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The Tire Tread Impression Lab

Scenario: Denzel Washington came home to find his house ransacked, and his pet
Hamster missing. He quickly called the Bethlehem police force to inspect. The police
were stumped, ut saw some tire treads in Denzel!s dri"eway. #ot knowing what else to
do, they took a sample of the treads, photographed a few cars in the neighorhood, and
dropped the case. $resident %ama, hearing of this serious offense to Denzel
Washington, called &ast Hills 'iddle (chool!s se"enth graders for help.
Aim: To etter understand the applications of forensics with tire tread marks, and to sa"e
Denzel Washington!s hamster)
Materials: (ample of the tread mark on the crime scene, photos the police took of cars in
the neighorhood, your eyes, your rain
Procedure: *nspect the four photos of the cars in the neighorhood, especially the tire
tread patterns. %ser"e the pattern on the sample taken from 'r. Washington!s house for
similarities. Do any of the suspects ha"e cars that match the treads+
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