| Learning Aims: |
- Come to a verdict: is the suspect guilty or not guilty?
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| Materials: |
| Presentation tools (this activity is a classroom discussion based on the facts and the information available).
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| Suggestions for use: |
- Make three groups (not necessary the same size):
- Judge and jury (independent)
This group will organize the trial, and will give the verdict about the suspect
- Group that argues that the suspect is guilty
This group will look in literature and forensic research for evidence to accuse the suspect. They prepare their part of the trial and give a plea where they will plead guilty for the suspect.
- Group that argues that the suspect is not guilty
This group will look in literature and forensic research for evidence to clear the suspect. They prepare their part of the trial and give a plea where they will plead not guilty for the suspect.
- Leave the rest as open as possible, let the students from group one decide how the trial is organized.
- Make sure that the physics used in the arguments of the students is correct.
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| Possible questions: |
- Decide with the group if the suspect is guilty or not.
- How sure are you about your verdict?
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