Introduction to Forensic Science

Course Information

• One semester course
• One credit
• Open to grades 11, 12
• Prerequisites: SC210 and SC330
• Instructor: Miss Monica Siebarth

Course Description

Students will learn the methodology needed to evaluate a crime scene, the proper lab mechanics needed to evaluate evidence, and how to compare between an known and unknown. Students will learn how DNA, fingerprinting, and other forensic tests can be used to solve a crime. The learning strategies used will include lecture, labs, research, activities, and videos.

Topics of Study

· History of forensic science

· Deductive reasoning

  Document analysis

· Fingerprinting

· Footprints

· Tire tracks

· DNA

· Blood spatter

· Drugs and toxins

· Ballistics

Links

Forensics Syllabus

Miss Siebarth's Science Homework Calendar