Lesson 3: Impressions
Duration of Days: 8
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to identify individual and class characteristics in dental and shoeprint impressions to link a suspect to a scene.
Can the wear and tear of a shoe be as unique as a fingerprint?
HS-LS4-4: Natural selection and adaptation (variation in patterns).
Math (Measurement). Calculating the scale of an impression from a photograph using a ruler and ratio.
Casting impressions and identifying unique accidental marks (nicks, wear patterns).
(DOK 3.)
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A side-by-side comparison report justifying why a specific suspect's shoe is or is not a match for a scene impression.