Forensic Science Mr. Cater

NameSeat Number Behler, Shelby A.1 Benavides, Selena Yvette2 Casillas, Esmeralda Guadalupe 3 Cervantez, Ashley N.4 Chamberlain, Danyel E.5 Deleon, Victor Manuel6 Escalera, Daisy Angely7 Escobar, Breanna D.8 Flores, Michael Jesse9 Garza Martinez, Carlos Tomas 10 Gomez-Saravia, Marilin Alisia 11 Grant, Christopher M.12 Guzman, Ricky A.13 Hernandez, Gabriela14 Hernandez, Johnny Raymond 15 Holmes, Jordyn16 Juarez, Jeska Elizabeth17 Lara-Ibarra, Cintya Maribel 18 Name Seat Number Martinez, Maricela19 Martinez, Mirage Angel20 Medina, Lisamarie21 Miranda, Brennan Gabriel 22 Murray, Hannah Ruth23 Nelson, Justice Raymond24 Phang, Odom K.25 Pineda, Deanna Rene26 Quintanilla, Sophia R.27 Ramirez, Alejandro Valaguez 28 Reynolds, Dylan Joel29 Russell, Zachary T.30 Salazar, Julian Alexander31 Samilpa, Jacob Alexander 32 Sanchez, Luis G.33 Washington, Dexter Jarrod 34 Williams, Jaquice T.35 Zapata, Nadja Riley36 Welcome to 5 th period forensic science! Pick up all materials from the “Do Now” boxes (in the cabinet) Sit in your assigned seat: Do Now: - Fold your paper hot dog style. - Write your name BIG with a marker, so I can read it. - Also write your seat number. - On the back, do this: Something I did this summer was… Something I’m proud of is… Someone I look up to is… [Draw a picture or doodle that represents you]

NameSeat Number Amaro, Federico1 Amaro, Juan Jesus Villarreal 2 Artieda, Alexander Sebastian 3 Aviles Cruz, Annahi4 Balcombe, Madison Aremina 5 Basaldua, Jennifer Allison6 Basurto, Saul7 Belmares, Thalia8 Cortez, Cali Teresa9 Davis, Desiree Nicole10 Delgado-Jaimes, Isael11 Dove, Ashley12 Garces, Ashleigh Renae13 Gonzales, Brandon Alexander 14 Gonzalez, Isaiah Contreras 15 Guevara, Giovanny16 Gutierrez, Aryana Lucia17 Hernandez-Cardoso, Seydi A. 18 Name Seat Number Hopper-Aguirre, Tyler Hyatt 19 Kelly, Alyssa Lynn20 Lof, Darcy Elizabeth21 Lopez, Alexandria Maria22 Marcum, Meriel Louise23 Mares, Eric24 Maxwell, Telisa De'shon25 McGinnis, Ashley R.26 Noriega, Samantha B.27 Parker, Nathan J.28 Pena, Belkis S.29 Perez Medellin, Manuel Fernando 30 Pericoli, Karigan Taylor31 Ramos, Noemi32 Stukes, Sharif Letike33 Torres Gamez, Uriel Adrian 34 Valadez, Adam Anthony35 Zaragoza, Jesica A.36 Welcome to 2 nd period forensic science! Pick up all materials from the “Do Now” boxes (in the cabinet) Sit in your assigned seat: Do Now: - Fold your paper hot dog style. - Write your name BIG with a marker, so I can read it. - Also write your seat number. - On the back, do this: Something I did this summer was… Something I’m proud of is… Someone I look up to is… [Draw a picture or doodle that represents you]

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REACT !!!!!

R.E.A.C.T. R espect everyone E nter and exit appropriately A ccept responsibility C ooperate with everyone T ake action

The person closest to you on the left or right is your learning partner. Turn to your learning partner and introduce yourself. Include a firm hand shake.

Choose one of the following statements to say to your learning partner: 1)You have a great personality. 2)I’m confident in your skills.

Locate your quad. Your quad is the group of 4 people around you. Stand up. Introduce yourself to each person in your quad, and share something from the back of your name tent. Sit down when y’all are done.

Where did you go this summer? A.Mountains B.Beach C.Europe D.Cruise

What’s you favorite food? A.Pizza B.Sushi C.Fried anything!!! D.Mexican

What’s your favorite subject? A.Science B.Social Studies C.Math D.Elective

What do you think you will enjoy most about Forensic Science? A.Lab Experiments B.Reading and Writing C.Projects D.Performance Based Practicals

What show do you like most? A. B. C. D.

What image best represents a Forensics Career? A. B. C. D.

What does the word Forensics mean? A.Criminal B.Study of C.Science D.Forum

Go back to your seat

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define Forensic Science. Assess your form blindness. Get to know Mr. Cater. Describe the Critical Analysis Assignments. Review the syllabus. Distribute permission letters.

What is Forensic Science? Forensic Science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to investigate and establish facts of interest in relation to criminal or civil law. “Criminalistics” is a synonym for forensic science.

Stand up and discuss with your learning partner: What characteristic do you think is most important for a forensic scientist to have? (…meticulous, studious, etc…) Sit down when you are done discussing. 3 groups will share

Forensic Scientists Study the different types of evidence found at a crime scene Testify as an expert witness at a trial or hearing – presents data – weighs evidence – gives an impartial opinion to the court Perform scientific research Train others

Applying Science to Law Applying science to the Criminal Justice System depends on a scientist’s ability to supply accurate & objective information that reflects the events that have occurred at a crime. How do you get accurate and objective information?

Power of Observation Video Experiment

Experimental Video While you are watching this movie, count the number of times the team in white passes the ball to each other. Count silently to yourself and make no comments during the movie.

Movie Debriefing Turn to your neighbor and describe what you noticed in the video.

How many of you saw something strange during the movie?

Background Video was made as part of an experiment designed to test people’s “inattentional blindness” In the original study at Harvard, only 42% of the people noticed the gorilla walking through the scene This activity illustrates the unreliability of eye- witness testimony, as well as the importance of observation to forensic scientists

Still not convinced? A lot of people have already heard about the gorilla video. Here are some more videos where I guarantee you will miss something that seems obvious: ml#tryit ml#tryit

Observation Cont. Everyone observes in a different way, based on how we process information around us. Most crime labs test their CSIs to determine how observant they are. Let’s try one of their tests and see how you do.

Form Blindness Test 10 minutes Must remain silent during the test.

Form Blindness Test Answers Test A Test B24 Test C78 Test D Test E

Form Blindness Test Answers 1EB 2DA 3FD 4EF 5BE 6DE 7DB 8AC 9DE 10CD 11FC 12AF 13EF 14EC 15BF

Form Blindness Test Debrief Discuss with your quad: – What was easy? Why? – What was hard? Why? – How big of a difference between highest and lowest scores? – Why would they give this test to people who want to be crime scene investigators (CSIs)?

Critical Analysis Assignments Read over the packet silently for 5 minutes. Be prepared to answer some questions

Critical Analysis Assignments What is the purpose of these assignments? When is the first assignment due? What are the requirements for completing the assignment? How will I be graded? When will I work on this?

Forensic Science Syllabus and Permission Letter Read silently for 2 minutes, then I’ll take questions. Bring back SIGNED BY PARENT on Wednesday.

Stand up and discuss with your learning partner What does “forensic” mean? What is forensic science? What surprised you about the observation videos? What does the critical analysis assignment ask you to do? How does it work?

EXTENSION With your quad, brainstorm as many different types of physical evidence you can think of. Write them on poster paper.

Get to know Mr. Cater