Essential Unit of Study | Unit 1 Evidence Collection | Unit 2 Trace Evidence | Unit 3 Impression Evidence | Unit 4 Blood Spatter Analysis | Unit 5 Toxicology | Unit 6 Serology | Unit 7 Analyzing DNA | Unit 8 Ballistics | Unit 9 Questioned Document Analysis | Unit 10 Anthropology | Unit 11 Decomposition of the Human Body | Unit 12 Crime Scene Analysis |
Content Topics
| - Making observations
- Evidence collection
- Search and seizure
- Chain of custody
- Search patterns
- Steps of CSI
- Forensic Science careers
- Crime scene photography
- Crime scene sketch
| - Glass trace evidence
- Direction of projectile
- Paint trace evidence
- Human hair
- Animal hair
- Fiber trace evidence
- Soil trace evidence
- Instrumental analysis of trace evidence
| - Anatomy of fingerprints
- Collecting fingerprints
- AFIS
- Tool marks
- Bite marks
- Footwear impressions
- Tire impressions
| - Blood spatter analysis
- Types of stains
- Blood spatter patterns
- Angle of impact
- Luminol
- Area of origin
- Stringing technique
| - Forensic toxicologists
- Post-mortem toxicology
- Controlled Substances Act
- Identifying controlled substances
- Absorption, distribution, and elimination of alcohol
- Levels of tolerance and impairment
- Blood alcohol concentration
| - Serology
- Red blood cell antigens and antibodies
- ABO blood typing
- Presumptive tests
- Confirmatory tests
- Punnett squares for blood type
- Blood type probability
- Other body fluids
| - Structure and function of DNA
- Phenotype
- Genotype
- Extracting DNA
- DNA typing
- Electrophoresis
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Electropherogram
- Innocence Project
| - Parts of a firearm and cartridge
- Mechanism of modern firearms
- Ballistic fingerprinting
- Characteristics of bullet and cartridge cases
- Gunshot residue
- NIBIN
- Bullet trajectory
| - Questioned Document Examiner
- Handwriting analysis
- Security features in U.S. currency
- Counterfeiting
- Forgery
- Ink analysis
- Paper analysis
- Chromatography
| - Major bones of the human skeletal system
- Composition and structure of bones
- Analyzing bones (age, height)
- Excavation of skeletal remains
- Dental records
- Forensic anthropology
| - Manner, cause, and mechanism of death
- Rigor mortis
- Post-mortem lividity
- Time of death
- Entomology
- Autopsy
| - Critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving
- History, legal aspects, and career options
- Criminalistics and criminology
- Criminal justice system
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TEKS | 6A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H | 7A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I | 8A, B, C, D, E, F, G 14A | 9A, B | 10A, B, C, D 13A, B | 11A, B, C, D | 12A, B, C, D | 14B, C, D, E | 15A, B, C, D | 16A, B, C, D, E | 17A, B, C, D | 4A, B, C. D. E. F 5A, B, C, D, E, F |