"Chemical Aspects of Forensic Science" Seminar
Reflection:
“Chemical Aspects of Forensic Science” focused on that exact
subject. We discussed the variety of ways different materials and compounds
could be tested to discover information about them. Some of the subjects we
focused on were glass, car paint, ink, arson, explosives, finger prints, blood,
drugs, alcohol, poison, DNA, flies, and gunshot residue. As we learned about
the different tests forensic scientists use to find information, we got to
complete examples of the tests in class. We also watched a few videos over
forensic science to see the science in action and to learn the history of it.
Near the end of class, we got into groups and created our own crime scenes that
the other groups had to solve. After that, each group worked privately to solve
the crime scene created by the teacher through the use of forensic analysis.
I took this class primarily because I was considering becoming a forensic anthropologist. I was hoping this class would teach me more about this type of job and whether or not I would be interested in taking part in it. Luckily, I quite a bit of consideration, this seminar showed me this was not the career path I was looking for. However, the class was still very beneficial for me because I had greatly missed taking science and math glasses. By going through this seminar, I got to work with both of these again, and I really enjoyed doing so.
Besides realizing that forensic anthropology isn’t for me, there isn’t much I am going to be taking away from this class. It was more like a regular class than an honors seminar to be quite honest, and it didn’t really focus on leadership, creativity, research, global studies, or community engagement. However, if you do come to hear of someone committing the perfect crime and getting away with it, don’t come looking for me…
I took this class primarily because I was considering becoming a forensic anthropologist. I was hoping this class would teach me more about this type of job and whether or not I would be interested in taking part in it. Luckily, I quite a bit of consideration, this seminar showed me this was not the career path I was looking for. However, the class was still very beneficial for me because I had greatly missed taking science and math glasses. By going through this seminar, I got to work with both of these again, and I really enjoyed doing so.
Besides realizing that forensic anthropology isn’t for me, there isn’t much I am going to be taking away from this class. It was more like a regular class than an honors seminar to be quite honest, and it didn’t really focus on leadership, creativity, research, global studies, or community engagement. However, if you do come to hear of someone committing the perfect crime and getting away with it, don’t come looking for me…
Artifact:
One of my favorite parts of this seminar was having the opportunity to work with three other fantastic people on creating our own crime scene. This project encouraged us to carefully apply everything we had learned about forensic science into our crime scene. We had to consider any type of evidence that could be left, and the kinds of results a scientist would receive from testing that evidence. We then presented this finished crime scene to the rest of the class. We provided only the information the police would immediately find, and then we interacted with the class as they attempted to discover the forensic clues. This project was the perfect way to develop a better understanding of all the information we had covered in class.
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