HADDONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Curriculum Map for Forensics

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1 Curriculum Map for Forensics September (2 weeks) Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.1 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 1 -- Chapters 1-3 Essential Questions: What is Forensics? What is physical evidence and how is it obtained? -- Definition and scope of forensic -- History and development of forensic -- Crime Laboratories -- The function of the forensic scientist -- Physical evidence and the crime scene -- Securing and recording the crime scene -- Dealing with physical evidence -- The murder scene: death and autopsies -- Common types of physical evidence -- The examination of physical evidence -- The significance of physical evidence -- Forensic databases -- Crime scene reconstruction Resources/Technology: SMART Name famous figures in Forensic Science Create a timeline of Forensic Identify common types of physical evidence Properly reproduce a crime scene Crime scene lab 8/2008 1

2 Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.6 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 2 -- Chapter 4 Essential Questions: What are the properties of matter? -- Properties of matter -- The Nature of matter -- Theory of light -- Physical properties of matter -- Forensic analysis of glass HADDONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Understand the physical properties of matter and their relationship to the study of Forensic Identify the various types of glass shatters September (1 week) Glass shatter study 8/2008 2

3 September/October (2 weeks) Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.5, 5.6 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 3 -- Chapters 5-6 Essential Questions: What are drugs and toxins and how are they identified forensically? -- Drug dependence -- Types of drugs -- Drug-control laws -- Forensic drug analysis -- Collection and preservation of drug evidence -- The role of forensic toxicology -- Toxicology of alcohol -- Testing for intoxication -- The analysis of blood for alcohol -- Alcohol and the law -- The role of the toxicologist Understand the effects of various drugs on the body Understand how drugs are tested for and identified in the human body Identify various toxins and understand their effects on the human body Understand how toxins are detected in the human body Drug and poison project Resources/Technology: SMART October (1 week) 8/2008 3

4 Targeted Standard(s): N/A Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 4 -- Chapter 7 Essential Questions: How does a microscope work? -- Basics of the microscope -- The compound microscope -- The comparison microscope -- The stereoscopic microscope -- The polarizing microscope -- The microspectrophotometer -- The scanning electron microscope Identify the types and uses of various microscopes Use a microscope in various activities Microscope activities Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.5, 5.6 8/2008 October (2 weeks) 4

5 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 5 -- Chapters 8-9 Essential Questions: What is the role of human biological features such as blood, semen, and DNA in Forensic analysis? -- The nature of blood -- Immunoassay techniques -- Forensic characterization of bloodstains -- Bloodstain patterns -- Principles of heredity -- Forensic characterization of semen -- Understanding DNA -- Replication of DNA -- DNA typing with tandem repeats -- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -- Short tandem repeats (STRs) -- Mitochondrial DNA -- The combined DNA Index system (CODIS) -- Collection and preservation of biological evidence for DNA analysis Understand the nature and structure of blood, semen, and DNA Understand and demonstrate the forensic collection of blood and semen from crime scenes Demonstrate the typing of blood Understand the various current Forensic DNA technologies USE PCR to perform DNA typing Blood stain lab Blood typing lab DNA Lab, thermocycler Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 November (2 weeks) 8/2008 5

6 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 6 -- Chapters Essential Questions: What is the role of hair, fibers, paint, soil, and metals in Forensic analysis? -- Forensic examination of hair -- Forensic examination of fibers -- Collection and preservation of fiber evidence -- Forensic analysis of metals -- Forensic examination of paint -- Forensic analysis of soil Identify human and animal hair Identify various types of manmade and natural fibers Identify various types of metals, paints, and soils Hair/fiber comparison lab 8/ December (1 week)

7 Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.5, 5.6 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 7 (Chapter 14) Essential Questions: How is fingerprinting an essential part of Forensic analysis? -- History of fingerprinting -- Fundamental principles of fingerprints -- Classification of fingerprints -- Automated fingerprint identification systems -- Methods of detecting fingerprints -- Preservation of developed prints -- Digital imaging of fingerprint enhancement Understanding the history and principles of fingerprinting Apply various methods of fingerprint detection and identification Fingerprinting Lab December (2 weeks) 8/2008 7

8 Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.7 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 8 (Chapters 15-16) Essential Questions: What are the roles of firearms, toolmarks, and documents in Forensic analysis? -- Bullet and cartridge comparison -- Automated firearm search systems -- Gunpowder residues -- Primer residues on the hands -- Serial number restoration -- Collection and preservation of firearms evidence -- Tool marks -- Other impressions -- The document examiner -- Handwriting comparisons -- Typescript comparisons -- Alteration, erasures, and obliterations -- Other document problems Identify variation in firearms and ballistics Identify variation in tool markings Identify variations in handwriting and recognize forgeries Ballistics and bullet lab Handwriting Analysis Lab Targeted Standard(s): NJCCCS 5.4 January (2 weeks) 8/2008 8

9 Enduring Understandings (The big ideas): Unit 9 (Chapters 17-19) Essential Questions: What role do computers and technology play in Forensic analysis? What careers exist in Forensic? -- How does the computer work? -- Storing and retrieving data -- Putting it all together -- Processing the electric crime scene -- Analysis of electronic data -- What is the internet/world wide web -- Exploring forensic on the world wide web -- Forensic analysis of internet data -- Forensic investigation of internet communications -- Disciplines in forensic -- College courses in forensic Identify various technological forensic sources Identify various careers in forensic Exploring Forensic of the world wide web Final Exam, internet 8/2008 9