Welcome to Forensic Science!

Click here for the Syllabus.

Course Overview: 

This is a 4th year science course designed to enable a better understanding of how science concepts are used in the real world, specifically in the law enforcement and justice system areas.  Lab work, the use of multimedia and computer simulations, and laboratory and field investigations are important components of this course.  We will cover such topics as hair and trace evidence, ballistics, substance analysis, fingerprinting, and DNA evidence.

Required Materials: 

• 1 folder or some place to keep notes and assignments
• Basic School supplies (pen/pencil are required, scissors, glue, and/or markers would be helpful)
• 1 box of facial tissue

Class Rules:  

• Be Prompt.  (if not, get a tardy slip from the office)
• Be Prepared.  (bring all materials every day)
• Be Present.  (no phones, no earbuds, no food, no leaving)
• Be A Good Human.  (respect people-including their choices and property)

Year at a glance:

1st 9 weeks:  Role of forensic science/ Crime Scenes/ Paint and Glass

2nd 9 weeks:  Hair/Fiber/Textiles/Fingerprints/ Impressions/Blood analysis

3rd 9 weeks:  Counterfeiting/Forgery/Handwriting Analysis, Arson/Serology

4th 9 weeks:  Toxicology/Drugs/Alcohol/Death investigation & Autopsy/ Anthropology