Forensic Science Lesson: Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence
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This resource is designed to teach students the difference between Direct and Circumstantial evidence. It also shows students how unreliable direct evidence (eyewitness testimony) is, and therefore the extreme importance of circumstantial evidence - which is what Forensic Science is all about!
Resource contains:
Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence Google Slides - 16 slides NO PREP This lesson is student - led, the teacher needs only to give students access! It includes…
- - an explanation of the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence
- Ask students to evaluate their own merits as an eyewitness with three short video clips that test student’s observation skills, sure to stump even your most observant students!
- Three minute news clip from CNN investigating the unreliability of human memory and perception
- A TedTalk that puts it all together, including the story of how two eyewitnesses put an innocent man behind bars for eight years, and explaining why witnesses so often get it wrong.
- Video clips are broken up into parts to allow students to think about and answer built in questions as they go along
- Ten fill in the blank and processing questions based on the video clips
- Four open ended questions asking students to evaluate their thoughts as they learn
Six question Google Form: Examples of Direct vs. Circumstantial Evidence - a great way for students to practice identifying examples of Direct vs Circumstantial evidence. It is self-grading!
KEY for Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence Google Slides is also included to make grading easier!
From a happy customer:
"...after grading 92 Direct vs Circumstantial assignments - WOW - I could see the kids change their thinking IN the work. They started out thinking Direct was better and at the end they saw the value of Circumstantial. For an at home assignment to pull out that thinking is just awesome." - Jessica M.
Teachers Guide: Includes tips on how to assign, grade, and collect student work!
This resource is fully editable! Feel free to change anything to fit your own class.
If you have any questions about how to use this resource, do not hesitate to email me! ScienceOfCuriosity@gmail.com
This resource is part of the Unit 1: Forensics Basics! Here is the full list of the whole Unit!
- Crime Scene Processing: Teach your Forensics students the basics for how to secure and process a crime scene
- Evidence Collection: Students access a fun online Interactive crime scene and learn how to collect different types of evidence
- Learn to Sketch a Crime Scene: Fully digital, or for class, students learn the basics of how to create a crime scene sketch and are given two chances to practice their skills
- Forensic Photography:How to photograph a crime scene, learn and practice!
- Class vs. Individual Evidence: A fun, digital (or paper!) activity that teachers students how to identify the difference between Class and Individual forensic evidence
- Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence: Students learn the difference, and discover the unreliability of eyewitness testimony
- Crime Scene Processing Video Project: Students take on the role of CSI experts and apply all of their knowledge to making a Crime Scene Processing How-To video
- Review Game: A super fun whole-class review game that allows teams to compete against each other with some wacky twists and turns!
- Forensics Basics Unit Assessment: 25 Multiple choice questions on a self grading Google Form!
There is more to come! Click the ‘Star’ on the Science of Curiosity Store page to be notified when more resources are made available!
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- Arson Investigation - NO PREP
- Blood Spatter Lab - Student centered, learn by doing
- Blood Typing Digital Lesson + Activity - NO PREP
- Forensic Files Video List - find the perfect Forensic Files video for every topic
- Forensic File Video Guide - FREE
- True Crime Book Project: Increase literacy in your Forensic Science Class!
- Murder In Miniature Forensics Project - students create their own crime scene diorama and then process the scene as an Investigator. Complete with full rubric, PowerPoint and photos of example projects
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