Archive for April, 2006

Two Items about crime scenes and false evidence.

1. _Nature_, a PBS program is presenting “Crime Scene Creatures” during May in the Northeast viewing area. It airs Sunday, 5/7 at 8 PM on Channel 2 and repeats on Saturday, 5/13 at 11 AM. The program uses actual and hypothetical crimes to show how insects, plants and other animals are used to determine when […]

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Introduction

Hi, all. I’m Lois Kenick, a retired high school physics and chemistry teacher. My principal reason for joining this blog is to explore the role of physics in such areas of forensics as accident reconstruction, battle scene reconstructions, arson investigations and others. Physics gives us a unique platform from which to view things - for […]

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Discovery team introduction: Lauri Thompson, Anthropologist and Archaeologist

My name is Lauri Thompson, and I am the Project Manager for eSkeletons.org. I am a trained physical anthropologist and an archaeologist. My area is human osteology - BONES! I am very excited about our new website (in progress) www.eForensics.info. The site is not currently live, but for the purposes of this blog you are […]

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Discovery team introduction: Elizabeth Abernathy, Middle School Teacher

My name is Elizabeth Abernathy, and I am a teacher at Kealing Middle School in Austin, Texas. For the last two years I have been lucky enough to teach a semester-long elective on Forensic Science for magnet 6th graders, but the lessons I use could be adapted for almost any grade level or subject. My […]

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Boneyard Science: Investigating Forensics

Add your comments to discussions and findings as the Boneyard Science discovery team talks about forensics, why it is interesting, and what students want to know as they explore the field. The experts at University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Anthropology have created an exciting new eForensics web site in development at http://www.eforensics.info.The […]

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