Topic: Forensic Pathology
Essential Question: What is most significant when investigating a persons death?
Objective: To show the students the types of blood splatter.
Lesson Plan:
*Hook: Show different pictures of crime scene.
*Talk about the different splatters:
Low velocity: Give example
Medium velocity: Give example
High velocity: Give example
Cast Off
Other(origin of incident,methods to estimate origin)
*Have a volunteer come up and splatter on paper at the distance given, to show differences.
*After the explanations given they will engage in activity still not decided
-Activity 1?
Put them into groups have them create the blood splatter I give them. The group to the right
will look at it and figure out what splatter they used.
-Activity 2?
Show pictures on overhead, hopefully now they can tell the type of splatter and
origin .Give candy if they get it right.
*Conclusion:Blood Splatter can really help a crime scene. And the smallest things should not be taken for granted.
Materials Needed:
*Elmo
*Poster Paper
*Tape
*Red liquid- either ketchup or water with red dye.
*Splatter pictures.
*Drawing to aid presentation?
