Hextable SchoolScience FacultyCourse title: BTEC First Certificate/Diploma in Applied ScienceTutor name: Mr. Riggans

Assignment title

Chemical and physical evidence

Ref:Learner nameStart date:

19/05/08

Deadline:

23/05/08

Unit :10

ScenarioScene of crime officers (SOCOs) need to use the correct techniques to search crime scenes and recover valid evidence. They also need to act as expert witnesses in a court of law. In this assignment you will takethe role of a forensic scientist, gathering evidence and presenting it to the court. You will find out who has been altering and forging cheques, and describe how other physical data can be used by SOCOs.

Assessment evidence:Unit 10Grading criteria

produce and follow a realistic and achievable plan to analyse

two types

of physical and chemical data

describe patterns in physical and chemical data and make connections

explain patterns in physical and chemical data and make connections

prepare a statement to give evidence in court identifying the techniques used to obtain the evidenceand the conclusions from an investigation

prepare a statement to give evidence in court describing the techniques they used to obtain evidenceand explain the conclusions drawn from an investigation

prepare a statement to give evidence in court evaluating the techniques they used to obtain evidenceand justify the conclusions drawn in an evaluation

Summary assessor’s feedback

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Task 1 (P3)

Complete your investigation into finding out who forged the cheques(using chromatography techniques). Make sure you write down yourplan clearly

Task 2 (M3)

Describe how the patterns in the results taken from the inkinvestigation help to draw conclusions

Task 3 (P3/M3/D3)

Physical footprints from three suspects were found at the scene of acrime. Describe how a forensic scientist could

analyse

this evidence

and

draw

conclusions

Task 4 (P4/M4/D4)

Write your court statement, giving evidence based on the forgers ink(chromatography) investigation. Identify/evaluate the chromatographytechniques used and explain why the conclusions that you as an experthave drawn, correctly identify the accused forger.

Note – to get P3 you must do both task 1 and task 3