Resources from Court TV.

Resources from Court TV. Court TV offers videos and curriculum supplements on self-esteem,media literacy Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see and read. , diversity, bullying and peer pressure as part of itsChoices and Consequences program. At the Court TV website, there is alsoa guide to other useful websites for teachers to use as a resource forhelping their students make the right choices, as well as resourceguides for parents and community organizations. With the growing fascination about forensics See computer forensics. among many students(and adults), teachers may want to check out Court TV's Forensicsin the Classroom. Developed for high school science classrooms through a continuingeducational partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is a professional society for people in all areas of forensics.For nearly sixty years, the AAFS has served a distinguished and diverse membership. ,the free program has added two new units this year--one for middleschool and the other for high school. These new units were developed incollaboration with the National Science Teachers Association. The Forensics in the Classroom standards-based program includesfive standalone units, each centered on a mystery. For example,"The Cafeteria Caper" involves the evidence left behind when ahigh school cafeteria was trashed trashed?adj. SlangDrunk or intoxicated.Our Living Language Expressions for intoxication are among those that best showcase the creativity of slang. ; "It's Magic!" looksfor an award-winning dog taken from its home; and "The Car thatSwims" asks how a car got to the bottom of a river and who theowner is. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Court TV, the units serve as bridges betweenscience and real-life applications related to forensic investigations.And for teachers who might be worried about the sometimes gruesome grue��some?adj.Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder.See Synonyms at ghastly. nature of forensic investigations, Court TV says that it has taken greatcare in developing materials that avoid those aspects of forensicscience The application of scientific knowledge and methodology to legal problems and criminal investigations.Sometimes called simply forensics, forensic science encompasses many different fields of science, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, engineering, genetics, that would be inappropriate in a high school classroom setting. The classroom activities involve simple lab experiments and providedifferent ways for teachers to assess student progress, including anofficial Crime Lab Report write-up. For more information about Court TV's Choices and Consequencesprogram and Forensics in the Classroom, visit www.courttv.com.