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IDENTIFICATION OF RIDGE CHARACTERISTICS
OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
1. identify and illustrate the different ridge characteristics;
2. give the correct name of the ridge characteristics;
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3. perform proper labeling and presentation; and
4. explain the importance of the ridge characteristics present in the fingerprint.
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Materials: red ink ballpen, magnifying glass/horseshoe lens, ruler
Directions: 1. Identify at least 10 ridge characteristics in the fingerprint pattern below.
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2. Give the name and label it 1-10.
3. Point it by using a red ink ballpen. (20 points)
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Concluding Question: What is the importance of ridge characteristics present in fingerprint
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FINGERPRINT PATTERNS
OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
1. give the correct name of the fingerprint patterns;
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Materials: red ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens
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Direction: Identify the type of fingerprint pattern below. Write your answer below the
fingerprint pattern. (20 points)
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DELTA AND CORE LOCATION
OBJECTIVES : This activity enables you to:
1. Identify and locate the delta and core in each drawn pattern.
Materials: red ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens, ruler
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Direction: Locate the delta or the core in each pattern by illustrating it with a line and then
identify if it is delta or core. 1-4 core and delta, 5-6 delta only. (30 points)
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ACTIVITY 4
RIDGE COUNTING
OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
1. perform ridge counting
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Materials: red ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens, ruler, ridge counter
Direction: 1. Identify what particular fingerprint pattern the following fingerprints. (located
at the right hand) (9 points)
2. Locate the two focal points (core and delta) (18 points)
3. Count the ridge that touches/passes from core and delta. (18 points)
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ACTIVITY 5
RIDGE COUNTING
OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
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1. illustrate ridge counting; and
2. perform ridge counting.
Materials: ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens, ruler, ridge counter
Direction: 1. Illustrate a loop with 3, 6, 9 ridge counts and indicate where is the core and
delta. (15 points)
3 ridge counts
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Direction: 1. Identify what particular fingerprint pattern the following fingerprints. (8 points)
2. Locate the two focal points (core and delta) (16 points)
3. Count the ridge that touches/passes from core and delta. (16 points)
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RIDGE TRACING
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OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
1. demonstrate ridge tracing
Materials: ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens, ruler, ridge counter
Direction: 1. Identify what particular fingerprint pattern the following fingerprints.(4points)
2. Locate the left delta and right delta. (8 points)
3. Count the number of intervening ridge (ridge between the tracing ridge and
right delta).
4. Determine of it is inner, outer, or meeting. (8 points)
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RIDGE TRACING
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OBJECTIVES: This activity enables you to:
1. illustrate and demonstrate ridge tracing
Materials: ballpen, magnifying lens/horseshoe lens, ruler, ridge counter
Direction: 1. Illustrate the whorl pattern with meeting, inner and outer tracings (15 points)
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2. Locate the left delta and right delta. (16 points)
3. Count the number of intervening ridge (ridge between the tracing ridge and
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4. Determine of it is inner, outer, or meeting. (16 points)
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