Height and Feet Measure

THE FEET CAN MEASURE THE HEIGHT

The bones of the feet can tell a lot about a person. What do feet reveal about a person's height? Forensic anthropologists team up with law enforcers to help solve crimes.

Bones of the feet can reveal an interesting fact about an individual. Let's combine math with forensics to see how.

Aim:  To use forensic science techniques to measure the height of a criminal.

Material:

1. Rulers 
2. Metre Ruler
3. Person
4. Flat Wall 

Steps:

1. Get a person that you can do this experiment with.
2.  Grab your measuring tools, rulers and metre ruler.
3.  Put his/her back against the wall and use the metre ruler to measure the height.
4.  Record the height and move on to measuring the foot.
5.  Lay the foot down on the ruler and measure.
6. Record the measured foot.

Findings:

Name	Foot  (cm)	Height (cm)
Vann	25.4 cm	163cm
Lars	22.5 cm	151cm
Axle	26cm	160cm

Divide the length of each person's foot by his/her height. then multiply it by 100. 

Vann 15.5cm 

Lars 14.9cm

Axle 16.2cm

Forgery

Graphologists are forensic experts who look at handwriting.



Many things can be forged: art works, money, writing, etc

Forgery link

Aim: To Analyse a signature using forensic science.

Material:

A pen / pencil
Tracing Paper
Writing paper
A ruler

Steps:

A. Top Of Letter Analysis

1. Sign your name on a sheet of writing paper and get someone else to try to copy it.
2. Place the tracing paper over both signatures and make a dot at the top point of each letter – for both signatures.
3. Join up the dots for both signatures to get two zigzag lines across the signatures. Are the lines the same?

B. Bottom of Letter Analysis

1. Put some fresh tracing paper over both signatures.
2. Put a dot at the bottom of each letter.
3. Join up the dots to make zig zag lines. Are the lines the same?

C. Slant Analysis

1. Put a fresh piece of tracing paper over both signatures.
2. Mark a vertical line down through the middle of each letter (using a ruler), slanting it in the same direction as
the letter.
3. Compare the set of lines for both signatures. 
What do they tell you.

Findings:

	You	Friend
Top Letter Analysis Are the lines the same?		No, a small is almost close, but it is not really.
Bottom Letter Analysis Are the lines the same?		No, It was not lowered enough around the A's and the G's and are very far apart,
Slant Analysis What are the slants telling you?		Almost as slanted as the original, slightly further apart.

Conclusion:









Activity : Get someone to try to forge your signature and then try both of these methods to analyse it.

Write up the findings based on the following questions.

  Writing an analysis of a friends forgery.

     

The size of the letters – all big, all small, mixed?
Where they dot the ’ i ‘– over the top or off to the left or off to the right, or not at all
How they cross their t – straight, angled up or down, where on the t stroke it is crossed
The slant of the letters (use a ruler) – forward, backward, upright, mixed
Are there breaks in words, or are all the letters in the words joined up
The length of stalks on y, q, p, below the lines – long or short

Brotherhood: The Completion

The end is near! For our film that is; the production of our film is coming to an end, finally! Currently, now we are on post-production which is editing all our 200+ shots. there have been many challenges over the time that we have been working on this project, ones that we had to push over and do. Though there were limitations on what we were able to do my partner and I are proud of what we have achieved through the course of this voyage in stop motion. There was a lot to be learned and a lot to be conquered; as if solving puzzles after puzzles until you get to the satisfying and gratifying finish that you've been aiming for.  We have experienced and learned a lot from doing and moving forward to this project which I'm sure we will be able to use in the rest of our lives, and a memorable feat that we have accomplished.

Here is the movie:

"Brotherhood"

Forensic Science

Forensics

http://sciencing.com/list-forensics-techniques-6392795.html

1. What is the definition of forensic science?

It is the science for law and civil laws as such. It normally and mainly favours the criminal side during the investigation. Forensic Science analyses the evidence that was gotten in the investigation, like for example blood, fluids, extract, etc.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forensic

2. Name 5 different kinds of activities used in forensic sciences and find a picture for each.

Fingerprints

D.N.A

Footprints

Ballistics

White Powder Test

https://www.aafs.org/students/choosing-a-career/types-of-forensic-scientists-disciplines-of-aafs/

3. Name 5 jobs that would use forensics to investigate crime 

Forensic Medical Examiner

Forensic Engineer

Forensic Accountant

Crime Scene Investigator

Crime Laboratory Analyst

Fingerprints

Aim: To look at the different types of fingerprints.

Material: 

1.   Finger Stamp Pad
2.   Baloon
3.   Fingers

Steps

1.   Grab your Finger Stamp Pad.
2.   Open it to reveal the pad.
3.   Take your thumb of any other fingers and push it against the pad.
4.    With your pigmented finger,  grab your balloon (not inflated) and stamp your finger on one side.
5.   Grab the opening of your balloon and begin blowing it.
6.   Once inflated you will now see your fingerprint on "close up".
7.   Observe and compare.

Record the types of fingerprints from those in your group.

Name	Fingerprint 1 ( Thumb)	Fingerprint 2 (finger)
Axle	Loop	Arch
Vann	Whorl	Arch
Lars	Loop	Whorl

Summary of findings:

We learned that fingerprints are different on people; as well as different on other fingers from one person. The arrangement of the fingerprints differ in many ways yet all will contain a shape. Which could be a whorl, loop or an arch.