Students use science, technology to investigate fictitious crime scene

Walled Lake Central High School students work on processing a fictitious crime scene as part of a program to encourage interest in science and technology. Photo courtesy of Oakland Schools. 

In an effort to encourage interest in science and technology, student crime scene investigators from three Oakland County high schools analyzed fingerprints, hair, blood spatter patterns and more to solve a fictitious death.

The fourth annual CSI: Oakland Crime Scene Competition was held recently at Pontiac High School.

Students worked to solve the “Case of the Unlucky Ladder,” and determined that fictitious wallpaper hanger O.B. Chwari died accidentally.

The Oakland Schools Career Focused Education Department works with nine partner schools in the CSI league.

Pontiac High School teacher Justin Brantley hosted and staged the “suspicious death” scene for three of the top forensic science teams in the county: Birmingham Marian, Walled Lake Central and North Farmington.

The competing teams took turns processing the crime scene and sharing their findings with the audience and a panel of judges.

North Farmington High School scored three awards: judges’ award for best use of technology, best biological analysis and most observant.

Walled Lake Central won two awards: best physical science analysis and presentation professionalism.

Marian also won awards in two categories: fingerprint analysis and best forensics.

For more information, contact Mike McIntyre, science, technology, engineering and math coordinator for Oakland Schools, at 248-209-2039 or visit the league website at www.oakland.k12.mi.us/csi

Oakland Schools is an intermediate district that supports all the public schools in the county.

Source : http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20160505/students-use-science-technology-to-investigate-fictitious-crime-scene