Division: C – High School

NC Essential Standards Alignment: Chm.3.1, Chm.3.2, Science as Inquiry

Event Rules: See National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Given a scenario and some possible suspects, students will perform a series of tests.  These tests, along with other evidence or test results, will be used to solve a crime.

Regional tests Physical Evidence will cover: DNA and Entomology

States: expect an additional topic from physical evidence

Materials: 

Participants must wear goggles, an apron or lab coat, and have skin covered from the neck down to the wrists and toes. Longer hair must be tied back. 

Participants may bring one 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper, which may be in a sheet protector containing information on both sides in any form, from any source without affixed labels. Teams may bring any or all of the items listed on the Division C Chemistry Events Lab Equipment List. Teams who do not bring this may be at a disadvantage; Event Supervisors will not provide them. One stand-alone calculator of any type is allowed. 

Scoring:

High score wins. Time will not be used for scoring. Ties will be broken by the highest score on the analysis of the crime scene. 

Recommendations:

Be sure to follow all safety requirements! Students will not be allowed to participate without the proper safety equipment.

– Event leaders will not answer questions on testing procedures nor will they provide a copy of the rules or a list of the possible unknowns. Teams should already know procedure, and should include a list of the possible unknowns in their allowed notes if they cannot remember. Event leaders WILL answer safety questions, and stop students from performing a test in an unsafe manner.

Resources

• https://scioly.org/wiki/Forensics 
• https://www.soinc.org/forensics-c 

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