1. Bellwork
write a list of skeletal traits that you believe could be used to help identify an individual

2. EQ:
I will:
How are bones used to determine the identity of the individual?
Learn how bones are used to determine sex, age, height, race, and other traits, and use this knowledge to help discover the identity of the victim.

4. Open folder 1
Each station will be responsible for identifying a single aspect (Age, Sex, Height, Race and other traits) for the Victim
Read through the packet for your station and learn about your task

5. Scenario:
Your job:
A hunter is in the woods and comes across what he thinks is the skeletal remains of a human. The pathologist has estimated the remains to have been at that location for 6 months. There are 3 missing persons reported around that time. Your help is needed (as a Forensic Anthropologist) to determine the victims identity.
Determine the victims identity based on the skeletal remains.
You will be able to determine the sex, race, height, age and other traits from the skeletal remains.

6. Open the Case File
Use what you learned from your packet to identify that aspect of the victim
You will share your findings with the class and explain how that you derived that answer
We will then combine all the findings and determine who is the victim from the list of missing persons

7. Presentation Make sure you explain the following:
Fill in your answer in the table on the board
Label/point out all the bones on your radiograph if this applies
Explain how bones are used to identify that aspect
Explain how you determined your answer

8. Sex

9. Sex

10. Age

11. Age

12. Formula for calculating Body Height (in inches)
Female
Male
FEMUR
Height = (length of femur x 1.94)  +  28.7
Height = (length of femur x 1.88)  +  32
HUMERUS
Height = (length of humerus x 2.8)  +  28.1
Height = (length of humerus x 2.9)  +  27.8
RADIUS
Height = (length of radius x 3.3)  +  32
Height = (length of radius x 3.3)  +  34

13. Incisor Shovel-shaped
race
Asian
African
European
Arch Shape  Rounded
Arch Shape Hyperbola
Arch Shape Parabola
Incisor Shovel-shaped
Incisor Spatulate 
Incisor Spatulate

14. Race

15. Other traits

16. Missing persons Missing person 1 Missing person 2 Missing person 3
Name: Wayne Aughney
Age: 59
Sex: M
Race: Caucasian
Height: 6’0”
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Scars on forehead and right cheek from construction accident
Name: Rosalyn Fairbanks
Age: 65
Sex: F
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5’4”
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Surgical Scars to left knee from knee replacement surgery
Name: Crystal Wilson
Age: 21
Sex: F
Race: African American
Height: 5’6”
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Wears glasses or corrective lenses

17. Exit ticket
Write a paragraph explaining the identity of the victim and how we managed to arrive at that answer based on what we learned today