Evidence and Fingerprints in a real crime scene

Worksheet by Heather Eighme
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Subjects
Science
Grades
11 , 12
Language
ENG
Assignments
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Go to the website linked. Read and watch the video to answer questions. What evidence was found at the scene of the crime? Where did they find fingerprints/ palm prints? Analyze the finger print collected. What type of finger print is it and what distinguishing characteristics does it have? When they finally had a suspect, what other evidence did they look for? The suspect had left a blatantly obvious clue, what was it and where? What was the suspect charged with? Read the article to answer questions. Who has the same fingerprints? Fraternal Twins Everyone Identical Twins No one What percent accuracy does the fingerprinting database have? 100 98 96 94 A man was accused of a terrorist attack after his prints were found 20 minutes away from the crime scene on a _ Briefcase Suit Train Bomb How many potential matches were found for a fingerprint that was put into the database? 0 1 10 20 Can fingerprints be used as a sole piece of evidence? Yes No What is your opinion on fingerprinting and those that have been accused? Are there people that have accused that are innocent?

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