Daily CSI

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Daily CSI
Week 1
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Tuesday
Thursday
T. Trimpe 2006 http//sciencespot.net/
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Week 1 - Monday
CSI Challenge 1 Penny Challenge
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Which is the correct penny?NOTE You cannot
look at a real penny!
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Answer
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Week 1 - Tuesday
Spot the Differences Dinner Time
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source http//www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/ind
ex.html
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Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers Fish gill, tree stump, cats foot, dogs
mouth, birds beak, dogs ear
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Week 1 - Wednesday
Case 1 The Accident
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Case Summary
There was nothing Leon, the driver, could do
about the impending crash of the car he was
driving. Leon knew the car would be completely
demolished in the crash. After the crash Leon
didnt have a scratch on him. How can that be?
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Solutions
Leon was driving a remote control car. or He was
playing a video game.
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Week 1 - Thursday
Spot the Differences Happy Birthday
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source http//www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/ind
ex.html
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Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers Tail feathers, flame, monkeys tail,
lions mane, cake tray, frosting
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Week 1 - Friday
Trivia Set 1
8th Grade Forensic Science
T. Trimpe 2006 http//sciencespot.net/
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Questions
1. Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who
was convicted on the basis of which type of
forensic evidence? A. Bite marks C. DNA
fingerprinting B. Latent fingerprints D.
Ballistics
2. The time of death can be calculated by various
means. One is rigor mortis, Latin for 'the
stiffness of death'. Another indication is livor
mortis or lividity. What does this term refer to?
A. Cloudiness in the eyes B. Gravitational
pooling of blood C. Degree of digestion of
stomach contents D. Relaxation of muscles
following to rigor mortis
3. When attempting to identify a skeleton,
craniofacial morphology (the structure and form
of the skull and face) is the best indicator of
race. One group of human beings has a unique,
rounded jaw bone which is called a 'rocker jaw'.
This is a characteristic of which ethnic group?
A. Australian Aborigines C. African Americans
B. Chinese D. Hawaiians
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Answers

• Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who was
  convicted on the
• basis of which type of forensic evidence?
• A. Bite marks
• Although he denied being the killer, Bundy made
  the mistake of biting one of
• his victims. So although he lied through his
  teeth, his teeth marks didnt lie!

2. The time of death can be calculated by various
means. One is rigor mortis, Latin for 'the
stiffness of death'. Another indication is livor
mortis or lividity. What does this term refer to?
B. Gravitational pooling of blood Livor is
Latin for 'a black and blue spot' and refers to
the discoloration of the skin in the lowest part
of a cadaver resulting from the gravitational
pooling of blood.
3. When attempting to identify a skeleton,
craniofacial morphology (the structure and form
of the skull and face) is the best indicator of
race. One group of human beings has a unique,
rounded jaw bone which is called a 'rocker jaw'.
This is a characteristic of which ethnic group?
D. Hawaiians - The 'rocker jaw' is so called
because it will rock back and forth like a
rocking chair if gently pushed.