The rules manual is a good place to start, as is the scioly.org page for forensics: https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Forensics
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- December 3rd, 2019, 8:04 pm
- Forum: 2020 Lab Events
- Topic: Forensics C
- Replies: 83
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Re: Forensics C
- September 3rd, 2019, 10:02 am
- Forum: 2020 Regionals & States
- Topic: Pennsylvania 2020
- Replies: 326
- Views: 79413
Re: Pennsylvania 2020
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- May 6th, 2019, 7:18 am
- Forum: 2019 Lab Events
- Topic: Forensics C
- Replies: 107
- Views: 42773
Re: Forensics C
I'm not going to nats but I was just curious, how do you guys practice for forensics over the summer? If you are willing to spend the money you can buy a lot of the materials online through Science Olympiad or other companies. You can surprisingly even get cheap equipment and make it work (I have a...
- March 31st, 2019, 4:01 pm
- Forum: 2019 Study Events
- Topic: Fossils B/C
- Replies: 312
- Views: 77397
Re: Fossils B/C
Does anyone have advice on how to differentiate between cross sections of Nummulites vs Fusulinids
- February 23rd, 2019, 6:20 am
- Forum: Mousetrap Vehicle C
- Topic: String Problems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4215
Re: String Problems
I have used fishing line before for the drive string, especially because it is so thin and can permit more loops around the axle than other times of string, however, I found that after a few runs, it began to curl up/retain the curled up shape (instead of remaining straight). That made it a nuisanc...
- February 20th, 2019, 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Competition
- Topic: Favorite Event?
- Replies: 321
- Views: 51487
Re: Favorite Event?
Forensics
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- February 20th, 2019, 7:17 pm
- Forum: 2019 Lab Events
- Topic: Forensics C
- Replies: 107
- Views: 42773
Re: Forensics C
I usually only use the appearance as a last resort to narrowing down. Lets say there are 2 with a yellow flame test, and they have the same solubility, etc. then I would go to the appearance... I think they were referring to tests where there are no flame tests... Some of the powders I have worked ...
- February 7th, 2019, 5:11 pm
- Forum: 2019 Lab Events
- Topic: Forensics C
- Replies: 107
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Re: Forensics C
The Solon Invitational forensics was absolutely insane. My partner's first time doing it, so I had her literally just read and make lists of the suspects/what would implicate them. That alone took her 10 minutes (but she did find a bonus at the end of the instructions). We were lost at what to do w...
- February 5th, 2019, 2:20 pm
- Forum: Mousetrap Vehicle C
- Topic: String Problems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4215
Re: String Problems
We've been using etiher monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line (don't recall) which you can probably obtain relatively easily (Walmart, pigeon's Sporting Goods, Target, Amazon, etc.) I think the most annoying part about using it is the fact that it's slippery and won't hold knots. We just used bl...
- February 3rd, 2019, 8:05 pm
- Forum: 2019 Lab Events
- Topic: Forensics C
- Replies: 107
- Views: 42773
Re: Forensics C
Does anyone have some advice on how to identify a given plastic sample? (no burn tests permitted, no solutions of different densities or indices provided) Guessing you went to the Solon Invitational? The Solon Invitational forensics was absolutely insane. My partner's first time doing it, so I had ...