Presentation Assignment and Rubric
Presentation Instructions:
Please choose one special topic in forensic science from the list below. You will research that
topic and give a 5íminute presentation to your classmates. Your presentation should include a
visual component (e.g. PowerPoint presentation, poster, or handout). You must use at least three
sources.
You can use option 1 or 2 for your presentation.
Present your poster in class as assigned.
1. Arson/Fire Analysis
2. Ballistics
3. Environmental Forensics
4. Explosive Analysis
5. Fiber Analysis
6. Firearms Analysis
7. Footwear Analysis
8. Forensic Accounting
9. Forensic Anthropology
10. Forensic Archaeology
11. Forensic Botany
12. Forensic Engineering
13. Forensic Entomology
14. Forensic Photography
15. Forensic Psychology
16. Microbial Forensics
17. Soil Analysis
18. Tire Track Analysis
19. Toolmark Analysis
20. Other (Must receive permission of Instructor!)
Presentation Grading Rubric:
CATEGORY
Content (30%)
Shows a full
understanding of
the topic.
Shows a good
understanding of
the topic.
Shows a good
understanding
of parts of the
topic.
Does not seem
to understand
the topic very
well.
Organization
(30%)
Student is well
organized and
appears to have
rehearsed.
Student seems
fairly well
organized but
might have
needed a couple
more rehearsals.
Student is
somewhat
organized.
Student is not
prepared to
present.
Visual Aids
(10%)
Student uses a
visual aid that
shows
considerable
work/creativity
and that makes
the presentation
better.
Student uses a
visual aid that
shows some
effort
work/creativity
and that makes
the presentation
better.
Student uses a
visual aid that
makes the
presentation
better.
The student uses
no visual aids,
OR the visual
aids chosen
detract from the
presentation.
Mechanics
(10%)
No grammatical,
pronunciation,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
A few
grammatical,
pronunciation,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
Some
grammatical,
pronunciation,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
Frequent
grammatical,
pronunciation,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
Resources
(20%)
All information
is accurately and
appropriately
documented.
Only acceptable
sources were
used.
Most
information is
accurately and
appropriately
documented.
Only acceptable
sources were
used.
All information
is documented,
but information
is incomplete,
or unacceptable
sources were
used.
Some sources
are not
accurately or
appropriately
documented.
Future instructors may modify the percentages assigned to each category

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