Name __________________________
Date _____
CSI: Web Adventures
Go to the following web address and carry out the steps described in the items below.
http://forensics.rice.edu/
Note: the following icon will always take you back to the CSI game page:
1. Click on “Case One: Rookie Training” and check off “Forensic Biology” on
the list.
2. Select “Explore Lab”. Scroll over the lab equipment and figure out what each
piece of equipment is used for. Complete the chart below:
Equipment
What the Equipment is Used For
3. Click on “Case One: Rookie Training” again and check off “Forensic
Biology” on the list.
4. Now select “Follow Greg” and “What is a DNA Profile?”
a. Explain what CODIS is used for.
5. Go back to “Case One: Rookie Training” again and check off “Toxicology
Lab” on the list. Select “Learn about the lab” and follow the path.
a. What does a toxicologist do?
b. What 3 types of body fluids are typically collected by forensic
toxicologists?
6. Go back to “Case One: Rookie Training” again and check off “Firearms and
Toolmarks” on the list. View each of the three “Training Demos” carefully.
Be sure to scroll over and click on the terms in order to define them.
a. What is stored in the “magazine” of a gun?
b. Define “cartridge”:
c. What is a bullet “striation”?
Mute the sound on your computer
7. Now select “Go to the Firing Range” QUIZ and see how you score.
8. Go back to “Case One: Rookie Training” again and check off “Medical
Examiner” on the list. Keep selecting “next”.
a. What clues did you find in the external autopsy? (Note…You must scroll
over & click on the clues before proceeding to the next step.)
9. Now try the autopsy on the practice dummy. Click “next” when necessary and
follow the instructions as you remove the body organs.
a. What was the cause of death of the victim in this lab?
b. What is the cause for most (40%) deaths?
10. What were the causes of death for each of the following cases?
a. 6877 b. 11989 c. 23380 d. 4775 e. 94575 –
11. Go back to the home page. If time allows, select “Case Two: Canine Caper”.
Select “Play as a Guest”
Have fun!