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Forensic Science - Fingerprints
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Science
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11th - 12th Grade
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Medium
Standards-aligned
Amanda Orenstein
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This comprehensive forensic science quiz focuses specifically on fingerprint analysis and covers fundamental concepts essential for high school students in grades 11-12. The quiz systematically addresses the biological basis of fingerprints, including their formation during fetal development and their uniqueness as individual evidence. Students must demonstrate understanding of the three primary fingerprint patterns—loops, whorls, and arches—along with their statistical distribution in the population and specific anatomical features like cores and deltas. The assessment progresses to more advanced concepts including the classification of fingerprint evidence types (latent, patent, and plastic prints), various development techniques such as dusting, iodine fuming, and superglue fuming, and detailed analysis of minutiae characteristics. Students need strong observational skills to identify specific pattern types from visual examples and must understand the forensic significance of ridge characteristics as the basis for individualization in criminal investigations. Created by Amanda Orenstein, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 11-12. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing key concepts in forensic science education and can be effectively used as a comprehensive review before unit exams, formative assessment during instruction, or homework assignment to solidify pattern recognition skills. The visual components make it particularly valuable for helping students develop the analytical skills necessary for fingerprint classification and minutiae identification. Teachers can use this assessment to gauge student comprehension of evidence types and processing techniques before moving to hands-on laboratory activities. The quiz aligns with Next Generation Science Standards HS-ETS1-3 (evaluating technological solutions) and supports cross-curricular connections with biology and chemistry concepts, while meeting state forensic science curriculum standards that emphasize pattern evidence analysis and scientific methodology in criminal investigations.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When are fingerprints formed?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The person most responsible for the fingerprint system used in the U.S. today is:
Edward Henry
Henry Ford
William Herschel
Alphonse Bertillon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There are no exact legal requirements in the United States on the number of points that must match before deciding that a fingerprint belongs to a certain individual.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The three main types of fingerprints are classified as
Loops, whorls and deltas
Whorls, bifurications and arches
Loops, whorls and arches
Arches, core and deltas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the:
loop
whorl
arch
swirl
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