Forensic Science

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With popular television programs, movies, and books about criminal justice and crime scene investigation, students often have a passion for exploring forensic science. Now that excitement can be guided into valuable learning experiences with the help of Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 3e. This dynamic, visually powerful text has been carefully crafted to ensure solid scientific content and an approach that delivers precisely what is needed for high school courses. Now an established best-seller, Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations offers a truly experiential approach that engages students in active learning and emphasizes the application of integrated science. Student materials combine math, chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science with content aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Capstone projects integrate the concepts learned throughout the text. Comprehensive, time-saving teacher support and lab activities deliver exactly what is needed to ensure that students receive a solid, integrated science education that keeps readers engaged at all learning levels. Supported by MindTap with an eBook, online assessments, Interactive Labs, and Virtual Labs, students learn content and practice skills like real forensic scientists. 1. Forensic Science and Observation 2. Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection 3. Hair Analysis 4. Fiber Analysis 5. Forensic Botany 6. Fingerprint Analysis 7. DNA Profiling 8. Blood and Blood Spatter 9. Forensic Toxicology 10. Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting 11. Forensic Entomology 12. Death: Manner, Mechanism, Cause 13. Soil Examination 14. Forensic Anthropology 15. Glass Evidence 16. Casts and Impressions 17. Tool Marks 18. Firearms and Ballistics Capstone Projects: Project 1 Physical Evidence: Case Studies Project 2 Personal Evidence Portfolio Project 3 How Reliable is the Evidence? Project 4 Acceptance of Evidence: Landmark Cases Project 5 Forensic Science on TV: Analyzing a Show Episode Project 6 Forensic Dumpster Diving: What Garbage Can Tell Us Project 7 Crime Scene Development and Processing (Mock) Project 8 How to Read Calipers Project 9 Gravesite Excavation Project 10 Career Exploration Glossary/Glosario Appendix A – Table of Sines Appendix B – Table of Tangents Appendix C – Celsius-Fahrenheit Conversion Table Index

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