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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1996  > October  >
Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
Developing Student Speaking Skills: A Project/Independent Study in Forensic Science
Karen M. Berka
Fort Wayne Regional Laboratory, Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804

Ladislav H. Berka
Department of Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609

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October 1996
Vol. 73 No. 10
p. 931
Abstract
A mini-project is described in which students give oral presentations of forensic science papers and case studies taken from the literature and/or the public media. The project also includes a practicing forensic chemist guest speaker, class discussion of video tapes of forensic interest, a field trip to a forensic laboratory, and student designed outlines for forensic research projects. This project is an effective way for students to (1) develop their speaking and technical presentation skills involving topics of great interest to them and (2) enable teachers to gauge the success of their college's academic program. The project aims, detailed description, and outcomes are given.
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 Berka, Karen M.; Berka, Ladislav H. J. Chem. Educ. 1996 73 931.
*  Keywords
 Forensic Chemistry
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