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Keywords: Forensics, Science, Math
Subject(s): Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Technology, Photography
Grades 6 through 8
School: Chiefess Kamakahelei Mid Sch, Lihue, HI
Planned By: Paul Holwegner
Original Author: Paul Holwegner, Lihue
Students will learn how to use forensics, math and science to solve crimes. Students will learn the skills scienctists use to solve crimes, (These include documenting the crime scene, chromatography, impressions, fingerprints, blood typing ect)
After being "trained" students will be given a mock crime to solve using the methods they learned. They will need to use photography, microscopes, collect evidence. they will analyze the evidence using the scientific method and then prove their case.


This will show why science, math and technology is so important in the world and also how improtant critical thinking is.
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Unit plan
Materials: Point and Shoot, Sports, Digital SLR, Spreadsheet, Database, Paint, Mind Mapping, Timeline, Cause and Effect, English and Language Arts, Science, Math, Camera Bags, xD Memory Cards, Flash/USB Drives, Batteries
Other Items: 4 Microscopes Digital(Proscope), $329 each, total of $1316.00
8 Ph Sensors, $78 each, total of $624.00
8 temperature probes, $29 each, total of $232.00
8 photogate, $45 each, total of $360.00
1 Crash, $900 each, total of $900.00
8 Blue light, $39.95 each, total of $319.60
30 Bio Impression, $5.95 each, total of $178.50
5 Stati Lift, $34.00 each, total of $170.00
2 DNA Lab, $79.00 each, total of $158.00
8 CSI Facial, $18.00 each, total of $144.00