Fiber Lesson 1

Here's a recording of lesson 1 in the fiber unit for those of you who missed today.

Hair Review & Wrapup Video

In case you missed class when we went through the "Quick review" or if you want to view again to prepare for the upcoming test, here a recording of the lesson that I made. You can skip through the video that I showed at the 6:03 mark and it ends at 8:30.

Forensic Science - Remind 101 Invite & Signup

In case you missed class or didn't have your phone in class at the time we signed up, here's the instructions for signing up to Remind101 and get text reminders from me about class. Parents and students are welcome to join.

Remind101 is a one way text messaging system that allows for me to text reminders to people. All students in Mr. Landry's classes need to subscribe to this if they have texting abilities and parents are welcome to join as well.

If you are interested in getting these text reminders, then please follow the directions that proceed. This is a free service, but your normal message and data cell carrier fees may apply. You can also join this service through email and those directions follow as well. If you are not interested in this, then I thank you for your time and hope you enjoy the remainder of your day.

To join, you will be sending a text to the following number: 1-810-250-4060. You will then enter a message based upon the class you or your student is in -

2nd period forensic science - text "@fec9a" and hit send
4th period seminar - text "@4thseminar" and hit send
5th period forensic science - text "@5thfs" and hit send
6th period forensic science - text "@6thfs" and hit send
7th period forensic science - text "@7thfs" and hit send
8th period AP biology - text "@8thapbio" and hit send

To subscribe through email, use the above text line without the @ sign as the email address to _________@mail.remind101.com      For example, if I want to subscribe to 6th period forensic science, I'll send an email to 6thfs@mail.remind101.com

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for your time and have a great night.

Missing Days/Work Over Past Two Weeks

If you have missed any days over the past two weeks (like I have), then you can access all of your assignments from the blog. We worked on three things over the past two weeks and they are linked within the four top posts on this blog. Here's what we've done:

1. The Case of Bunsen Burned (click here to access all of the case work and instructions for the assignment.) We worked on this Friday October 25 - Tuesday October 29

2. Online CSI Experience (see several blog posts below for instructions and links). We worked on this Wednesday October 30 - Friday November 1

3. Intro hair analysis and article review (see blog post below for video and links and instruction). We worked on this Monday November 4 or Tuesday November 5 (whichever day you had class first of the two days)

4. Glass quiz test makeups: several of you have not taken the glass quiz. This needs to be done asap.

All past due assignments from when I was out are due by no later than the end of the day on Tuesday November 12. That gives you two seminar days, six days before or after school, and six lunch periods to see me with any questions. Therefore, no excuses for not getting this finished

FYI - the Canine Caper case report is not due anytime soon.

I'm glad to be back :)

Lesson Plans for Monday & Tuesday

Sorry everyone, but I'm still hurting too much to return on Monday. I'll be ready to go on Wednesday. In the meantime, business as usual this week. For your first lesson of the week, I will be teaching about hair analysis (see the video below). You should be taking notes on the info presented and recording any questions that you have in your notes so we can discuss them later in the week.

Once you are done with the lesson, you will be reading an article that centers on hair analysis and how it can be used as a timeline in the recording of an individuals life (click here for the original article). You will then write a one paragraph summary of the article, individually, and your summary should include a list of things you learned by reading the article. Once this is finished, you will work with a partner to develop a set of study guide questions that can be used to go with the article. The study guide should consist of a variety of question types (multiple choice, true/false, short answer, etc.) and have at least 10 questions. Additionally, you should include one essay question in your study guide.

Finally, you should include a study guide answer key for your worksheet that is complete with point values, correct answers, and at least two sample correct responses to your essay question.

Mr. Landry Explaining Basics of Hair Analysis (pause the video as needed for taking notes)

Lesson Plans for Remainder of Week

I hope you all have a great rest of the week and I look forward to being back next week. Here's a briefing on what you will be working on the next several class periods. Please take the time to complete the following survey at the end of each class period so I can keep track of your thoughts - CSI ONLINE DAILY FEEDBACK FORM (the survey will take 3-5 minutes per day and should be completed individually, not as a pair:

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/

Glass Quiz Next Meeting & First Case Study

Holy smokes, I didn't realize it had been so long since I updated this blog. Anyways, just a reminder that we will be having a quiz on glass analysis at our next class meeting so make sure you are looking over your notes. Quiz results should be posted on PowerSchool by the end of the upcoming weekend.

Upon completion of the quiz, you will begin working on your first case study of the year, which will include you submitting your first case report of the year as well. This activity will take us several class periods.

Once we are done with the case study, we will then move into the hair and fiber unit. This unit will include several labs (including analysis and identification of the hair samples you collected during the first week of the semester and an opportunity to light fires in class), a microscope quiz, and an end of unit assessment. The technical information in this unit is a little more intense than our previous units so please be aware and prepared for this.

Have a good night and happy studying!