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Warm-Up September 5, 2014 1.What do you already know about forensic anthropology/anthropology? 2.What do you want to know about forensic anthropology?
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Objective SWBAT develop an understanding of forensic anthropology.
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Agenda 1.Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 2.Skeleton/Labeling of Bones 3. Romanovs Documentary 4.Forensic Files Friday 5.Exit Slip
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Let the bones tell the story! Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Punuk.Alaska.skulls.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Punuk.Alaska.skulls.jpg Presentation developed by T. Trimpe 2010 http://sciencespot.net
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What role do anthropologists play in solving crimes? Watch the video and then answer the questions.video 1. What does a physical anthropologist investigate? 2.What four things do we want to know about a skeleton? 3.What bones are most useful for developing a profile of a person? Explain how they are used.
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Source: http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/excavation.html Images: http://www.wadsworth.com/anthropology_d/special_features/forensics/forensics_index/index.html FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTS analyze skeletal remains to determine the identity of a victim as well as his/her life history, cause of death, or other clues about a crime. Main Characteristics: Sex - Determined by examining the skull, pelvis, humerus, and femur Age and stature (height/build) – Determined by analyzing the development of the teeth, bone growth, cranial suture lines, and the length of specific bones, such as the femur. Race – Determined by analyzing the skull for characteristics that are common among people of different races. Career Connection What does a forensic anthropologist do? Which skull would belong to a female? Which pelvis would belong to a female?
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Images: http://www.legacyhealth.org/images/Housecalls/claviclefx.jpg, http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/download_lo_res.html?id=773301768, http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/calvert_femur.html, http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/trauma.htmlhttp://www.legacyhealth.org/images/Housecalls/claviclefx.jpghttp://www.sciencephoto.com/images/download_lo_res.html?id=773301768 http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/calvert_femur.htmlhttp://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/trauma.html What else can we learn from bones? DNA samples can be collected from bone, teeth, and hair to provide clues to a person’s identity. Scientists may also be able to gain clues as to a person’s past, recent injuries, or the cause of death based on bone fractures and other signs of trauma. Damage from a hammer Gunshot Wounds Healed Fractures
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Forensic Tools & Techniques Watch the video and then answer the questions.video 1.What techniques or tools did the scientists use to find the body? 2.What is “disturbed soil”? What might it indicate? 3.How did they narrow down the areas to investigate? 4.Did they find a body?
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Reading the Remains Watch the video and then answer the questions.video 1.What information do they provide for law enforcement agencies? 2. How many skeletons do they have in their collection? 3.What do they learn about a skeleton from each tool? CT Scan – X- ray – Mass spectrometer – Scanning electron microscope – DNA Analysis –
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Cranium Cervical Vertebrae Sternum Humerus Ulna Radius Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges Sacrum Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges Clavicle Scapula Ribs Lumbar Vertebrae Ilium Ishium Femur Patella Directions: Identify the bones in the skeleton. One label will be used twice! The Bone Dance
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The Romanovs Documentary 1.What was the event that led to the capture of the Czar Romanav and his family? 2.How was the Romanav family executed? 3.How did Anastasia supposedly escape? 4.Whose bones in the Romanav family were not found in the initial burial site?
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Forensic Files Fill out the questions as we watch the video.
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Homework Unit 2 Vocabulary Due Monday Directions: Define the following terms, citing the source of your definition: anthropology, epiphysis, forensic anthropology, joints, mitochondrial DNA, ossification, osteoblast, osteoclast, osteocyte, osteoporosis
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Exit Slip September 5, 2014 1. Get out a mobile device or use one of the computers and go to m.socrative.com. You can also use one of the iPads that has the Socrative app. 2. When prompted, enter 417101 for the room number. QUESTION: What are three things that we can learn from bones?
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