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2014-15 Technical Problem Solving Tentative Syllabus

Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 1
October 24
th
, 2014

Ice Breaker (Three Truths and
a Lie)
Event Guideline Read-
Through
Read-Through of Topic
Specific Handout
Distribute Calendars
Get a feel for who has
participated in
Forensics/events involving
probes before
Divide up research topics for
future meeting presentations

Week 2
October 31
th
, 2014
Introduction to basic scientific
principle: Beers Law
Student Presentation,
Relevance, Transmission,
Absorption, Practice
Questions
Beers Law Worksheet
Begin Cheat Sheet
Week 3
November 7
th
, 2014
Check Beers Law Worksheet
Introduction to basic scientific
principle: Newtons Law of
Cooling
Student Presentation,
Additional Powerpoint,
Calculus Walk-Through,
Group Example Problem
Newtons Law of Cooling
Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
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Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 4
November 14
th
, 2014
Check Newtons Law of
Cooling Worksheet
Introduction to basic scientific
principle: Significant Figures
and Random/Systematic Error
Student Presentation,
Relevance, Group Example
Problems
Essential Components of
Experimental Design
Student Presentation (No
Worksheet)
Significant Figures and
Random/Systemic Error
Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Week 5
November 21
th
, 2014
Check Significant Figures and
Random/Systemic Error
Worksheet
Student Presentation: Line of
Best Fit, Regressions, Stat Plot
Student Presentation,
Mathematical Modeling
(Residuals, R-values,
Correlation coefficients)
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Stat Plot and Mathematical
Modeling Worksheets

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Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 6
December 5
th
, 2014
Check Stat Plot and
Mathematical Modeling
Worksheets
Check Mathematical Modeling
Worksheet
Mathematical Principle of
Data Handling: Confidence
Level
Student Presentation,
Interpretation, Extrapolation
Student Presentation: Bullet
Striations and Blood Spatter
Bullet Striations and Blood
Spatter Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Week 7
December 12
th
, 2014
Benchmark Testing
Week 8
December 19
th
, 2014
Check Confidence Level
Worksheet
Mathematical Principle of
Data Handling: Statistics
Student Presentation, Mean,
Mode, Median, Standard
Deviation, Normal
Distribution
Statistics Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Week 9
January 2
nd
, 2015
Check Statistics Worksheet
Practice with Temperature
Probes Lab
Student Presentation,
Utilization, Examples of
Relevance
Temperature Probes
Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Contact Information: Samantha Kargilis: samanthakargilis@aol.com


Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 10
January 9
th
, 2015
Review Benchmark Test
Check Temperature Probes
Worksheet
Practice with Dual Force
Probes Lab
Student Presentation,
Utilization, Examples of
Relevance
*If there are no Dual Force
Probes available for in-person
use, work hypothetically
Dual Force Probe Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Week 11
January 16
th
, 2015
Check Dual Force Probe
Worksheet
Practice with Colorimeter
Probes Lab
Student Presentation,
Utilization, Examples of
Relevance
*If there are no Colorimeter
Probes available for in-person
use, work hypothetically
Colorimeter Probes Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Week 12
January 23
rd
, 2015
Check Colorimeter Probes
Worksheet
Practice with CBR2 (Motion
Detector) Probes Lab
Student Presentation,
Utilization, Examples of
Relevance
*If there are no CBR2 Probes
available for in-person use,
work hypothetically
CBR2 (Motion Detector)
Probe Worksheet
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Invitational 1
January 24
th
, 2015
Eastside Invitational
Warren, MI

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Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 13
January 30
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
Eastside Invitational Test
Add Eastside Invitational
information to Cheat Sheets
Invitational 2
January 31
st
, 2015
Solon Invitational
Solon, OH

Week 14
February 6
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
Solon Invitational Test
Add Solon Invitational
information to Cheat Sheets
Invitational 3
February 7
th
, 2015
Wright State Invitational
Dayton, OH

Week 15
February 13
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
Wright State Invitational Test
Add Wright State Invitational
information to Cheat Sheets
Invitational 4
February 14
th
, 2015
Frankenmuth Invitational
Frankenmuth, MI

Week 16
February 20
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
Frankenmuth Invitational Test
Add Frankenmuth Invitational
Information to Cheat Sheets
Student-Written Labs
Dry Portion (multiple choice,
fill in the blank, matching, true
and false)
Wet portions (assigned probe
use, hypothetical physical
evidence)
Week 17
February 27
th
, 2015
Student-Written Labs 1 and 2
Conduction
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
Invitational 5
February 28
th
, 2015
Allendale Invitational
Allendale, MI

Week 18
March 6
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
Allendale Invitational Test
Add Allendale Invitational
Information to Cheat Sheets
Invitational 6
March 7
th
, 2015
West Liberty Salem Invitational
West Liberty, OH

Week 19
March 13
th
, 2015
Comprehensive Review of
West Liberty Invitational Test
Add West Liberty Invitational
Information to Cheat Sheets
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Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 20
March 20
th
, 2015
Student-Written Labs 3 and 4
Conduction
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Continued work on Cheat
Sheet
STUDY for Regionals!!
Regional Tournament?
March 21
st
, 2015
University of Michigan,
Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

Week 21
March 27
th
, 2015
Distribute Comprehensive
Practice Test
Check Answers and Research
Questions
Add Practice Test Information
to Cheat Sheet
Week 22
April 3
rd
, 2015
Cheat Sheet Editing and
Perfecting, Information
Exchange
Address Student Questions
Continue to Work on Cheat
Sheets
Week 23
April 10
th
, 2015
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Complete wet Crime Scene
Lab #1 with physical evidence
Continue to Work on Cheat
Sheets
Week 24
April 17
th
, 2015
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Check wet lab #1 answers and
research incorrect answers
Continue to Work on Cheat
Sheets
Week 25
April 24
th
, 2015
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Complete wet Crime Scene
Lab #2 with physical evidence
Continue to Work on Cheat
Sheets
Week 26
May 1
st
, 2015
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Check wet lab #2 answers and
research incorrect answers
Continue to Work on Cheat
Sheets
STUDY for States!!
State Tournament
May 2
nd
, 2015
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI

Contact Information: Samantha Kargilis: samanthakargilis@aol.com


Date (Every Friday from 2:30
4:30, Room 221)

Agenda Homework
Week 27
May 8
th
, 2015
Complete and Perfect
Collaborative Partner Cheat
Sheet Work
Review last minute questions
Review old tests and
presentation topics
STUDY for Nationals!!!!
National Tournament
May 15
th
-16
th
, 2015
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

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