Who Killed Carleton Comet?
For this project, we were given the task of finding out who killed Carleton Comet. There was a storyline about a man named Carleton Comet who invited five people on a picnic. These five people were Theresa Terra, Fred Flimmer, Sam Sophomore, Nancy Normal, and Glen Glee. During the picnic, the sky darkened, and Carleton Comet was found dead. He had been stabbed with a steak knife. The five people who attended the picnic were all considered suspects to the murder. Multiple pieces of evidence were left at the crime scene and it was our job to use the evidence to determine who committed the murder by using the many processes of forensic science.
Results/Content
After testing all the evidence with forensic processes and getting all of the results, we concluded that all the evidence pointed toward Nancy Normal and we wanted to have a search warrant granted for her. Our results are in our slideshow below:
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Karyotype: A layout of one's chromosomes to determine any chromosomal disorders
Pedigree Chart: A chart of multiple generations of a family that uses a variety of symbols to show any history of diseases and deaths
Ink Chromatography: The process of separating the colors from the dyes of a pen's ink by putting the ink in a solvent
DNA Fingerprinting/Electrophoresis: The process of using samples of DNA, putting it in agarose gels, and running an electric current through the gel to find their DNA color patterns and to identify an individual
Gene: Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
Genotype: Genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype: Physical characteristics of an organism
Dominant: An allele that is expressed if present
Co-Dominant: Both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of an organism
Incomplete Dominant: One allele is not completely dominant over another
Pedigree Chart: A chart of multiple generations of a family that uses a variety of symbols to show any history of diseases and deaths
Ink Chromatography: The process of separating the colors from the dyes of a pen's ink by putting the ink in a solvent
DNA Fingerprinting/Electrophoresis: The process of using samples of DNA, putting it in agarose gels, and running an electric current through the gel to find their DNA color patterns and to identify an individual
Gene: Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
Genotype: Genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype: Physical characteristics of an organism
Dominant: An allele that is expressed if present
Co-Dominant: Both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of an organism
Incomplete Dominant: One allele is not completely dominant over another
Reflection
I enjoyed this project. It was very interesting and fun. However, it would have been more interesting and exciting if I did not already know all of the answers to the crime. I really enjoyed my group and I thought we worked very well together. This project was very exciting because we had to solve a real mystery with no clues. We had to use the evidence we were given to solve the crime. It was very interesting to learn all of the different types of forensic processes and how to use them to solve crimes. It felt like we were real forensic scientists, which was a cool experience. One thing our group did well during the project was that we knew what we were doing. Considering I had already seen a bunch of the presentations, I had knowledge of what we were doing, and I was able to share the processes with my group members. With this good understanding, we were able to get a lot of it done quickly, which gave us more time to work on and perfect our presentation. I thought our presentation was good and I was proud of our group because we solved the mystery and got our search warrant granted. One thing we could have improved on was staying on task. Our group loved to talk with each other and with people from other groups and loved to get off topic and we lost valuable time from that. Staying on task is something that I can always work on in all of my projects. I love to get off task, but I do it too often and I have to improve that. However, this project was the first project that I really felt like a leader and felt productive. I knew what I was doing the whole time and I was able to tell my group members what to do instead of my group members telling me what to do. My work ethic really improved this project and I hope I can keep that up in later projects. Overall, this was my favorite project of the year.