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FORENSIC SCIENCE/
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
CTE Forensic Science
Forensic Science/
Crime Scene Investigation
You know what a Crime Scene Investigator looks like on television. Now, get to know the real career.
Forensic Science plays a vital role in the criminal justice system – providing investigators with
scientifically-based information through the analysis of physical evidence.
As a student in the Forensic Science/CSI pathway at the Public Service Leadership Academy at
Fowler you’’ll be exposed to the real, everyday life of a crime scene investigator, gaining knowledge
and hands-on experience in:
• Collecting and preserving material evidence found at crime scenes – including measuring,
recording and analyzing chemical substances (such as tissue samples, physical materials and
ballistics evidence)
• Communicating with experts in fingerprinting, ballistics, handwriting, electronics, documents,
chemistry, medicine or metallurgy to interpret evidence
• Reconstructing crime scenes and testifying as a witness in trials or hearings
This pathway will involve a rigorous and relevant four-course Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Biomedical Science sequence.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
Crime Scene Investigator, Private Investigator, Law Enforcement
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Course of Study Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation
7th Grade
n 7th Grade CC
8th Grade
n 8th Grade CC
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
n CTE Exploratory
n CTE Forensic
Science 100
(CSI100)
(1 CTE Credit)
n CTE Forensic
Science 200
(CSI200)
(2 CTE Credits)
n CTE Forensic
Science
Integreated
Science
(CTE300)
(1 Credit)
n CTE Forensic
Science 300
(CSI300)
(2 CTE Credits)
n CTE Forensic
Science
Integreated
ELA
(CTE400)
(1 Credit)
DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
Students must pass CTE CSI: Forensic Science 100, 200
and 300 to challenge the course approved technical
assessment.
n All students in 9th grade will receive Career and Financial
Management and CTE Exploratory classes.
n Student will have earned the 11th grade integrated
science credit upon successful completion of the Forensic
Science 100 and 200.
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n Student will have earned the 12th grade integrated ELA
credit upon successful completion of the Forensic Science
100,200 and 300.
n Student will receive the CTE Endorsement upon successful
completion of the Forensic Science Program and must
pass the prescribed technical assessment and completion
of a commencement level project.
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FORENSIC SCIENCE/
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CTE Forensic Science
Course Syllabus Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Forensic science is the application of scientific knowledge to
questions of civil and criminal law. This course is a lab-based,
hands-on course that will explore what forensic scientists do,
including modern forensic methods and scientific methods to
solve legal problems. This course will focus on collection and
analysis of crime scene evidence and lab analysis techniques
and the ability to clearly and concisely explain the results of
the labs and techniques used, and present details of the
analysis in lab reports. The course requires students to apply
basic understandings of physics, chemistry, biology and math
to explore the range of topics in this diverse field of study.
GRADING
20%
Tests: Tests will be longer and may cover more than
one unit of material. Test dates will be announced at
least a week in advance.
35%
Quizzes: Quizzes will be weekly and will cover the most
recent material as well as a review of important
concepts.
20%
Labs: Labs are often performed in groups of 2-4
students; yet an individual lab report is always required
of every student.
10%
Homework: Homework will be assigned every night. It
will be checked for completion each day and reviewed
in class.
15%
Projects: Research projects will be assigned every
quarter. The topics of the project will be discussed in
class and sufficient time will be given to complete the
project and present it in class.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will understand the history of the forensic sciences
and its place in popular culture.
2. Students will understand the roles of different types of
professionals involved in evaluating a crime scene and the
collected evidence.
3. Students will apply the methodology of collecting and
interpreting data, avoiding contamination, and preservation
of chain of custody.
4. Students will understand how to present evidence in a
professional (courtroom) setting.
ADDITIONAL COURSE POLICIES
n It is your responsibility to ask about any missed work!
n If you had an excused absence, you will have one day for
each day missed to make up any work to receive credit.
n If you were present on the day an assignment was
announced, then you are responsible for that assignment on
the day you return.
n If the absence is known about in advance, you should
contact me before the absence to receive the work you will
miss.
n Missed tests have to be made up within 1week of an
absence. However missed quizzes only get 3 days to be
made-up. You will be responsible to make arrangements
with me to make up your tests /quizzes upon returning to
school.
INTEGRATED ACADEMICS
N/A
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
n School will provide: TBD
n Student will provide: TBD
TEXTBOOK
Funkhouser, Charles and Barbara Ball-Deslich. Forensic
Science for High School, Second Edition. Dubuque, Iowa:
Kendall Hunt, 2009.
Course Calendar Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation
UNITS OF STUDY
QUARTER
1
n Safety and Scientific Method
n History of Forensic Science
n Legal System and
The Role Forensics Plays
n Crime Scene Investigation
2
n Forensic Glass Analysis
n Forensic Hair and
Fiber Analysis
n Paint
n Footwear and Tire Impressions
n Fingerprints
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n
n
n
n
3
Forensic Serology/DNA
Forensic Toxicology
Controlled Substances
Questioned Documents
Firearms and Tool Marks
n
n
n
n
4
Forensic Anthropology
Criminal Psychology
Crime Scene Photography
Cross Curricular Case Studies
with Culinary
n Cross Curricular Case Studies
with Automotive
n Review For Final Examination
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Time Frame
Unit of Study
WEEKS 1-3
Unit 1:
Safety and
Scientific Method
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Key Questions
• Why is lab safety vital
in science?
• How are the basics of
science used in
forensics?
• How does scientific
reasoning help in daily
life?
• How can scientific
methods help solve
everyday problems?
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
• Demonstrate safe
practices in labs and
field investigations
• Demonstrate how to
use and conserve
resources in labs and
how to dispose of or
recycle materials in labs
• Define science and
the scientific method
• Differentiate between
scientific hypotheses
and scientific theories
• Explain how the
scientific method is
used to answer
questions and solve
cases in forensics
• Use the scientific
method to solve an
investigation, including
all the steps of the
method and an
experiment
• Analyze, evaluate and
critique scientific
explanations by using
data, logical reasoning,
and observations
• Communicate and
apply scientific
information from
current events as well
as published articles
• Draw inferences from
data related to
services and products
• Demonstrate
conversions of
measurements from
English to
International Systems
(SI) units
• Distinguish between
physical and chemical
properties
• Determine the
elements within a
compound or mixture
• Identify four types of
chemical reactions
Assessment
Evidence of Learning
• Lab Safety Quiz
• Safety Poster
• MSDS Analysis
Activity
• Scientific Method Quiz
and Exam
• Scientific Method
Crossword Puzzle
• Laboratory Equipment
Lab
• Designing Experiments
• Current Events Article
Summary
• Scientific Reasoning
Quiz
• Accuracy and
Precision in Industry
• The Last Picnic
• Scientific Method and
Reasoning
• Metric Conversions
Quiz
• White Powder Lab
• Reactions Worksheet
• Chemical Reactions
CTE
Standards
LWC01
LWC06
LWC10
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
Literacy
RST.9-10. 1,2,3,4,7
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
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Time Frame
Unit of Study
WEEKS 4-5
Unit 2:
The History of
Forensic Science
Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
• What are some
• Distinguish between
forensic science and
examples of careers in
criminalistics in law,
forensic science?
public safety, correct• What is legally and
ions and security
ethically expected of
•
Identify the roles,
forensic scientists and
functions and
Crime Scene
responsibilities of
Investigators?
forensic science
• Who’s Who in
professionals
Forensic Science?
•
Explore and identify
• What role do
various fields of
pathologists and
expertise in forensic
anthropologists play in
science
forensic science?
• Discuss the different
education and training
requirements for the
various careers in
forensic science
• Summarize the ethical
standards of a
forensic scientist
• Re-evaluate the
methods of processing
and analyzing trace
evidence commonly
found in a crime scene
• Recognize the
procedures of
evidence collection
while maintaining the
integrity of a crime
scene
• Explore the history
and legal
responsibilities of
forensic science
• Recognize the major
contributors to the
development of
forensic science
• Illustrate the history of
forensic science
• Analyze the role of
forensic pathologists
and anthropologists in
investigations
• Identify career-related
information that is
relative to making
career decisions
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Assessment
Evidence of Learning
• Careers in Forensic
Science quiz; ethical
standards in forensic
science quiz; History
of forensic science quiz
• Historical timeline
poster
• Role of Forensic
Pathologists and
Anthologists Quiz
• Design Forensic Career
Brochure
CTE
Standards
LWC01
LWC08
LWC09
LWC10
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
Literacy
RST.9-10.2,4,8
WHST.9-10.2;
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Time Frame
Unit of Study
Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• What are the
distinguishing duties
for various forensic
Unit 3:
specialists, and how
The Legal System and
does the legal system
the Role of Forensics
control these
responsibilities?
• Provide similarities
and differences
between forensics and
criminalistics
• Explain the different
duties of each
forensic unit
• Describe the legal
responsibilities of
forensic science
professionals within
and outside of the
courtroom
• Legal Systems Exam
• Analysis of forensic
mistakes during O.J.
Simpson trial
• Legal Systems
Crossword Puzzle
• Admission into
Evidence Court Cases
Research
LWC01
LWC09
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,2,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• What procedures are
implemented at a
crime scene and why
are they important?
• Work as a productive
member of a team
• Conduct a systematic
search of a mock
crime scene
• Demonstrate crime
scene sketching
• Demonstrate correct
techniques of
collecting and
packaging evidence at
a crime scene
• Crime Scene Sketch
• Mock Crime Scene
Investigation and Data
Table
LWC01
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,7
WHST.9-10.2,4
• How do crime scene
investigators examine
glass?
• Calculate the direction • Forensic Glass
Analysis Experiment
of a projectile by
• Density of Glass: The
examining glass
Flotation Method
fractures
• Forensic Glass Quiz
• Compare the
and Exam
composition of glass
fragments
• Correctly process trace
evidence (examples
are fibers, blood, hair,
glass or soil) collected
in a simulated crime
scene
WEEKS 6-7
WEEKS 8-9
Unit 4:
Crime Scene
Investigation
WEEKS 10-11
Unit 5:
Forensic Glass
Analysis
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Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,7
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
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Time Frame
Unit of Study
Weeks 12-13
Unit 6:
Forensic Hair and
Fiber Analysis
WEEKS 14-15
Unit 7:
Paint
Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
• What are the
• Identify the racial and
differences between
somatic origin of
class characteristics
unknown hairs based
and individual
on their characteristics
characteristics?
• Compare and contrast
• How are the properties
between human and
of light used in the
animal hairs
collection and analysis • Distinguish between
of trace evidence?
natural and synthetic
fibers
• Examine the subtle
differences between
questioned and known
samples of hairs and
fibers
• Describe the
electromagnetic
spectrum and light
characteristic such as
waves, wavelength,
frequency, and speed
• Explain and utilize
scientific technology,
such as various
microscopes, type of
lasers, and the
spectrophotometer,
that apply the properties
of light to investigate
trace evidence
• Determine the identity
of trace evidence by
applying scientific
theories of light such
as light refraction,
diffraction, dispersion
and the atomic
emission spectrum
• How can paint chips
be observed,
compared, and used
to prove ownership?
• Identify the different
components of
automobile paint
• Characterize the
microscopic
examination of paint
• List and define the
techniques used in
paint comparisons
• Understand how to
properly collect and
preserve paint evidence
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Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• Characteristics of Hair
Scales Lab
• Trace Evidence Quiz
and Exam
• Forensic Use of Light
Exam
• Forensic Use of Light
Technology Quiz
• Flame Demonstration
• Basic Use of a
Microscope Lab
• Observing Refractive
Index (RI) in Fibers
Lab
• Light Diffraction Hair
Diameter Lab
• Refractive Index (RI)
of Glass by
Submersion Lab
LWC01
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,7,9
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• Paint Layer
Determination
• Forensic Paint
Analysis Quiz
• Forensic Paint
Crossword Puzzle
LWC01
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,7
WHST.9-10.2,4
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WEEKS 16-17
Key Questions
Unit 9:
Fingerprints
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Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• How is impression
evidence examined?
• Distinguish between
various types of
impression evidence
• Differentiate between
class and individual
characteristics
• Collect and preserve
footwear impression
left on soil by plaster
casting
• Footwear Impressions
Lab
• Footwear Impressions
Comparison
LWC01
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,7
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• How and when was
the science of
fingerprints
discovered?
• What are the
requirements for a
quality set of
fingerprints?
• How do they develop
fingerprints that may
not be visible?
• Identify the major
contributor to the
development of
fingerprinting
• Illustrate the history of
fingerprinting
• Explain the Automatic
Fingerprint
Identification System
• Explain the factors
affecting fingerprints
• Obtain quality
fingerprint
impressions of another
person
• Compare the three
major fingerprint
patterns of arches,
loops, and whorls, and
their respective
subclasses
• Identify the factors
affecting fingerprints
• Select appropriate
techniques for the
development of latent
prints on various
surfaces
• Poster on history of
fingerprinting with a
timeline
• Research Paper of
IAFIS
• History of
Fingerprinting Quiz
• Quality tenprint of
student and another
person.
• Quiz on fingerprint
patterns
• Development of Latent
Prints Lab
• Latent Fingerprints
Quiz
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,2,3
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
Unit 8:
Footwear and
Tire Impressions
WEEKS 18-20
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
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Time Frame
Unit of Study
WEEKS 21-22
Unit 10:
Forensic
Serology/DNA
WEEKS 23-24
Unit 11:
Forensic Toxicology
Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
Assessment
Evidence of Learning
• What is serology and
how is it used to solve
crimes?
• What is DNA and
where is it found?
• How can DNA be
associated with crime
scenes?
• Identify characteristics
of human blood
• Determine genetics of
the human red blood
system
• Analyze bloodstain
patterns based on
source, direction, and
angle of trajectory
• Diagram the DNA
molecule
• Explain the
polymerase chain
reaction laboratory
procedures
• Demonstrate how to
package, collect,
and analyze DNA
from a simulated
crime scene
• What is a toxic
substance?
• Analyze physical and
• Chromatography
chemical properties of
Laboratory
evidence collected
• Blood Alcohol
from a crime scene
Determination
• Identify and explore
• Forensic Toxicology
toxicology lab
Exam
procedures, such as
blood alcohol
concentrations
• What is a drug?
• Compare the types of
• What is the difference
drug dependence
between an illicit drug • Characterize types of
Unit 12:
and a controlled
drugs
Controlled Substances
substance?
• Differentiate between
screening and
confirmation test for
drugs
• Identify proper
collection and
preservation methods
for drug evidence
WEEKS 25-26
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• Blood Laboratory
• Punnett Square Blood
Type Activity
• Forensic Serology
Exam
• Blood Quiz
• DNA Extraction from
Strawberries or
Banana.
• PCR- Lewinsky/Clinton
Scandal Activity
• DNA Quiz
• Analysis of White
Powders Lab
• Controlled Substances
Exam
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
ESS01
ESS10
LWC01
LWC10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,7,9
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,7
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,9
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
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WEEKS 27-28
Unit 13:
Questioned
Documents
WEEKS 29-30
Unit 14:
Firearms and
Tool Marks
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Key Questions
• Why is the field of
questioned
documents important
in forensic science?
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
• Determine why a
questioned document
is and identify
examples of it
• Analyze handwriting
and identify its
individual
characteristics
• Identify what FISH is
and its importance
• Recognize different
types of altered
documents and the
techniques used to
analyze them
• Apply knowledge that
ink is a mixture and
be able to
demonstrate its
components
• Apply knowledge of
forensics to real life
cases
• Differentiate between
known and
manufactured
materials, such as
forgeries and
counterfeits
• How do crime scene
• Explain the individual
investigators examine
characteristics of tool
tool mark impressions,
marks
bullet fragments, and • Recognize
bullet holes?
characteristics of
bullet and cartridge
cases
• Explain laboratory
methodologies used to
determine whether an
individual has fired a
weapon, such as
identifying gunshot
residue
• Recognize the type of
information available
through the National
Integrated Ballistics
Information Network
Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• Characteristics of
Handwriting Lab
• Forgery Handwriting
Lab
• Ink Chromatography
Lab
• Documents and
Forgery Assignment
• Questioned
Documents
Examination
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,9
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• Tool Mark Analysis
Experiment
• Firearms and
Trajectory Activity
• Firearms and Tool
Marks Examination
• Firearms and Tool
Marks Crossword
Puzzle
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
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Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
• What is forensic
• Review the major
anthropology and what
bones of the human
can it tell us about
skeletal system
Unit 15:
human remains?
• Compare the
Forensic Anthropology
composition and
structure of human
and animal bones
• Describe the
techniques used to
excavate bones
• Determine the unique
characteristic of an
individual (such as
age, gender, race, and
height) from his or her
bones
• Explain the role of
Forensic Odontology
and analyze own teeth
for distinctiveness
• Explain the processes
and timelines of
human death and
decomposition
• Identify characteristics
of Forensic
Entomology
WEEKS 31-32
WEEKS 33-34
Unit 16:
Criminal Psychology
• What is criminal
psychology and what
does it tell us about
criminal behavior?
• Can we create a
profile of a criminal/
serial killer?
• List the key
contributor to and
their work in the field
of criminal profiling
• Explain the stages of
the criminal profiling
process
• Differentiate between
the roles of the
investigator and the
profiler
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Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• Forensic
Anthropology Exam
• Bone Quiz
• Who Is The Skeleton
in the Closet? Lab
• One Bite
Out of Crime Forensic
Odontology Lab
• Forensic
Entomology Lab
• Bone Review
Crossword Puzzle
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.3,4,7,9
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• Criminal Psychology
and Profiling Exam
• Garbagology Lab:
One Man’s Trash Is
a Profiler’s Treasure!
• Analysis of Serial
Killers
• Fake Book
Criminal Lab
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
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WEEKS 35-36
Unit 17:
Crime Scene
Photography
WEEKS 37-38
Unit 18:
Cross Curricular Case
Studies with Culinary
WEEK 39
Unit 19:
Cross Curricular
Case Studies with
Automotive
WEEK 40
Unit 20: Review for
Final Examination
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Key Questions
Key Learning Targets
(Students will know
and be able to)
Assessment
Evidence of Learning
CTE
Standards
CCLS Literacy,
Math, Science
• Scavenger Hunt
• How does crime scene • Identify equipment
Photo Results
photography differ
and materials needed
• Reading and
from regular
to operate digital
Questions on Forensic
photography?
cameras
Photography
• How can a
• Produce quality
photographic record
photographs of crime • Presentation of crime
scene photos using
that could be used in
scenes including a
iMovie
court be produced?
photography log
• Use proper lighting
and exposure
photographing a crime
scene
• Process the pictures
using Photoshop to
present as evidence in
court
• Produce a final
presentation of the
crime scene photos
using iMovie
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• How can we use the
reactions in culinary
science to study the
chemistry in forensic
science?
• Demonstrate an
understanding of key
chemistry concepts
learned via the
culinary cross
curricular laboratories
• Newton’s Law of
Cooling: Spuds
• Carbohydrates and
application to
Chemistry
• Phase Changes:
Melting Apples
• Physical vs. Chemical
Changes: Butter
• Evaluation of items
with similar chemical
composition: How
Sweet It Is
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• How can accidents be
reconstructed?
• How can it be
determined if a
vehicle has been
tampered with or if it
was accidental?
• Perform vehicular
accident
reconstruction
• Analyze a vehicle’s
condition to
understand if a
scenario is an
accident or on
purpose
• Accident Scene
Reconstruction
Worksheets
• Hands on laboratory in
the automotive bay
Analysis of
automobile’s
condition.
LWC01
LWC10
ESS01
ESS10
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,5,7
• What are the main
learning goals for this
past year in forensic
science?
• Final examination
• Complete the
assessment
demonstrating a
thorough knowledge of
forensic science
Literacy
RST.9-10.1,2,3,4
WHST.9-10.2,4
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM / 2015-2016