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Name:
Career selected:
Due: Tuesday Sept. 30th
Careers in Forensic Science Project (M)
You will:
1. Select a career to research.
2. Research information about that career using the Internet, books
and other sources both during class time and at home in order to
answer the questions below.
3. Create a large Want Ad that will include the information you
learned during your research.
4. Present a summary of your research to the class.
Resources:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences page:
http://www.aafs.org/
Their resources page:
http://www.aafs.org/resources
All about Forensic Science.com site:
http://www.all-about-forensic-science.com/index.html
Forensic Science Resources:
http://www.tncrimlaw.com/forensic/
John Jay College’s listing of resources for specific fields including some links:
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/foscbib.html
Forensic Science Careers links:
http://www.careersmarts.com/science.htm
Naviance: (career center resource)
http://connection.naviance.com/ludlowe
In addition- here is a link to multiple other sites that are very helpful:
http://fairfieldschools.org/wardehs/cwardehs03/forensics.htm
After answering the attached questions, you will use that information to create a
want ad This will be like a poster that is done on an 8x11 (or so) paper.
The ad will include the following information:
 Position This is what you chose to look up.
 Job description- 4-6 sentences elaborating on what you’ve learned.
This will be the answers to questions 1-3.
 Location
 Education required
 Salary
 Job availability
 Criminal connection This will be a case where someone in your job
was involved in the investigation.
 3-5 labeled pictures of equipment used by people in that field
 Bibliography- attached to back of poster or on a separate sheet This
should be a list of the sources you used for this project.
(Please review the poster rubric to ensure that you have all information
complete and in the proper format.)
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The information on the ad should be neat, typed, and grammatically correct
and should be easy to read from a few feet away.
Answer the following questions either on this sheet or in a computer file:
Job Description:
1. A person who has this job does the following that relates to the field of
forensics:
 __________________________________________________________________
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2.
A person who has this job does the following that does NOT relate to
the field of forensics:
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3. What kind/types of evidence do people who have this job
examine/look at?
 ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________
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 ____________________________________________________________
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Location:
4. Where could you work if you wanted to have a career in this field? For
example, at a hospital or a police station.
__________________________________________________________________
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Education:
5. What type of education or training is required/necessary/needed to
work in this discipline- a specific degree, program or training?
__________________________________________________________________
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Salary:
6. What is the approximate starting salary OR average salary for someone
beginning in this field? (Make sure to identify your source for this
information on your poster.)
Starting salary is about______________________
Average salary is about____________________
Salary range can include____________________ to ____________________
Job Availability:
7. Is this a field where there is a demand for a large number of new
individuals or just a few? Explain why this is true. Make sure to also
identify how you determined your answer. You are looking at this to
find out how many job openings there may be for people who do
this job? (you can be looking in the job ads and on the Connecticut
Job site to see if you can find any job openings)
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Crime Connection:
8. Describe a crime where someone in this job played a part in
investigating and solving the crime. Include some basic
information/details that covers:
The name of the case____________________________________________________
the date ________________________
the location _______________________________________
a description of the crime and criminal
________________________________________________________________________
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how it was solved using the information from the experts in your field
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Tools/equipment used
9. What kinds of tools/equipment do people in this field use? Find 3 to 5
good pictures of these tools and print them out.
***Make sure that you have enough information about the
tools/equipment to write a caption/title underneath each picture on
your poster.
*****You will need to be able to describe how each tool/piece of
equipment helps forensic investigators carry out their jobs below. You
do not need to include this information on your poster, but you will
need to explain this during your presentation.
Tool/equipment name_________________
How it is used
__________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________
Tool/equipment name_________________
How it is used
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__________________________________________________________________
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Tool/equipment name_________________
How it is used
__________________________________________________________________
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Tool/equipment name_________________
How it is used
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Tool/equipment name_________________
How it is used
_____________________________________________________________________
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Bibliography
10. Make sure that you are keeping track of your sources as you go about
your research. Type this up and attach it to the back of your Want Ad.
Go to the FLHS Library webpage to set up the proper format.
For full credit you must use at least one of each of the following types of
resources in your research:
 1 Print resource
 1 Database
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Name:
Careers in Forensics Project
Scoring Rubric
Possible Student Teacher
Section
Job Description- 4-6 sentences elaborating on
what people in this field do day to day both
related and unrelated to forensic science.
Also includes what kind of forensic evidence
they examine. Student is able to elaborate
beyond these sentences during presentation.
Location- describes where an individual with
this job works, includes multiple places where
applicable
Education Required- describes the degree,
program, training and/or certifications
required
Salary- average starting salary or if
unavailable, average salary. List your source
for this information
Job Availability- explains the level of demand
for new people in this job. List your source for
this information.
Related Crime- paragraph that summarizes a
real crime- date, location, description of crime
and criminal, how it was solved and how your
job was involved in trying to solve it
Pictures- minimum of 3 pictures of tools used
in this job as well as well described captions
listed underneath each picture. Student is
able to explain how tools aid investigators in
this field.
Poster- is neat, typed, has an interesting
style, grammar is used properly
Bibliography- using appropriate FLHS citation
format with title, author, dates, etc. Includes 1
print source- 2 points and 1 database- 2 points
*2 points will be given for web addresses only
Presentation to class- was interesting, well
prepared- did not read directly off the ad, was
organized and showed that the student was
Points
25
5
10
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
Score
Score
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knowledgeable about the career
TOTAL POINTS:
100