Karalyn Ramon

 Popular  Exciting  Relevant  Hands-on  Inquiry based  Integrated Science  Promotes critical thinking, logical reasoning and teamwork!  Nature of Science at its finest

 Careers in Forensic Science  Forensic Scientist ▪ Criminalistics ▪ Digital & Multimedia Sciences ▪ Engineering Sciences ▪ Jurisprudence ▪ Odontology ▪ Pathology/Biology ▪ Physical Anthropology ▪ Psychiatry & Behavioral Science ▪ Questioned Documents ▪ Toxicology ▪ Wildlife

 Here’s what I do with forensics!  Summer School Course for Junior High Students ▪ CSI: Loyola  Chemistry ▪ CSI: Chemistry unit  AP Biology ▪ Autopsy is the culminating assessment for the Anatomy/Physiology unit ▪ Post exam unit

 Hands-on experience solving realistic crime scene scenarios using actual forensic techniques.  Inquiry instruction  Demos, activities, labs and case studies  Culminates in the creation and analysis of a simulated crime scene.

 Crime scene sketching  Forensic photography  Glass fragment analysis  Handwriting and document analysis  Soil analysis  Tool marks  Impressions and casting  Blood spatter analysis  Identification of unknown substances  Latent fingerprints  Drugs and toxicology  Blood typing  Hair and fibers  Human remains  Odontology  Forensic Microbiology  Forensic Entomology  DNA Fingerprinting  Ballistics

 Start small  Try a simple activity with your students ▪ Be sure to revolve the activity around a case ▪ Where can I find a simple activity that doesn’t require a lot of… ▪ time? ▪ money? ▪ expertise?

 Websites  CSI: Loyola wiki ▪ com com  Teachers First website ▪ om/lessons/forensics/index.html om/lessons/forensics/index.html  Videos  Discovery School Forensic Detectives  Texts  Forensic Science for High School  Materials  Store bought!  Ward’s  Frey  Carolina

 So now you’re hooked…  Try another activity!  Try a simulated crime scene!  Kits  Create your own! ▪ Recruit your colleagues as suspects!