Bell Work: 5/14/15

• Complete the Crime and Puzzlement activity “Check It”.

•ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON YOUR BELL WORK SHEET!!!

• After all team members have completed the activity on their own, get with your team and compare information.

EQ & Objectives

EQ•Can we research areas of health sciences—forensic science?

Objectives

TLW:•Use deductive reasoning to solve a crime.•Create a model/method for collecting evidence at a crime scene.•Learn how do document evidence from a crime scene.

Vocab Reference:

Forensic Odontologist

Forensic Odontology:Forensic Dentists

Experiment #1:• Chart each other’s teeth—You must TYPE all comments!

– Count how many teeth are present– Mark missing teeth– Mark damaged teeth (cracks, fillings, crowns, etc.)– You must use the correct names and locations of the teeth in your

recordings– Note discoloration of teeth– Note direction of teeth, such as turned inward or outward, widely spaced,

close together, crowding, etc.– Note cutting surfaces (smooth, uneven, or inclined)– Note the bite in relation to the teeth of the upper jaw and lower jaw when

they come together (under bite or overbite)• If you are a group of 3, one person will be the dentist, one will

be the assistant, and one will be the patient. If you are a group of 4, you will have two assistants, one dentist, and one patient.

• Switch places until all group members have been charted.• DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR DENTAL RECORDS!!!

Forensic Odontology:Forensic Dentists

Experiment #2:• You as a Forensic Odontologist have been called in on an

airplane crash to identify bodies.• The other students in the classroom are the unidentified

bodies.• You will use the unidentified bodies and patient charts to

identify a corpse.• You must wear gloves.• Keep track of the case numbers that did not match the

victim by recording these case numbers on your experiment sheet.

• Once you make a match, record the case number and student name.

• If all bodies have not been identified, try to match another one.

Use a Post-It Note to Use a Post-It Note to “tweet” about the following “tweet” about the following question: question:

How will you use dental records to identify someone?

Tweet a response…