Unit 7

Arson: SW determine what evidence to look for during an arson investigation, how to properly package arson evidence, what tests can be done and what signs may distinguish an accidental fire from arson.

• Research

  • News Articles About Our Case

  • notes 14.1 

  • 2020 Arson Investigation  

• Practice

  • Notes quiz 

  • Fabrics and Flames Lab

  • FF Video

• Analyze

  • Analyze the crime scene evidence to determine if arson is suspected. 

Explosives: SW explain the differences between the various classes of explosives, how explosives work and how an investigation involving explosives may be carried out.

• Research

  • notes 14.2 

  • FF video

• Practice

  • Notes Quiz

• Analyze

  •  Analyze the evidence from the bombings

Document Analysis: SW perform handwriting analysis and comparisons on questioned documents and describe various techniques that are used by forensic scientists in questioned document analysis.

• Research

  • notes 17.1 

  • FF video: A Voice From Beyond

• Practice

  • Handwriting analysis activity

  • forge that signature!

  • Handwriting lab

  • Comparison table activity

• Analyze

  • Create a comparison chart for the exemplar from suspect and recovered documents in order to obtain a warrant for critical evidence.

  • Obtain warrant and search for evidence

Virtual Investigation 

The main objective of this virtual investigation is going to be to answer the following question: 

• Are the series of bombings and arsons happening in Schmiddletown connected to a single perpetrator?

You will be given the reports of the crimes and the ‘physical evidence’ for which you will need to requests what kind of analysis you want performed (if you cant perform it yourself). Ex:

• Fingerprints: email me and I will send you questions to make sure you understand how fingerprints are collected and analyzed, then I would give you the prints and you would need to analyze it yourself

• X-rays: email me and I will send you questions to make sure you understand the tests you are looking to perform and then I will either give you the X-rays or I will tell you what you ‘see’

The request forms can be found on The Lab page of the website