Crime Busters

Science Crime Busters

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. For those who are interested, there is a Science Crime Busters CD (all new for 2012!) and Manual available in the Science Olympiad Store.

• Science Crime Busters Notes - chart from 2008
• Event Info for Science Crime Busters and tips for Event Supervisors

Links

• American Chemistry Council - Teaching Plastics (Free "Hands On Plastics" Kit)
• Faces in Polymers: Polymer Chemists and Their Work
• FBI Laboratory - Latent Fingerprint Unit
• Federal Bureau of Investigation - Forensic Science Communications
  July 2000 Volume 2 Number 3
  • Part 1 - Hair Evidence
  • Part 2 - Fiber Evidence
  • Part 3 - Crime and Evidence
• Fiber Sample Kit
• Forensic Science Laboratory: The Case of the Missing Mascot
• Hands On Plastics Videos - Identifying Polymers by Differential Density
• Macrogalleria
• Polymer Sample Kit
• Questions and Answers Posted on MI Event Supervisor's Web Page
• Society for Plastics Engineering Education Resources
• Spinning the Elements: Wallace Carothers and the Nylon Legacy
• The Story of Rubber
• Web Links from American Plastics Council
  
• Yes Mag - Paper Chromatography