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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
Week 1 F, 8/3
Introduction to Forensics
M, 8/6 Scope & History of
Forensics
T, 8/7
Frye & Daubert
SFS1a
• Go over syllabus
• Show introductory screencast
Who are the major contributors to the • FIS 1-1 “How Much Do You Already Know About Forensic SFS1a
development of forensic science?
Science?”
• FIS 1-3 “What Is Forensic Science?”
• HW: Eyewitness Testimony Screencast - The Innocence
Project
What are some problems when relying • Video Clip - Selective Attention
SFS1a
on eyewitness testimony?
(http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1935
Are there any important court
83);
decisions that define forensic science? • Video Clip - The Monkey Business Illusion
(http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/videos.html)
• “Forensics & the Law” presentation
What is forensic science?
W, 8/8 Observation Techniques & What are some problems when relying • FIS 3-1 Lab - Microscopic Analysis of Trace Evidence
Eyewitness Testimony
on eyewitness testimony?
• FIS 3-5 Lab - How Are Your Powers of Observation?
SFS1a
Th, 8/9 Observation Techniques & How has forensics science evolved
Eyewitness Testimony
over human history?
SFS1a
• Finish FIS 3-5 Lab
• HW: The “CSI Effect” Screencast - Psychology of Jurors
F, 8/10 The “CSI Effect”
• Case Summary - The Caylee Anthony Case & The CSI
Effect
• FIS 6-1 Are You Lying (Susan Smith)
What is the “CSI Effect?”
How do prosecutors & criminal
defense attorneys utilize it to their
advantage?
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
Week 2 M, 8/13 The “CSI Effect”
T, 8/14
The “CSI Effect”
Locard’s Principle
What are the dangers of the “CSI Effect” • CSI Infographic
SFS1a
& how it relates to the judicial system?
• CSI Effect Video Clip: The Challenges that Pop Culture is
Bringing to the Classroom
What is Locard’s principle?
SFS1a
• CSI L1-7 The Deadly Picnic (Observation & Deductive
Reasoning)
W, 8/15 Test Review
Review
T, 8/16
Unit 1 Test
Test
F, 8/17
Securing the Crime
How do crime scene personnel secure,
Scene
assess, & study a crime scene?
Specialized Personnel What are the responsibilities of the
different members of law enforcement
who arrive at crime scenes?
What are expert witnesses?
• Careers in FS Internet Research Project
• Locard’s Principle
• Review
•
•
•
•
2
Test
Assign reading to 2nd and 6th
HW: Manson Murders Screencast
HW: Crime Scene Basics Screencast
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
Week 3 M, 8/20 Crime Scene Evaluation
Securing and Recording
What are the steps taken for
Crime Scene Sketching
thoroughly recording crime scenes? • HW: Screencast - What is the Importance of in situ?
(Report on Archaeological Investigation Conducted for
Bloomingdale Police Department BPD 89-03-0029, by L.
Babits, S.Hillis, & E. Ielmini, pg. 9)
T, 8/21
Crime Scene Evaluation
What are the steps taken for
Recording
thoroughly recording crime scenes?
W, 8/22 Crime Scene Evaluation
Making Inferences
Th, 8/23 Citing Evidence to Support
Inferences
F, 8/24
Different Types of Evidence How are the chemical & physical
properties of matter related to the
study of forensic science?
What is physical evidence & what
are the proper techniques for
collecting physical evidence?
SFS1c-e
• Lab - Crime Scene Sketching Activity (Library)
SFS1c-e
• Lab – Car Accident Investigation Lab (Vernier)
SFS1c-e
• Lab – Finish Labs in class
• Compare and contrast: 2 crime scenes from Tuesday &
Wednesday
• HW: Reading & Screencast: “Hit & Run”
• Lab – Finish Labs in class
• Compare and contrast: 2 crime scenes from Tuesday &
Wednesday
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
Week 4 M, 8/27 Significance of Trace
Evidence
What is physical evidence & what
are the proper techniques for
collecting physical evidence?
• FIS 1-9 “Individualization & Identification of Physical
Evidence” (Class vs. Individual)
• FIS 1-11 “Comparing Physical Evidence at Various Crime
Scenes”
• Case Study: OJ Simpson & Trace Evidence
SFS1c-e
What is physical evidence & what • FIS 3-2 Trace Evidence - Class vs. Individual
SFS1c-e
are the proper techniques for
• FIS 3-3 Collection of Trace Evidence From A Crime Scene
collecting physical evidence?
W, 8/29 Processing the Crime Scene What is physical evidence & what • FIS 3-4 Lab - Collection & Microscope Analysis of Trace SFS1c-e
are the proper techniques for
Evidence From a Crime Scene
collecting physical evidence?
Th, 8/30 Processing the Crime Scene What is physical evidence & what • FIS 3-4 Lab - Collection & Microscope Analysis of Trace SFS1c-e
are the proper techniques for
Evidence From a Crime Scene
collecting physical evidence?
F, 8/31
Professional Learning (Early Release)
T, 8/28 Methods of Obtaining &
Storing Evidence
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 5 M, 9/3
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
BM
T, 9/4 Review & Finish Lab
 Review
Week
W, 9/5 Review for Benchmark
 Review
#1
Th, 9/6 SCIENCE BENCHMARK
• Handout - Fingerprint Challenge
• HW: Fingerprint Screencast - Fingerprint Basics
• FIS HW: Reading - The Use of Fingerprint Evidence in
Court
F, 9/7
Morphogenesis of Friction How do fingerprints differ from
• FIS 2-2 The Cause of Fingerprint Patterns
Ridge Skin (SS & CTAE) individual to individual?
• FIS 2-3 Types of Fingerprint Ridge Patterns
Why is a fingerprint a permanent
feature of human anatomy?
5
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1a, c-e
SFS1a, c-e
SFS1a, c-e
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SFS2a
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 6 M, 9/10 Characteristics of a
What are the 3 major fingerprint patterns • FIS 2-4 Quiz: Fingerprint Pattern Recognition
Fingerprint
& their respective subclasses?
• FIS 2-2 General Types of Fingerprint Evidence
T, 9/11 Characteristics of a
What are the 3 major fingerprint patterns • FIS 2-6 The Science of Latent Fingerprint Enhancement
Fingerprint
& their respective subclasses?
• FIS 2-5 Lab - ST vs. LT Latent Fingerprint Samples
W, 9/12 Detection of
What is meant by visible, plastic, & latent • FIS 2-8 Lab - Finding & Lifting Fingerprints Using Lifting
Fingerprints
prints?
Powders
What are some techniques for developing • FIS 2-10 Lab - Enhancing Latent Fingerprints Using Iodine
prints on both porous & nonporous
Fumigation
objects?
What are the proper procedures for
preserving a developed latent fingerprint?
Th, 9/13 Detection of
Fingerprints
F, 9/14
Analysis of
Fingerprints & AFIS
What are the proper procedures for
• FIS 2-12 Lab - Enhancing Latent Fingerprints Using
preserving a developed latent fingerprint? Cyanoacrylate
• FIS 2-1 Research Assignment: Intro to Fingerprint Evidence
Throughout History
•
What is the Henry system of classification • Case Study - The Zodiac
& how is it used by law enforcement?
• Finsh up lab from Wednesday and Thursday
How is of having access to a national
•
automated fingerprint identification
system critical to law enforcement
agencies at the state & local levels?
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b-e
SFS2a
SFS1b-e
SFS2a
SFS1b-e
SFS2a
SFS1b-e
SFS2a
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 7 M, 9/17 Test Review
Review
SFS1b-e
• Review
SFS2a
• Take up book from 2nd & 6th
T, 9/18 Unit 3 Test
Test
SFS1b-e
• Test
SFS2a
• Assign Book to 5th
HW:
Reading
The
Wrong
Knife,
Thomas
Noguchi
•
W, 9/19 5 Manners of Death
Distinguish between manner, cause
SFS2c
• NAME Reading: A Guide for Manner of Death
and mechanism of death
Classification
SFS5a-b
• NAME Activity: A Guide for Manner of Death Classification
Th, 9/20 Cause of Death vs.
Distinguish between manner, cause
SFS2c
• Pathology Terminology and Determining Time of Death
Mechanism of Death
and mechanism of death
SFS5a-b
• Case Study
F, 9/21 Body Regions & Purpose Autopsy
of Autopsy; Dissection
Terminology
• Dissection Terminology
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 8 M, 9/24 Autopsy
• Lab - Gingerbread Anatomy
• Lab - The Coroner’s Report: Urine & Blood Analysis
T, 9/25
Injuries
Deep, superficial, fatal,
• Reading: Determining Types of Trauma From Bone
defensive
Fractures
• WS: Determining Types of Trauma From Bone Fractures
W, 9/26 Estimating Time of Death
Mortis’
• CM Reading: Lindow Man: Murders in a Bog, Lynn Sibley
• The Mortis’ Activity
Th, 9/27 Stages of Decomposition
F, 9/28
General Entomology & Arthropod
Biology
8
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 9 M, 10/1 Insects of Forensic Importance &
Oct.3
Insect Succession
GHSWT T, 10/2 Collection of Entomological
Evidence
W, 10/3 Estimating PMI
GHSWT
Th, 10/4 Review for Test
Fr, 10/5 Unit 4 Test
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 10 M, 10/8
Assign & Begin Non-fiction Book
BM
T, 10/9
Review for Benchmark
Week
W, 10/10 Review for Benchmark
• HW: CSI L4-4 - A Lesson on Archaeological SIte
#2
Th, 10/11 SCIENCE BENCHMARK
10/18 PLD (Early F, 10/12
Release) M, 10/15
10/19 HC (Early
Release)
T, 10/16
Archaeological Techniques
W, 10/17
Th, 10/18 Skeletal Terminology
F, 10/19
Skeletal Terminology
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1,2,5
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
FALL HOLIDAY
• FISA 1-1 What Is Forensic Anthropology? (No Bones About SFS2c
It)
SFS5a-b
CSI
L4-4
Lab
on
Investigating
an
Archaeological
Site
•
• Take up book from 5th
PSAT/ASVAB/College Fair
• CM Reading 04/96 Fragments Murder, Douglas Owsley
• Assign book to 7th
• Skeletal Bingo
1
0
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SFS5a-b
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 11 M, 10/22 Determining Vital Statistics
What are the uniques
• FISA 1-7 Determining Ancestry from Skeletal Remains
features of Caucasoids?
• HW: Determining Vital Statistics Screencast
What are the uniques
features of Mongoloids?
What are the uniques
features of Negroids?
T, 10/23 Determining Vital Statistics
• WS: Determining Sex, Age, Height from Bones
W, 10/24
Forensic Taphonomy
Th, 10/25 Review for Test
F, 10/26
Unit 5 Test
1
1
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
SFS2c
SFS5a-b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Week 12 M, 10/29 Composition of Blood & How does the study of blood
ABO Blood Typing
contribute to forensic science?
T, 10/30 ABO Blood Typing
How is whole blood typed?
Why does agglutination occur?
W, 10/31 Presumptive Testing
Which bodily fluids can be detected
& analyzed to solve crimes? Why?
What is the significance of the
precipitin test to forensic serology?
Th, 11/1 Chemical Enhancement How are bodily fluids identified at
crime scenes?
F, 11/2
Chemical Enhancement How are bodily fluids identified at
crime scenes?
• FIS 5-1 The Use of Blood Evidence In Criminal Cases
SFS3d-e
• FIS 5-4 What Type Of Blood Is IT?
SFS3d-e
• FIS 5-2 Lab Microscopic Analysis of Blood: Human vs.
Animal
• HW: FIS 5-6 It’s No Use Trying To Hide Blood...
SFS3d-e
• Lab - Presumptive Blood Test Investigation
SFS3d-e
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• HW: Reading: Blood Matters, Maria Sedotti & Sandra
Gottfried
• HW: Passive Bloodstains Screencast - Falling Blood Drops
• FIS 5-8 WS - It’s No Use Trying To Hide Blood...
• FIS 5-9 Lab - Observing Phenolphthalein & Luminol Tests
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
FIS 5-8 Blood Stain & Blood Spatter Evidence
SFS3d-e
CSI L2-7 Cold Blood
HW FIS 5-15 Crime Case Studies: Blood Spatter Evidence
T, 11/6 Dynamic & Altered Bloodstains;
FIS 5-12 Lab - Three Messy Blood Spatter Experiments
SFS3d-e
Convergence
HW: FIS 5-17 - Real Life Crime Solved Using Blood Spatter
Evidence
W, 11/7 Collection of Biological Specimens What physical evidence is • FIS 5-19 Body Fluids Other Than Blood
SFS3d-e
associated with rape
• FIS 5-21 Disturbing Realities About the Crime of Sexual
investigations?
Assault
How are suspect stains
properly preserved for
laboratory examinations?
What laboratory tests are
necessary to characterize
seminal stains?
Week 13 M, 11/5 Passive Bloodstains
•
•
•
•
•
Th, 11/8 Review
SFS3d-e
F, 11/9
SFS3d-e
Test
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 14 M, 11/12 Review for Benchmark
BM
T, 11/13 SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
• HW: 7-11 Case Study: The O.J. Simpson Double Murder
Week
Trial
#3
W, 11/14 Intro to DNA
The O.J. Simpson Double Murder Case • HW: FIS 7-1 Genetics - Some of the Basics
Evidence
Th, 11/15 Review of DNA
How is DNA related to forensic science? • FIS 7-5 The First Crime Solved Using DNA
Structure
Are their different types of DNA?
F, 11/16 Review of DNA
What is a nucleotide and how is DNA
• FIS 7-18 Assign Real Crime & DNA Research Assignment
Structure
structured?
• Take up book from 7th
What are the base-pairing rules & how
do they relate to DNA replication?
What is an enzyme?
THANKSGIVING BREAK
1
4
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1,2,3,5
SFS1,2,3,5
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Week 15 M, 11/26 Collection, Handling, &
PE
Storage
T, 11/27
DNA Analysis PCR &
Restriction Enzymes
What are the necessary procedures
needed for the proper preservation
of bloodstained evidence for
laboratory DNA analysis?
What are the steps of DNA
replication?
How is DNA cut & spliced?
What are restriction enzymes?
SFS3f-g
• Lab - PCR Simulation
SFS3f-g
What is meant by restriction
• HW: FIS 7-6 Reading Step-By-Step Description of DNA
fragment length polymorphism?
Print Analysis
What is the process of typing DNA
using the RFLP technique?
SFS3f-g
W, 11/28 SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
Th, 11/29 DNA Analysis Using
RFLP
F, 11/30 DNA Analysis Using
RFLP - Lab
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5
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Week 16 M, 12/3
DNA Analysis Using How are band patterns interpreted?
RFLP - Lab
T, 12/4
DNA Analysis Using
STR
W, 12/5 DNA Analysis Using
STR
Th, 12/6 mDNA
F, 12/7
CODIS
What are short tandem repeats?
How are STR’s analyzed?
What is the difference between a
traditional STR analysis & a Ychromosome STR determination?
What is the difference between nuclear
DNA & mitochondrial DNA?
How is of having access to a national
DNA database helpful to law
enforcement agencies at the state & local
levels?
What is the Innocence Project?
• FIS 7-16 DNA Left Behind During a Sexual Assault
• HW: FIS 7-7 Reading - DNA Print Analysis Techniques:
RFLP vs. PCR
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SFS3f-g
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•
•
•
•
1
6
Quiz - FIS 7-8 DNA Print Analysis
HW: FIS 7-9 Reading Mitochondrial DNA
FIS 7-10 Identifying the Victims of September 11th
FIS 7-17 When To Take DNA From A Suspect
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Week 17 M, 12/10 Romanov Challenge
Th, 12/13 Review for Benchmark
SFS2c
SFS3f-g
SFS5b
SFS2c
SFS3f-g
SFS5b
SFS2c
SFS3f-g
SFS5b
SFS1,2,3,5
F, 12/14
SFS1,2,3,5
T, 12/11
Romanov Challenge
W, 12/12 Romanov Challenge Assessment
Review for Benchmark
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
SFS5. Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation.
Week 18
Monday, 12/17
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 7th Period
Benchmark
Tuesday, 12/18
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 1st & 2nd Periods
Week #4
Wednesday, 12/19
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 3rd & 4th Periods
Thursday, 12/20
Friday, 12/21
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th & 6th Periods
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
1
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1,2,3,5
SFS1,2,3,5
SFS1,2,3,5
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
Week 1 M, 1/7
T, 1/8
Toxins vs.
Toxicants
W, 1/9
Commonly Used
Drugs & Effects
Th, 1/10 Commonly Used
Drugs & Effects
F, 1/11
Chemical Tests
What are the roles of the toxicologist in the •
criminal justice system?
What is the difference between a toxin & a
•
toxicant?
How are drugs related to forensic science?
•
How does the Controlled Substance Act relate
to drugs?
What is the difference between physical &
psychological dependence?
What is the significance of finding a drug in •
human tissues & organs?
What are the proper collection & preservation
procedures for drug evidence?
What are some techniques that forensic
•
toxicologists use for isolating & identifying
drugs & poisons?
What is gas chromatography?
What are the parts of a gas chromatograph?
What are some common field sobriety tests?
1
9
FIS 4-1 How Much Do You Know About the Drug Alcohol?
Assign project
SFS3a-c
FIS 4-2 The Physiological Effects of Alcohol on the Body
SFS3a-c
HW: FIS 4-6 Reading - What Can Happen if You Are
Caught Drinking & Driving
SFS3a-c
Computer Lab Project Research
SFS3a-c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
How is mass spectrometry used in the
• Computer Lab Project Research
identification of organic compounds and
poisons?
T, 1/15 Ecological Toxicology What is retention time?
• FIS 4-4 The Science Behind Determining if You Are Too
In what ways can toxins & toxicants
Drunk to Drive
enter the human body?
• FIS 4-8 WS - What Can Happen If You Are Caught
Drinking & Driving
W, 1/16 Carcinogenesis
• Reading: The Death of Alexander Litvinenko
• The Effects of Radiation Poisoning
Th, 1/17 Review for Test
• Review
Week 2 M, 1/14
F, 1/18
Poisons
Unit 8 Test
• HW: FIS 3-6 - Reading Hair Hair Hair....
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SFS3a-c
SFS3a-c
SFS3a-c
SFS3a-c
SFS3a-c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 3 M, 1/21
MLK HOLIDAY
T, 1/22
Morphology of Hair &
Cuticle Characteristics
How does hair relate to forensic
science?
What are the 3 phases of hair
growth?
W, 1/23 Cuticle Characteristics &
What distinctions are there between
Identification
animal & human hairs?
Th, 1/24 Cuticle Identification &
What are some features that are
Medullary Characteristics
useful when microscopically
comparing human hairs?
F, 1/25 Identification & Comparison What are some features that are
of Hair
useful when microscopically
comparing human hairs?
• FIS 3-7 WS - Hair Hair Hair
SFS1b
SFS2b
• FIS 3-8 Unique Microscope Features of Hair Samples
• Project Due
• FIS 3-11 Microscopic Analysis of Hair Evidence
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 4 M, 1/28 Identification & Comparison of Hair What are some features
that are useful when
microscopically comparing
human hairs?
T, 1/29 Identification & Comparison of Hair What is the role of DNA • Lab
typing when comparing
hairs?
W, 1/30 Hair Quiz
• HW: Fiber Analysis Screencast - Picking Up the Pieces
T, 1/31
Identification & Types of Fibers
F, 2/1
Properties of Fibers
How do fibers relate to
forensic science?
What are the
classifications of fibers?
What are some properties
of fibers that are most
useful for forensic
comparisons?
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
Week 5
M 2/4
Fiber Lab
BM
(ELA/FA)
Week #1 T 2/5
Review
(Math/FL)
W 2/6
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
(Sci/PE)
Th 2/7
The Chemical &
How does density relate to the analysis
(SS/CTAE) Physical
of glass?
Characteristics of What is the refractive index?
Glass
What is the difference between a
crystalline & an amorphous solid?
F 2/8
The Chemical &
What is double refraction &
Physical
birefringence?
Characteristics of
Glass
2
3
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 6 M 2/11 Glass Fractures How do examine glass fractures to
• Reading: CM 10/06 Glass: More Than Meets the Eye
Projectiles
determine the direction of impact for a
projectile?
T 2/12 Glass Fractures How do examine glass fractures to
• Lab - CM 10/06 Glass: More Than Meets the Eye Lab
Successive Penetrations determine the direction of impact for a
projectile?
W 2/13 Glass Fractures - Stress How are the flotation & immersion
•
Marks
methods used when comparing glass
specimens?
Th 2/14 Analysis of Glass
• Lab - Ward’s Forensic Glass Analysis Lab
Evidence
F 2/15 Analysis of Glass
• Lab - Ward’s Forensic Glass Analysis Lab
Evidence
2
4
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
SFS1b
SFS2b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 7 M 2/18
WINTER HOLIDAY
PE
T 2/19
WINTER HOLIDAY
W 2/20
WINTER HOLIDAY
Th 2/21 Mechanics of Tire Tread Wear Patterns
Mechanics of Tire Tread Sidewalls & Wheelbase
Measurements
M 2/25 Identifying & Recording
Tire Prints Lab
T 2/26 Types of Tools Marks
What is the significance of class & HW - CSI L1-4 Screencast - A Lesson On Tire Track
individual characteristics to the
Evaluation
comparison of impressions?
F 2/22
W 2/27 Impressions
Th 2/28 Impressions
F 3/1
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
• CSI Lab 1-4 - Tire Track Lab
How are suspect tools compared to
tool marks found at crime scenes?
Footprints
• HW: CSI L1-6 - A Lesson On Making & Evaluating Shoe
Print Impressions
CSI
L3-2 - Take A Bite Out of Crime (Odontology)
•
• Lab - One Bite Out of Crime - Forensic Odontology
Impressions
2
5
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 8 M 3/4 Lab & Review
• Review
• Review
• Test
• HW: Washington Sniper Shootings Screencast
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4c
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
T 3/5
Test
W 3/6
Firearms Terminology What are firearms & how do they
Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles relate to criminal investigations?
How should firearm evidence be
collected & preserved?
What is the difference between
caliber & gauge?
• FISA 3-3 Internet WS - 3 Unique Ballistic Questions
• HW: FISA 3-25 Internet Research Assignment: NIBN
• FISA 3-4 Internet Crime Case Study: The Washington
Sniper Shootings
Th 3/7
Types of Ammunition & What is NIBN?
Design; Anatomy of a
Bullet/Shell; Composition
& Jacketing
Bullet Analysis &
What are the class & individual
Comparison
characteristics of bullets &
cartridges?
What is rifling?
• FISA 3-20 Reading “Groovy” Gun Barrels
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
• FISA 3-26 Ammunition
• HW: FISA 3-22 Internet WS: Ballistic Fingerprinting
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
F 3/8
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Weeks M 3/11
Firearm ID - Computer Lab
How are comparison
• Firearm ID Comparison Microscope Lab
9/10
microscopes used in the
BM
comparison of bullets &
Week #2
cartridge cases?
T 3/12
Firearm ID - Computer Lab
How do ballistics experts • Firearm ID Comparison Microscope Lab
(ELA/FA)
determine firearm
identification based on
patterns/markings, and
bullets?
W 3/13
Quiz
Quiz
• Quiz - Individual vs. Class Bullet Characteristics
(Math/FL)
• FISA 3-17 Movie Crime Case Study: The JFK Assassination
Th 3/14
Professional Learning (Student Holidays)
F 3/15
M 3/18
Review
T 3/19
Review
(SS/CTAE)
W 3/20
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
Review
Review
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
• Review
• Review
SFS1,2,3,4
SFS1,2,3,4
• HW: FISA 3-12 Graphing: Firearms - Comparison of
Velocity, KE & Trajectory
SFS1,2,3,4
Th 3/21
Early Release
F 3/22
2
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 11 M 3/25 Shooting Reconstruction What is the procedure for determining • FISA 3-15 WS: Firearms - Comparison of Velocity, KE &
PE
- Theory, Practice &
at what distance from a target a
Trajectory
Mathematics
weapon was fired?
T 3/26
Shooting Reconstruction What is the procedure for determining • Assign FISA 3-33 Internet Research Assignment: Famous
- Theory, Practice &
at what distance from a target a
Ballistic Crime Cases
Mathematics
weapon was fired?
• Rotating Lab: Culmination Activity - The Science Behind
What are some limitations of present
Ballistics & Firearms Lab
techniques?
W 3/27 Pattern Testing - Ejector, What is the procedure for determining • Rotating Lab: Culmination Activity - The Science Behind
Shot, Function &
at what distance from a target a
Ballistics & Firearms Lab
Determination of
weapon was fired?
Accuracy
Th 3/28 Pattern Testing - Ejector, •
• Rotating Lab: Culmination Activity - The Science Behind
Shot, Function &
Ballistics & Firearms Lab
Determination of
•
Accuracy
F 3/29
• FISA 3-33 Internet Research Assignment Due in Class
• Reading: The Tell-Tale Bullet, Maria Sedotti
• HW: FISA 3-28 Reading The Science Behind Testing for
GPR
2
8
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 12 M 4/1 Gunshot Residue Testing & Lab
What are some laboratory • FISA 3-28 Demo: The Science Behind Testing for GPR
PE
tests used to determine
• FISA 3-28 WS: The Science Behind Testing for GPR
whether an individual has
fired a weapon?
How do ballistic experts
interpret GPRs as related to
a case?
T 4/2
Bullet Entry Characteristics &
Bullet Penetration Phenomena
W 4/3 SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
Th 4/4 Review
F 4/5
Test
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
SFS1b
SFS4a-b
• Assign FISA 6-31 Research Project: Arson/Explosion Case SFS1b
Studies
SFS4a-b
• HW: What Causes Combustion? Screencast
• HW: Reading
SPRING BREAK
2
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 13 M 4/15 Arson Motives & Pathology What is arson?
• FISA 6-3 WS: What Causes Combustion?
• FISA 6-14 Graphing: The Comparison of Various Types of
Arson
• HW: FISA 6-4 Internet Activity: Fire Scenes
T 4/16 Chemical & Behavior of
How do chemical reactions relate to • FISA 6-5 Reading: Some Basic Information About Arson
Fire; Determining Origin & fire & combustion?
• FISA 6-7 WS: The Crime of Arson
Cause
What is ignition temperature?
• Case Study: Serial Arson
• HW: FISA 6-8 Reading The Steps Involved in the
Investigation of an Arson Crime Scene
W 4/17 Investigating Fatal Fires & How is physical evidence collected at • FISA 6-9 Reading The Tools Used in Arson Investigations
Incendiary Fire Evidence; the scene of a suspected arson?
• FISA 6-12 WS: The Tools Used in Arson Investigations
Eliminating Accidental
How do scientists detect & identify • HW: Basic Information About Explosives Screencast
Causes
hydrocarbon residues?
Th 4/18 Classification of Explosives How are explosives classified?
• Due in class: FISA 6-31
What is the difference between an
• FISA 6-18 Reading Basic Information About Explosives
initiating & a non-initiating
explosive?
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS4d
SFS4d
SFS4d
SFS4d
F 4/19 Classification of Explosives What are some common commercial, • Quiz
SFS4d
& Collection of Bombing homemade, & military explosives? • HW: FISA 6-22 Reading: Devices Used to Detect Explosives
Evidence & Testing
How is evidence properly identified
& collected at the scene of a
bombing?
3
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 14 M 4/22 Classification of
How is evidence properly identified & • FISA 6-25 WS: Devices Used to Detect Explosives
Explosives & Collection of collected at the scene of a bombing? • CM Reading - Hindenburg Disaster
Bombing Evidence &
What are some laboratory tests
Testing
employed for the detection of
explosives?
T 4/23 Case Study
• FISA 6-20 Internet Case Study: FBI Investigations of
Explosive Packages
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS4d
SFS4d
•
W 4/24 Review
Th 4/25 Test
• Assign Forensic Document Analysis Research Project
F 4/26 What Documents Can
What are “questioned documents?”
Reveal, Materials Used & Are their different types of
Definition of Terms
documents? What are they?
• Examination of Questioned Documents - Internet Activity SFS1b
• HW CSI L1-3 Screencast - A Lesson on Chromatography of SFS2d-e
Mixtures
3
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SFS4d
SFS4d
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 15 M 4/29 Alterations, Impressions,
What are some techniques
• FIS 6-17 Lab - Identifying Types of Ink Using
BM
Comparisons & Printing
utilized by document examiners
Chromatography
Week #3
Identifications
for uncovering alterations,
• CM 10/89 Reading Hitler Diaries
erasures, obliterations, &
variations in pen ink?
How can thin-layer
chromatography be used in
document examination?
What is Rf value?
T 4/30 Determining the Age of a
What are some important
• Lab - Document Analysis
(SS/CT Document, Handling &
guidelines that need to be
AE)
Preservation
followed for the collection of
known writings for comparison
to a questioned document?
W 5/1 Lab
• Lab
(ELA/F
A)
Th 5/2 Review
• Review
(Math/F
L)
F 5/3 SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
• HW - CSI L1-1 Screencast - A Lesson On Document
Forgery
3
2
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1,2,3,4
SFS1,2,3,4
SFS1,2,3,4
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 16 M 5/6 Handwriting Analysis
What are some common individual
• HW: FIS 6-4 Forensic Document Analysis
characteristics associated with
• FIS 6-7 Ransom Note Swap
handwriting?
T 5/7 Handwriting Analysis
What precautions are used to minimize • FIS 6-8 The FBI & the Anthrax Letters
deception when a suspect is requested to
write exemplars for comparison to a
questioned document?
W 5/8 Fundamentals of
What are the main hardware & software • Project - How to Set Up A Computer Forensics Lab - What
Computers
components of a computers?
Do You KNOW About Computers?
How are hard-drives partitioned?
Th 5/9 Database, Network, &
Internet Security Firewalls, Cryptology
Are all computer operating systems the
same?
Can all internet activities be traced &
analyzed?
How is information retrieved off of the
internet?
How can e-mails, chat & IM on the
internet be traced & recovered?
F 5/10 Types of Malicious Code What are some ways in a crime can be
committed utilizing a computer?
What is a hacker?
What are ways used to pinpoint the
location of a hacker?
AP Exams
Monday, 5/6 – AP Chemistry (AM) and AP Psychology (PM)
Wednesday, 5/8 – AP Calculus (AM)
Thursday, 5/9 – AP English Literature (AM)
Friday, 5/10 – AP English Language (AM), AP Art (AM), and AP Statistics (PM)
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
• GO - Compare & Contrast Windows/MS-DOS,
Macintosh/LINUX
• Types of Graphic Files, Data Compression, Steganography
• Live Acquisitions, E-Mail Servers, Search Engines
• Recent Government Attempts to Control the Internet
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
• Recent Events - Wikileaks, Anonymous
• Video Clip - Hackers
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
•
Career Pathways Testing
Tuesday, 5/7
Wednesday, 5/8
Thursday, 5/9 (PM – Make-Up Exams)
3
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
Week 17 M, 5/13 Types of Storage,
What is the difference between ROM & • Finding “Erased” Files on a Computer
Obtaining Warrants, RAM?
Encrypted Files
T, 5/14 Searching,
What areas of a computer are usually
• Hard-drive, Fragmentation, Hidden Files
Preserving, &
examined for retrieval of forensic data?
Analyzing Digital
Document Evidence What is the difference between the
location of visible & latent computerized
data?
W, 5/15 Review
Th, 5/16 Test
F, 5/17
EOCTs, Yearbooks, Carnival, Class Night
AP Exams
Monday, 5/13 – AP Biology (AM) and AP Music Theory (AM)
Tuesday, 5/14 – AP Government (AM)
Wednesday, 5/15 – AP US History (AM)
Thursday, 5/16 – AP Macroeconomics (AM) and AP World History (AM)
Friday, 5/17 – AP Human Geography (AM)
EOCTs
Thursday, 5/16 – Economics
Friday, 5/17 – 9th Lit & Comp, Math 2
(Other EOCTs will be given during Semester Exam periods.)
3
4
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
SFS1b
SFS2d-e
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Forensic Science
TEACHER(S): Shannon R. Hillis
WEEK
DAY
CONCEPT
SEMESTER: Fall 2012
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SFS1. Students will recognize & classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition & scope of Forensic Science.
SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical & trace evidence.
SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, & DNA technology in forensic investigations.
SFS4. Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks, & evidence of arson in forensic investigation.
Week 18
Monday, 5/20
Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th, 6th, & 7th)
Benchmark Tuesday, 5/21
Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th) / Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 7th)
Week #4
Wednesday, 5/22
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st & 2nd)
Thursday, 5/23
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 3rd & 4th)
Friday, 5/24
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th & 6th)
3
5
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SFS1,2,3,4
SFS1,2,3,4