Forensic science.

Forensic Science

1. Write a the definition of forensic science in your own words?relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.Forensic materials engineering, a branch of forensicengineering, focuses on the material evidence from crime or accident scenes, seeking defects in thosematerials which might explain why an accident occurred, or the source of a specific material to identify a criminal.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forensic

2. What are 5 different things that forensic scientists do?Forensic scientists apply scientific knowledge and skills to investigating crimes and helping the police find or eliminate crime suspects. They may also do research into developing or improving forensic techniques.

    Look at the "What you will do" section on the careersnz website.

Finger prints

Aim: To look at the different types of fingerprints.

Materials:

• Mass Spectrometers. There are a lot of trace evidence that can be gathered from a crime scene. ...
• High-Powered Microscopes. ...
• Chromatographs. ...
• Various Cameras and Photography Techniques. ...
• Various Light Sources.

  

1. get you materials.  
2. but your buddy's fingerprint on the plastic . 
3. get a white powder, get a makeup wand.  
4. put it in the powder.   
5. brush it on the fingerprint.   
6. get a black card and a tape.  
7. use the tape to get the fingerprint with the white powder put the tape on it, 
8. remove the tape and put it on the powder.  

Record the types of fingerprints from those in your group.

Name	Fingerprint 1 (Thumb)	Fingerprint 2 (index finger)
alex	loop	whorl
joshua	loop	whorl

Do people always have the same type of fingerprint on their thumb and index finger?

The patterns that these ridges make on each finger and thumb are known as fingerprints, which are static and do not change with age—so an individual will have the same fingerprints from infancy to adulthood. The patterns change size, but not shape, as the person grows. some times there are people that have the same finger prints there is more people that have a different finger print.

What was the most common type of fingerprint in your group?

Hidden fingerprints:

Aim: To learn how to lift hidden fingerprints from an object.

1. Lifting and Gathering fingerprints.

steps.

get you materials.  

but your buddy's fingerprint on the plastic . 

get a white powder, get a makeup wand.  

put it in the powder.   

brush it on the fingerprint.   

get a black card and a tape.  

use the tape to get the fingerprint with the white powder put the tape on it, 

remove the tape and put it on the powder.  

Insert a photo of your lifted fingerprints here:

Conclusion Questions:

Did you manage to lift clear fingerprints? 

What could you do to improve your results next time? wipe your finger if they are sweaty.

Why do you think fingerprints are useful to crime scene investigator?

Detecting invisible fingerprints is an important task in forensic science, a branch of science that helps criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence from crime scenes. Each fingerprint pattern is unique to a specific person, and therefore a very reliable way of identifying a suspect.