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Susquehanna Twp. High School Forensic Science

Announcements:

Congratulations to the class of 2008!

Pennsylvania Archaeologist work on 11,000 year old mystery

Deer Death Scene

Investigation 2008

The 2008 Forensics Archaeology Excavation

Forensic Anthropology /Archaeology Web Search Project

Forensics Club goes Digging for Evidence from the Past

The forensic investigators of STHS would like to thank Mickey and the guys at  Weaver Glass Co. for their guidance and donations of glass to break for our investigations.

Famous Cases in Forensic Science and the Wanted Poster Project

Forensic Science Class Syllabus

Geospatial Technologies at Harrisburg Area Community College ( 2 year associates degree)

Geographic Information Systems post high school education at Harrisburg University (4 year Bachelors of Science Degree)

Forensics Program at Harrisburg University (4 year Bachelors of Science Degree)

In the News:

Terry Blair "the serial killer calls 911" articles: the investigation from 2004, The verdict 2008, Terry Blair's son talks about his father

The latest on the Michael Peterson Appeal (from the Staircase)

Other news on the Peterson Case

The Patriot-News article by reporter Jack Sherzer on the Forensic Science Class

Read about the Randall Dale Adams case subject of the film the "The Thin Blue Line"

David Gladden Released from Prison 2/17/07!

Pete Shellem second article  On the David Gladden Case

and this is the original story- IS David Gladden Innocent?

SplashCasts from Emurder Productions

Breaking glass video 1/19/07:

Forensics students fractured various types of glass in order to reconstruct the typical fracture pattern for each glass type. In this video you will see a demonstration of the breaking of tempered or safety glass. Notice how the glass fractures into small cube shaped pieces.

Weekly Homework Assignments due Monday:

-Read 2 crime related articles and record them on your green reading log sheet.

-Write 1 Article Summary using 1 of the 2 articles you read.

-Green Reading Log and Article Summary Sheet are both due Monday!

Need help finding an article? Forensics Research, Homework Help  and  Resources

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Course Syllabus Curriculum Forensics research, homework help, career links  and  resources	reading log form Factual Synopsis blank summary sheet  (thank you Mrs. Nelson) Example Factual Synopsis
The 2007 Archaeology Dig Liz Wagner, Archaeologist from the PA State Museum, assists STHS Students with artifact mapping. The 2008 Archaeology Dig	Susquehanna Township High School ended the Spring semester 2005  investigating Death Scenes. The 2006 Death Scene Investigations 2007 Forensic Science classes are investigating Death Scenes, stages of decomposition, and Forensic Entomology. Forensic Investigation into Temperatures at a Death Scene

Links to Susquehanna Township Forensic Science Investigations:

• Locard Exchange Principle and Bertillion

• Blood Evidence

• Impression Evidence

• TRACE: Fiber and Hair Evidence

• Glass and Soil as Evidence

• GIS and Crime Mapping

• Timelines and Eyewitnesses

• DNA Evidence

• Questioned Documents

• Homicide Investigations Forensic Psychology and Criminal Profiling

• Forensic Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Death Scene/Deer Project and Forensic Entomology

Foot Wear Patterns and Tire Tracks

Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction

Blood Spatter Analysis

Fingerprints

Forensics Research, Homework Help  and  Resources

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