Activity 3.3 - Traces in the snow (or in the mud)
Learning Aims:
Using a related clue to identify a criminal.
Performing an experiment, work precisely.
Register, analyze and present the results from your experiments
Materials:
Tape-measure, video or photo camera (optional)
Suggestions for use:
Information on stride length is available for example at:
http://walking.about.com/cs/pedometers/a/pedometerset.htm
or
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/gait/knmatics/stride.htm
With the use of video it is very easy to collect data for different persons
Possible questions:
What else can be deduced from a footprint?
How useful (valuable) can this be in a legal process?
Suppose you are a lawyer who defends a suspect. What arguments would you use to prohibit the use of footprints in a legal case?