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Forensic Science
Should you teach your students?
Why Teach Forensics?
• Fun• Interesting• Build Up Your Science Program• Involve the Community • Actual Applications of Science
– Biology– Chemistry– Physics– Psychology– Law
Forensics is Fun
• Fun for the teacher
• Fun for the students
• Fun for the community
Forensics is Interesting• Currently the hottest topic
• Documentaries on every education channel
• CSI’s every day of the week
Build Up Your Science Program
• Increase the number of students taking science
• Nearly 60% of the students at my school will choose to take the class
• Use as a “Gateway Class”
• Increased interest in lessons
Involve the Community
• Police Departments
• Sheriff’s Department • Coroners Office
• Pharmacists
• Social Services
• Self-Defense Specialists
Applications in Biology
• Soil & Plants
• Hair & Fibers
• Anatomy
• DNA
• Blood, Semen, & Saliva
Applications in Chemistry
• Drugs & Poisons• Paint Samples• Ink• Substance Composition• Explosives• Accelerants• Reagents (Fingerprints, bodily fluids,
identification of unknown substances)
Applications in Physics
• Tool marks
• Ballistics
• Blast Patterns
• Hard body interactions (automobile accidents)
• Blast Patterns
• Impacts
Applications in Psychology
• Profiling
• Human Nature
• Sociology
• Questioning
• Statistical Analysis
Applications of Law
• Judicial System
• Gun Laws
• Juries
• Search and Seizures
• Child Protection
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