Forensics Self-Paced Course Set

Description

In Exploring Creation with Forensics, author and forensic pathologist Joseph A. Prahlow, MD, and his team of experts present forensic science in a God-honoring way. Through this high school science elective, students will learn about the various disciplines within the field of forensics and how law enforcement uses the information and skills taught in each module to solve crimes.

This course is a great fit for students considering a future career in law enforcement, forensic science, or pathology.

One Semester Course with One-Year Access

While this course is designed to be completed in one semester, students will receive access to the self-paced version of Exploring Creation with Forensics for 1 year from the date of course activation. They will complete the course via the Canvas learning platform.

Lab Component

To complete the lab component of this course, you will need both the Course Guide & Answer Key and the Student Notebook. The labs will require parental or co-op teacher involvement to set up so students can investigate and uncover the answers.

What’s Included?

This online course includes the following:

• Digital Textbook – Students receive access to a digital version of the textbook, Exploring Creation with Forensics.
• Audiobook – An audio narration of the textbook enhances your student’s reading experience and benefits auditory learners or students with reading difficulties.
• Video Lessons – Instructor Austin Powell provides video lessons throughout each module to strengthen students’ understanding of the course concepts.
• Hands-on Laboratory Exercises – To complete the lab component of this course, you will need both the Course Guide & Answer Key and the Student Notebook. The labs will require parental or co-op teacher involvement to set up so students can investigate and uncover the answers.
• AutoGrade+ – AutoGrade+ provides dynamic online testing for Apologia courses with multiple attempts, immediate answer feedback, and automatic grade recording. AutoGrade+ can also be purchased separately for an additional student if needed.

NOTE: The online course does not include the Course Guide and Answer Key or the Student Notebook. These components are both required to complete the lab component of the course. 

Course Overview

Students will begin their journey into forensics with an introduction to the United States legal system to create the foundation on which they will build their knowledge of the field. From there, students will learn about different forensics practices, such as fingerprint analysis, toxicology and chromatography, firearms examination, forensic entomology, and more. Also included in the curriculum are hands-on, interactive labs that will challenge students to put the skills they have learned to the test and make them think like actual investigators. Most importantly, students will gain a better understanding of how our Creator helps investigators uncover truth and bring about justice in our fallen world. 

This 1-semester online Forensics elective contains 15 modules, an audiobook, and video lessons and labs. The printed Student Notebook and Course Guide & Answer Key are each sold separately. 

Topics covered in this course include the following:

• Module 1: The United States Legal System
• Module 2: Fingerprints
• Module 3: Trace Evidence—Hairs & Fibers
• Module 4: Impression & Toolmark Evidence
• Module 5: Toxicology & Chromatography
• Module 6: Firearms Examination
• Module 7: Death Investigation
• Module 8: Forensic Pathology
• Module 9: Forensic Anthropology
• Module 10: Forensic Odontology
• Module 11: Forensic Entomology
• Module 12: Bloodstain Evidence
• Module 13: Forensic Serology & DNA Testing
• Module 14: Other Forensic Sciences
• Module 15: Crime Scene

Once students have completed their studies in Exploring Creation with Forensics, they will have gained not only a deeper understanding of the skills needed to become a forensics investigator and the different career paths available but also a greater knowledge of the One who will be with them through all time! After all, God is just and is the final judge. 

Engaging Video Lessons

Each module of the textbook features engaging videos to help your student better absorb the information presented in the text. Retired law enforcement officer Austin Powell explains the concepts presented in each module and demonstrates all the laboratory exercises so your student can easily set up the labs at home.

Hands-on Laboratory Exercises

Throughout this homeschool course, your student will connect video lesson instruction with hands-on labs. Laboratory exercises utilize easy-to-obtain materials.

Automatically Graded Tests

The tests for the self-paced version of this course have been exclusively designed for automatic grading. After completing a test, students receive immediate results and explanations for incorrect answers so they can re-review concepts as needed. They may repeat the test a second time to ensure they’ve understood all the material. The higher score of the two attempts will be recorded as the test grade.

Course Guide & Answer Key

The Course Guide & Answer Key for Exploring Creation with Forensics is required to complete the labs. The parent is responsible for setting up the labs that the student will solve using the skills they’ve learned in the textbook. This component provides everything a parent needs to set up the labs and assist their student. Each lab includes basic background information, a lab supply list, step-by-step instructions, and discussion and answer keys.

Student Notebook

The student notebook for Exploring Creation with Forensics is required to complete the labs. It is designed to help students foster the independence, organization, and preparation they need to thrive academically.

Notetaking helps students retain information, review for tests, and record their thoughts as they connect the concepts presented in the textbook with their own ideas. Taking good notes can bridge the gap to mastering a concept with the following advantages:

• Students stay focused on what they are reading.
• Students pay closer attention, which increases their retention.
• Students have notes in their own words to review for tests.
• Students learn to connect new information to what they already know.

Additionally, the student notebook helps students keep a carefully organized, detailed, and complete lab notebook.

The student notebook contains:

• Note-taking pages
• Worksheets to complete lab activities
• Evidence photographs
• Space to record lab results and observations
• Observation questions with space to write the answers

Technical Requirements

Before purchasing, please be sure you have read the browser and system requirements for Canvas, the platform on which Apologia’s self-paced courses are built. If you are unsure whether your system meets these requirements, please try the free demo.

Return Policy

Refund requests for an Apologia self-paced course must be sent to customerservice@apologia.com within 30 days of purchase, with only module 1 accessed.

Meet the Author

Joseph A. Prahlow, MD