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Evidence: Forensic Geology Stations
Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe forensic geology by analyzing the stations.
1. What is the topic?
2. What will you be doing?
3. Why is this important?
4. How will you know if you have done well?
Evidence: Soil Stations
Introduction
Complete the stations below. Be sure to match the title of the station with the associated questions.
History of Forensic Soil Examination1. In what way(s) did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle incorporate geology into one of his world-famous Sherlock Holmes
novels?
2. Why is German investigator Georg Popp credited with being one of the first forensic scientists to use soil evidence to solve a crime?
Soil Composition
1. What is loam, and what is it composed of?
2. What is humus?
3. Soil with more than 20% decaying organic material is called ____________________________________.
4. What makes chalk so unique?
Soil Profiles
Sand
Soil Evidence