Cross-Curricular+Project+-+CSI

Cross- Curricular Project: CSI


 * Ms. Henry's Original CSI Lesson Plans**


 * **[|Project-Based Learning Checklists]**
 * **[|Evaluating Project-Based Unit]**
 * **[|Make Your Own Project-based Lesson Plan]**

[|The Mystery of the Hidden Mine] [|The Backpack Mystery] [|It Takes a Lickin Mystery] [|How We Investigate] [|CSI:Squeak Sneak] [|Forensics: The Investigative Science] [|Forensic Science]
 * Introduction**

[|FORENSICS: Murder at the Toy Store] [|Who Dunnit?] [|Mystery Net's Kids' Mysteries]
 * Webquests to Check Out**

Scan reading material into Google Docs for students to read [|Glossary] [|Forensics in the Classroom] Study Guide Fingerprinting Packet
 * Reading Materials**


 * Crime Scenes**

[] [|Create a DNA Fingerprint] [|At Your Fingertips] Digital Finger Print Use Doc Cam to show fingerprints - use SmartBoard to capture and store fingerprints (or put into Picasa)
 * Finger Printing**

[|How Handwriting Analysis Works]
 * Handwriting Analysis**

[|The Hunt for mtDNA]
 * DNA**

Use Video Cameras to record evidence Use Electronic Portfolio to store evidence (Google Docs)
 * Gathering Evidence**

Writing a Persuasive Essay expaining why a person is guilty
 * Verdict**

Present your findings to your peers in a presentation. The presentation can be whatever you choose, as long as it is approved by your teacher. Some ideas include making a poster or a PowerPoint presentation, producing a newspaper with articles from each group member, or making a newscast video reporting the events of the crime and the arrest of the suspect. Remember, be creative and make your presentation interesting! Some things you should include in your presentation are as follows:
 * Presentation**
 * overview of crime
 * list of suspects
 * explanation of each piece of evidence
 * conclusion outlining which suspect committed the crime and why you think so
 * pictures to illustrate

Broad Goals in Science: Specific Goals in Science, Technology, and Society: Students will be able to
 * Objectives**
 * Students will use problem-solving strategies to investigate and understand the natural world.
 * Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science and technology on society.
 * Students will be able to apply rational, creative-thinking, and investigative skills and use scientific knowledge in their roles as citizens, workers, family members, and consumers in an increasingly technological society.
 * Students will use oral and written communication, mathematical representation, and physical and conceptual models to describe and explain scientific concepts and ideas, and will be able to apply scientific knowledge.
 * plan and conduct a scientific research project using technology
 * identify and gather information needed to make a decision on a science- and/or technology-related issue
 * determine how technology affects their lives and predict how it might affect their future
 * demonstrate that knowledge makes it possible to make informed decisions and
 * demonstrate, by giving examples, the relationships between the maintenance and progress of society and scientific and technological advancement.