Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course.
Time of Death
In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition.
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces)
-Task boxes
-Order the steps
-Numeracy questions
-Handout sheet task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
Pathology
In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases.
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
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