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Week 1 - Monday
CSI Challenge #1
Penny Challenge
8th Grade Forensic Science
Which is the correct penny?
NOTE: You cannot look at a real penny!
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Week 1 - Tuesday
Spot the Differences
Dinner Time
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Fish gill, tree stump, cat’s foot, dog’s mouth, bird’s beak, dog’s ear
Week 1 - Wednesday
Case #1:
The Accident
8th Grade Forensic Science
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There was nothing Leon, the driver, could
do about the impending crash of the car
he was driving. Leon knew the car
would be completely demolished in the
crash. After the crash Leon didn’t have
a scratch on him. How can that be?
Leon was driving a remote control car.
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He was playing a video game.
Week 1 - Thursday
Spot the Differences
Happy Birthday
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Tail feathers, flame, monkey’s tail, lion’s mane, cake tray, frosting
Week 1 - Friday
Trivia Set #1
8th Grade Forensic Science
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1. Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who was convicted on the basis of which
type of forensic evidence?
A. Bite marks
C. DNA fingerprinting
B. Latent fingerprints
D. Ballistics
2. The time of death can be calculated by various means. One is rigor mortis, Latin for
'the stiffness of death'. Another indication is livor mortis or lividity. What does this term
refer to?
A. Cloudiness in the eyes
B. Gravitational pooling of blood
C. Degree of digestion of stomach contents
D. Relaxation of muscles following to rigor mortis
3. When attempting to identify a skeleton, craniofacial morphology (the structure and
form of the skull and face) is the best indicator of race. One group of human beings has
a unique, rounded jaw bone which is called a 'rocker jaw'. This is a characteristic of
which ethnic group?
A. Australian Aborigines
C. African Americans
B. Chinese
D. Hawaiians
1. Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who was convicted on the
basis of which type of forensic evidence?
A. Bite marks
Although he denied being the killer, Bundy made the mistake of biting one of
his victims. So although he lied through his teeth, his teeth marks didn’t lie!
2. The time of death can be calculated by various means. One is rigor mortis, Latin for
'the stiffness of death'. Another indication is livor mortis or lividity. What does this term
refer to?
B. Gravitational pooling of blood
Livor is Latin for 'a black and blue spot' and refers to the discoloration of the skin in the lowest
part of a cadaver resulting from the gravitational pooling of blood.
3. When attempting to identify a skeleton, craniofacial morphology (the structure and
form of the skull and face) is the best indicator of race. One group of human beings has
a unique, rounded jaw bone which is called a 'rocker jaw'. This is a characteristic of
which ethnic group?
D. Hawaiians - The 'rocker jaw' is so called because it will rock back and forth like a rocking
chair if gently pushed.