Science

The Making Of A Video:

Water Movement In Plants

Prompts:

What challenges did you face in creating this video? How did you overcome them? How did this process impact your learning? What is the difference between this process and learning from the teacher/completing worksheets? Which method do you prefer? Why? If you could do this again, what changes would you make for next time?

Reflection

In the preparation of making the video, I and my partner faced many challenges, how were we to convey the information we wished to, trying our best to make sure that the viewer understood? We finally ended up making a sort of ‘stop-motion’ video. We also tried the challenge of not placing audio in our video, but rather conveying what we wished to through words. This process impacted my learning by helping me gain a better understanding of the topic. After all, since I had to explain it to someone else, I had to be familiar with it myself. I feel that both completing worksheets and this process are both important when it comes to learning. Although I wish we had more freedom in choosing how we wanted to create our video.

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Since I was young, I have always had an interest in watching shows such as CID (Criminal Investigation Department), Sherlock Homes, Doctor Who and Quantico, which have both/either  Criminal Investigation and/or Science/Science Fiction aspect in them. This has led for an ever growing interest in the field of criminal law and investigation for me.  So, when I was asked to explore how Chemistry linked to another subject, I wondered if Chemistry shared any connections with Criminal Investigation. Finally I ended up with the question: How does Chemistry relate to Forensic Science?

Before we can answer this question however it is important to establish: What is Forensic Science? It is the application of scientific methods and techniques to matters under investigation by a court of law.

How does Forensic Science relate to Chemistry? After researching a bit, I learnt that forensic chemists analyse non-biological trace evidence found at crime scenes. This helps to identify foreign materials and match them to known substances. For example, the contents of blood found at a crime scene could be analysed to find out information such as the levels of substances such as alcohol or drugs in the blood, or perform a chromatography test. Another example could be using body cells (skin, hair or blood cells) and matching them to the DNA profiles of individuals.

Lots of the times what we watch in shows are very exaggerated  versions of what the real profession may look like and are very different from real life.  However, I think that for Science is just as interesting in real life as it is sometimes portrayed on shows.

After learning this, it makes me curios to know if there are any other areas of Chemistry that related to Criminal Investigation? Or perhaps how Biology or Physics could link to Criminal Investigation?