UNIT 5: Forensic Toxicology 2 Week Estimated Unit Length: Date Created: August, 2016 Forensic Science / Grade 12 The students will understand . . . Essential Questions: Unit Components/Sub-Headings The Role of Toxicology of Testing for The Analysis of The Role of the Forensic Alcohol Intoxication Blood for Alcohol Toxicologist Toxicology Knowledge—The students will know . . . Concepts/Topics Concepts/Topics Concepts/Topics Concepts/Topics Concepts/Topics Unit Vocabulary/ Unit Vocabulary/ Concepts/Topics Concepts/Topics Introduction The Metabolism of Breath Testing for Collection and Challenges of the Toxicologist Alcohol Alcohol Preservation of Blood Toxicologist Alcohol in the Sobriety Blood Alcohol Laws Collection and Vocabulary Circulatory System Testing Constitutional Issues Preservation of Absorption Toxicological Acid Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Evidence Alveoli Capillary Fuel Cell Detector Preservative Techniques Used in Anticoagulant Excretion Metabolism Toxicologist Toxicology Artery Oxidation Vein Significance of Base pH Scale Toxicological Findings The Drug Recognition Expert Objectives and Standards: Skills---The students will be able to . . . Assessments/Evidence Explain how alcohol is absorbed in the blood stream, transported throughout the body and eliminated by Bell-Ringer oxidation and excretion. (HS-LS1-2) Journal Activities Understand the process by alcohol is excreted in the breath via the lung. (HS-LS1-2) Exit-Slips Understand the concepts of infrared and fuel cell breath-testing devices for alcohol testing. (HS-LS1-2) Exams Describe commonly employed field sobriety tests to access alcohol impairment. (HS-LS!-2) Quizzes List and contract laboratory procedures for measuring the concentration of alcohol in the blood. (HS-LS1-2) Small Group (Team Activities) Relate the precautions to be taken to properly preserve blood in order to analyze its alcohol content. (HS-LS1-2) Experiments Understand the significance of implied-consent laws and the Schmerber v. California case to traffic Projects enforcement. (HS-LS!-2) Presentations Describe techniques that forensic toxicologists used to isolate and identify drugs and poisons. (HS-LS1-2) Case Studies Appreciate the significance of finding a drug in human tissue and organ to assessing impairment. (HS-LS!-2) Vocabulary Instructional Resources/Materials
UNIT 5: Forensic Toxicology Forensic Science / Grade 12 Estimated Unit Length: 2 Week Date Created: August, 2016 The students will understand . . . Essential Questions: Unit Components/Sub-Headings The Role of Forensic Toxicology Toxicology of Alcohol Testing for Intoxication The Analysis of Blood for Alcohol The Role of the Toxicologist Knowledge—The students will know . . . Concepts/Topics Introduction Toxicologist Vocabulary Absorption Acid Alveoli Anticoagulant Artery Base Concepts/Topics The Metabolism of Alcohol Alcohol in the Circulatory System Vocabulary Capillary Excretion Concepts/Topics Breath Testing for Alcohol Sobriety Testing Vocabulary Fuel Cell Detector Metabolism Oxidation pH Scale Concepts/Topics Collection and Preservation of Blood Blood Alcohol Laws Constitutional Issues Vocabulary Preservative Toxicologist Vein Concepts/Topics Challenges of the Toxicologist Collection and Preservation of Toxicological Evidence Techniques Used in Toxicology Significance of Toxicological Findings The Drug Recognition Expert Unit Vocabulary/ Concepts/Topics Unit Vocabulary/ Concepts/Topics Objectives and Standards: Skills---The students will be able to . . . Assessments/Evidence Explain how alcohol is absorbed in the blood stream, transported throughout the body and eliminated by oxidation and excretion. (HS-LS1-2) Understand the process by alcohol is excreted in the breath via the lung. (HS-LS1-2) Understand the concepts of infrared and fuel cell breath-testing devices for alcohol testing. (HS-LS1-2) Describe commonly employed field sobriety tests to access alcohol impairment. (HS-LS!-2) List and contract laboratory procedures for measuring the concentration of alcohol in the blood. (HS-LS1-2) Relate the precautions to be taken to properly preserve blood in order to analyze its alcohol content. (HS-LS1-2) Understand the significance of implied-consent laws and the Schmerber v. California case to traffic enforcement. (HS-LS!-2) Describe techniques that forensic toxicologists used to isolate and identify drugs and poisons. (HS-LS1-2) Appreciate the significance of finding a drug in human tissue and organ to assessing impairment. (HS-LS!-2) Bell-Ringer Journal Activities Exit-Slips Exams Quizzes Small Group (Team Activities) Experiments Projects Presentations Case Studies Vocabulary Instructional Resources/Materials
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