Forensic Science
UNIT EIGHT: Forensic Science Lab Questions
Lab Questions
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1. What was Willingham charged with? What happened to Willingham? He was charged with arson and murder which he was later executed for.
2. Why did investigators believe that an accelerate had been used at the scene? investigators believed that an accelerate was used because they saw burn marks along the floor.
3. What experiment did fire investigators do? What did it show? They lit a couch on fire to see what happens. It turned out to do the same thing even though they did not use any arson things.
4. Why do you think the Willingham case is important? I think this case was very important because with out it we would not know as much about arson and test to prove it.
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1. What new advance does the video discuss? Why would this be useful to investigators? LIBS is what the video discusses. This would be useful to help with organic and inorganic items to find out if one has relation to one at a crime scene.
2. What was did law enforcement officials want the researcher to examine? They wanted the researcher to examine wood from a crime scene to that of a suspects tree to see if it was the same.
3. What does LIBS stand for? What does this do? LIBS stands for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. It shows what something is made of.
4. What did the analysis uncover about the wood? They found out that the wood had the same "fingerprint" to the one on the tree.
5. Are you surprised that plants can be linked to particular places? Why or why not? No I am not surprised that a plant can be linked to particular places because they are all a little different just like us.
Lab Questions
Visit Flashover and watch the video
1. What was Willingham charged with? What happened to Willingham? He was charged with arson and murder which he was later executed for.
2. Why did investigators believe that an accelerate had been used at the scene? investigators believed that an accelerate was used because they saw burn marks along the floor.
3. What experiment did fire investigators do? What did it show? They lit a couch on fire to see what happens. It turned out to do the same thing even though they did not use any arson things.
4. Why do you think the Willingham case is important? I think this case was very important because with out it we would not know as much about arson and test to prove it.
Visit LIBS and watch the video
1. What new advance does the video discuss? Why would this be useful to investigators? LIBS is what the video discusses. This would be useful to help with organic and inorganic items to find out if one has relation to one at a crime scene.
2. What was did law enforcement officials want the researcher to examine? They wanted the researcher to examine wood from a crime scene to that of a suspects tree to see if it was the same.
3. What does LIBS stand for? What does this do? LIBS stands for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. It shows what something is made of.
4. What did the analysis uncover about the wood? They found out that the wood had the same "fingerprint" to the one on the tree.
5. Are you surprised that plants can be linked to particular places? Why or why not? No I am not surprised that a plant can be linked to particular places because they are all a little different just like us.