Name ______________________________________________ Period _________
Forensics in
the News
Month ___________________ Topic ________________________
Internet use (circle one) No Yes (a reputable source) Yes (Newsbank only)
DIRECTIONS:
- Find an article about the scientific research/observation of a Forensics topic or Biotechnology topic that was published in a newspaper, magazine or journal during the month listed above. The article must be at least 200 words long.
2. Read the article and write down the basic Forensics / Biotechnology topic and issue the scientist was writing about.
3. Underline, in two different colors, the content listed below. Color in the boxes to make a key.
The methods
the scientists were using (procedures) and the type of evidence or data collected.
What the scientists found out
(results and conclusion).
4. Answer the questions below and on the other side of the paper on a separate piece of paper.
5.
Staple the
article, or a copy of it, to the back of this paper.
6. Turn in this assignment on or before the due date.
QUESTIONS:
1. a) Title of the article
b) Topic of the article
c) Source of article (name of newspaper, magazine, address/URL and name of Internet site)
d) Author(s)
2. a) Write the full name and title (if given) of a person quoted in the article. (If no one is quoted, choose a different article). Why was this person quoted? What is his/her expertise?
3. How did scientists obtain the evidence on which this article is based? What Forensic / Biotechnology procedures did they follow? What types of tools did they use? What type of data did they collect?
4. Write a summary of this article. Your summary must be at least four complete sentences IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Do not use direct quotes from the article. ({Possible questions to answer include: Who was the victim? Who was the alleged suspect? What was the crime? What was the basics of the experiment? How was DNA involved?)
5. Draw a diagram of your interpretation of the important information of the crime scene (Forensics) or the lab experiment (Biotechnology) explained in this article. Label your drawing with words/descriptions.
6. Do
some more thinking about this article.
Write at least two or more questions you would like to ask the
investigator. ____________________
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