Unit 9

• Crime Scene Report 

• The rubric you will be graded by

Physical properties and measurement: SW describe physical and chemical properties of matter including density, buoyancy, color, conductivity and ductility.

• Research

  • notes (15.1)  

  • video: this is not yellow

  • vocab assignment

• Practice

  • Thickness of Al Foil Lab

    • Virtual Thickness of Al Foil Lab

• Analyze

  • Crime scene evidence

Paint: SW describe the composition of paint, explain how it can be used in a forensic investigation including the test that are performed and the underlying principles upon which they operate.

• Research

  • notes (15.4)  

  • Vocabulary assignment

• Practice

  • Paint chip lab

    • Virtual paint chip lab

• Analyze

  • Use evidence to try and get a description of the vehicle

Soil: SW describe the properties of soil, how it is formed, its utility in a forensic investigation and determine the type of soil from testing. 

• Research

  • notes 15.2 (video or text)  

  • FF video: Grounds for Indictment

• Practice

  • Soil Lab 

    • Soil lab redo 

    • Virtual Soil Lab

• Analyze 

  • Analyze soil found at the scene and compare it to soil found with the suspect

Glass and plastic: SW describe the composition and properties of glass as well as describe how they can be used in a forensic investigation including the tests that can be performed and the underlying principles upon which they operate.

• Research

  • notes 15.3 (video or text)  

  • How glass bottles are made

  • Prince rupert drops

  • FF: Shattered Dreams

• Practice

  • Glass crack activity

  • Glass Crack Lab

  • Glass density lab

    • (prelab)

    • Virtual Glass Lab  

• Analyze

  • Determine the density of the glass/plastic found at the crime scene & suspect.

(Document)

Drug Research Project 16-17

You will be researching a drug or poison, creating a presentation, publishing it to the internet and presenting it to the class. We will compile a single location for everyone to access this work so that you all have it as a reference.

Things to include in your research:

1. What is the name of your substance and any nick/street names for it.

2. What type of drug/poison is it and why is it categorized as such? 

   1. Drugs: classification and schedule and why (medicinal use? Chance for addiction? etc)

   2. Poisons: method of action and how it harms someone (be specific)

   3. Legal consequences of being in possession of it?

3. Where does it come from/how is it made?

4. What are its effect on the body, 

   1. physiological effects, how does it get the user high or poison them?

   2. what does the recipient experience?

   3. What is the LD-50 and the T ½ for it? 

      1. What would the lethal dose be for you?

   4. How does it affect them in the long term?

      1. Acute vs chronic use or exposure

5. Testing for it

   1. How can its presence in the body be detected? 

      1. What is actually being detected? The drug, its metabolites?

   2. How long does it stay in the body?

   3. How could they test for its presence in the field (are there any presumptive tests? If so, how do they work?)

6. Prevalence of use

   1. Drug: What kind of setting is it found in?

   2. How widespread is its use/abuse

   3. How many arrests are made annually/related statistics

   4. Specific incident involving the substance (court case, current event, historical event, etc.)

7. Sources

   1. Include a list of sources where you got all of this information from.

Your final product:

You are going to create a 6-10 minutes presentation using google slides that is going to be shared with the class. We are going to create a class resource that we will use throughout the year in our quest to solve cases. 

You will also create 3 multiple choice questions related to your particular topic. Focus on what you think is important about your topic and what may be important to a forensic investigator as they investigate a case.

Here is the rubric for the presentation:

Topics for research (You can pick yours, but I may change it to ensure that both drugs and poisons get covered)

Drugs

1.  Marijuana (THC)

2. Heroin

3. LSD

4. GHB

5. Morphine

6. PCP

7. Cocaine

8. Methadone

9. Methamphetamine

10. Codeine

11. Hydrocodone

12. Ketamine

13. Anabolic steroids

14. Valium

15. Acetaminophen

16. Ecstasy

17. Rohypnol 

18. Oxycontin

Poisons

1. Cyanide

2. Arsenic

3. Hemlock

4. Lead

5. Mercury

6. Carbon Monoxide

7. Alcohol

8. Hydrofluoric acid

9. Ethylene glycol

10. Strychnine

11. Ricin

12. Anthrax

13. Mustard gas

14. Batrachotoxin 

15. Tetrodotoxin

Have one that you would like to add to the list? Let me know!

TOPIC PROPOSAL

In order to avoid redundant presentations, you are required to submit a topic proposal to me so that I may make sure no one is doing the same topic. In the instance of people having proposed the same topic, preference will be given to the student that submitted it on time. If both were submitted on time, rock-paper-scissors will decide in a best 2 of 3 match, which will be officiated by the teacher. Rules will be clarified before the contest.

Topic proposal requirements:

1. The topic (drug or poison) you wish to research

2. Why you want to research it

3. What you already know about it.

Email your proposal to me