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Week 2 - Monday
CSI Challenge #2
Scrambled Words
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Unscramble each set of letters to reveal
a forensic science term.
1. lobod
2. micer encse
3. srnoa
4. redrum
5. tnirpooft
The answers are ...
1. lobod
BLOOD
2. micer encse
CRIME SCENE
3. srnoa
ARSON
4. redrum
MURDER
5. tnirpooft
FOOTPRINT
Week 2 - Tuesday
Spot the Differences
All Tied Up
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Tail feathers, snake’s tail, branch, ape’s finger, croc’s nostril, sun
Week 2 - Wednesday
Case #2:
Trash Tosser
8th Grade Forensic Science
http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/BrainBogglers/index.html
An inconsiderate slob dumped trash on Rachel Rabbit's lawn.
One of these two suspects is guilty. Slylock Fox found
evidence that may identify the loathsome litterbug.
What did Slylock observe to help him identify the trash tosser?
Hint: Notice the bones in the trash.
Slylock found bones in the trash.
The bull is an herbivore and only eats plants.
The raccoon is an omnivore and eats both plants and animals.
The raccoon is the trash tosser.
Week 2 - Thursday
Spot the Differences
Painting Time
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Tail feathers, hole in fence, ball, paint bucket, girl’s hair, ice cream cone
Week 2 - Friday
Trivia Set #2
8th Grade Forensic Science
T. Trimpe 2006
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1. In Knoxville, Tennessee, there is a research facility, popularly known as 'the Body
Farm', where research is conducted into the nature of human decomposition and the
factors which affect the rate at which it occurs. Who was responsible for the creation of
this facility?
A. Ernest T Bass
B. Gil Grissom C. Bill Clinton
D. William Bass
2. What is studied in forensic palynology?
A. Pollens and spores
C. Soils
B. Dust
D. Fossilized micro-organisms
3. If you know what to look for, you can tell a male from a female skull. Which of the
following statements is FALSE about a male skull?
A. It is usually larger.
C. It has a heavier jaw.
B. It has a more prominent brow ridge.
D. It has a more rounded chin.
4. In October 1974 part of a male torso was found floating in the River Thames in
England. Several parts, including the head and hands, were missing so police could not
use the usual methods of fingerprints, facial features and dental records to identify the
corpse. How was it eventually identified?
A. Presence of gallstones
C. Skeletal characteristics on x-rays
B. Blood type
D. All the choices are correct.
1. In Knoxville, Tennessee, there is a research facility, popularly known as 'the Body
Farm. Who was responsible for the creation of this facility?
D. William Bass - The official name of the body farm is the Tennessee Anthropological
Research Facility (TARF) but some of Bass’s colleagues call it the Bass Anthropological
Research Facility or BARF.
2. What is studied in forensic palynology?
A. Pollens and spores
3. If you know what to look for, you can tell a male from a female skull. Which of the
following statements is FALSE about a male skull?
D. It has a more rounded chin.
It is the female chin which tends to be more rounded and less prominent. The male chin tends
to be squarer with a heavy mandible (lower jaw bone).
4. In October 1974 part of a male torso was found floating in the River Thames in
England. How was it eventually identified?
D. All the choices are correct.
This case made legal history because it was the first time a body was identified without
fingerprints or dental records. It belonged to a petty criminal called William Henry Moseley.