| Description
The students were introduced to a number of specific forensic
aspects that a forensic scientist would use to link a criminal
to a specific crime.
The specific areas that were introduced to the students were
finger printing, chromatography, DNA, blood analysis, chemical
analysis, physical evidence, and soil analysis.
The six teachers in the senior school became specialists in one
of these areas and proceeded to teach a lesson in their specialist
area, through a series of experiments to each class. Teachers
worked with one class per week.
All experiments were written up and further research was conducted
for the students to support their new findings. Each student made
a booklet called Handy Hints for a Forensic Scientist that
contained supporting information, facts, and details of the experiments.
To complete the unit the students were asked to explain how forensic
testing can help solve a crime. This knowledge was displayed as
a mind map, using Inspiration 6 software. The students collated
and presented their new knowledge into a logical format using
concise notes, highlighting the main points they had learned about
each area of forensics.
Inspiration enabled the students to present their new knowledge
clearly on one page, using attractive eye-catching features such
as, colour, animated and still graphics, and creative layout.
They shared their mind map with younger students, and also saved
it onto their class website.
Student samples:
A
guide to forensics
Aspects of forensic science |
