December Forensic Science Lesson Plans
Date
12/3
Mon
Objectives
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12/5
Wed
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Activities
Identify the 3 types of fingerprint
impressions that may be found at a
crime scene
Discuss the methods used to process
and lift fingerprints
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Reading: How to Process Fingerprints
Processing Fingerprints: Powders, chemicals, etc.
Processing and Lifting Fingerprints Lab
Matching Fingerprints Lab (45 mins)- Determine which
suspect committed the crime. Classify the prints; identify 5
individual characteristics
MSCS 1: BM 1, 2
MSCS 3: BM 1
Identify the 3 types of fingerprint
impressions that may be found at a
crime scene
Apply the cyanoacrylate fuming
method to process latent
fingerprints
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Review: Promethean Board- 8 types of fingerprints, Ridge
Characteristics, What is a latent Print?
Latent Prints Presentation (30 mins)
What are latent prints? How does a forensic specialist find
and develop latent prints? Cyanoacrylate Fuming- How
does it work?
Set up Cyanoacrylate Fuming Lab (10 mins)
MSCS 1: BM 1, 2
Cyanoacrylate Fuming Lab (30 mins)- Explain lab- match
the unknowns to the knowns. Match all unknowns with
known student prints- Find your fingerprint!
Quiz Review: Hand out fingerprint quiz review and discuss
MSCS 1: BM 1, 2
Fingerprint Quiz (20 mins)- Grade and Discuss
Blood Basics PowerPoint/Notes (20 mins)- Blood typing,
Components of blood, How to detect blood at a crime
scene, Blood Spatter Analysis
Blood Typing Activity (35 mins)- Understanding
components of blood and compatibility- Agglutinens and
Agglutinogens
MSCS 3: BM 3
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12/7
Fri
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12/11
Tues
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Standards
Apply the cyanoacrylate fuming
method to process latent
fingerprints
Match unknown fingerprints with
known fingerprints
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Identify the 4 components of blood
(RBC, WBC, Plasma, Platelets)
Describe how blood type is
determined
Explain the ABO Blood System
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MSCS= Montana Science Content Standard
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BM= Benchmark
12/13
Thurs
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12/17
Mon
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12/19
Wed
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Identify the 4 components of blood
(RBC, WBC, Plasma, Platelets)
Describe how blood type is
determined
Explain the ABO Blood System
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Identify the 4 components of blood
(RBC, WBC, Plasma, Platelets)
Describe how blood type is
determined
Explain the ABO Blood System
Analyze bloodstains to determine
sequence of events at a crime scene.
Discuss methods used to search for
traces of blood.
Blood Basics PowerPoint (20 mins)- Components, Types,
How to type, Agglutinogens= antigens, Agglutinens=
antibodies, Anti-A, Anti-B, Positive, Negative, etc.
Blood Typing Puzzle (30 mins)- A, B, AB, and O Bloodmatching antigens and antibodies, Blood Transfusions
Blood Typing Lab- Who killed Ernie? (30 mins)- Perform
blood typing on each suspect and blood found at the crime
scene-Look for agglutination
MSCS 3: BM 3
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Blood Basics WebQuest
Blood typing- Components of blood, How to detect blood
at a crime scene, Blood Spatter Analysis
MSCS 3: BM 3
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Review Blood Types (5 mins)
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis PPT (20 mins)- Note handout,
What can one learn from bloodstains, Terms- spatter,
origin/source, angle of impact, parent drop, satellite
spatters, spines
Passive Bloodstains, Projected Bloodstains,
Transfer/Contact Bloodstains- Luminol
Bloodstain Pattern Lab (50 mins)- Single drops- different
heights, Multiple drops- different heights, Motion drops,
Angle of Impact drops
MSCS 3: BM 3
MSCS 1: BM 1
Blood Spatter Lab- Discuss Lab and expectations (5 mins)
Blood Spatter Lab- Relationship Between Shape and Impact
Angle for Bloodstains (20 mins), Vertical Drips on Various
Surfaces (10 mins), Common Bloodstain Patterns (20 mins)
Blood Spatter Lab Assessment Questions (15 mins)
MSCS 3: BM 3
MSCS 1: BM 1
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12/21
Fri
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Establish the relationship between
dropping height and blood drop
diameter.
Recognize patterns around the drop,
such as satellite spatter or spines.
Develop an understanding of the
common types of bloodstain
patterns found at a crime scene.
Create and examine vertical blood
drop patterns on various textured
surfaces.
MSCS= Montana Science Content Standard
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BM= Benchmark
MSCS= Montana Science Content Standard
BM= Benchmark