Name ______________________________________________ Period _________

Forensics and Biotech on TV

DIRECTIONS:

1. Watch a television show about a Forensics topic or Biotechnology topic. It needs to be scientific and factual. ( Examples: Dr. G – Medical Examiner, Forensics File, Medical Detective, etc. from TV Channels such as Discovery, National Geographic, or The Learning Channel ) . Other channels may be watched for this class only with approval of teacher and parent.

Parent permission to watch this show: __________________________________

(signature required)

Day / Time___________________ Title of Show ________________________

• Title of Episode: ____________________________________________________

• Who produced it? ___________________________________________________

• What year was the program made? _____________________________________

2. Why did you select this program? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Write a general summary of what took place during this episode. Who are the scientists? What are their roles?

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4. Write down the basic Forensics / Biotechnology topic and issue the scientist was writing about. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. List 5 new pieces of information you learned from this program.

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6. Write 3 questions you could ask about this show.

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