Karalyn Ramon
CSTA San Jose 2012
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Popular
Exciting
Relevant
Hands-on
Inquiry based
Integrated Science
Promotes critical thinking, logical reasoning
and teamwork!
Nature of Science at its finest
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Here’s what I do with forensics!
 AP Biology
▪ Autopsy is the culminating assessment for the
Anatomy/Physiology unit
▪ Post exam unit
 Chemistry
▪ CSI: Chemistry unit
 Summer School Course for Junior High Students
▪ CSI: Loyola
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Hands-on experience solving realistic crime
scene scenarios using actual forensic
techniques.
 Inquiry instruction
 Demos, activities, labs and case studies
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Culminates in the creation and analysis of a
simulated crime scene.
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Crime scene sketching
Forensic photography
Glass fragment
analysis
Handwriting and
document analysis
Soil analysis
Tool marks and casting
Blood spatter analysis
Identification of
unknown substances
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Latent fingerprints
Drugs and toxicology
Blood typing
Hair and fibers
Forensic Microbiology
Human remains
Odontology
Forensic Entomology
DNA Fingerprinting
Ballistics
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Start small
 Try a simple activity with your students
▪ Be sure to revolve the activity around a case
▪ Where can I find a simple activity that doesn’t require a
lot of…
▪ time?
▪ money?
▪ expertise?
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Crime scene sketching
Forensic photography
Glass fragment
analysis
Handwriting and
document analysis
Soil analysis
Tool marks and casting
Blood spatter analysis
Identification of
unknown substances
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Latent fingerprints
Drugs and toxicology
Blood typing
Hair and fibers
Forensic Microbiology
Human remains
Odontology
Forensic Entomology
DNA Fingerprinting
Ballistics
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Websites
 CSI: Loyola wiki
▪ http://csiloyola.wikispaces.co
m
 Teachers First website
▪ http://www.teachersfirst.com/l
essons/forensics/index.html
 Forensics in the Classroom
▪ http://apps.trutv.com/forensic
s_curriculum/
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Textbooks
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Videos
 Discovery School Forensic Detectives
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Materials
 Store bought!
 Ward’s
 Mystery of Lyle and Louise
 Frey
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So now you’re hooked…
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Try another activity!
Try a simulated crime scene!
 Kits
 Create your own!
▪ Recruit your colleagues as suspects!
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Karalyn Ramon
 E-mail: kramon@loyolahs.edu
 Website: http://csiloyola.wikispaces.com