Forensics Unit 1 Bundle: Introduction to Forensics & the Law (7 Products!)

Make teaching Forensics easy with this Unit Plan 1 bundle! SIOP, gifted, and differentiation strategies are embedded and easily identified throuought. Lessons are differnetiated accoding to learning style, grouping, and language ability. Both content and literacy standards as well as key vocabulary words, essential questions, activating strategies, instructional strategies, and summarizing strategies are included and highlighted. Unit plan contains links to resources!

The Introduction to Forensic Science & the Law Unit/Daily lesson plan contains content standards, literacy standards, learning objectives, language objectives, key vocabulary, and differentiation strategies embedded and highlighted. Fully editable and comprehensive, this plan lasts 5-6 periods or 2-3 - 90 minute blocks. Topics covered in this unit include:

Included:

• Unit Plan 1
• Unit 1 Test
• Forensic Activity: Forensic Science and the Bill of Rights (Free Resource!)
• Activity: Society's Major Crimes
• Unit 1 Powerpoint - Forensic Science & the Law
• Key Vocaublary Crossword & Answer Key
• Unit 1 Test Review Questions & Answer Key (Free Bonus File!)
• Optional video Links, optional labs and optional activities (via active links in the unit plan)

Content Standards:

SCSh1: Students will evaluate the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism.

SCSh2: Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

SCSh3: Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically.

SCSh4: Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

SCSh6: Students will communicate scientific investigations and information clearly.

SFS1: Students will recognize and classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition and scope of Forensic Science.

Literacy Standards:

L11-12RST1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.

L11-12RST2: Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but accurate terms.

L11-12RST8: Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.

Content Objectives (TSWBAT):

1. Understand how crime labs in the U.S. are organized and what services they provide.

2. Summarize the growth and development of forensic science throughout history.

3. Understand federal rules of evidence, including the Frye standard and the Daubert ruling.

4. Describe how forensic science is done by scientists and experts.

5. Describe how the scientific method is used solve forensic problems.

6. Compare and contrast types of variables.

7. Describe the difference between a theory and a law.

8. Compare and contrast pure research, applied research, and technology.

9. Apply knowledge of laboratory safety.

Language Objectives:

1. Discuss the various fields of forensics

2. Draw a graphic representation of a specific field of forensics in a way that summarizes key information.

3. Write, discuss, and use key vocabulary appropriately.

Key Vocabulary: Ballistics, Bail, Common, Civil, Criminal, FBI, Miranda, Locard, Daubert, Statutory, Frye, Felony, Probative, Pathology, Felony, Misdemeanor, Infraction, Evidence, Arraignment, Bail, Booking