Unit 2: Crime Scene

LP 2.1 Students will be able to (I can) utilize patterns to plan and carry out investigations of a crime scene.

LP 2.2 Students will be able to (I can) model how Energy & Matter and Locard’s Principle work together to demonstrate the usefulness of physical evidence in a case.

LP 2.3 Students will be able to (I can) utilize structure and function to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information from eyewitness testimony.

STUDENTS WILL:
Students will be able to systematically process a simulated crime scene from initial securement to final evidence submission, demonstrating the ability to document, collect, and preserve physical evidence while adhering to scientific protocols and maintaining a legally defensible chain of custody

EXPLORE THE FOLLOWING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES:

-Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
-Analyzing and Interpreting Data
-Engaging in Argument from Evidence


HAVE DISCOURSE ON THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS:

PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
LS1.A: Structure and Function

OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING CROSS CUTTING CONCEPTS:

- Cause and Effect
-Systems and System Models
-Structure and Function

Graduation Standard

3b. Design, construct, and justify scientific models to represent, explain and predict interactions between natural or designed systems or components of a system

4c. Analyze data in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims and predictions