Forensic Anthropology WebQuest PDF

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What are the four types of bones in the human body? Part B: Use your favorite search engine to research and answer the questions below: 5. What can the teeth tell you about the deceased? 6. How can the skull be used to determine age? 7. Do human skeletal remains decay? 8. What can hand bones help determine about the deceased? 9. How do forensic anthropologists distinguish between human bones and animal bones? ©The Trendy Science Teacher  F ORENSIC ANT HROPOLOGY WEBQUEST Part C: Research a case in which skeletal remains were found. In the space below, provide a summary of the case and the measures/steps that were taken to identify the remains. 10. Case Name: _______________________________________________ Summary: Part D: Visit the following website and answer the questions below: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/analysing-the-bones-what-can-a-skeleton-tell-you.html 11. Which two bones of the body are most useful for determining the biological sex of an individual? 12. What are 3 features that you might see in a female pelvis that’s not found in a male pelvis? 13. What sort of information can teeth disclose about a person? 14. What are 3 types of trauma that might be found on a skeleton? Part E: Visit the following website and answer the questions below: http://bit.ly/2WTCB9H 15. What is the primary task of a forensic anthropologist? 16. Where do forensic anthropologists spend most of their time? 17. What organizations offer Forensic Anthropology certifications? 18. Explain why the job market for forensic anthropology is “highly competitive.” ©The Trendy Science Teacher Part F: Visit the following website and label the long bones in the diagram below: http://bit.ly/2RsaN6r 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Part G: Using a search engine of your choice, answer the following questions: 26. One can tell 27. In general, 28. The sciatic 29. Compared to a 30. The field of the age of a female skeletons notch is located: male, the female science that would skeleton by looking will have a pelvis jaw is: be involved in at the: that is: a. between pelvic identifying skeletal bones a. round remains is called: a. length of femur a. wider b. on the back of b. square a. reconstruction b. number of fused b. narrower the skull anatomy bones c. flat b. forensic c. under the jaw anthropology c. shape of pelvis c. physiology ©The Trendy Science Teacher Answer Key  F ORENSIC ANT HROPOLOGY WEBQUEST Part A: Visit the following website and answer the questions below: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/bones 1. What is the function of the bones in the human body? They provide structure for our body 2. How many bones comprise an adult human skeleton? 206 3. What are bones made of? Connective tissue, calcium, specialized bone cells, and bone marrow 4. What are the four types of bones in the human body? Long bone, short bone, flat bone, irregular bone Part B: Use your favorite search engine to research and answer the questions below: 5. What can the teeth tell you about the deceased? Teeth can provide clues such as diet, age, dental history, and identity. 6. How can the skull be used to determine age? The sagittal suture will be fused in a person over the age of 35. If the person is older, the coronal suture will be fused. 7. Do human skeletal remains decay? Yes. In humid conditions, bones might break down in a matter of a decade or so, but in a dry climate, it could take thousands of years! Bones do decay, just at a slower rate than other types of organic material and tissue. 8. What can hand bones help determine about the deceased? They can provide clues such as height, occupation, or hobbies. 9. How do forensic anthropologists distinguish between human bones and animal bones? Skeletal anatomy, bone macrostructure, bone microstructure ©The Trendy Science Teacher  F ORENSIC ANT HROPOLOGY WEBQUEST Part C: Research a case in which skeletal remains were found. In the space below, provide a summary of the case and the measures/steps that were taken to identify the remains. 10. Case Name: _______________________________________________ Summary: Answers will vary Part D: Visit the following website and answer the questions below: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/analysing-the-bones-what-can-a-skeleton-tell-you.html 11. Which two bones of the body are most useful for determining the biological sex of an individual? the pelvis and the skull 12. What are 3 features that you might see in a female pelvis that’s not found in a male pelvis? wider subpubic angle, broader sciatic notch, a subpubic concavity, a preauricular sulcus, and a ventral arc 13. What sort of information can teeth disclose about a person? age of a child, diseases, health & hygiene, food choices 14. What are 3 types of trauma that might be found on a skeleton? fractures, sharp force trauma, blunt force trauma Part E: Visit the following website and answer the questions below: http://bit.ly/2WTCB9H 15. What is the primary task of a forensic anthropologist? To gather and interpret evidence to assist in the identification of human remains. 16. Where do forensic anthropologists spend most of their time? In the laboratory 17. What organizations offer Forensic Anthropology certifications? American Society of Crime Lab Directors & The American Board of Forensic Anthropology 18. Explain why the job market for forensic anthropology is “highly competitive.” because there isn’t a huge demand for forensic anthropologists ©The Trendy Science Teacher Part F: Visit the following website and label the long bones in the diagram below: http://bit.ly/2RsaN6r 19. clavicle 20. humerus 21. ulna 22. radius 23. femur 24. fibula 25. tibia Part G: Using a search engine of your choice, answer the following questions: 26. One can tell 27. In general, 28. The sciatic 29. Compared to a 30. The field of the age of a female skeletons notch is located: male, the female science that would skeleton by looking will have a pelvis jaw is: be involved in at the: that is: a. between pelvic identifying skeletal bones a. round remains is called: a. length of femur a. wider b. on the back of b. square a. reconstruction b. number of fused b. narrower the skull anatomy bones c. flat b. forensic c. under the jaw anthropology c. shape of pelvis c. physiology ©The Trendy Science Teacher  More Forensics Resources: AN ENTIRE BUNDLE YEAR OF AND RESOURCES! SAVE 20%