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CSI Challenge #8Scrambled Words

8th Grade Forensic Science

Week 8 - Monday

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Unscramble each set of letters to reveal a forensic science term.

1. lobod pyet

2. cimrinla

3. olpcie

4. redisue

5. howrl

The answers are ...

1. lobod pyet BLOOD TYPE

2. cimrinla CRIMINAL

3. olpcie POLICE

4. redisue RESIDUE

5. howrl WHORL

Spot the Differences Time’s Up

8th Grade Forensic Science

Week 8- Tuesday

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Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.

Answers: Hair tie, mouse hole, table leg, phone, phone cord, missing watch band

Case #8: Missing Masterpiece

8th Grade Forensic Science

Week 8 - Wednesday

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A painting by a world-renowned artist was stolen from the Forest Museum. The missing masterpiece is now in Kopy Kat's studio. The feline forger has already painted a copy of the artwork. Which one does Slylock Fox suspect is the original painting?

Hint: What is different about the owls?

An owl cannot move its eyes from side to side, but must turn its head to see in other directions.

The painting with the eyes pointed straight ahead is the original.

Spot the Differences Scary Movie

8th Grade Forensic Science

Week 8 - Thursday

Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html

Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.

Answers: Man’s shirt, movie projector, missing popcorn,missing girl’s tooth, woman’s hair, missing chair back

Trivia Set #8

8th Grade Forensic Science

Week 8 - Friday

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2. What was one of the problems during early blood tests? (Around 1875)A. Microscopic examination could not be applied to dried bloodB. Human blood could not be distinguished from animal bloodC. Blood types could not be identifiedD. All of these

3. What system used by the FBI compiles DNA of known violent offenders from all over the nation and can be used to match DNA with a sample found at a crime scene?A. AFIS B. DNAW C. CODIS D. CDDB

4. A woman gets out of bed, watches TV, talks on the phone, pets her cat, and then shoots her husband. She hides the gun and runs away. Which object would be most useful to the forensic serologist in finding out who the woman was? A. The TV B. The cat C. The phone D. The TV remote

1. True or False? You can alter your DNA so it will appear to be different.

5. True or False? Your blood type appears only in your blood.

2. What was one of the problems during early blood tests? D. All of these

3. What system used by the FBI compiles DNA of known violent offenders from all over the nation and can be used to match DNA with a sample found at a crime scene?

C. CODIS- The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) has blood samples of offendersand has solved many cases. CODIS solved a 1993 sexual assault case by linking thatsuspect to a 1991 rape case.

4. A woman gets out of bed, watches TV, talks on the phone, pets her cat, and then shoots her husband. She hides the gun and runs away. Which object would be most useful to the forensic serologist in finding out who the woman was? C. The phone All of these things would help find out who the woman is, but to the forensic serologist, the phone would be the most handy. When you talk on the phone, little bits of saliva go onto the phone when you talk. White blood cells are found in saliva so the woman's DNA would be on the phone.

1. False - You can alter your DNA so it will appear to be different.

5. False - Your blood type appears only in your blood.Your blood type appears in bodily fluids other than your blood a lot of the time. About 80% of the population's blood type appears in more than one of their other fluids.