Science Crime Busters B

[ddudealex1]

The other question I have is, does anyone know how to do the water analysis? if so, how?

[soobsession]

The other question I have is, does anyone know how to do the water analysis? if so, how?

i second that question. we've got everything on everything on the rules except for water analysis...thats the one thing we're not sure about...

[cryjea]

Okay, first of all, you all seem to be on teams where you do this year round and powders isn't a big deal and you have it all memorized. Well, i go to a school where we were told our first event in the end of September, and the rest beginning of November, and we NEVER have powders memorized. We are allowed to bring in a 2-sided pages of notes, so 2 words: flow chart. Just to help if anyone is on ateam like mine. We always check it. But I really, really need help with water testing. I have no clue wher to start.

While it's true my team is very involved, and I did memorize the powders when I did SCB last year, but I memorized them by having a chart on my sheet... that is, I used my sheet in practice events, and eventually I stopped having to look at it so much. I still had the chart with me in competition in case I needed it. However, if you're short on space for whatever reason, powders might be something to consider leaving off the sheet; it's probably easier to memorize the powders than all the different information for the various other sections.

Practice events? What practice events?

I think Phenylethylamine means at SO meetings when you practice for the comp. not like where you have to go somewhere to practice specifically...

[2win]

water analysis? like test water? if so, then i suppose we just test pH...

[dancebuscuit]

To anyone that can answer:
Where do you get the elements that you need to practice with? We need to get familier with the looks of the substances. Also, what do you recomend for taking notes?

[AlphaTauri]

I think you can get most of them from your friendly local walmart. I'm not sure where to get pH strips or HCl, though. Maybe your science teacher?

[cryjea]

I think you can probably get them in science kits and stuff. But it would probably be easier to get them from your teacher.

[SidT]

Does anybody have a good way to memorize the uses of the chemicals?

[cryjea]

I think someone said before...make a chart and just memorize the chart. Or really just practice it a lot and soon you will remember it. You could put it on index cards.

[AlphaTauri]

Or you could just go here: Science Crime Busters Wiki. It's got tables all ready to copy...I mean, use to help you study. I would still do all the trials yourself, just to see if there are any inaccuracies or missed info.