Potions and Poisons has both a lab and test component. Team members are tested on their knowledge of toxic animals, plants and household ingredients and basic chemistry. They also might be required to perform a number of different lab experiments.
Bull City Homeschoolers Facilitator: Nicole Graysmith
General Resources:
Scioly Page
Rules (to come)
Specific Resources:
You can now find past tests and invitational tests on the National Science Olympiad Page
Overview Videos:
Mixtures, solutions and compounds and separation of the components within them
Slideshow from a class I used to teach
Dilution's effect on toxicity
Ionic/Covalent bonds with relation to conductivity
Chemical and physical properties and changes
Balancing chemical equations
Toxic spills and effects of their spread via water, wind, or gravity
Effects/chemistry of common household toxins and chemicals
Activities for the lab portion of the event include:
Chromatography
Mixtures of reagents: - need to find more about this
Separation of mixtures
Serial dilutions
Measuring pH
Conductivity testing