20 min. Lesson Plan

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?

Presentation Questions

1) The thing that stood out the most in my presentation, would have to be the fact that I was nervous. Every one noticed because I paused a lot. But maybe the topic in general, because not many people want to see dead bodies and I told them that I would like to.

2) The most challenging thing for me was, deciding what to share with every one. I did not know where to start, with all the research that we had, but I got through that. The other thing that was challenging was getting rid of being nervous, though after a bit it went away. Other than that everything was good.

3) For literal I found out about th egyptiansand how they were the irst to do the autopsies, i also new that the media showed the whole forensic field in a different way than what it really is. For inerpretive I shared abit about the tv show csi to make connections with the students and my visual interpreted one o the inicioons i talked about. I also told a story about what a friend does in the forensc field. The difference betweenthe literal and inteerpretive is that the literal means facts that you can share with others that are benificiary, it is not things you dont know or need to know. Interpretive is using some kind of visual to portray the things you know and help make connections with others.

4) I would take both the god and the bad. ex. I noticed that not many people were paying attention so next time I have to invove them a bit more. Next time i will try not to be as nervous because that would make my presentation fail. Though next time I would talk abot my visual because I did not do that. I would lso apply mooore enthusuasm for my next presentation.

final draft

Presentation: Forensic Pathology/ Autopsies    Final

Objective: Students will know what a forensic pathologist does, the meaning of a forensic pathologist. Students will also learn some of the differences between the real forensic pathologist and from the ones on t.v.  If needed I will tell students about my service learning place.


This lesson will be broken down into three sections:

What the words Forensic pathology and autopsy mean.
            * what Forensic Pathology is and what they do.
2.    What some of the differences are from the pathologists on t.v. and the real         pathologist is.        
3.    where i'm going to do service learning.


Section 1.    

I will start with asking the question is anyone knows what a forensic pathologist is.

*Define Forensic Pathology.
                     -Derived from Latin root word Forensis= forum
              - Pathology=

 Forensic Pathology is a branch of Pathology that determines the cause of a sudden or unexpected death. After the cause of death is discovered most pathologists are used as witnesses to testify in courts. The way they determine the cause of death is by conducting a post mortem examination or an autopsy.

*Define Autopsy
                      - Comes from the ancient Greek word Autopsia
              -    Auto=One self        Opsis= Eye     Autopsia= see for oneself

Section 2.

Start talking about the crime scene shows on t.v. like C.S.I.  and others. Tell the students how the media shows people how pathologists are.

*name examples: One guy is most of the focus and he is the one that solves everything from  fingerprints to wounds and other things. Show them that a case  involves many people not just the detective or pathologist.


Section 3.

* Talk about my service learning place. What I will get to do.
        - different modules every 2 weeks.


Presentation Concluded.

Students may be asked questions to check for understanding .


I may also have a ven-diagram as a visual to show the similarities and differences for section 2.

Presentation

Presentation: Forensic Pathology/ Autopsies

Objective: Students will know what a forensic pathologist does, the meaning of a forensic pathologist. Students will also learn some of the differences between the real forensic pathologist and from the ones on t.v.  If more time is needed then the students will learn a bit of history about autopsies.


This lesson will be broken down into three sections:

What the words Forensic pathology and autopsy mean.
            * what Forensic Pathology is and what they do.
2.    What some of the differences are from the pathologists on t.v. and the real         pathologist is.        
3.    Some history of when autopsies began.


Section 1.    

I will start with asking the question is anyone knows what a forensic pathologist is.

*Define Forensic Pathology.
                     -Derived from Latin root word Forensis= forum
              - Pathology=

A Forensic Pathology is a branch of Pathology that determines the cause of a sudden or unexpected death. After the cause of death is discovered most pathologists are used aas witnesses to testify in courts. The way they determine the cause of death is by conducting a post mortem examination or an autopsy.

*Define Autopsy
                      - Comes from the ancient Greek word Autopsia
              -    Auto=One self        Opsis= Eye     Autopsia= see for oneself

Section 2.

Start talking about the crime scene shows on t.v. like C.S.I.  and others. Tell the students how the media shows people how pathologists are.

*name examples: One guy is most of the focus and he is the one that solves everything from  fingerprints to wounds and other things. Show them that a case  involves many people not just the detective or pathologist.


Section 3.

* A brief history of autopsies and forensic pathology will be taught.

    - Egyptians, Leonardo Davinci and others.
    - When forensic pathology came to be.



Presentation Concluded.

Students may be asked questions to check for understanding or as a little quiz. Maybe some candy will be given out to those that share.


I will have a board with a drawing of either the Egyptians or of Leonardo Davinci and his human body drawing. I may also have a ven-diagram as a visual to show the similarities and differences for section 2.