Forensic Science

Mr. Cater

Name Seat Number

Behler, Shelby A. 1

Benavides, Selena Yvette 2

Casillas, Esmeralda Guadalupe

3

Cervantez, Ashley N. 4

Chamberlain, Danyel E. 5

Deleon, Victor Manuel 6

Escalera, Daisy Angely 7

Escobar, Breanna D. 8

Flores, Michael Jesse 9

Garza Martinez, Carlos Tomas

10

Gomez-Saravia, Marilin Alisia 11

Grant, Christopher M. 12

Guzman, Ricky A. 13

Hernandez, Gabriela 14

Hernandez, Johnny Raymond 15

Holmes, Jordyn 16

Juarez, Jeska Elizabeth 17

Lara-Ibarra, Cintya Maribel 18

Name Seat Number

Martinez, Maricela 19

Martinez, Mirage Angel 20

Medina, Lisamarie 21

Miranda, Brennan Gabriel 22

Murray, Hannah Ruth 23

Nelson, Justice Raymond 24

Phang, Odom K. 25

Pineda, Deanna Rene 26

Quintanilla, Sophia R. 27

Ramirez, Alejandro Valaguez 28

Reynolds, Dylan Joel 29

Russell, Zachary T. 30

Salazar, Julian Alexander 31

Samilpa, Jacob Alexander 32

Sanchez, Luis G. 33

Washington, Dexter Jarrod 34

Williams, Jaquice T. 35

Zapata, Nadja Riley 36

Welcome to 5th period forensic science!Pick up all materials from the “Do Now” boxes (in the cabinet)

Sit in your assigned seat:

Do Now: - Fold your paper hot dog style.- Write your name BIG with a marker, so I can read it.- Also write your seat number.- On the back, do this:

Something I did this summer was…

Something I’m proud of is…

Someone I look up to is…

[Draw a picture or doodle that

represents you]

Name Seat Number

Amaro, Federico 1

Amaro, Juan Jesus Villarreal 2

Artieda, Alexander Sebastian 3

Aviles Cruz, Annahi 4

Balcombe, Madison Aremina 5

Basaldua, Jennifer Allison 6

Basurto, Saul 7

Belmares, Thalia 8

Cortez, Cali Teresa 9

Davis, Desiree Nicole 10

Delgado-Jaimes, Isael 11

Dove, Ashley 12

Garces, Ashleigh Renae 13

Gonzales, Brandon Alexander 14

Gonzalez, Isaiah Contreras 15

Guevara, Giovanny 16

Gutierrez, Aryana Lucia 17

Hernandez-Cardoso, Seydi A. 18

Name Seat Number

Hopper-Aguirre, Tyler Hyatt 19

Kelly, Alyssa Lynn 20

Lof, Darcy Elizabeth 21

Lopez, Alexandria Maria 22

Marcum, Meriel Louise 23

Mares, Eric 24

Maxwell, Telisa De'shon 25

McGinnis, Ashley R. 26

Noriega, Samantha B. 27

Parker, Nathan J. 28

Pena, Belkis S. 29

Perez Medellin, Manuel Fernando 30

Pericoli, Karigan Taylor 31

Ramos, Noemi 32

Stukes, Sharif Letike 33

Torres Gamez, Uriel Adrian 34

Valadez, Adam Anthony 35

Zaragoza, Jesica A. 36

Welcome to 2nd period forensic science!Pick up all materials from the “Do Now” boxes (in the cabinet)

Sit in your assigned seat:

Do Now: - Fold your paper hot dog style.- Write your name BIG with a marker, so I can read it.- Also write your seat number.- On the back, do this:

Something I did this summer was…

Something I’m proud of is…

Someone I look up to is…

[Draw a picture or doodle that

represents you]

signal

REACT !!!!!

R.E.A.C.T.R espect everyoneE nter and exit appropriatelyA ccept responsibilityC ooperate with everyoneT ake action

The person closest to you on the left or right is your learning

partner.Turn to your learning partner

and introduce yourself. Include a firm hand shake.

Choose one of the following statements to say to your

learning partner:1) You have a great personality.2) I’m confident in your skills.

Locate your quad.

• Your quad is the group of 4 people around you.

• Stand up.• Introduce yourself to each person

in your quad, and share something from the back of your name tent.

• Sit down when y’all are done.

Where did you go this summer?

A. MountainsB. BeachC. EuropeD. Cruise

What’s you favorite food?

A. PizzaB. SushiC. Fried anything!!!D. Mexican

What’s your favorite subject?

A. ScienceB. Social StudiesC. MathD. Elective

What do you think you will enjoy most about Forensic Science?

A. Lab ExperimentsB. Reading and WritingC. ProjectsD. Performance Based

Practicals

What show do you like most?

A.

B.

C.

D.

What image best represents a Forensics Career?

A.

B.

C.

D.

What does the word Forensics mean?

A. CriminalB. Study ofC. ScienceD. Forum

Go back to your seat

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define Forensic Science.• Assess your form blindness.• Get to know Mr. Cater.• Describe the Critical Analysis

Assignments.• Review the syllabus. • Distribute permission letters.

What is Forensic Science?

Forensic Science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to investigate and establish facts of interest in relation to criminal or civil law. “Criminalistics” is a synonym for forensic science.

Stand up and discuss with your learning partner:

What characteristic do you think is most important for a forensic scientist to have?

(…meticulous, studious, etc…)

Sit down when you are done discussing.

3 groups will share

Forensic Scientists• Study the different types of evidence found at a

crime scene• Testify as an expert witness at a trial or hearing

– presents data– weighs evidence– gives an impartial opinion to the court

• Perform scientific research • Train others

Applying Science to Law

• Applying science to the Criminal Justice System depends on a scientist’s ability to supply accurate & objective information that reflects the events that have occurred at a crime.

• How do you get accurate and objective information?

Power of Observation

Video Experiment

Experimental Video

• While you are watching this movie, count the number of times the team in white passes the ball to each other.

• Count silently to yourself and make no comments during the movie.

http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

Movie Debriefing

• Turn to your neighbor and describe what you noticed in the video.

How many of you saw something strange during the movie?

Background

• Video was made as part of an experiment designed to test people’s “inattentional blindness”

• In the original study at Harvard, only 42% of the people noticed the gorilla walking through the scene

• This activity illustrates the unreliability of eye-witness testimony, as well as the importance of observation to forensic scientists

Still not convinced?

• A lot of people have already heard about the gorilla video. Here are some more videos where I guarantee you will miss something that seems obvious: http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/videos.html#tryit

Observation Cont.

• Everyone observes in a different way, based on how we process information around us.

• Most crime labs test their CSIs to determine how observant they are. Let’s try one of their tests and see how you do.

Form Blindness Test

• 10 minutes

• Must remain silent during the test.

Form Blindness Test Answers

Test A 7 4 2 8 5 6 1 9 3

Test B 2 4

Test C 7 8

Test D 4 2 1 8 9 6 3 5 7

Test E 5 3 7 2 6 8 4 9 1

Form Blindness Test Answers1 E B

2 D A

3 F D

4 E F

5 B E

6 D E

7 D B

8 A C

9 D E

10 C D

11 F C

12 A F

13 E F

14 E C

15 B F

Form Blindness Test Debrief

• Discuss with your quad:– What was easy? Why?– What was hard? Why?– How big of a difference between highest and

lowest scores?– Why would they give this test to people who want

to be crime scene investigators (CSIs)?

Critical Analysis Assignments

• Read over the packet silently for 5 minutes.

Be prepared to answer some questions

Critical Analysis Assignments

• What is the purpose of these assignments?• When is the first assignment due?• What are the requirements for completing the

assignment?• How will I be graded? • When will I work on this?

Forensic Science Syllabus and Permission Letter

• Read silently for 2 minutes, then I’ll take questions.

• Bring back SIGNED BY PARENT on Wednesday.

Stand up and discuss with your learning partner

• What does “forensic” mean?• What is forensic science?• What surprised you about the observation videos?• What does the critical analysis assignment ask you

to do? How does it work?

EXTENSION

• With your quad, brainstorm as many different types of physical evidence you can think of.

• Write them on poster paper.

Get to know Mr. Cater