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Secondary Course Syllabus  Traducción en Español

Building:  Eastmont High School

Course Title:  Forensic Science

Teacher:   Sarah Grim

Email:    grims@eastmont206.org                        Phone:  (509) 888-1281

Course Description:  Forensic science plays a crucial role in our justice system to help provide evidence in criminal and civil court proceedings.  

We will study three major topics:

  1. An introduction to forensic science and the steps involved in gathering crime scene evidence.
  2. Types of evidence - hair, fiber, blood, fingerprint, DNA, arson and ballistics will be examined.
  3. Death investigation - with a focus on toxicology, forensic entomology, forensic anthropology and the role of the autopsy as evidence.  

Pre-Requisites:  None.  

Textbooks and Instructional Materials:  There are a variety of instructional materials that support learning in this course. Technology will be integrated throughout the course.  We will use the following text as an ancillary resource, Forensic  Science:  From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, third edition by Richard Saferstein, Pearson, 2016.

Grading:  Students achieve their grade in a points based grading system. Grades are maintained within the Eastmont School District Student Information System.  The secure student information system including the gradebook for this course, are accessible to students and parents 24/7/365 through the student and parent portal via our website at www.eastmont206.org.

Grades are based on the following percentages and points for GPA calculations:

4.0 = 93-100 A

3.3 = 87-89 B+

2.3 = 77-79 C+

1.3 = 67-69 D+

3.7 = 90-92   A-

3.0 = 83-86 B

2.0 = 73-76 C

1.0= 60-66  D

2.7 = 80-82 B-

1.7 = 70-72 C-

0 = 0-59      F

Accommodations and/or modifications:  Appropriate accommodations and/or modifications will be provided for students with documented disabilities.  Accommodations and modifications are types of adaptations that are made to the environment, curriculum, instruction, or assessment practices in order for students with disabilities to be successful learners and actively participate with other students in the general education classroom or in school-wide activities. Specific accommodations and modifications are determined by the student’s Section 504 team or Individual Education Program team.  If a student with a documented disability is eligible to receive accommodations and/or modifications their special education case manager will contact me within the first two weeks of class and provide me with explicit directions and/or resources to implementing the accommodations and/or modifications that are included on the student’s Section 504 plan or Individual Education Program.  Communication with me is essential to the successful completion of course expectations and the implementation of accommodations and/or modifications.

Attendance, Behavior, and Performance Expectations:  Regular attendance is crucial to student success.  Student success is also dependent upon respecting and following the rules of conduct outlined in Board Policy #3241 and described in the student handbook.  Both are available on the website at www.eastmont206.org.

Make-up Work:  Eastmont School District Policy and Procedures #3122 for excused absences and make-up work apply to this course.  Specifically, “If an absence is excused, the student will be permitted to make up all missed assignments outside of class under reasonable conditions and time limits…”  All the activities and learning opportunities for this course are expected to be completed.  Absences, whether excused or unexcused, cause gaps in learning.  Since this class is lab based, missing class is particularly challenging for students and teachers.

Clubs, Activities, and Leadership opportunities: None

Miscellaneous:

Classwork is 15% of your grade  

Labs make up 25% of your grade

Assessments and projects are worth 60% of your grade