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Go beyond passive definition copying with this vocab activity, designed to introduce terms used throughout the observation skills and eyewitness testimony unit in forensic science. No prior content knowledge needed. No prep needed. ALL resources provided are editable and/or student-ready! Student Reading (2 pages) - Google Slides and PDFVocabulary Worksheet (2 pages) - Google Slides and PDFWorksheet Answer Key - PDFTopics and skills covered include:ObservationPerception and interpretationFact an

This unit bundle includes everything you need to teach impression evidence (shoe prints, footprints, tire marks, bite marks) in forensic science classrooms. Start by introducing impressions evidence vocabulary, teach the basics with interactive notes, assess with a quiz, encourage analytics with a simulation, introduce real-world phenomena with a case study, and finally review with a stations activity and assess with a final test. NO PREP NEEDED. No textbook needed. All resources included have

Students read the case and use their knowledge of bite marks, forensic odontology, and impression evidence to actively analyze the case of Ray Krone. No prep needed. ALL resources provided are editable and/or student-ready! Case Study Reading (4 pages) - PDFStudent worksheet (2 pages) - Google Slides and PDFWorksheet Answer Key - PDFTopics and skills covered include:Shoe print evidenceBite mark and dental impression evidencePatent, latent, and plastic impressionsDNA, hair, & blood type evidenceE

Go beyond passive definition copying with this resource, designed to introduce terms used throughout the impression evidence unit in forensic science. No prior content knowledge needed. No prep needed. ALL resources provided are editable and/or student-ready! Student Reading (2 pages) - Google Slides and PDFVocabulary Worksheet (2 pages) - Google Slides and PDFWorksheet Answer Key - PDFTopics and skills covered include:Impression evidence Patent impressionsLatent impressionsPlastic impressionsC

This resource is designed to review and assess the basics of shoe, foot, tire, and bite impressions in the context of forensic science. ALL resources provided are editable and/or student-ready! Stations Review Activity (6 Stations, Student Answer Sheet, Key) - Google and PDFQuiz (Quiz, Student Answer Sheet, Key) - Google and PDFStandard Test (Test, Student Answer Sheet, Key) - Google and PDFScaffolded Test (Test, Student Answer Sheet, Key) - Google and PDFAdvanced Test (Test, Student Answer She

Cover everything students need to know about impression evidence (shoe, foot, tire, & dental) with this interactive presentation and notes set. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. NO PREP needed - all resources provided are student-ready and/or customizable! 60-slide presentation - Google and PDFFill-in-the-blank notes - Google and PDFBlank notes - PDFTopics and skills covered include:Shoe print evidenceFootprint evidenceTire mark evidenceBite mark and dental impression evidencePatent, l

Interactive simulation covering a footprint and shoe print case study for high school forensics classes. SIX resources included! ALL resources provided are editable and/or student ready! Scaffolded version - Google and PDFCER version - Google and PDFAnswer key for both scaffolded and CER versions - Google and PDFDigital version - GoogleStations version - PDFAnswer key for both digital and station versions - Google and PDFGrading rubric for digital and station versions - Google and PDF Immerse s

Observation and eyewitness accounts are the first topics I cover in my forensic science classes. It can be difficult to truly test observation skills in a controlled environment such as a classroom. This quiz is meant to test students’ observation skills using unexpected classroom visitors. The first time I give this quiz, I do it without warning. I wait for a day someone enters the room, or I ask a colleague to enter the room on a certain day, and a few minutes after they leave I present stude

This worksheet helps students review basic concepts covered in a typical handwriting analysis chapter. It reviews questioned documents, using handwriting analysis in court, and the characteristics of handwriting. It also reviews forgery and counterfeiting. This worksheet is great for a practice day, a chapter review, and is easy to assign for a substitute. I also typically use this as an introduction to the chapter in place of notes. The accompanying answer key has a few fun facts to share

This bundle contains activities to get you through the first two weeks (10 days) of school with your forensic science course! The bundle includes access to items found in my TPT store along with access to bonus items not posted in the store! This bundle contains presentations, case studies, research projects, activities, and a quiz. All resources are available in multiple formats including Google Docs, Google Sheets, Peardeck presentations, Word Docs, and quick print PDF options. All of thes

Introduce students to proper observation skills used in forensics investigations and evaluating eyewitness testimony with this presentation and interactive notes set. "Observation skills" is typically one of the first chapters in a forensic science course. Perfect for in-class, hybrid, or distance learning. NO PREP needed - all resources are student-ready and customizable! Presentation - Google and PDFFill-in-the-blank notes - Google and PDFBlank notes - PDFTopics and skills covered include:O

For this project, students choose from a list of possible careers within the field of forensics. Using the internet, students research this career and then compile their research in a powerpoint presentation. Students then have the opportunity to teach the class about the career they have chosen to research. Careers range from a forensic investigator to a forensic psychologist to a cyber crime analyst and everything in between! This project can be used during an introduction unit or as an end

This presentation introduces students to different types of evidence including direct, circumstantial, physical, biological, individual, and class evidence. The presentation is accompanied by an assignment sheet that helps students review what they learned with the notes. One of the assignment sheets is scaffolded as a color-coded version to match the presentation and help guide students to the correct definition. A standard black and white version of the assignment sheet is also available. T

This presentation introduces students to the OJ Simpson case from a forensic science perspective. It includes Youtube videos and podcast clips from "Confronting OJ Simpson". This is a great cast study to use during a crime scene investigation unit, an evidence collection unit, or a specific evidence unit such as DNA or footprints. The product includes editing access to two presentations: a Peardeck and the same presentation without the Peardeck prompts (just the Google Slides). This product incl

This presentation introduces the topics covered in a typical forensic science course. It introduces students to the definition of forensic science, different sciences that are applied within forensics, the history of forensic science, the role forensic science plays int he justice system, and a list of some interesting careers found within forensic science! This resource is great to use during an introduction to forensics unit or during the first days of school! This the the presentation I us

This presentation discusses the ways that forensic science is misrepresented in Hollywood TV and movies. This resource is great to use during an introduction to forensics unit or as a year end review. There are two presentations: a Peardeck and the same presentation without the Peardeck prompts (just the Google Slides). This product includes: Editable Peardeck presentation Editable Google Slides presentation Topics within the presentation include: The Quick DeathThe Pretty DeathThe Bleeding

This presentation introduces students to the types of careers available in the field of forensic science. It includes a list of careers with a description and the education necessary for each career. This is a great resource to use during the first days of school as it also introduces the topics covered in a traditional forensics course. The product includes editing access to two presentations: a Peardeck and the same presentation without the Peardeck prompts (just the Google Slides). This

A student worksheet, virtual worksheet in the form of a Peardeck presentation, and paintings that are designed to teach forensic science students observation skills using an exercise practiced by the NYPD. Students will observe various works of art and make detailed observations to practice their observation skills. " New York City police officers often attend training sessions at museums such as the Frick Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Art historians are experts in visual observ