RACI Chemical Analysis Competition

This popular competition for Chemistry students will be held again this year. The format to be followed will be that which we have used for the most recent years.

Phase one: - to be held in the participating schools during the second term. Selects the best team for entry to the State Finals. See below for materials to download.

Outline:

• simple acid-base titration
• solutions to be made up in school
• set of samples (1 known, 3 unknown) will be provided
• students participate in teams of 3 - each member determines a different unknown
• team results will be used as a basis for invitation to the State Finals

Phase two: - State Finals to be held in late July / early August at a central location - team results will be used as the basis for selection of the State representative teams to compete in the National Finals. See below for materials to download.

Phase three: - National Finals - to be held early in term 4 (October). See below for materials to download.

COST :

The charge for the competition will be:
    First team from a school - seven dollars ($7.00)
    Each subsequent team - five dollars ($5.00)

Competition coordinator is Ian McMahon, whose contact details are given below.

In order to comply with school requests to provide a tax invoice for GST purposes, schools should first contact Ian McMahon (details below) with an accurate number of teams. A tax invoice can then be issued to the school.

The date by which the initial request should be made, is Friday May 6th, 2005. (It is suggested that intending participants contact the coordinator in Term 1)

A tax invoice will be sent to the school Bursar for immediate payment and a confirmation email message sent to you, the Chemistry teacher, to indicate that the invoice has been sent and that you should ensure completion of the transaction (which is to be paid by cheque)

Samples will be prepared after the first term holidays and distributed during weeks 2 & 3 of term TWO. Competition notes etc. are downloadable from this web-site - see table below.

If you cannot meet this deadline and still wish to take part, please contact Ian McMahon by telephone ASAP.

If schools require samples by a particular date, such as for OPEN DAYS or other purposes, please indicate:

1. the date required, and
2. the method of collection

Materials for download.

You have the option of downloading as HTML or PDF files. If you have difficulty viewing the pdf  files then you probably need to install the free "Adobe Acrobat Reader" available from: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

ENTRY FORM

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SAMPLE DETAILS

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REGISTRATION FORM

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RESULTS SHEET

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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School's Trial INSTRUCTIONS TO TEAM MEMBERS

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Human Contact:

Ian McMahon, Thebarton Senior College, Ashley Street, Torrensville, SA.

Telephone	08 8352 5811 (work) 08 8269 1180 (home)
Fax	08 8234 2467
E-mail	mcmahon@tsc.sa.edu.au (work)

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Updated: 21 February, 2005