11/04 - 11/13 Week 11, Parts 1 & 2: Electromagnetic spectrum. Depressants.
11/11 - 11/20 Week 12, Parts 1 & 2: Spectrophotometry. Cannabis, steroids, drug schedules.
11/18 - *12/01 Week 13: Death investigation
11/04 - 11/13
Readings:
1. The electromagnetic spectrum 8 min. Hubblesite.org
2. Powerful detection for street drugs 10 min. Chemical & Engineering News
Video:
1. Tour of the EMS (electromagnetic spectrum) 5 min. ScienceAtNASA
2. How do humans perceive light? 7.5 min. Science Plus
Answer the Readings questions in this week's folder in Blackboard DUE 11/13
Presentation videos:
1. Depressants - opioids 5 min. L. Lee
2. Depressants - alcohol 5 min. L. Lee
3. Depressants - nicotine 12.5 min. L. Lee
Video:
Electronic cigarettes and vaping 4.5 min. David Geffen School of Medicine
Answer the alcohol & nicotine question in this week's folder in Blackboard DUE 11/13
11/11 - 11/20
Presentation video:
Spectrophotometry 12 min. L. Lee
Reading:
Spectrophotometry 6 min. University of Queensland
Video:
1. How does a spectrophotometer work? 4 min. NJCBiology
2. Spectrophotometry - Pre-lab this shows a full demo of making progressively concentrated solutions and measuring absorbance for the calibration curve 6.5 min. Dawson College Chemistry Dept.
Answer the spectrophotometer questions in this week's folder in Blackboard. DUE 11/20
Presentation videos:
1. Cannabis 4 min. L. Lee
2. Steroids 8.5 min. L. Lee
3. Drug schedules 5.5 min. L. Lee
Reading:
Is marijuana addictive? 5 min. Nat'l Institute on Drug Abuse
Videos:
1. How weed works: THC 4 min. SciShow
2. What happens when you take steroids? 7 min. BBC Earth Lab
Answer the Drug question in
this week's folder in Blackboard.
DUE 11/20
11/18 - *12/01
Readings:
Mass spectrometry: A short explanation 4.5 p. JeolUSA
Videos:
1. Mass spectrometer 4 min. KhanAcademy
2. Mass Spectrometry 8 min. Royal Society of Chemistry
3. Mass Spectrometry - Interpretation Made Easy 13 min. PremedHQ Science Academy
4. LC-MS/MS for definitive drug analysis 12.5 min. Waters Corporation
Answer the Mass spectrometry
questions in this week's folder
in Blackboard. DUE 12/01
11/18 - *12/01
Presentation videos:
1. Forensic anthropology 11 min. L. Lee
2. Medical examiner; PMI indicators 8 min L. Lee
Videos:
1. Post mortem 4 min. FrontLine PBS
2. Decomposition Timeline 1.5 min Forensic field techniques for human remains
3. Examining the body and post-mortem. 6.5 min. Wellcome Collection
4. The bones under Gacy's house 3 min. (optional, but interesting) Smithsonian Channel. If you're interested in finding out more about this case, search for John Wayne Gacy
Answer the lecture questions in this week's folder in Blackboard. DUE 12/01