Sorry, but, the dropbox is down. However, I have the fingerprint and serology materials in the http://learn.spartaschools.org site. Remember, when you login, use your first.lastname@SPARTA.LAN and then use your normal login password that you use at school. For example, when I login I use matt.landry@sparta.lan as my login.
Additionally, by the end of the evening, I will have all of the exam review materials posted including a folder that will have all of the PowerPoint from the semester in it. Happy studies!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Learn Site is Back - Sort Of
Hello everyone. I hope you have enjoyed your break and are ready to finish the last three weeks of the semester. Here are some updates and a vision of where we are going with the rest of the semester:
1. The learn site is back - kinda/sorta. A new learn site is present but it doesn't have all of the old unit info. I will plug all of the current and future units into the site over the next week, but I am not sure when the old stuff will be available. If its not brought back soon, I will put together a folder of all of the notes from the semester to help you in preparing for the final exam. In the meantime, I still have the files I setup at dropbox.com available, and the links are below:
Click here for the fingerprint unit materials
Click here for the materials for serology
2. Monday will involve reviewing the blood typing activities from the Friday prior to break. We will then complete the lab analysis and conclusions and discuss how blood typing is used for associating blood found at a crime scene to a suspect and how its used in the first round of paternity testing. We will also complete some practice with this.
3. Tuesday will be a demo/video day where we will review the presumptive tests for blood as well as moving on to the confirmatory tests for blood. We will also discuss how semen found at a crime scene is tested and helpful in solving the crime.
4. Wednesday we will begin looking at blood spatter and completing several activities that deal with point of origin and areas of convergence. This will then lead into the blood spatter lab that will take place Thursday and Friday and will involve you doing numerous activities that involve blood spatter as well as recording some of your tests, observations, and interpretations and posting them to YouTube.
5. Next week we will get into DNA testing and its procedures and the unit test will be towards the end of the week. We will then do a brief piece with toxicology and/or begin preparing for the practical (solving a crime scene constructed by Mr. Landry) and written portions of the final exam.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.
1. The learn site is back - kinda/sorta. A new learn site is present but it doesn't have all of the old unit info. I will plug all of the current and future units into the site over the next week, but I am not sure when the old stuff will be available. If its not brought back soon, I will put together a folder of all of the notes from the semester to help you in preparing for the final exam. In the meantime, I still have the files I setup at dropbox.com available, and the links are below:
Click here for the fingerprint unit materials
Click here for the materials for serology
2. Monday will involve reviewing the blood typing activities from the Friday prior to break. We will then complete the lab analysis and conclusions and discuss how blood typing is used for associating blood found at a crime scene to a suspect and how its used in the first round of paternity testing. We will also complete some practice with this.
3. Tuesday will be a demo/video day where we will review the presumptive tests for blood as well as moving on to the confirmatory tests for blood. We will also discuss how semen found at a crime scene is tested and helpful in solving the crime.
4. Wednesday we will begin looking at blood spatter and completing several activities that deal with point of origin and areas of convergence. This will then lead into the blood spatter lab that will take place Thursday and Friday and will involve you doing numerous activities that involve blood spatter as well as recording some of your tests, observations, and interpretations and posting them to YouTube.
5. Next week we will get into DNA testing and its procedures and the unit test will be towards the end of the week. We will then do a brief piece with toxicology and/or begin preparing for the practical (solving a crime scene constructed by Mr. Landry) and written portions of the final exam.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Hello everyone. I'm once again home with a sick child so here's the drill for today. You will be completing a web quest on blood analysis and blood typing. Please follow all directions and carefully read through each section of the web quest. If you don't follow the directions, then you will end up doing more work than necessary. Upon completion of the web quest, you may work on your fingerprinting test that is due on Thursday. Good luck.
Video explaining how to complete the web quest (don't know what was up with my webcam, but major delay):
CLICK HERE IF ABOVE VIDEO DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY (also, its a higher quality video for showing in full screen)
LINK TO WEB QUEST
LINK TO TASK WORKSHEET (for if you prefer to type your responses - no copy and pasting)
Video explaining how to complete the web quest (don't know what was up with my webcam, but major delay):
LINK TO WEB QUEST
LINK TO TASK WORKSHEET (for if you prefer to type your responses - no copy and pasting)
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Access to Class Files
Hello everyone. I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. Well, it looks like the learn site is not going to be back anytime soon, so I put together an online file storage site for class materials to use while we wait to see what happens with the learn site.
Click here for the fingerprint unit materials
Click here for the materials for our next unit - serology
Click here for the fingerprint unit materials
Click here for the materials for our next unit - serology
Monday, December 10, 2012
Lesson plan for December 11, 2012
For today’s lesson, students will be working on a computer to check out some websites on fingerprinting. I will be placing this lesson plan on the class blog so they may start by going to http://landryforensicscience.blogspot.com/ Here’s the plan of attack for today:
- Good things: 3rd block click here 4th block click here Do not spend any more than 5 minutes on this or you will run out of time. You can come back to it once you are finished.
- Next you should work on the Fingerprint Web Worksheet. You will be using the website http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzforsci.html for today’s assignment. The instructions I think are quite clear and all of the links are working. If you would like an electronic version of the document, click here
- When finished with this, you can look at some of the other links found on the website that go with previous units that we have used in class, or you can look ahead at the blood and DNA stuff (serology).
- Extra credit – find an interactive website on any topic that we have previously covered (or blood and DNA) that I could use for future classes. Go to the class blog entry for today and leave a comment that has the link and a short explanation as to what can be done at that site AND how it would be beneficial for future classes. Please be detailed with your explanation or you will not receive credit. You may not use the same resources that are already shown in the comments by previous classes.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Lesson Plan for Wednesday Nov. 14, 2012
First of all, I hope you all did well on your test today (I'm sure you did :)
Here's your upcoming due dates:
Thursday we will also finish our hair and fibers jigsaw activity and hopefully have time to start doing some initial hair analysis. Enjoy your day and use your time wisely please.
All content below this point is from our previous blog entry when you started this assignment.
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.
Once you complete the case (this should take you a large chunk of time), you will then complete a case report. 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:
Here's the link to the website: http://forensics.rice.edu/
Good luck.
Here's your upcoming due dates:
- Glass analysis labs are due Thursday at the beginning of class. If you need time to collect data, you need to come see me Thursday morning so we can arrange for you to come in at reading time or during lunch
- Case Two reports are due Friday by the end of the digital day. Remember, all reports are to be submitted electronically. For a list of methods on how to submit, please refer to the previous blog entry. If you get stuck, talk to a peer who is ahead of you.
Thursday we will also finish our hair and fibers jigsaw activity and hopefully have time to start doing some initial hair analysis. Enjoy your day and use your time wisely please.
All content below this point is from our previous blog entry when you started this assignment.
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.
Once you complete the case (this should take you a large chunk of time), you will then complete a case report. 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.
EVIDENCE RECEIVED: List the pieces of evidence that were found at the scene of the crime.
EXAMINATION AND RESULTS: provide a detailed description of the results of the examination of the evidence found at the scene of the crime.
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.
Here's the link to the website: http://forensics.rice.edu/
Good luck.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Lesson plan for Monday November 12, 2012
Here's the plan for Monday, November 12, 2012:
First of all, you can still vote for your favorite dollhouse crime scenes by finding the blog post that matches your class. Please vote only ONCE.
Your "Case Two: Canine Caper" case report is due by the end of the block.
You can submit it one of three ways:
When finished, advance to the next case.
Before you start today though, please share your good things from the weekend by clicking on the following link: Good things Monday November 12, 2012
All content below this point is from our previous blog entry when you started this assignment.
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.
Once you complete the case (this should take you a large chunk of time), you will then complete a case report. 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:
Here's the link to the website: http://forensics.rice.edu/
Good luck.
First of all, you can still vote for your favorite dollhouse crime scenes by finding the blog post that matches your class. Please vote only ONCE.
Your "Case Two: Canine Caper" case report is due by the end of the block.
You can submit it one of three ways:
- Create it as a google doc and send me the link (make sure you change your sharing settings so I can access the file. If you aren't sure how to do this, ask your classmates.
- Upload your report to the proper folder on the share site. Find the forensic science dropbox on the main page of Mr. Landry's share site and then click on your block and create a folder that is your name. Then upload the report to your newly created folder. Once again, if you don't know how to do this, ask a classmate to help.
- Email me a digital copy of your report.
When finished, advance to the next case.
Before you start today though, please share your good things from the weekend by clicking on the following link: Good things Monday November 12, 2012
All content below this point is from our previous blog entry when you started this assignment.
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.
Once you complete the case (this should take you a large chunk of time), you will then complete a case report. 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.
EVIDENCE RECEIVED: List the pieces of evidence that were found at the scene of the crime.
EXAMINATION AND RESULTS: provide a detailed description of the results of the examination of the evidence found at the scene of the crime.
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.
Here's the link to the website: http://forensics.rice.edu/
Good luck.
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