Project 1.1.

6: Height Determination Graph Student Response Sheet

Dispersion of Blood per Drop Height
50
45
40
35
30
Diameter of Blood Splatter (mm) 25
20
15
10
5
0

10

12

Drop Height (cm)

Conclusion
1. How did you control any external variables in your experiment?
I attempted to squeeze the pipette at a similar pressure each time, the amount of drops for each trial were identical

2. If a violent murder occurred as the result of the killer wielding a weapon over his or her head or from side to side
would result in a line of blood spots on the ceiling or walls, similar patterns on walls could be the result of the
victim being flung across the room. If the victim crawled on the floor or the body was dragged, then there would
be smears or trails on the floor. Smudges, smears, bloody fingerprints or handprints on furniture or doors could
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indicate a struggle in the room. Based on the blood spatter patterns found at Annas house, what do you think
happened?

2. Describe how the biomedical science professional introduced in this activity would assist with Annas case.
A blood splatter analyst would be vital to figuring out how Anna died, the postion of the blow to Annas body and how she may
have fell could reveal many unknown aspects of the case like the perpatrators possible or a murder weapon.

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