Lesson 1: Packaging Evidence
Duration of Days: 6
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to demonstrate the correct collection and sealing techniques for physical evidence to ensure legal admissibility.
How can a simple packaging error lead to the collapse of a multi-year criminal investigation?
HS-PS1-3: Compare the structure of substances to infer properties.
Writing (Technical Clarity). Students draft a "Chain of Custody" log using precise, objective language.
Practical lab on sealing evidence bags and documenting transfers.
(DOK 2.)
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A Correct the Error activity where students identify five mistakes in a poorly packaged evidence kit.