The first project for the fourth quarter required the students to devise a "travel" brochure to tout the marvels to be found in the various biomes on our planet.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Forensic Students Hair and Fiber Analysis Lab
Throughout this year as the students have learned different forensic specialties, they have been presented with evidence related to one specific case. They are currently examining hair and fiber evidence from the truck abandoned in New Mexico and comparing it to fibers found in the cabin which contained the bodies of a make and female victim.
In the lab each group has received 5 packets of fibers from the cabin, a tape of fibers removed from the carpeting in the abandoned truck, and samples from two suspects to compare with the fibers from the cabin and the truck. The students have to share their finding as there are a total of 30 fiber samples from the cabin and quite possible an equivalent amount of fiber gathered from the truck.
The students have begun by making a slide of each piece of evidence. The slide includes a casting (mold) of the hair/fiber surface and a whole mount of the actual fiber. The slides will them be examined for characteristics which will be noted on an evidence sheet. Slide will be examined under both dissection and light microscopes, from which characteristics and sketches of the evidence will be recorded.
In the lab each group has received 5 packets of fibers from the cabin, a tape of fibers removed from the carpeting in the abandoned truck, and samples from two suspects to compare with the fibers from the cabin and the truck. The students have to share their finding as there are a total of 30 fiber samples from the cabin and quite possible an equivalent amount of fiber gathered from the truck.
The students have begun by making a slide of each piece of evidence. The slide includes a casting (mold) of the hair/fiber surface and a whole mount of the actual fiber. The slides will them be examined for characteristics which will be noted on an evidence sheet. Slide will be examined under both dissection and light microscopes, from which characteristics and sketches of the evidence will be recorded.
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| Chrissy is organizing the Evidence sheets and transferring the evidence sheet serial number to the accompanying evidence slide. |
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| Cabin evidence bag, the slide made of the evidence from this bag, ans the evidence sheet for the analyst's notes and sketches. |
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| Francie, Abby and Jack are organizing their table's evidence. |
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| James does the same with his groups evidence. |
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| Vivian has begun the examination of the evidence using the dissecting microscope. |
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Core Chemistry Element Projects
The students in the Mr. Ippolito's Core Chem Class were allowed to choose an element and produce a triptych (3 panel) poster describing the element's discovery, uses, sources, characteristics, and Bohr diagram/electron configuration.
Manhattan College School of Engineering Summer Institute
Application Deadline MAY 15
Summer Institute description is on second page of document below.
Application form is on the third page of the document below.
Clicking on the link will allow you to download the document as a pdf file and you can print out the application.
Summer Institute description is on second page of document below.
Application form is on the third page of the document below.
Clicking on the link will allow you to download the document as a pdf file and you can print out the application.
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