🏅Learn Science Olympiad Forensics from a National Competitor!!
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Welcome!
My name is Daniel Chen. I have participated in science olympiad since middle school, and first competed at the national competition as a high school freshman after making it onto my school's varsity team. I made it off of two events, fossils and forensics! Although I have done well in fossils, I am honestly more passionate and excited about forensics, which is why I am teaching this course!
This workshop will consist of at least 18 total sessions, going into most school years. Each session we will cover a specific topic of forensics, from powders to fibers to fingerprints.
Sessions will be held each week on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 PM EST. Sessions will typically be held to be about 1 hour long although I will usually be perfectly fine with going over if we need to cover some more material, or if there are questions.
Attendance is all up to you! I understand that school can be very stressful, and the mandatory attendance is not ideal. While it is 100% your choice for how you would like to attend sessions, keep in mind that lacking knowledge in some specific parts can be difficult to keep learning down the course, so I would recommend attending the sessions as much as possible.
Here is a full outline of the list of topics we will cover:
Powders
Plastics
Fibers
Hairs
Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Fingerprints
DNA
Glass
Entomology
Blood
Seeds and Pollen
Tracks and Soil
Bullet Striations
Analysis
Cheat sheet making
Test Strategies and Planning
Note that some of the topics may require more than one day to fully teach and understand, and that more sessions will be added as the series commences to accommodate for the following topics.
Of course, this course will be very comprehensive, which is why, as science olympiad also allows, we will be making our very own cheat sheet! A cheat sheet, for those who don't know, is a standard letter size paper filled to the brim with information that science olympiad allows competitors to bring and use on tests! When we make our very own cheat sheet, we will pack it with vasts amount of information; for reference, my cheat sheet is currently about size 3.5-4.
Video recordings of lab demonstrations may also be shown later on in the course.
I hope you enjoy your stay at this Science Olympiad Forensics course, and I wish you the best of luck, detective!
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
There is no proper attendance policy, although it is highly recommended that students attend as many sessions as possible for the best learning experience and effect!
SESSION 1
12
Aug
SESSION 1
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Other Topics
Tue 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 12, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC
Powders
SESSION 2
19
Aug
SESSION 2
Other Topics
Other Topics
Tue 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 19, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC
Plastics
SESSION 3
2
Sep
SESSION 3
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Other Topics
Tue 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCSep 2, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC
Fibers