1. The dark side of business ownership. How can we find out whodunnit?

2. Our K-W-L What we Know about forensics (sample responses) Scientists use forensics to solve crimes Scientists use forensics to solve crimes Forensic methods include: fingerprinting, DNA analysis, hair samples, and other clues Forensic methods include: fingerprinting, DNA analysis, hair samples, and other clues What we Wonder about forensics How were these methods developed? How were these methods developed? How are fingerprints an effective method of crime solving How are fingerprints an effective method of crime solving How does the cost of crime solving methods affect the ability to solve the crime? How does the cost of crime solving methods affect the ability to solve the crime? What we Learned about forensics Forensics cannot tell us everything about a crime Forensics cannot tell us everything about a crime Forensics includes investigating more than what the eye can see Forensics includes investigating more than what the eye can see

3. To answer our Wonder questions we need to…. do research to find out who developed commonly used practices in forensics do research to find out who developed commonly used practices in forensics set up experiments to answer our questions about who committed a crime set up experiments to answer our questions about who committed a crime collect our data carefully collect our data carefully make graphs and models to help display our work make graphs and models to help display our work compare our results with others compare our results with others draw conclusions based on our experiments and research draw conclusions based on our experiments and research

4. Why is forensic science important to us? Could people solve crimes without it?

5. Let’s brainstorm what we think… Forensics: Helps to provide solutions to crimes Helps to provide solutions to crimes Life science correlations include analysis of DNA, hair, blood, and fingerprints Life science correlations include analysis of DNA, hair, blood, and fingerprints Is done by professionals in law enforcement Is done by professionals in law enforcement Can help to identify a body Can help to identify a body

6. How does it all connect? Analyzing Teeth Impressions Make Observations Pathology Predicting Skeletal analysis Using x-rays Hair Analysis Odontology Fingerprint Analysis Ballistics Serology Forensics provides Careers Unknown Person Identification Crime Solving DNA Toxicology Draw Conclusions Artist’s Rendering Entomology