VIDEO EXPLAINING THE LESSON:
Go to the site listed at the bottom of this entry. Please read all of these directions before preceding.
Today you will be working in PAIRS (not threes or fours) with a website that has you work with various characters from the TV show CSI. I suggest that you setup a username in the upper right hand corner of the site so you can save your work as you'll be using this site again tomorrow. If you don't setup a username, you will not be able to save your work and continue from the same spot at a later time. You will be completing various cases throughout the semester on this site.
Anyways, you will begin by completing the Case One: Basic Training Course. Follow the prompts on the screen to help guide you through the activity. Let me warn you that if you make to many errant clicks, it will make you start over. So, read through everything thoroughly and take notes on anything that may help you solve the case. As you complete each activity, please call over your teacher so he/she can check off that you have completed that section (each section is worth 3 points for a total of 15 points)
Once you complete the case (this should take you a large chunk of time), you will then move on to Case 2: The Canine Caper. As you complete this case, take notes on all of your evidence collected and test results. When finished with the case, you will be completing a case report for this case. Please click the following link for a template of the case report: CASE REPORT TEMPLATE (you will need to make a copy of this google doc or download it in order to use it). You will need to complete one of these for EACH case you solve and each one is worth ten points. The parts of the case report are as follows:
PURPOSE: Explain the purpose of the investigation. This should include any relevant backstory for the crime collected by the detectives (give the details of the eye witness testimony)
EVIDENCE RECEIVED: List the pieces of evidence that were found at the scene of the crime, preferably in a table. Do NOT provide results of lab tests in this section.
CLAIM: Based upon analysis of the evidence, who committed the crime and briefly explain why this is the hypothesis.
EXAMINATION AND RESULTS: provide a detailed description of the results of the examination of the evidence found at the scene of the crime. Tables and/or graphs are recommended when applicable.
INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION: Explain how each piece of evidence links the suspect to the crime scene and how it can be used to either prove the guilt of the suspect or exonerate other potential suspects. Essentially, how did the data help lead to the claim made above?
Here's the link to the website: http://forensics.rice.edu/
