It's my late day again. As some of you may know, I teach a 21st Century Community Learning Center class under the leadership of our very own Ms. Demetria. The class is Forensic Science / Stamford CSI. Today, after homework, snacks, and a brief powerpoint, we went out to the garden in the school's North courtyard to discuss footprints.
Vincent and Jaden found what appears to be a bit of exposed skull under a fresh mound. Sick (that's a good thing - ask your kid)! Next week, after the students (Travis, Jason) are done staking out a grid in square feet, then they'll carefully excavate (Brianna, Jazzlyn, Ivory, Jahmelia, and Maria) and document the layout of the clues with digital photos (by Jasmine) and drafting (Rebecca). Brianna and my students will use a shovel to search the rest of the garden in the weeds for other clues. In later lessons, we'll study gunshot residue, presumptive blood & saliva testing, hair and fiber analysis, bullet trajectory, fingerprints and footprints. I'm hoping to figure out a lesson on simulating DNA with limited lab skills and equipment. Possible culminating activity: visit the CSI exhibit at the Discovery Museum in Times Square.
Tonight's homework: 7th Grade students are to read the lesson "Studying People Qualitatively and Quantitatively" and answer the questions on page A33 of the SEPUP online text "Issues and Life Science."
6th Graders : read and answer triangle questions 1-5, Checking Concepts 1-6, and Thinking Critically 7-9 for How Does Matter Change State (section 1-4, not from SEPUP) handed out in class today.
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