Ohio County High School Forensic Science Curriculum Map
Reading
Writing
Timeline
Aug 6th11th
Aug 12th19th
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Aug 20th27th
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Both
Activities
Lab safety quiz
Lab – deductive reasoning
Lecture
Posttest
Timeline of famous forensic
scientists
Web resources – cognition
videos
Posttest
Evidence collection (Druggist
fold)
Lab - Sketching a crime scene
Lab - T-shirt lab (Locard’s
exercise 1)
Lecture
Case Study
Web resources – How to use a
microscope
Posttest
PLCS
Arts and Humanities
Key Concepts
Scientific Background
 Lab Safety
 Scientific Method
 Metric Conversions
Relevance & History of Forensic
Science
 Usage in civic and criminal
law
 Major figures in the
development of the field
 Basics of the crime lab
 Functions of the forensic
scientist
 Careers in forensic science
The Crime Scene
 Physical evidence and the
crime scene
 Securing and recording the
crime scene
 Securing and recording the
crime scene
Instructional Resources
1. SHS lab safety contract
2. Biology: The Dynamics of
Life
(Glencoe & McGraw-Hill)
Vocabulary
1. Independent variable
2. Dependent variable
3. Scientific method
1. Expert witness
2. Locard’s exchange
principle
Chapter 1: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
Chapter 2: Forensic Science
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Physical evidence
Rough sketch
Finished sketch
Chain of custody
Standard/reference
sample
Buccal swab
Substrate control
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Aug 28thSept 8th
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Sept 9th16th
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Lecture
Case study
Lab – Bone length to height
comparisons
Lab – Identifying bones of the
skeleton
Webquest – Autopsy and Time
of Death
Web resources
Posttest
Lecture
Case Study
Lab – blood spatter analysis
Web resources
Posttest
Physical Evidence
 Types
 Examination
 Significance
Forensic Sereology
 Microscopes
 Nature of Blood
 Immunoassay techniques
 Forensic characterization of
blood stains
 Blood stain patterns
Chapter 3: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
Chapter 8: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
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Algor mortis
Class characteristics
Comparison
Identification
Individual
characteristics
5. Product rule
6. Reconstruction
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DNA
Plasma
Erythrocyte
Serum
Antigen
Antibody
Antiserum
Agglutination
Serology
Polyclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies
Hemoglobin
Luminal
Precipitin
Gene
Chromosome
Allele
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Sept 17th24th
Sept 25thOct 7th
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Lecture
Case study
Lab – Field Sobriety testing
Web resources
Posttest
Forensic Toxicology
 Role of toxicology
 Role of toxicologist
 Toxicology of alcohol
 Testing for intoxication
 Analysis of blood for alcohol
 Alcohol and law
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Lecture
Case study
Lab – Identification of unknown
drugs using flowchart testing
Web resources
Posttest
Drugs
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Drug dependence
Types of drugs
Drug control laws
Forensic drug analysis
Collection and preservation of
drug evidence
Chapter 6: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
Chapter 5: Forensic Science
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Genotype
Phenotype
Acid phosphatase
Enzyme
Oligospermia
Aspermia
Absorption
Acid
Alveoli
Anticoagulant
Artery
Base
Capillary
Catalyst
Excretion
Fuel cell detector
Metabolism
Oxidation
pH scale
preservative
toxicologist
vein
Anabolic steroids
Analgesic
Chromatography
Confirmation
Depressant
Flouresence
Hallucinogen
Infrared
Ion
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Oct 8th15th
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Oct 16th24th
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Lecture
Case study
Lab – Collection of hair,
microscopic identification of
prepared hair slides
Web resources
Posttest
Lecture
Case study
Lab – fingerprint collection with
pencil/tape and ink
Trace Evidence: Hairs and Fibers
 Forensic examination of hair
 Forensic examination of fibers Chapter 10: Forensic Science
 Collection and preservation of (Saferstein)
fiber eidence
Fingerprints
 History of fingerprinting
 Fundamental principles of
fingerprinting
 Classification of fingerprints
Chapter 14: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
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Microcrystalline test
Monochromatic light
Monochromator
Narcotic
Physical dependence
Psychological
dependence
Screening test
Spectrophotometry
Stimulant
Ultraviolet
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
Anagen phase
Catagen phase
Telogen phase
Follicular tag
Nuclear DNA
Mitochondrial DNA
Natural fibers
Manufactured fibers
Polymer
Monomer
Molecule
Macromolecule
Anthropometry
Ridge characteristics
Latent fingerprint
Loop
Whorl
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Lab – fingerprint analysis using
patterns and ridge
characteristics
Fingerprint Challenge
Web resources
Posttest
Lecture
Case study
Lab – Bullet trajectory lab
Web resources
Posttest
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Methods of detecting
fingerprints
Digital imaging for fingerprint
enhancement
Firearms, Tool Marks and Other
Impressions
 Bullet and cartridge
comparison
 Automated firearm search
system
 Gunpowder residue
 Primer residues on the hands
 Serial # restoration
 Collection and preservation of
firearm evidence
 Tool marks
 Other impressions
 Laws of motion
 Momentum
 Accident reconstruction
Chapter 15: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
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Arch
AFIS
Livescan
Viable print
Plastic print
Iodine fuming
Sublimation
Ninhydrin
Physical Developer
Super glue fuming
Fluoresce
Firearms identification
Grooves
Rifling
Bore
Lands
Caliber
Gauge
Breechblock
Extractor
Trajectory
Ejector
Distance
determination
Choke
Greiss test
Ballistics
Tire groove
Tire rib
Tire track
Tread pattern
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Lecture
Article: breaking codes
Cyphering worksheets
Case study
Posttest
Breaking codes and Cyphers
 Code vs. Cyphers
 Shift Cyphers
 Cesar Cyphers
 Vigenere ciphers
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Lecture
Handwriting analysis worksheet
Article
Posttest
Dec 1st-8th
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Lecture
Webquest
Article
Digital paper trail activity
Posttest
Document Examination
 Document examiner
 Handwriting comparisons
 Typescript comparisons
 Alternations, erasers, and
obliterations
 Other document problems
Computer Forensics
 How does the computer
work?
 Storing and retrieving data
 Processing an electronic
crime scene
 Analysis of electronic data
Dec 9th19th
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Lecture
Video analysis
Nov 6th14th
Nov 17th25th
Behavioral Analysis
 Profiling serial murderers
Khan Academy
Chapter 16: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
Chapter 18: Forensic Science
(Saferstein)
Baron’s Physchology Chapter 8
Behavioral Analysis Unit-FBI
1. Encryption
2. Code
3. Cypher
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Document
Document analysis
Exemplar
Fraudulence
Solvent
Solution
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Wi-fi
URL
Router
Modem
Internet cache
Hypertext
Hacking
Firewall
Download
Domain
Cookies
Browser
Broadband
Sadist
Masochist
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Serial killer analysis
Personality quiz
Posttest
Careers in Forensics
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Human psychology
Triggers of aggression
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Insane
Schizophrenia
Hypochondriasis
Paraphilia
Narcissism