Fingerprint Analysis
Anatomy & Physiology
Marymount High School

a journey into the inner workings of the human body!

Teacher:
Judith S. de Nuño

jdenuno@mhs-la.org

WebSites

http://members.home.net/jdenuno

Science at Marymount

Daily at Lunch in the

Science Patio

Cyber Office Hours

AIM: teachsci23

• to learn basic fingerprint patterns
• to identify personal fingerprint patterns
• to classify unknown fingerprints
• to use fingerprints to identify a "thief"

• fingerprint cards
• ink pad
• magnifying glass
• fingerprint pattern page
• unknow fingerprint page
• suspect page
• safe/suspect data page

• fill out personal fingerprint card
• carefully print personal fingerprints with ink pad
• identify personal fingerprint pattern
• classify unknown fingerprints
• classify suspect fingerprints
• identify the "thief" and provide reasons for your explanation

• A brief description of what you did
• an explanation of how you determined whose fingerprints were on the safe
• a discussion of what you can conclude from finding the prints on the safe!

• Immigration and Naturalization Service Fingerprint Information
  • http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/formsfee/finger/index.htm
• About Fingerprints
  • http://www.digitalpersona.com/html/technology/fingerprints.htm
• History of Fingerprints
  • http://www.onin.com/fp/fphistory.html
• Crime and Clues
• http://www.crimeandclues.com/fingerprints.htm
• Murder Mystery
• http://www.accessexcellence.org/atg/released/0157-theasinclair/index.html#toc
• Murder Mystery (another version)
• http://www.bme.jhu.edu/~rkduncan/myst.htm
• Suicide or Murder~An Interactive Crime Scene Investigation
• http://library.thinkquest.org/17133/mystery.htm
• Crime Scene Investigation
• http://police2.ucr.edu/csi.html
• FBI Homepage
• http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
• Automated Fingerprint Identification System
• http://onin.com/fp/afis/afis.html