WorksheetsNOTES CHECK FINGERPRINTS: History & Prints
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 20mins
Recovered artifacts show evidence of fingerprints being used in ancient times. In what ancient region did some people sign clay tablets with their fingerprints?
Assyria
Babylon
Scandinavia
Forbidden Forest
As early as 1623 into the 1800s, what characteristics of fingerprints were known?
all of these were known between 1600s to 1800s
ridge characteristics ex: delta and ending ridge
number of ridges ex: 12 points used to match
patterns of prints ex: loops and arches
first to use fingerprints in an investigation
used fingerprints for identifying applicants; first time in U.S.
exposed the need for fingerprints in cataloging inmates due to identical names and body measurements of two different inmates
Label the finger prints correctly
Arch
Loop
Whorl
Identify the key pattern of the print:
ridges will enter and exit on the same side
typically 1 delta
typically 2 deltas
typically 0 deltas
ridges will enter on one end and exit on the other
ridges form a series of concentric circles
Match the following ridge characteristic with the correct name
Bridge
Ending Ridge
Bifurcation
Spur/Hook
Delta
Label the ridge characteristics on the print pictured
Eye
Hook/Spur
Crossover
Bridge
Core
Delta
Bifurcation
Ending Ridge
Label the different ridge characteristics:
Bifurcation
Crossover
Ending Ridge
Eye
Bridge
Short Ridge
Hook/Spur
On the fingerprint to the right, use the drawing tools to circle the following:
any 1 BIFURCATIONS
any 1 DOT OR ISLAND
any 1 DELTA
ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED ARE ON THE FINGERPRINT, BUT NOT IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.
For each set of contradictory statements, mark the statement that is TRUE of fingerprints.
