Thanks to middle school teacher Jennifer Leung for creating this awesome step-by-step presentation for students on their digital portfolio. There is an embedded Google Presentation and a YouTube video! Mrs. Leung is working on designing flipped class lessons as well as learning how to create screencasts and created these as an example of her learning … Continue reading Digital Portfolios: Getting Started
Final project reflection
Film making is really hard and is easily messed up if one is not careful. One thing I took away from this experience is that you should be prepared for your work to take twice as long to do, just because When things are filmed on different days, props can accidentally be substituted, or other … Continue reading Final project reflection
Blood Stains Lab
In a lab investigation we performed, we observed and learned about ABO blood typing. Before this I only had a very basic grasp on what this subject entailed, but now I have new information on things like the antibodies that the body produces and the alleles that control what protein receptors the blood cells have. … Continue reading Blood Stains Lab
Final project: private investigator spoof
Here is a link that will take you to the video we made as our final project. It took a lot longer to film than we anticipated because we were really inefficient. It is not a hyperlink, so you will need to copy and paste the url or search Ace P.I. on youtube and watch … Continue reading Final project: private investigator spoof
Fabric lab review
In a lab that we did, the class broke into pairs and examined a few types of fabrics and materials. We collected data and wrote down observations concerning the tests performed.These tests included water retention properties, flammability, and an acid/base test. We also looked at these specimens under a microscope and recorded weave patterns and … Continue reading Fabric lab review
Ballistics Reflection
To simulate the matching of bullets according to rifling marks, our class matched up bar codes. We eventually got to match up real bullets, but doing the bar code thing helped to hone our skills at ballistics investigation. It didn’t seem all that difficult at first, but as I really began to look at these … Continue reading Ballistics Reflection
Fingerprint Reflection
I think that fingerprinting is a great, reliable, and effective means of identification. As far as my knowledge goes, I have never heard of fingerprints being wrong. Since each fingerprint is completely unique, it can’t be confused or mismatched by a fingerprint analyst and can only be from one person. Because I have dry skin … Continue reading Fingerprint Reflection
Fingerprinting and the Shirley McKie case study
The Shirley McKie case took place in 1997 when a police woman named Shirley McKie was accused of leaving a fingerprint at a crime scene and denying it. The conflict arose when the investigating team found her print when she and her police team were investigating the death of a Marion Ross in Kilmarnock, Scotland. … Continue reading Fingerprinting and the Shirley McKie case study
Working with a partner
On this powerpoint, our teacher allowed us to work in pairs. I believe that my decision in a partner was a good one, considering how well we were able to put this presentation together a single class period. Having a partner in anything that you do will almost always get the job done faster, and … Continue reading Working with a partner
A Night Stalker case study
Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1960. He was one of seven children born to an abusive father. Because of the abuse, he spent a lot of time with his cousin Mike, a green beret who had recently come home from vietnam. Mike got Richard into  marijuana and satanism, and also recounted … Continue reading A Night Stalker case study