2. Thursday 31 January Introduction to Science/CSI
SLO: Describe what Forensic Science is and what Forensic Scientists do.
Class seating plan(alphabetical)
Expectations/homework/Course outline.
Folders/Achievement tracking sheets.
Top team groups for the term.
CSI – keywords/SLO’s.
What is Forensic Science?
Homework: Forensic Science Title page
Due date: Friday 1 February

3. Friday 1 February What do Forensic Scientists do?
SLO: Describe what Forensic Science is and what Forensic Scientists do.
What is Forensic Science? Powerpoint
Mind map – what does a forensic scientist collect?
Observations

4. Thursday 7 February Observations, Inferences and Fingerprints
SLO: Describe types of forensic evidence and how/why it is collected.
Observations – how observant are you?
Observations
Playing ‘Kim’s game’ – to improve observational skills by adding more items to a tray of items every time students remember more (uncover for 30s-1min, then re-cover)
The difference between observations and inferences.
Observations vs inferences Notes
Slides 6-9 Forensics ppt
Fingerprints – patterns, taking own fingerprints and identifying patterns.
Homework: Read ‘A crime scenario’ p FS1, Q’s 1-4
Due date: Friday 8 February

5. Friday 8 February Fingerprinting
SLO: Describe types of forensic evidence and how/why it is collected – fingerprints.
Fingerprinting on different surfaces.
Whose fingerprint – analysis.
Collecting information – eg tallies, graphs
Collecting in homework (matching fingerprints activity)

6. Friday 24 February Lip prints and mystery bags
SLO: Use equipment to collect evidence.
Use observational skills to try and work out the objects in the mystery bags – team activity.
Lip prints activity. Notes.

7. Athletics Day – no Science
Tuesday 28 February
Athletics Day – no Science

8. Friday 3 March Mystery white powders
SLO: Use equipment to collect and analyse evidence – white powder.
Reviewing last lesson – lip prints.
Playing ‘Kim’s game’.
Mystery white powder group activity/analysis.
Homework: Continue learning keywords.

9. Friday 17 February Collection evidence - Fingerprints
SLO: Use equipment to collect evidence. Evaluate evidence and apply to eliminate suspects from a list.
Observation and inference activity.
Dusting for fingerprints activity.
Fingerprint matching activity.
Homework – continue working through sheets, revise keywords. While watching TV tonight, identify a commercial you have seen a number of times: record what you see now that you did not notice before.

10. Tuesday 7 March Impression evidence
SLO: Use equipment to collect and analyse evidence – impression evidence.
Play Kim’s game.
Impression evidence – What is it? – notes
Making plastercine prints.
Homework: Continue learning keywords.

11. Friday 10 March Processing Impression evidence
SLO: Use equipment to collect and analyse evidence – impression evidence.
Removing moulds from plastercene and swapping with other groups – can you identify the object – How?
Shoe length and height activity – how can you work out height from shoe length?
What else can shoe length tell us?
Homework: Keep learning keywords.

12. Tuesday 14 March Impression evidence - casts
SLO: Use equipment to collect and analyse evidence – impression evidence – casts.
Whose footprint activity? Identifying patterns to make inferences.
Homework: From homework book – Which height is person ‘X’. Draw table and use data to work out height of person ‘X’.
Due date Friday 17 March

13. Friday 17 March Fabrics and Fibres
SLO: Use equipment to collect and analyse evidence – fabrics and fibres.
Observation/inference activity – paper.
Fabric and fibres introduction.
An introduction to the microscope.
Analysing fabrics and fibres using the microscope.
Homework: Fabric and fibres question sheet from homework book.