Fingerprints
An arch fingerprint goes from one side of the finger to the other. True or False?
True
A footprint characteristic that can tell you whether the person was walking or running
Distance between the footprints
What is DNA?
The 'blueprint' for who we are. It contains all of the information that makes you who you are.
What are some of the characteristics scientists look for when examining handwriting?
Slant, gaps, loops, size, ratio etc.
What is a crime?
A whorl fingerprint has a central circle area with ridges circling around it. The ridges do not go from one side to the other. True or false?
True
What are class characteristics of a footprint?
Size, tread patterns, brand, colour, material
What does DNA look like?
What is a witness?
A person who has observed an event or activity take place
What are observations?
Information gathered through our senses (touch, smell, taste, hear, see)
What is a loop fingerprint? Tell or draw.
The loop fingerprint begins at one side of the finger, loops around and exits on the same side of the finger that it began.
What are accidental characteristics of a footprint?
Worn patches, holes, scuff marks, trapped dirt, scratches
What does DNA stand for?
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Evidence left at a crime science and witness observations and statements.
Conclusions about something based on an observation and previous knowledge.
What is the name of a fingerprint that is a combination of a whorl, arch or loop?
Composite fingerprint
What are 2 things police officers can tell from a footprint? (NOT about the suspect)
Direction and speed
Where can we find DNA?
DNA can be found on most anything that comes from a body.
What kind of characteristics are in tire tracks?
What does classify mean?
To arrange things in groups according to similar qualities.
How are fingerprints transferred onto different objects?
The exact same shoe, worn by 2 different people, would have the EXACT same footprint. True or False?
False. The footprint can vary based on size of shoes, how an individual walks, whether the shoes are new or old, etc.
Where does our DNA come from?
It is inherited from our mother or father.
Where are we going on our field trip?
Youthlink - Police Interpretive Centre.
What is evidence?