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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Abstract:
This case was developed for use in the first semester of a sophomore organic chemistry laboratory to illustrate how a combination of techniques is usually required in the identification of chemical compounds. It involves a murder mystery with a forensic twist. Students are told that two bodies have recently been recovered from two different lakes. Due to a mix-up at the morgue, the coroner’s office is unable to determine which body came from which lake. The students’ task is to develop a methodology to solve this mystery as well as determine whether the deaths were the result of murder or mishap. The case could also be used in instrumental analysis courses or adapted for a non-majors course in the general education curriculum.
- Subject:
- History, Law, Politics, Life Science, Chemistry
- Level:
- High School, Community College / Lower Division
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Author:
- Monika I. Konaklieva
- Provider:
- National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
- Provider Set:
- Case Study Collection
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2004
- License:
- http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/uses/copyright.asp
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
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The answer key is not available to download, except to paid subscribers and even then you have to be affiliated with a school. I am homeschooling my children. I believe it should be mentioned in the description of the resource, that not all of the materials needed for the case study are included, or that only the case study itself is available as a learning resource.