernierhttps://www.vernier.com/experiments/esi/32/measuring_particulates/

Describe how one law that governs hazardous waste.

Describe two ways in which hazardous waste is disposed.

Pollution and Human Health

List five pollutants, their sources, and their possible effects on human health.

Explain how scientists use toxicology and epidemiology.

Explain how pollution can come from both natural sources and human activities.

Describe the relationship between waste, pollution, and human health.

List two changes to the environment that can lead to the spread of infectious diseases.

Explain what scientists mean when they say that certain viruses are emerging.



https://www.vernier.com/products/software/graphical-analysis/

https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/

https://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html

http://doc.arcgis.com/en/drone2map/

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2007/08/beyond-csi-environmental-forensics-picks-europe

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2002/07/world-wide-web-information-key-combating-wildlife-crime

http://www.ebert.com/ebert-associates-news/

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/

https://www.cdc.gov/air/particulate_matter.html

https://www.vernier.com/experiments/esi/32/measuring_particulates/



COMPETENCIES

PA 3.2.10. C.

Apply the elements of scientific inquiry to solve problems.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

What is the job of a document examiner?

What type of evidence is collected, tested and considered by a document examiner?

What experimental analysis can be conducted by a document examiner?

What is handwriting analysis?

What are class versus individual evidence?

What are the different types of forgery?

How do forensic scientist determine if currency counterfeit ?

Unit 5: Document ExaminationSTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018




ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Alterations

Line quality

Word and letter spacing

Letter comparison

Pen lifts

Connecting strokes

Beginning and ending strokes

Unusual letter formation

Shading or pen pressure

Slant

Baseline habits

Flourishes or embellishments

Diacritic placement

Exemplar

Pigments

Inks

Questioned document

authenticity

Paper fibers

Forgery

Counterfeit

thin Layer Chromatography





ASSESSMENTS

Labs:

Analyze Your own Handwriting

Simulated Forgery Lab

Analysis of Handwriting using a Letter Angle Template

Analysis of the Tops and Bottoms of Letters

Detecting Deliberate Disguised Handwriting

Finding Erasers

Enhancing Indented Writing

Analysis of Paper: a lab on making paper

Chromatography Lab: Inks

Thin Layer Chromatography Lab : Inks

Examination of Currency

Tests quizzes

Lab Reports

Group Projects





STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

RESOURCES

Secret Service on Forgery and Counterfeitshttps://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/

FBI LABS on Document Analysishttps://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/scientific-analysis/questioned-documents

Objectives:

Students should be able to

1.Describe how that an expert analyst can individualize handwriting to a particular person.

2.List the types of evidence are submitted to the document analyst.

3. Describe the three types of forgery.

4. Explain how to characterize different types of paper.

5.Analyze handwriting using 12 points of analysis.

6.Detect deliberately disguised handwriting.

7.Detect erasures and develop impression writing.

8.Design an experiment using paper chromatography to determine which pen altered a note.

9.List safeguards against the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.

10.Recognize some of the methods of internet fraud.

11. Describe how questioned documents Involves the examination of handwriting, ink, paper, etc., to ascertain

source or authenticity, Examples include letters, checks, licenses, contracts, wills, passports

12. Explain how forensic Investigations include verification; authentication; characterizing papers, pigments, and

inks

13. Explain how forensic document examination involves the analysis and comparison of questioned documents

with known material in order to identify, whenever possible, the author or origin of the questioned document.

Gifted Students: Lab Extensions :

Students will research additional information ab out the four types of chromatography. Students could develop a

chart that represents the advantages a on disadvantages of each technique. The chart can then be presented to

the class as a whole.



https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/

https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/scientific-analysis/questioned-documents



COMPETENCIES

PA 3.2.10. C.


ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

ASSESSMENTS

How has the field of criminal profiling developed and who are the key contributors?

What are the stages in the process of criminal profiling?

How important is victimology in the criminal profiling process?

What are the roles of the investigators and the profiler?

What is the value of developing the victim’s timeline?

Criminology

Homicide

Serial crime

Victimology

Modus operandi (M.O.)

Signature

Motive

Labs

Knots Lab

Wanted Poster Research Project

Conclusion Questions

Research project

Tests quizzes

Unit 6: Criminal ProfilingSTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018




STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

RESOURCES

FBI website on profilinghttps://vault.fbi.gov/Criminal%20Profiling

Objectives:

Students should be able to:

List key contributors to the development of the field of criminal profiling.

Explain the stages in the process of criminal profiling.

Assess the importance of victimology in the criminal profiling process.

Differentiate between the roles of the investigators and the profiler.

Explain the value of developing the victim’s timeline.

Unit 6: Criminal ProfilingSTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018


https://vault.fbi.gov/Criminal%20Profiling



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PA 3.1.10.D.

Apply scale as a way of relating concepts and ideas to one another by some measure.

Apply dimensional analysis and scale as a ratio

PA 3.1.12.D.



PA 3.2.10. C.


PA 3.3.12. C.

Apply the elements of scientific inquiry to solve multi-step problems

Generate questions about objects, organisms and/or events that can be answered through scientificinvestigations.

Organize experimental information using analytic and descriptive techniques

Generate questions about objects,organisms and /or events that can be answered through scientificinvestigations

PA 3.3.12. A.

Explain the relationship between structure and function at all levels of organization


PA 3.3.12. B.



Unit 7: Death Investigations, Coroner's Office and AutopsySTHS Advanced Forensic Science - Last Updated on September 16, 2018




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Explain the relationship between structure and function at all levels of organization.


PA 3.3.12. B.



ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

What is the history of coroners and medical examiners?

What are the steps in a death investigation and an autopsy?

What laboratory testing can be used to determine the contributing factors that led to someone’s death?

How are biological and non biological evidence collected during an autopsy?

What is the organization and structure of an autopsy report?

Algor mortis

Rigor mortis

Livor mortis

Cluster

Postmortem interval (PMI)

Autopsy

Coroner

Medical examiner

Pathologist

Histology

Cause of death

Manner of death





ASSESSMENTS

STRATEGIES FOR ELLS

RESOURCES

instructive set of reconstructions, from skull to reconstructed facehttp://www.forensicartist.com

PBS website on autopsy -historicalhttp://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/techniques/forensic_ml.html; links

Overview of forensic anthropology with links to caseshttp://library.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/index.html

Labs:

Fetal Pig “Autopsy”

Forensic Histology Lab: using the microscope

Students should be able to:

Discuss the history of coroners and medical examiners.

Describe the steps in a death investigation.

Explain how laboratory testing can be used to determine the contributing factors that led to someone’s death.

Compare and contrast collection of biological and non biological evidence during an autopsy.

Describe the organization and structure of an autopsy report.



http://www.forensicartist.com

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/techniques/forensic_ml.html;%20links

http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/index.html



Documents

STHS Advanced Forensic Science · STHS Advanced Forensic Science Susquehanna Township School District UNITS (7/7 SELECTED) SUGGESTED DURATION Unit 1: Overview of Forensic Science