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Week 7 - Monday
CSI Challenge #7
Scrambled Words
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Unscramble each set of letters to reveal
a forensic science term.
1. ginainvetosti
2. munilol
3. mitciv
4. curot
5. netdal corerd
The answers are ...
1. ginainvetosti
INVESTIGATION
2. munilol
LUMINOL
3. mitciv
VICTIM
4. curot
COURT
5. netdal corerd
DENTAL RECORD
Week 7- Tuesday
Spot the Differences
An Apple A Day
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Apple, branch, tree root, beaver’s ear, wood chips, snake
Week 7 - Wednesday
Case #7:
Stranger at The Door
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://kids.mysterynet.com/quicksolve/
David was sitting in his hotel room reading a book, when he heard a
knock at the door, and the sound of someone trying the door handle. He
opened the door, where he saw a man whom he had never seen before.
The man said, "I'm terribly sorry ... I thought this was my room. Wrong
floor, I guess." He then walked off down the hall toward the elevator.
David went back into his room, thought about what had just happened,
and then phoned the front desk, suggesting they call the police, since the
man at the door had obviously been a thief.
Why was David so sure the man had been a thief?
The man had knocked first. He wouldn't have
done that if he'd thought it was his room.
Week 7 - Thursday
Spot the Differences
Golden Treasure
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Missing coin, belly button, tooth, shirt hem, sword, missing polka dot
Week 7 - Friday
Trivia Set #7
8th Grade Forensic Science
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1. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material in our cells which controls heredity and
plays a large role in determining our physical characteristics. Which of the following statements
is not true?
A. DNA can show a person's gender but not their age or race.
B. Only identical twins will have identical DNA.
C. Red blood cells are the best source of DNA.
2. Sir Alec Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test. Its first use to solve a crime occurred
in England. It identified Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls in Narborough
in the English Midlands. In which year did this occur?
A. 1987
B. 1984
C. 1986
D. 1985
3. When identifying victims of disasters, such as plane and train crashes, approximately 93
percent of identifications are made on the basis of which characteristic?
A. Skeletal characteristics C. DNA analysis
B. Dental records
D. Personal effects
4. When two objects touch, there is a transfer of material from one to the other. This trace
evidence is the basis of forensic science. What is the idea known as?
A. Murphy's Law of Contact
C. Locard's Principle
B. Forensic Law
D. Bertillon's Principle of Transference
1. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material in our cells which controls heredity and plays a
large role in determining our physical characteristics. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
C. Red blood cells are the best source of DNA.
Red blood cells do not have a nucleus. Since DNA is mostly contained in the cell nucleus, red blood cells are
not the best source of DNA.
2. Sir Alec Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test. Its first use to solve a crime occurred in
England. It identified Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls in Narborough in the English
Midlands. In which year did this occur?
C. 1986
In 1984, Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test, but was first used in 1986 to help convict Pitchfork.
3. When identifying victims of disasters, such as plane and train crashes, approximately 93 percent of
identifications are made on the basis of which characteristic?
B. Dental records
4. When two objects touch, there is a transfer of material from one to the other. This trace evidence is
the basis of forensic science. What is the idea known as?
C. Locard's Principle
Dr Edmond Locard opened the world's first police crime laboratory in 1910 in Lyon, France.