With today's popular television programs about criminal justice and crime scene investigation and the surge of detective movies and books, students often have a passion for exploring forensic science. Now you can guide that excitement into a profitable learning experience with the help of the innovative, new FORENSIC SCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS AND INVESTIGATIONS, COPYRIGHT UPDATE. This dynamic, visually powerful text has been carefully crafted to ensure solid scientific content and an approach that delivers precisely what you need for your highschool course. Now an established best-seller, FORENSIC SCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS AND INVESTIGATIONS, COPYRIGHT UPDATE offers a truly experiential approach that engages students in active learning and emphasizes the application of integrated sciencein your course. Student materials combine math, chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science with content aligned to the National Science Education Standards, clearly identified by icons. This book balances extensive scientific concepts with hands-on classroom and lab activities, readings, intriguing case studies, and chapter-opening scenarios. The book's exclusive Gale Forensic Science eCollection™ database provides instant access to hundreds of journalsand Internet resources that spark the interest of today's high school students. The updated edition includes ten new capstone projects that integrate the concepts learned throughout the text. Comprehensive, time-saving teacher support and lab activities deliver exactly what you need to ensure that students receive a solid, integrated science education that keeps readers at all learning levels enthused about science. FORENSIC SCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS AND INVESTIGATIONS, COPYRIGHT UPDATE sets the standard in high school forensic science. case closed. INDICE: 1. Observation Skills. 2. Crime Scene Investigation & Evidence Examination. 3. The Study of Hair. 4. A Study of Fibers and Fabrics. 5. Pollen and Spore Examination. 6. Fingerprinting. 7. DNA Profiling. 8. Blood & Blood Spatter. 9. Drug Identification and Toxicology. 10. Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting. 11. Death: Meaning, Manner, Mechanism and Time. 12. SoilExamination. 13. Forensic Anthropology. 14. Glass Evidence. 15. Casts and Impressions. 16. Tool Marks. 17. Ballistics. Capstone Projects: Project 1: Personal Evidence Portfolio. Project 2: Mock Crime Scene Development and Processing.Project 3: Analysis of a Forensic Science TV Show Episode. Project 4: Forensics Dumpster Diving--What the Garbage Can Tell Us. Project 5: Physical EvidenceCase Studies. Project 6: Forensic Science Career Exploration. Project 7: Forensic Entomology Case Study. Project 8: Using Forensic Entomology to Solve Crimes. Project 9: Landmark Cases in Acceptance of Evidence. Project 10: How Reliable is the Evidence? Glossary. Appendices. Sine Table. Tangents Table. Bone Measurements Table. Celsius-Fahrenheit Conversion Table. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-538-73155-3
- Editorial: South Western College
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 608
- Fecha Publicación: 22/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés