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Analytical Forensic Science 1,2 (P) (3901, 3902) - PILOT COURSE - | |||
| Pilot Site: | |
| Pilot course for Lincoln High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 9-12 | |
| Recommended Preparation: | |
| Integrated Math I A-B | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters. | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Elective | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| d - Laboratory Science | |
| Course Description: | |
| The goal of this course is to enable students to accomplish the following: gain a greater understanding of forensic science through inquiry-based work, crime scene evidence and data analysis, and student-centered experimentation; to think critically; and to express evidence-based explanations logically and clearly.
Students who take Analytical Forensic Science (Forensics) will develop an understanding of the scientific principles that underpin the types of forensic evidence by collecting evidence, analyzing crime scenes, and performing lab-based analysis on the evidence. Students will also explore how these scientific principles are used in the analysis of crime scene evidence and create evidence-based claims regarding various case studies. Throughout the course, students will express these claims in a variety of formats, from verbal presentations to written reports, to demonstrate mastery of connecting evidence to a claim. Major concepts in biology, chemistry, and physics will be covered, along with the themes of pathology, anthropology, odontology, ballistics, trace evidence, biological fluids, DNA, fingerprints, impression evidence, questioned documents, and forensic psychiatry/psychology. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9359 - Forensic Science | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Saferstein R, Roy T, 2019 Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, 4th Edition, Pearson | |