1. Don’t Touch the Evidence Day 1
Forensic Science 10/3/14

2. Drill
What is the difference between the rough sketch and finished sketch that a forensic scientist makes?
What items MUST be on a sketch?
HW: Continue with Ch 2 Questions

3. Objectives
SWBAT
Document a crime scene, using notes, photographs, and a rough sketch.

4. Don’t Touch The Evidence!
You will be working on a lab, “Don’t Touch The Evidence,” for the next few days.
Today, you and your partner will view the crime scene and record sufficient notes to create a finished sketch of the crime scene to present to the class.

5. Pairs You may choose your partner—choose wisely. 
In each class, there may be one person who either works solo, or as part of a trio.
The FIRST trio who approaches Ms. Bloedorn will get to work together. If you don’t ask, one person from your unauthorized trio will get NO GRADE.
Send one member to get the lab sheet.

6. Instructions
In your pairs, there will be a number of tasks to complete:
Sketch the crime scene on white paper, using a pencil. Follow the directions on the lab sheet.
NOTE: Fixed points
Take written notes on a sheet of notebook paper.
Photograph the scene (BYOD). The first photo should be of the members of the group. All pieces of evidence should be photo’d with a ruler.
the photos to with your names in the subject or body of the
Take measurements for the sketch. You will use meter sticks and rulers. Don’t forget to use METRIC!

8. Why do we need a ruler in the picture?

9. Where is the crime scene??
We will be moving across the hall to the lab to document this crime.
A teacher named Darla Maestra was found dead in the lab. Her body has been removed, but many pieces of evidence have been found, so the area has been cordoned off.

10. Where is the crime scene??
You need
Pencil!!!
Notebook paper
Plain white paper
Ruler
Meterstick
Phone – use for camera AND compass
Let’s go!

11. Closure
Did you
photograph every piece of evidence, with a ruler next to it?
measure everything to the fixed points?