Details
| Type of Product: | e-Book (our e-books are in PDF format and can be viewed on your computer or any compatible reading device) (also see print version of this book) |
| Publication Date: | 3/27/2012 |
| Stock Number: | PB305Xe |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936959-83-9 |
| Grade Level: | High School |
Description
Forensics seems to have the unique ability to maintain student interest and promote content learning…. I still have students approach me from past years and ask about the forensics case and specific characters from the story. I have never had a student come back to me and comment on that unit with the multiple-choice test at the end.”
— from the Introduction to Forensics in Chemistry: The Murder of Kirsten K.
How did Kirsten K.’s body wind up at the bottom of a lake—and what do wedding cake ingredients, soil samples, radioactive decay, bone age, blood stains, bullet matching, and drug lab evidence reveal about whodunit? These mysteries are at the core of this teacher resource book, which meets the unique needs of high school chemistry classes in a highly memorable way. The book makes forensic evidence the foundation of a series of eight hands-on, week-long labs. As you weave the labs throughout the year and students solve the case, the narrative provides vivid lessons in why chemistry concepts are relevant and how they connect.
All chapters include case information specific to each performance assessment and highlight the related national standards and chemistry content. Chapters provide:
• Teacher guides to help you set up
• Student performance assessments
• A suspect file to introduce the characters and new information about their relationships to the case
• Samples of student work that has been previously assessed (and that serves as an answer key for you)
• Grading rubrics
Using Forensics in Chemistry as your guide, you will gain the confidence to use inquiry-based strategies and performance-based assessments with a complex chemistry curriculum. Your students may gain an interest in chemistry that rivals their fascination with Bones and CSI.
Additional Info
|
Science Discipline:
(mouse over for full classification)
|
Reaction rates
Radioactivity
Chemical changes
Chemical properties
Physical changes
Compounds
Isotopes
Polymers
Analyzing data
Asking questions
Classifying
Collecting data
Communicating
Experimenting
Hypothesizing
Interpreting data
Scientific habits of mind
|
| Intended User Role: | High-School Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies |
Contents
Contents
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Development of the Project
Importance of Performance-Based Assessment
Preparing Your Students for Inquiry Labs
Chapter 2: The Big Picture
Details About the Case
The Complete Scenario
Chapter Organization
Chemistry Concepts Chart
Applications of Learning
Lab Report Organization
Forensics Tags
Sample Inquiry-Based Lab
Chapter 3: The Cooler and Car Evidence
Case Information
Part 1: The Cooler Evidence
Part 2: The Delivery Truck Evidence
Teacher Guide: The Cooler and Delivery Truck Evidence
Student Performance Assessment Handout: The Cooler and Delivery Truck
Evidence
Suspect File A
Student Lab Report Example: The Cooler and Delivery Truck Evidence
Grading Rubric A
Chapter 4: Chemical Evidence
Case Information
Part 1: The Delivery Truck and Crime Scene Evidence
Part 2: The Suspect Evidence
Part 3: The Amount of Chemical Substance
Part 4: The Cake Shop Ingredients Analysis
Teacher Guide: The Chemical Evidence
Student Performance Assessment Handout: The Chemical Evidence
Suspect File B
Student Lab Report Example: The Chemical Evidence
Grading Rubric B
Chapter 5: Nuclear Radiation
Case Information
Part 1: The Crime Scene Soil Sample Evidence
Part 2: The Shoeprint Evidence
Part 3: The Bone Age Analysis
Part 4: The Medical Tracer Evidence
Teacher Guide: The Nuclear Radiation Evidence
Student Performance Assessment Handout: Nuclear Radiation
Suspect File C
Student Lab Report Example: Nuclear Radiation
Grading Rubric C
Chapter 6: Weapon Analysis
Case Information
Part 1: The Fingerprint Analysis
Part 2: Gun and Bullet Matching
Part 3: Gunshot Residue
Part 4: Blood Stain Analysis
Teacher Guide: The Weapon Analysis Evidence
Student Performance Assessment Handout: Weapon Analysis
Suspect File D
Student Lab Report Example: Weapon Analysis
Grading Rubric D
Chapter 7: Drug Lab Evidence
Case Information
Part 1: IR-Spectra Analysis
Part 2: Caffeine Extraction
Part 3: Thin Layer Chromatography of an Unknown Drug
Part 4: Thin Layer Chromatography of Pen Matching
Teacher Guide: The Drug Lab Evidence
Student Performance Assessment Handout: The Drug Lab Evidence
Suspect File E
Student Lab Report Example: The Drug Lab Evidence
Grading Rubric E
Chapter 8: The Final Assessment
Evolution of the Final Project
What Worked: Design-Your-Own Project
What Didn’t: Power Point Mania and Court Case Chaos
Flexibility of the Case
Final Grading Rubric
Student Project Examples
Appendix A: Chemistry Concepts Chart
Appendix B: Grading Rubric Notes to the Teacher and Applications of Learning
Appendix C: Lab Report Style Guide
Appendix D: Forensic Tags
Appendix E: Sample Inquiry Lab
Index
Customers who bought this item also bought
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 18 correlations with the National Standards.
[HIDE CORRELATIONS]
- Physical Science
- Properties of objects and materials
- Objects have many observable properties, including the ability to react with other substances. (K-4)
- Objects have many observable properties, including size, weight, shape, color, and temperature. (K-4)
- Objects can be described by the properties of the materials from which they are made. (K-4)
- The properties of objects can be used to separate or sort a group of objects or materials.
- Properties and changes of properties in matter
- Substances often are placed in categories or groups if they react in similar ways; metals are an example of such a group. (5-8)
- Chemical elements do not break down during normal laboratory reactions involving such treatments as heating, exposure to electric current, or reaction with acids. (5-8)
- There are more than 100 known elements that combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds, which account for the living and nonliving substances that we encounter. (5-8)
- Structure and properties of matter
- A compound is formed when two or more kinds of atoms bind together chemically. (9-12)
- The physical properties of compounds reflect the nature of the interactions among its molecules. (9-12)
- Structure of atoms
- Radioactive isotopes are unstable and undergo spontaneous nuclear reactions, emitting particles and/or wavelike radiation. (9-12)
- The decay of any one nucleus cannot be predicted, but a large group of identical nuclei decay at a predictable rate and this predictability can be used to estimate the age of materials that contain radioactive isotopes. (9-12)
- Chemical Reactions
- Catalysts, such as metal surfaces, accelerate chemical reactions. (9-12)
- Science as Inquiry
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations.
- Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications. (9-12)
- Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence. (9-12)
- Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models. (9-12)
- Communicate and defend a scientific argument. (9-12)
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
Customer Reviews
This resource has not yet been reviewed by a customer.
If you wish to review this resource, click here.