Science - Forensics - CP

Curriculum Map - Beverly High School - Science - Forensics

Unit 7: Forensic Anthropology

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Explain how bones can be used to determine sex, age, races, height, and manner of death.
Meaning - pick understanding or questions

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How can bones be used to determine sex, age race, height, and manner of death?
Acquisition - skills
Students will be skilled at… Identifying the major long bones in the human body, basic bones of the skull, and human pelvis Determining the differences between male and female skeleton using both the skull and pelvis Determining the approximate age of an unknown skeleton through growth plates in long bones and the skull Determining the race of an individual through skull features Estimating the approximate height of an individual using the long bones of a skeleton Determining manner of death based on markings on skeleton
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Skeleton Coloring and Labeling No Bones About It Sherlock Bones What Bones Tell Us Anthropology Reading Guide
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: Test on Anthropology
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1- Anthropology Keynote and Getting to Know Bones through demonstration and coloring Day 2: Anthropology Keynote and No Bones About It Activity Day 3: Anthropology Keynote and Sherlock Bones Day 4: Anthropology Keynote and Sherlock Bones Day 5: What Bones Tell Us Day 6: Review Reading Guide & Catching Killers- Anthropology (movie) Day 7: Test on Anthropology

Unit 8 - Death and Decomposition

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Explain the processes of algor, rigor, and livor mortis and how the environment affects these processes Sequence and describe the physical and chemical changes post mortem Describe the procedures of an autopsy and how it is used to establish cause of death, manner of death, and post mortem interval
Meaning

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the physical and chemical changes that occur to a human body post mortem?
Acquisition
Students will know… The four major manners of death How the body changes post mortem and how these changes can be used to determine time of death as well as the influence of different environmental conditions on the rate at which these occur(Stoppage, Autolysis, Algor Mortis, Rigor Mortis, and Livor Mortis) The major events that happen in a forensic autopsy The chronological stages of decomposition from Cell Autolysis to Skeletonization
Students will be skilled at… <type here>
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Calculating Post Mortem Interval- Rigor Mortis Calculating Post Mortem Interval- Livor Mortis Pathology and Autopsy HASPI Medical Anatomy & Physiology Video & Online Autopsy Analysis and Evidence From Death Scenes
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: Death and Decomposition Test (Crime Scene Project: Analysis of Autopsy Results of Murder Victim)
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1: Death and Decomposition Keynote & National Geo Body Farms Documentary (45 mins) Day 2: Death and Decomposition Keynote & Calculating Post Mortem Interval Activities- Rigor Mortis & Livor Mortis Day 3: Death and Decomposition Keynote- Pathology and Autopsy Video and Internet Activity Lab (Video: Autopsy Confessions of a Medical Examiner and Video Autopsy 2: Voices of the Dead Day 4: Finish Death and Decomposition Keynote- Finish Voices of the Dead Video and Do Virtual Autopsy Online Day 5: Review Reading Guide and Analysis and Evidence From Death Scene Activity Day 6: Test on Death and Decomposition

Unit 9: Blood and Spatter Analysis

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Determine whether a stain is blood, human or animal blood, understand the basics of blood serology and ABO blood typing Analyze and interpret the basics of blood spatter evidence including: directionality, angle of impact, and angle of convergence
Meaning - pick understanding or questions

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How can you determine if a stain is blood, what type of animal is it from? How can serology and ABO blood typing be used as class evidence? How can blood spatter be used to determine angle of impact, directionality, and angle of origin?
Acquisition - skills

Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Online Activity- Getting to Know Blood Blood Typing Lab Virtual Blood Drops (online) Height of Impact Lab Angle of Impact Lab Surface Texture Lab Angle of Impact Calculations
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: Quiz on Blood Types Test on Blood Typing and Blood Spatter (Crime Scene Project- Analysis of Blood Evidence)
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1: Blood Keynote and Online Activity on Blood Types Day 2: Blood Typing Lab and Killer Forensics: Written in Blood (movie) Day 3: Quiz on Blood Typing, Blood Spatter Keynote, and Virtual Blood Drops (Online) Day 4: Blood Spatter Keynote, Height/Drop Ratio Lab, Forensic Firsts- Blood (Movie) Day 5: Texture Impact Lab, Analyze Data from last class (Height/Drop Lab) Day 6: Angle of Impact Keynote, Angle of Impact Lab, Point of Convergence Lab Day 7: Predicting Weapon Lab, Review Guide Day 8: Test on Blood Typing and Spatter and work on Crime Scene Project

Unit 10 - Hair & Fibers

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Describe the structure of a hair and be able to identify the difference between human and animal hair Identify the characteristics of hair that are important for forensic analysis
Meaning

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How can the structure of hair be used to distinguish the difference between human and animal hair? What are the characteristics of hair that are most important for forensic analysis?
Acquisition


Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Human and Animal Hair Lab Hair Reading Guide Fiber Comparison Lab Fiber Reading Guide
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: Hair & Fibers Test
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1: Finish Blood Test and Start Hair Keynote Day 2: Finish Hair Keynote and Hair Lab Day 3: Finish Hair Lab, Hair Reading Guide in downtime for those that finish early, Start Fibers Keynote Day 4: Finish Fibers Keynote and Fiber Lab Day 5: Finish Fiber Lab, Fiber Review Guide, Start Sand and Soil Keynote (assessment will be after next section)

Unit 11: Sand and Soil & Glass

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Meaning - pick understanding or questions

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Acquisition - skills
Students will be skilled at…
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE:
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1-

Unit 12: DNA

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Explain the importance of DNA in criminal investigations Describe how crime scene evidence is processed to obtain DNA Explain how STRs, YSTRs, and mDNA are used in DNA profiling and identification
Meaning - pick understanding or questions

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How is a crime scene processed to obtain DNA? Why is DNA important in criminal investigations? How are STR’s YSTRs, and mDNA used in profiling and identification?
Acquisition - skills
Students will be skilled at…
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): DNA: What Do You Know? DNA Extraction Lab STR Virtual DNA Lab DNA Fingerprinting and Paternity DNA Reading Guide
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: DNA Summative Quiz
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1: Second half of class show movie: Catching Killers: DNA (first half of class is test from previous unit) Day 2: DNA What You Know Worksheet, DNA Keynote, DNA Extraction Lab Day 3: Keynote on Collection of DNA and Gel Electrophoresis, Virtual STR Lab Day 4: Keynote on DNA, DNA Finger Printing and Paternity Day 5: DNA Reading Guide and Review Day 6: DNA Summative (Start next unit)

Unit 13: Forensic Psychology

Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Explain how psychology is applied to forensic science including basic understanding of the human brain and crime and mental disorders
Meaning - pick understanding or questions

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How is psychology applied to forensic science?
Acquisition - skills
Students will be skilled at…
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria	Assessment Evidence
Formative	PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Criminal Profiling Activity Forensic Psychology Reading Serial Killer Research
Summative	OTHER EVIDENCE: Forensic Video, Posters, Questions
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Day 1-