Lyle and Louise: Bad Impressions Bite Marks Analysis, Introduces forensic odontology and the techniques used for bite mark analysis, Each

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A bite mark found on John Wayne Gretzky's arm during the car crash investigation casts suspicion of wrongdoing. Students conduct bite mark analysis to determine if the bite mark comes from a murder victim.Students take casts of their own teeth in soft wax and identify their bite patternUsing the techniques presented, they develop their own personal set of objective criteria for bite mark analysisWith these criteria, they compare wax casts of the victims with a photo of the bite mark on John Wayne's arm to determine if it could have been made by any of the victimsClass size: six groups of up to five students per groupFor high school and undergraduate coursesMeets National Science Education Standard