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FORENSICS- What is observed?
Watch this short video.
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Observation skills
--> Detectives and eye-witnesses of crimes need to have reliable observation skills.
How good are your observation skills?

DO THIS -->
1. WITHOUT watching the video again, what details do you remember observing?  Write them down. 

2. Answer the questions in the quiz below about the fictitious crime you witnessed in the video above. How great are you observation skills?  How would you do as an eyewitness to a crime or accident?
(Don't cheat! Do not replay video!)

https://www.qzzr.com/c/quiz/340452/eyewitness-quiz
What is forensic science?
Forensic science is:
any application of science
to provide evidence for for a court of law
in a criminal or civil investigation into illegal activity.

It can include scientific analysis of:
  • DNA
  • Blood typing
  • Pathology (deceased people or other organisms)
  • Bullets/Guns (Ballistics) & other weapons
  • Anthropometrics- measurements of human body parts in relation to crime scene evidence
  • Blood spatter (Yes. That's the term.)
  • Toxicology- drugs, poisons, chemicals
  • glass, paints, fibers
  • Odontology- teeth, teeth marks
  • Botony- plants involved in crime scene
  • Tire Tracks
  • Fire debris
  • Earprints (Really. EAR-prints)
  • Footprints, footwear prints
  • Fingerprints
etc....

DO THIS -->
Forensic Sketch Artist:
  • If you enjoy drawing, try to draw a sketch of the criminal. You probably couldn't see his face, but you can depict the color clothes and body shape. (Or draw a picture, from memory, of the most recent person who served you food at a restaurant or drive-thru.)  Again- don't cheat and get a second look. Draw from memory!
 
  • Share your picture with someone or share on our social media site by clicking "share your work" in the navigation menu.