Friday, October 31, 2008

JFK Assassination

The Grassy Knoll
Presentation by Mr. Okuka

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Quiz

Integumentary System Quiz

Problem Solving: Ring and Chain

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

JFK Assassination

Presentation by Mr. Okuda

"Magic Bullet"

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Mini Mystery

Survey
Mini Mystery
Tests were returned

Homework:
None

Monday, October 27, 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Substitute

Cornell Notes on the integumentary system pg.
assessment questions at the end of the section pg.

review questions pg.

No Homework

Thursday, October 23, 2008

More Methods for Processing Prints

Finishing lab write ups
Iodine
Silver Nitrate

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Cyanoacrylate Method

Processing fingerprints using super glue!

Homework:
None

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Dusting for Prints

Collected fingerprints using the powder and brush method.

Homework:
Can fingerprints survive a fire?

Monday, October 20, 2008

Fingerprints

Sweaty Fingers
1. What is going on?
2. Describe what you observed on Friday.

Fingerprints
1. What are some methods used in collecting fingerprints?
2. Assessment question 1 pg 71 using prints on page 72

Homework:
Biology Book
1. pg 932 Read and summarize artificial skin
2. pg 936 #6 Why does it hurt when you cut your skin but not your hair or nails?

Friday, October 17, 2008

Sweaty Fingers

1. Read the article about LAPD's fingerprint analysts and their false accusations and summarize in your lab notebooks
2. Sweaty Fingers activity

Homework:
None

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Integumentary System

1. The anatomy of skin
2. In your lab notebooks draw and label skin using page 934 in the biology textbooks

Homework:
None

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Fingerprints

Timed activity using the fingerprint cards you created on Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Fingerprints

We went over the 3 main categories of fingerprints: loops, arches and whorls.
For each finger we identified which category it belongs to as well as five
different ridge details.

Homework:
None

See me to make up your tests! I am not available on Friday.

Friday, October 10, 2008

TEST 1

First test of the year.
Turn in your lab notebooks before you leave for the long weekend.

Homework:
None

If you miss the test see me after school next week!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Block

Periods: 2, 4, 6

Review the following:
Cells
Osmosis and Diffusion-go over hypo, hyper and isotonic solutions
Cardiovascular System
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Poisons/Toxins
Processing crime scenes
Chain of custody

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

CSI: Burn Out

Video Notes
Notebook Check
Review for Test

Homework:
Make a cheat sheet for Friday's test.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

More about the Heart

Dissected anchovies and looked at their heart and circulatory system.
Viewed the heart of a mackerel and pig. We looked at differences in hearts depending on the size of the animal.

Homework:
Bring notebook for NB check

Monday, October 6, 2008

How oxygen gets into the blood.....

Review of how oxygen gets into the blood. There are 4 handouts, 3 need completing.

Homework:
Bring in known trace for reference binder.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Test Next Week

Heart and Circulatory Systems Review

Homework:
Finish Handouts
Compose 5 meaningful questions about the heart and 5 questions about the circulatory system.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Deductive Reasoning

The Deadly Picnic Activity

Homework:
Analysis Questions
Who do you believe killed Mr. Brookes?
Cite key pieces of information that caused you to believe the other five women were innocent.
What information helped you identify the murderer?
Write a two paragraph story that describes what you believe happened on the night of the murde. Explain how the couple got to the murder site, why they went there, what happened while they were there , and how the murderer escaped. What do you believe was her motive?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Presentations

Presentation Rubric
Famous Person (5)
History (10)
Type of Poison (5)
How the poison affects the body. (10)
How the poison was administered. (5)
What body system(s) had the greatest damage. (10)
Forensic science methods used in their discovery. (5)
TOTAL 50 points

Good job on your presentations.

Homework:
Poison article and questions