Unit 8

• News Article

• Crime Scene Report

• Testimony Rubric

Crime Scene Reconstruction: SW apply physics to reconstruct a crime scene and determine the order of events. 

• Research

  • Notes (18.1) 

  • Aloha Airlines Video

  • Optional FF: The Magic Bullet

• Practice

  • Accident Reconstruction Lab 2324

    • Accident Reconstruction lab 

    • Virtual Lab

  • Notes quiz

• Analyze

  • Reconstruct the location of the shooter and determine their height  

  • Figure out the order of events at the crime scene

Impressions Evidence: SW properly collect and examine impression evidence including footprints and treadprints.

• Research

  • notes 16.3 

• Practice

  • Impressions Lab

    • Tool mark impressions 

    • upload shoe soles here

    • Virtual Impressions Lab

  • Impressions Lab 2324

  • Notes Quiz

• Analyze

  • Examine the tire treads from the crime scene and suspects car 

  • Examine footprint from the crime scene yard to suspect's shoes.

Firearms and ballistics basics: SW explain the basics about guns including how they work and their engineering.

• Research

  • notes 16.1 (text or video) 

  • How a gun works1

  • How a gun works2

  • Rifling

  • Slowmo gun stuff

  • Bullet Basics Kit

• Practice

  • Poster assignment 

    • Peer eval form

  • notes quiz

• Analyze

  • Get crime scene report, photos, map of the scene and your collection of evidence

Identification of Firearms: SW explain the origin of identifying marks that are found on bullets and bullet casings and use them to identify the weapon that fired them.

• Research

  • notes 16.2 using the graphic organizer 

  • cool video

• Practice

  • Firearms ID Lab 2023

  • Cartridge Case ID Lab

  • Notes quiz

• Analyze

  • Get a warrant to search the suspect's property

  • Find and analyze critical evidence