Friday, September 26, 2008

Test for Pb

Lab! Which family members are positive for lead??

Homework:
Poisoning Part-ay
DUE: Next Tuesday 9/30/08
Choose a famous person associated with poison (victim or perpetrator).
Examples: Socrates, Hitler, Lucretia Borgia
You will need to be able to share the following with the class:
1) Why your person is famous.

2) The type of poison they used.

3) How that poison affects the body.
a. How was the poison administered?
b. What body system shows the greatest damage?

4) How were forensic science methods used in their discovery, arrest or conviction?
In addition to your presentation, you must turn in a typed response to the above questions. If you do not submit the typed response you cannot go to the party.
The typed response:
• Minimum of one page (single or double spaced)
• One photograph of your person
• Standard format (12 font and 1” margins or less)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms.Marshall, I just wanted to know if typhus would also be considered a poison?My person died from typhus,which is cause by ticks,fleas,rodents etc.

Mrs. Marshall said...

Hi Jenny,
Typhus is not a poison or a toxin. Typhus is an infectious disease. Who was your famous person?
Was it Anne Frank?

Anonymous said...

ook thanks.And yes it was.