Forensics

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. 

Resources

• Official Rules Clarification/Change - Posted 9/7/17 re: re-lettering of tasks in table (no change to tasks)
• Forensics Information for Students and Event Supervisors - updated for 2018 by National Chemistry Rules Committee Chair
• Forensics Training CD in the Science Olympiad Store
• Chem-Physics CD in the Science Olympiad Store (contains Forensics)
• Official Ward's Kits for Science Olympiad Forensics (labware & chemicals - must have a school account for regulated chemical shipping)
• 2009 National Tournament Forensics Test Scene
• 2009 National Tournament Forensics Test Suspect Interview Sheet
• 2009 National Tournament Forensics Test Key
• Qualitative Analysis Hints
• The Flame Test

Links

• American Chemistry Council - Plastics 101 and Teaching Plastics
• Faces in Polymers: Polymer Chemists and Their Work
• FBI Laboratory - Latent Fingerprint Unit
• Society for Plastics Engineering Education Resources
• Spinning the Elements: Wallace Carothers and the Nylon Legacy