April 25, 2014 Daily Opener

Please click the following link to view the video for today's opener. Once you are done watching the video, come back and answer the questions on a piece of scrap paper prior to sharing them together as a class:
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/tlc/29325-understanding-using-genes-to-help-solve-crimes-video.htm


Also, if you are having difficulty remembering how to turn in your case reports using Google Drive and the assignment folders that I setup for you, then watch the two minute video at the end of this entry to refresh your memories:



1. When did DNA start to be an important tool in forensics?

2. What type of evidence does the FBI consider its most powerful tool?

3. What program is used to match DNA samples to possible contributors?

4. What is it called when the program makes a match?