1. Today Page 3 : assignment calendar review.
Objective: Students will be able to access assignments online & understand the expectations of the class.
Critical Question: If you have 100% on labs, homework, and participation, but 0% on tests, what would be your grade?
Today: we will look at online class calendar and tutorial page as well as review class expectations.

2. What class will you have to work the hardest in this semester?
Warm-up / Bell work

3. Today Page 3: Safety Quiz, safety review
Objective: Students will be able to relay safety protocols for laboratory accidents.
Critical Question: Why are instructions so important to follow in a chemistry lab?
Today: we will look at safety rules and expectations as well as taking a safety quiz.

4. Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.
Today Page 7: Observations and Physical Evidence
Objective: Students will be able to describe the nature of this course.
Critical Question: How is physical Evidence crucial to forensics?
Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.

5. List all the science classes you have taken in High School?
Warm-up / Bell work

6. Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.
Today Page 9 : Observations &Physical Evidence cont’d
Objective: Students will be able to describe the nature of this course.
Critical Question: How is physical Evidence crucial to forensics?
Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.

7. What Science Class are you taking next Semester
What Science Class are you taking next Semester? (Do you know what other semester classes are available?)
Warm-up / Bell work

8. What are you most interested in learning about in this class?
Warm-up / Bell work

9. Explain why eye witness accounts can be less than accurate?
Warm-up / Bell work

10. Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.
Today Page 10 : CSI WEB QUEST
Objective: SWBAT complete the Rookie training on CSI web site
Critical Question: What are some of the tools used in forensic science?
Today: we will take Cornell Notes and do left side activities.

11. What can you do to improve your observational skills?
Warm-up / Bell work

12. Today: we will take guided notes.
Today Page 11 : Crime Scene Basics
Objective: SWBAT describe the basics of crime scene investigating.
Critical Question: What are basic steps in approaching a crime scene?
Today: we will take guided notes.

13. How are fingerprints valuable in crime scene investigations?
Warm-up / Bell work

14. Today: Finger print lab.
Today Page 12 : Finger Print Identification
Objective: SWBAT examine and identify their own fingerprints and analyze data sets on the class.
Critical Question: What type of finger prints do you have?
Today: Finger print lab.

15. Why is fingerprint type not enough information to identify someone?
Warm-up / Bell work

16. Today Page 15 : Eyewitness Basics
Objective: SWBAT recognize and identify the factors affecting witness accounts.
Critical Question: Why are eyewitnesses responsible for 75% of wrongful convictions?
Today: Notes.

17. Today: Notes and Reading.
Today Page 17 : Physical Evidence Basics
Objective: SWBAT recognize and identify the types of physical evidence collected at crime scenes
Critical Question: In your own words, explain the Locard’s Exchange Principal?
Today: Notes and Reading.

18. What physical evidence might you leave on a body of someone you choked to death?
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19. Today: Notes and Reading + Video.
Today Page 19 : Fibers-Annotated Reading
Objective: SWBAT annotate notes and discuss academically the significance of their reading.
Critical Question: How can the study of fibers effective in solving crimes?
Today: Notes and Reading + Video.

20. What information can a skeleton give an investigator?
Warm-up / Bell work

21. Today: Notes and Reading + Video.
Today Page 21 : Fibers Notes
Objective: SWBAT- take guided Cornell notes discuss academically the evidence or fibers.
Critical Question: What can fibers tell us about a crime scene?
Today: Notes and Reading + Video.

22. How can a fiber aid your investigation at a crime scene?
Warm-up / Bell work

23. Today: Finish notes and take quiz.
Today Page 22 : Physical Evidence Quiz
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate knowledge with quick quiz on physical evidence.
Critical Question: What do I need to know better after this quiz?
Today: Finish notes and take quiz.

24. Pablo lives in a square house that has one window on each of its sides
Pablo lives in a square house that has one window on each of its sides. All four windows face north. How is this possible?
Warm-up / Bell work

25. Forensics Today Page 23 : Fiber Lab
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate ability to observe and describe fibers in a laboratory setting.
Critical Question: What is the most difficult part of identifying fibers?
Today: Fiber lab. Observe, draw and describe what you can in observing fibers under different microscopes.

26. Describe the difference between the natural and synthetic fibers that you observed yesterday ?
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27. Forensics Today Page 24-25 : Forensic Files & Notes
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate understanding of how trace evidence is gathered and analyzed.
Critical Question: What impressions might you find at an indoor murder scene?
Today: Watch video FF – “Two in a million” and start notes on Impressions.

28. Why are bite marks and tracks considered trace evidence?
Warm-up / Bell work

29. Today: Review- study guide, x-word and word search.
Forensics Today Page : Review Work
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate their ability to organize and study for an exam.
Critical Question: What are three ways I can prepare for my Forensics Exam?
Today: Review- study guide, x-word and word search.

30. How many ways can a single tool leave a mark?
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31. Today: Lab- Tool Mark Lab
Forensics Today Page 29 : Impressions Lab
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate their ability to document tool marks to use as a database for identification.
Critical Question: What did you learn about how tools leave impressions(3 sentences)?
Today: Lab- Tool Mark Lab

32. What is the only thing I can use on my test next week?
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33. Today: Lab- Tool Mark Lab
Forensics Today Page 30 : Bite Mark Lab
Objective: SWBAT- Demonstrate their ability to document and examine impressions left by teeth.
Critical Question: What was difficult about analyzing dental impressions?
Today: Lab- Tool Mark Lab

34. How would you describe a 2nd level question for your Cornell notes
How would you describe a 2nd level question for your Cornell notes? (how is it different than a 1st level question)
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35. Today: Notes….lots of notes
Forensics Today Page 31-33: Toxicology
Objective: SWBAT take Cornell notes on toxicology and its importance on forensics science.
Critical Question: What does toxicology entail?
Today: Notes….lots of notes

36. How does television (CSI Shows) affect a person’s ability to serve on a jury?
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37. Today: Notes….lots of notes
Forensics Today Page 34: CSI article
Objective: SWBAT take Cornell notes on an article and relate the author’s purpose and cite evidence.
Critical Question: How could we fix the problem the article discusses?
Today: Notes….lots of notes

38. What is cross-contamination?
Warm-up / Bell work

39. What is the difference between an illegal and a controlled drug?
In the US, is marijuana a legal, controlled, or illegal drug?
Warm-up / Bell work

40. Today: Web interactive lab
Forensics Today Page 35: Mouse Party
Objective: SWBAT take analyze lab mice to view the molecular mechanisms by which various drugs disrupt the synapse.
Critical Question: Do you think alcohol is as dangerous as other drugs? explain
Today: Web interactive lab

41. What is forensic Chemistry?
Warm-up / Bell work

42. Today: Web interactive lab
Forensics Today Page 36: Cookie Thief lab
Objective: SWBAT take analyze lab data on chemical reactions and use the data to determine who is guilty.
Critical Question: What evidence did you see that helped you determine a chemical reaction?
Today: Web interactive lab

43. Do you believe that you can completely return to normal brain function once you stop using a drug? Explain!
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44. Forensics Today: Page 37: Chromotography
Objective: SWBAT take notes on how a chronograph works and the prosperities it uses to separate mixtures of compounds..
Critical Question: What is a stationary phase and what is a mobile phase?
Today: Guided Notes

45. How does Chromatography work!
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46. Today: graphic organizer
Forensics Today: Page 39: Matter
Objective: SWBAT organize how we categorize matter into a graphic organizer
Critical Question: What is the difference between a homogenous mixture and a heterogeneous mixture using the term “phase” in your answer?
Today: graphic organizer

47. What type of mixture is an ink?
How can I tell if it is even a mixture?
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48. Today: Chromatography lab
Forensics Today: Page 38: Chromatography
Objective: SWBAT preform a chromatography test on various inks to determine the identity of an unknown.
Critical Question: Does the mobile phase you use in a chromagraph affect the Rf of a substance?
Today: Chromatography lab

49. How can handwriting analysis help solve a crime?
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50. Forensics Today: Page 43: Notes - Handwriting
Objective: SWBAT take notes on the application of handwriting analysis to understand the value is has in solving crimes.
Critical Question: What types of crimes are involved with handwriting analysis?
Today: Notes

51. How is graphology different from hand writing analysis?
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52. Today: Handwriting analysis
Forensics Today: Page 42 - Handwriting Lab
Objective: SWBAT examine known handwriting samples and compare them to unknowns identifying 3 of 12 key characteristics..
Critical Question: What is diacritic placement?
Today: Handwriting analysis

53. What is the term for intentionally starting a fire?
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54. Today: Notes guide completion
Forensics Today: Page 45 – Fire notes
Objective: SWBAT take notes on the key concepts in fire forensics.
Critical Question: What does the term “flash point” refer to and why is it important?
Today: Notes guide completion