1:Title:

TheEffectofheightonthediameterofbloodspatterevidenceatacrimescene.

2:IntroductiontoLab/BackgroundInformation:
Thepurposeofthislabistofindtherelationshipbetweenthediameterofblooddropsto
theheightwhichtheyfell.Bloodspatterisusedatcrimesscenestohelpinvestigatorsdetermine
thecauseofdeathandalsohelpidentifywhattypeofweaponwasused.

3:Hypothesis:
IfIdropbloodfromanincreasingheight,thentheblooddropdiameterwillgetsmaller.

4:Materials:
1. 1pieceofwhiteconstructionpaper
2. beakerfullofFAKEblood
3. pipet
4. 2yardsticks
5. apencil(tonumbertheheightofwhichthebloodfellfrom)
6. apartner
7. Ruler
5:Procedures
Inordertoachievethislabyouneedthefollowingmaterials(above).First,youneedtoplacethe
constructionpaperonthefloorwhileyouoryourpartnerisholdingoneyardstickonthepaper.
Second,youneedtogettheFAKEbloodandstartatthefirstnumberonyourdatatable,which
is10,sothatmeansyouneedtofillthepipetwithbloodandholditsidewaysbytheyardstick.
Thenyousqueezethepipetandyougetyourbloodspatter,thereforeyouusethecentimeterside
oftherulerandmeasurethespatter.Lastly,youneedtocontinuedoingthisuntilyoureach200
onyourdatatable.
6:DataCollection:
ThedataIcollectedisfoundinthedatatable(below)

7:Conclusion:

Myinitialhypothesiswasincorrectbecauseinmyoriginalhypothesisithoughtthebloodwould
getsmallerwithincreasingheight,butlookingatmydataIseethateveryincreasingheightthe
bloodsplattergotbiggerinsteadofgettingsmaller.