Forensic Mysteries is an interdisciplinary humanities and math/science project where we will explore forensics and learn how to solve crimes! In math and science you will learn to become experts in the field of forensics as you learn about a wide variety of topics including fingerprinting, toxicology, ballistics, and many others. In humanities you will be reading several short mystery stories from Sherlock Holmes as well as the novel The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. You will be using your knowledge of Sherlock’s power of deduction to write your own unique mystery story as well as help to create a classwide murder mystery performance.
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Unit OneCrime Scene & Eye Witness Basics
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Unit TwoThe Power of Evidence
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Unit ThreeBlood Basics
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Expert Field Research
Use the link below to get started finding information. There is a lot of information on this link so you will need to look for your topic and work through the information to decide what you need. Consider these questions:
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- How is your evidence found?
- How is your evidence analyzed?
- How will your evidence help the investigation?
- How will it be used in court?
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Click on start here (above) to go to the giant resource page
Information about blood types and how much blood is in a person's body - Click here
Impression evidence kit - Click here
Information about blood types and how much blood is in a person's body - Click here
Impression evidence kit - Click here
Challenge Opportunities
1. Watch Forensic files with parent/guardian approval and complete the form found at this link: Forensic Files activity there is an organizer that might help you to organize your thoughts. You can find it here: Forensic Files organizer
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