Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12  –1st  Quarter   Clear  Learning   Resources   Assessment  &   Strand   Topic   Content  Statement   Days   Vocabulary   [adopted  and   Target   Notes   supplemental]   Course  Overview:         Forensic  lab  science  is  the  application  of  all  branches  of  science  that  can  be  applied  to  answer  questions  of  interest  to  the  legal  system.  In  criminal  cases,  forensic  lab  science   is  used  to  examine  physical  evidence  that  can  be  used  to  establish  connections  between  suspects,  events,  and  circumstances.  The  application  of  the  scientific  method  is   central  to  this  course  –  observation,  collection  and  classification  of  data,  examining  relationships,  forming  and  testing  hypotheses  and  making  conclusions  based  on  evidence.   The  diverse  characteristics  of  a  crime  scene  provide  that  forensic  lab  science  is  a  combination  of  all  branches  of  science.  Students  will  use  scientific  techniques  and   technology  in  order  to  solve  forensic  investigations.  Research,  review  of  case  studies  and  career  exploration  are  also  components  of  this  course.  The  ultimate  goal  is  to   provide  the  students  with  an  overall  conception  of  this  field  of  science  which  has  been  subject  to  increased  interest  and  popularity  in  recent  years.   Scientific   Lab  Safety  &   Design  and  conduct  scientific   On   I  can  understand  and   Conclusion   Lab  Safety  contract   Lab  Safety  Quiz   Inquiry  and   Scientific   investigations.  (ODE)   Going   identify  how           Application       Method     Controlled   Handouts   Ongoing       scientists  run   Safely  use  laboratory  equipment  and   2  Days  and     experiment     in-­‐class   experiments  in  a   techniques  when  conducting  scientific   On  going     Lab  Safety  video/ppt   performance   controlled  and  safe   investigations  (LCS)   Hypothesis   assessments  of   manner.       proper  lab  safety   Observation   usage     I  can  use  proper  lab       safety  techniques   Inference   Scientific  Method   when  running  a  lab.     Quiz   Theory     Control     Variable     Control  group     Independent   variable     Dependent   variable     Relevance  &   • Differentiate  between  civil  and   12  days   I  can  define  forensic   Chapter  1:   Forensic  Science:  An   Quiz  over  civil  v.   History  of   criminal  law   science  and  list  the   Anthropometry   Introduction       criminal  law,   Forensic   • Forensic  science  has  developed   major  disciplines  it     (Saferstein)     change  in   Science   over  time  due  to  advances  in   encompasses.   Forensic   Chapters  1  &  7   forensic     Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12     science,  technology  and  society       science     identification   • Identify  major  figures  in  the   I  can  differentiate     Deadly  Picnic  activity   over  time,  etc.   development  of  the  field  of   (tell  differences)   Criminal  law       forensics   between  criminal  and     On-­‐line  historical   Microscope  Quiz   • Account  for  the  rapid  growth  of   civil  law.   Civil  law   forensics  timeline:     forensic  laboratories  in  the  past       www.crimezzz.net/for CH  1/7  Test   40  years.   I  can  describe  how     Locard’s   ensic_history/index.ht   • Services  of  a  typical   and  explain  why  the   Exchange   m   comprehensive  crime  lab  in  the   field  of  forensic   principle     criminal  justice  system.   science  has  changed     Crime  lab  virtual  tour:   • Locard’s  Exchange  Principle  is  the   over  time.   Expert  witness   www.trutv.com/forens basis  of  modern  forensic       ics/lab   investigation   I  can  identify  major   Scientific     historical  figures  and   method   Anthropometry  lab   • Frye  and  Daubert  decisions   relating  to  the  admissibility  of   their  contributions       scientific  evidence  in  the   which  led  to  advances   Chapter  7:   Locard’s  T-­‐shirt  lab   courtroom   in  the  field  of   Binocular     forensics.     Sciencespot.net:   • Functions  of  the  parts  of  the     Eyepiece  lens   Microscope  Basics  ppt   compound  microscope.   I  can  describe  the       • Define  magnification,  field  of  view,   services  of  a  typical   Field  of  view   Virtual  compound   working  distance,  and  depth  of   comprehensive  crime     microscope:   focus.   lab.   Microspectro-­‐ www.udel.edu/biology • Features  of  the  various  types  of     photometer   /ketcham/microscope microscopes  that  make  them  a   I  can  explain  Locard’s     /scope.html   useful  tool  in  forensic  science.   Exchange  Principle   Monocular     • Forensic  applications  of  a  variety   and  relate  its     Microscopic  Evidence   of  microscopes     importance  in   Magnification   lab     forensic       investigation.   Working     CSI  Effect  -­‐  Solving     distance   Crime  is  Never  as   I  can  compare  and     Simple  as  On  TV   contrast  the  Frye  and   (5:37):   Daubert  decisions   http://www.youtube.c relating  to  the   om/watch?v=LB6xDD admissibility  of   gj1xY     scientific  evidence  in     the  courtroom.   The  CSI  Effect  (7:14):     http://www.youtube.c I  can  focus  a  light   om/watch?v=FpzK_ojt microscope  to   VLw   examine  a  variety  of       Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   specimens.       ENRICHMENT:   I  can  correctly   Students  watch  the   identify  the  various   movie  “Sherlock   parts  of  a  light   Holmes”  starring   microscope  and  their   Robert  Downey  Jr.     functions.   While  viewing,  they     list  &  describe  the   I  can  explain  the   forensic  science  and   following  terms:   criminal  investigation   magnification,  field  of   techniques  used  in  the   view,  and  working   movie.    Students  then   distance.   summarize  by     explaining  which   I  can  contrast  the   techniques  they  felt   compound,   were  realistic  for  the   comparison,  and   time  period  that  the   stereoscopic   movie  is  set  in  (late   microscopes.   1800  –  early  1900’s).     I  can  explain  forensic   applications  of  a   variety  of   microscopes,   including  the   comparison   microscope,  the   microspectrophotom eter,  and  the  scanning   electron  microscope.     Life  Science   The  Crime   Chapter  2  &  3:   15  Days   I  can  explain  the   Chapter  2:     Forensic  Science:  An   Quick  writes   &  Physical   Scene  &   responsibilities  of  the   Algor  mortis   Introduction       over:  types  of   • Responsibilities  of  the  1st   Science   Types  of   1st  responding  officer     (Saferstein)   evidence,   responder  at  a  crime  scene   Evidence   at  a  crime  scene.   Autopsy     limitations  of   • Steps  to  be  taken  to  thoroughly       Chapter  2   testimonial   record  the  crime  scene   I  can  explain  the   Chain  of   Chapter  3   evidence,   • Types  of  evidence  (e.g.  physical,   steps  involved  in   custody     importance  of   recording  a  crime     Sciencespot.net:  ppt   chain  of  custody,   testimonial,  and  eyewitness)     scene.   Corroborate     presentations:   etc.   • Limitations  of  eyewitness     Eyewitness   Crime  Scene  Basics,       Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   testimony   I  can  distinguish   evidence   Physical  Evidence,   Time  of  Death   between  the  types  of     Eyewitness  Basics,  and   Quiz   • Proper  procedures  for  conducting   evidence  (e.g.   Livor  mortis   Entomology     a  systematic  search  of  a  crime   physical,  testimonial,       Types  of   scene  for  physical  evidence   and  eyewitness)  and   Physical   Virtual  Crime  Scene   Evidence  Quiz   • Proper  techniques  for  packaging   categorize  examples   evidence   Game:     common  types  of  physical   of  evidence.     http://www.museevirt CH  2/3  Test   evidence     Post  mortem   uel-­‐   I  can  explain   interval   virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-­‐ • Identification  and  comparison  of   limitations  of     cms/expositions-­‐ physical  evidence   testimonial  and   Rigor  mortis   exhibitions/detective-­‐ • Individual  and  class   eyewitness  evidence.     investigator/en/game characteristics  of  physical     Standard/refer /index.php   evidence   I  can  identify  various   ence  sample     • The  value  of  class  evidence  as  it   search  patterns  used     Guest  speaker:  Lorain   at  crime  scenes  and   Substrate   Police  about  1st   relates  to  a  criminal  investigation   explain  factors  used   control   responders  and  crime   • Function  of  national  databases   in  determining  which     scene,  police  dog   available  to  forensic  scientists   is  used  in  a  situation.   Testimonial     • The  purpose  of  physical  evidence     evidence   Inside  An  Autopsy   plays  in  reconstructing  the  events   I  can  identify  the     (4:43):   surrounding  the  commission  of  a   common  types  of   Chapter  3:   http://www.youtube.c evidence   Class   om/watch?v=ajSXKeB crime   encountered  at  a   characteristics   pkIg   • The  concept  of  chain  of  custody   crime  scene  explain       and  its  importance  in  forensic   the  proper   Comparison   Video  -­‐  The  Real  CSI:   investigations   techniques  for  its     Crime  Autopsy  (3:30):   • Basic  process  of  an  autopsy  in   packaging.   Identification   http://video.nationalg     eographic.com/video/ determining  the  manner  of  death   I  can  differentiate   Individual   real-­‐csi-­‐sci   e.g.  physical,  testimonial,  and   between  the   characteristics     eyewitness   identification  and     Video  -­‐  National   • Factors  used  in  determining  the   comparison  of   Product  rule   Geographic:  Body   time  of  death  (rigor  mortis,  algor   physical  evidence.     Farm  (3:37):   Reconstruction   mortis,  livor  mortis,  vitreous       http://video.nationalg I  can  define  and   humor,  stomach  contents,  etc.)     eographic.com/video/ contrast  individual   • Entomological  evidence  and  how   and  class   science/health-­‐ it  aides  in  the  determination  of   characteristics  of   human-­‐body-­‐ post  mortem  interval  (PMI).   physical  evidence.   sci/human-­‐   • Apply  knowledge  of  forensic   I  can  explain  that     Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   entomology  in  the  determination   most  evidence  found   body/body-­‐farm-­‐sci/   of  PMI  in  various  case  studies.   at  a  crime  scene  is   class  evidence  and     • Forensic  anthropology:  traits   apply  the  Product   Video  -­‐  National   (race,  gender,  height,  age,  and   Rule  to  assign  a   Geographic:  Secrets  of   skeletal  injury)  that  can  be   statistical  value  to  it.   the  Body  Farm   determined  from  skeletal     (45:41):   examination     I  can  list  and  explain   http://www.youtube.c the  function  of   om/watch?v=GCyiczAc • Apply  knowledge  of  forensic   national  databases   RBY   anthropology  in  the  examination   available  to  forensic       of  provided  skeletal  remains.   scientists   Video  –  Discovery:       Forensic  Entomologist:   I  can  describe  the  role   http://www.youtube.c physical  evidence   om/watch?v=PLJsXnTI plays  in   S6Q   reconstructing  the   Video:  CSI  Special   events  surrounding   Insects  Unit:  Forensic   the  commission  of  a   Entomology  (3:20):   crime.   http://www.youtube.c   om/watch?v=2vv4RW I  can  describe  the   2AFxM   concept  of  chain  of     custody  and  explain   Entomology  Lab   its  importance  in  a     forensic   Forensic  Anthropology   investigation.   Lab  (Sherlock  Bones)       I  can  describe  the     basic  process  used  in   CSI:  Secrets  and  Flies   an  autopsy  to   Season  6,  Episode  6   determine  the   with  Viewing  Guide   manner  of  death.     I  can  describe  a   variety  of  factors   used  in  determining   time  of  death  such  as   rigor,  algor,  and  livor   mortis.     I  can  describe  how     Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   entomological   evidence  is  used  in   determining  post   mortem  interval  and   apply  that  knowledge   in  case  studies   provided.     I  can  describe  how  a   variety  of  traits  (race,   gender,  height,  age,   and  skeletal  injury)   can  be  determined   from  skeletal   examination  (forensic   anthropology).     I  can  apply   knowledge  of  forensic   anthropology  in  the   examination  of   provided  skeletal   remains.     Life  Science     Drugs  and   • Psychological  and  physical   12  days     I  can  compare  and   Chapter  5:   Forensic  Science:  An   Graphic   &     Forensic   dependence     contrast   Anabolic   Introduction       organizer  about   Physical   Toxicology   • Classification  of  commonly   psychological  and   steroids   (Saferstein)   drug   Science     abused  drugs   physical  dependence.       classification   • Laboratory  tests  normally  used  to     Analgesic   Chapter  5     perform  drug  identification   I  can  identify  and     Chapter  6   Quick  writes   analysis   classify  the   Chromatography     about  drug   • Process  of  chromatography  and   commonly  abused     Guest  speaker  from   identification   Confirmation   its  use  in  drug  identification   drugs.   police  department  and   tests,  types  of     analysis     drug  counselor   chromatography,   Depressant   o Thin-­‐layer   I  can  describe  the     proper  collection     chromatography   laboratory  tests   Lab:  Analysis  of  Drugs   of  evidence,  the   Fluoresce   o Gas  chromatography   normally  used  to   and  Poison     laws  pertaining     • Ultraviolet  and  infrared   perform  a  routine     to  consent,  etc.   Hallucinogen   spectroscopy  for  the  identification   drug  identification   How  a  Gas       of  organic  compounds   analysis.   Chromatograph   CH  5/6  Test   Infrared     Works:   • Mass  spectrometry  for       Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   identification  analysis   I  can  describe  and   Ion   http://www.shsu.edu/ • Proper  collection  and   explain  the  process  of     ~chm_tgc/sounds/flas preservation  techniques  of  drug   chromatography.   Microcrystalline   hfiles/GC.swf   evidence     tests     • Processes  of  alcohol  absorption,   I  can  list  and  describe     How  a   transport,  and  elimination,  by   the  parts  of  a  gas   Monochromatic   Spectrophotometer   light   oxidation  and  excretion,  from  the     chromatograph.   Works:     human  body     http://wps.prenhall.co   • Breath  testing  devices  (  infrared   I  can  explain  the   m/wps/media/objects Narcotic   and  fuel  cell)  for  alcohol  testing   difference  between   /3801/3892550/DB.s   • Commonly  used  field  sobriety   thin-­‐layer       wf   Physical   tests  used  to  assess  alcohol   chromatography     dependence   impairment   and  gas   How  a  Mass     chromatography.   Spectrophotometer   • Laboratory  procedures  used  for   Psychological   measuring  the  concentration  of     Works:   dependence   alcohol  in  the  blood   I  can  describe  the   http://www.instrume   utility  of  ultraviolet   ntalchemistry.com/gas • Proper  preservation  techniques   Screening  test   and  infrared   phase/pages/source.ht for  blood  sample  for  BAC  analysis     spectroscopy  for  the   m   • The  implied-­‐consent  laws,  the   Spectrophotom identification  of     Schmerber  v.  California  case  and   etry   organic  compounds.     their  implications  on  traffic       Calculate  blood  alcohol   enforcement   Stimulant   I  can  describe  the   concentration  based   • Techniques  used  to  isolate  and     concept  and  utility  of   on  the  number  and   identify  drugs  and  poisons   Ultraviolet  light   mass  spectrometry   types  of  drinks   • The  significance  of  finding  a  drug     for  identification   consumed:     in  human  tissues  and  organs  and   Chapter  6:   analysis.   http://www.intox.com assessing  impairment   Absorption     /drinkwheel.aspx         I  can  describe  the     Acid   proper  collection  and   Correlate  blood     preservation  of  drug   alcohol  concentrations   Alveoli   evidence.   with  impact  on       performance  and   Anticoagulant   I  can  explain  how   behavior:     alcohol  is  absorbed   http://science.howstuf Artery   into  the  bloodstream,   fworks.com/alcohol5.h   transported   tm   Base   throughout  the  body,       and  eliminated  by   Video  -­‐  Forensic   Capillary   oxidation  and   Science  -­‐  Toxicology     excretion.   and  Drugs  (9:52):     Catalyst     http://www.youtube.c   Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   I  can  understand  the     om/watch?v=Uk-­‐ process  by  which   Excretion   ykYYwbu0   alcohol  is  excreted  in       the  breath  via  the   Fuel  cell     Video  –  ABC  News:   lungs.   Detector   'Bath  Salts'  Causing       'Excited  Delirium'?   I  can  explain  the   Metabolism   (5:27):   concepts  of  infrared     http://www.youtube.c and  fuel  cell  breath-­‐ Oxidation   om/watch?v=bKbTbR testing  devices  for   pH  scale   qXVFg   alcohol  testing.         Preservative   Video  -­‐  How   I  can  describe  the     Breathalyzers  Work  –   commonly  used  field   Toxicologist   Reactions  (2:28):   sobriety  tests  used  to     http://www.youtube.c assess  alcohol   Vein   om/watch?v=rvVzlg26 impairment.     bCM       I  can  list  and  contrast   Video  -­‐    Nystagmus   laboratory   Field  Sobriety  Test   procedures  for   (3:44):   measuring  the   http://www.youtube.c concentration  of   om/watch?v=Xj4mWk alcohol  in  the  blood   Nvq3c   (BAC).       Video  -­‐    Field  Sobriety   I  can  describe  the   Test  (9:47):   precautions  to  be   http://www.youtube.c taken  to  properly   om/watch?v=p9jpwe6 preserve  blood  in   TDas     order  to  analyze  its     alcohol  content.   CSI:  Burked       Season  2  Episode  1   I  can  explain  the   with  Viewing  Guide   significance  of   implied-­‐consent  laws   and  the  Schmerber  v.   California  case  to   traffic  enforcement.     I  can  describe  the   techniques  that     Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   forensic  toxicologists   use  to  isolate  and   identify  drugs  and   poisons.     I  can  explain  the   significance  of  finding   a  drug  in  human   tissues  and  organs  to   assessing   impairment.     End  1st  Quarter  (9  Weeks)           Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily. Lorain  City  School  District     Scope,  Sequence  and  Pacing  Guides   Ohio’s  New  Learning  Standards:  Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12   Forensic  Science  Grade  11/12  –2nd  Quarter   Clear  Learning   Resources   Assessment  &   Strand   Topic   Content  Statement   Days   Vocabulary   [adopted  and   Target   Notes   supplemental]   Course  Overview:         Forensic  lab  science  is  the  application  of  all  branches  of  science  that  can  be  applied  to  answer  questions  of  interest  to  the  legal  system.  In  criminal  cases,  forensic  lab  science   is  used  to  examine  physical  evidence  that  can  be  used  to  establish  connections  between  suspects,  events,  and  circumstances.  The  application  of  the  scientific  method  is   central  to  this  course  –  observation,  collection  and  classification  of  data,  examining  relationships,  forming  and  testing  hypotheses  and  making  conclusions  based  on  evidence.   The  diverse  characteristics  of  a  crime  scene  provide  that  forensic  lab  science  is  a  combination  of  all  branches  of  science.  Students  will  use  scientific  techniques  and   technology  in  order  to  solve  forensic  investigations.  Research,  review  of  case  studies  and  career  exploration  are  also  components  of  this  course.  The  ultimate  goal  is  to   provide  the  students  with  an  overall  conception  of  this  field  of  science  which  has  been  subject  to  increased  interest  and  popularity  in  recent  years.   Life  Science   Forensic   • Comparison  of  chromosomes  and   15   I  can  explain  the  role   Acid   Forensic  Science:  An   Blood  Spatter     Serology   genes  in  determining  traits  such   Days   of  chromosomes  and   phosphatase   Introduction       Summary  poster     (Saferstein):  Chapter  8     as  blood  type   genes  in  determining   Agglutination     Quick  writes   • Using  Punnett  square  to   traits  such  as  blood     Sciencespot.net:  Blood   about  antigen-­‐ determine  genotypes  and   type.   Allele   Basics  ppt,  Blood   antibody   phenotypes  of  offspring  (such  as     Spatter  ppt   interactions,   I  can  distinguish   blood  types)   Antibody     questions  asked   • A-­‐B-­‐O  antigens  and  antibodies   between  genotype     Ernie’s  Exit  Blood   regarding   and  phenotype.   Antigen   Typing  Lab   possible  blood   found  in  the  blood  for  each  of  the       evidence,  blood   four  blood  types   I  can  use  a  Punnett   Antiserum   Animations  for  blood   typing  and   • Typing  of  whole  blood   square  to  determine     spatter:   inheritance  of   • Forensic  tests  used  to   the  genotypes  and   Aspermia   http://media.pearsonc blood  type,  etc.   characterize  blood  in  terms  of:       mg.com/ph/chet/chet_   phenotypes  of   identification  of  blood,  species,   Chromosome   criminal_justice_1/ass Blood  Typing   offspring  to     ets/review/bloodspatt and  Punnett   individual  it  is  from   determine  possible   Deoxyribonucle ers/index.html   Square  Quiz   • Blood  spatter  analysis:  i.e.,   paternity  using   ic  acid  (DNA)       velocity,  angle  of  impact,  drop   inheritance  of  blood     Science  of  Murder:   CH  8  Test   height,     type.   Egg   Blood  Spatter  (5:39):   • Antigen  –  antibody  interactions   Enzyme   http://www.youtube.c and  their  application  to  species   I  can  list  the  A-­‐B-­‐O     om/watch?v=Od8Yuw Erythrocyte   UT794   identification  of  blood  and  drug   antigens  and       testing antibodies  found  in   Gene   Law  &  Order  SVU   • Laboratory  tests  used  in   the  blood  for  each  of     season  6  episode  8   the  four  blood  types:   Genotype   “Doubt”  shows  a  rape     Common  Formative  Assessments  will  be  implemented  daily.