2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE

24 / 48

Page 24 2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2017
The Lincoln Community High School science
department will be introducing students to
Forensic Science next school year.
This class will be a third year science student’s
elective. We are hoping that this class will expose our
students to attention-grabbing science activities that
will spark greater interest in the sciences.
Forensic Science class will help students understand
the processes of scientific investigation and develop
better laboratory and data-collection techniques. The
students will also understand the interrelationships
among science, technology, and human activity as it
applies to forensic science and the criminal justice
system.
The goal is to help students learn how crime scenes
and evidence are processed and analyzed so that they
are able to be better informed citizens and potential
jury members.
Forensic Science course description
Forensic science is a multidisciplinary applied
science (MAS) encompassing several sub-fields
of biology, chemistry, physics, and crime science
investigation (CSI). These sub-fields include genetics,
toxicology, entomology, ballistics, pathology,
computer forensics; and fire, debris and trace
evidence. This course focuses on problem solving
within an interdisciplinary scientific, relevant context.
Goals and objectives
1. Students will be able to develop large-scale
concepts through application of scientific inquiry.
2. The course will develop a student’s ability to
perform scientific inquiry through the skills outlined
in the College Readiness Standards, Next Generation
New Forensics class will spark
greater interest in the sciences
Continued u