Australia's Science Forum

No worries, folks
Supplier advised they had a "bad batch", replaced with lovely white crystals.
The brown stuff will be udsed for fun experiments!

Hi folks I opened a new container of Potassium Iodide this morning, and instead of the gleaming white crystals I was expecting, got a yellowy-orange sort of crystal. Sort of yellowy brown sugar. (Didn't taste it!!!) Has anyone experienced this? Or has the supplier put the wrong stuff in? Can this ha...

Xenon, You are very astute, 62 cents - 23% = 47.74 cents. X 10 hours = $4.774 Our secondary school teachers just had a strike day on Sept 15th. They are planning rolling strikes throughout the 4th term, starting Oct 14th. They want 4%, govt is offering 1.5%. They don't want performance rates. Crap t...

Hello pals You will be pleased to hear I have gone up a step. Not by foot, but in my pay rate. A massive 62 cent increase 8O Our teachers go on strike on 15 September. They want 4%, govt is offering 1.4%. :cry2: I hear you have a 20 year old MP from Queensland. There's a guy into a good job :clap3: ...

8) we have four lab rooms. Physics(red) Biology (green) Chemistry (blue) General (yellow) The only worry I have is that my prep room is pink!!!! :rolleyes: I would have preferred a sparkly purple!! 8) All the retort stands, clamps, bunsens etc are colour-coded. No problem there, except they walk. Gl...

Hi Maree,
hopefully NZ. Although in South Island, freight, postage, may not be all that different from Australian source.

Ray

Anyone know a source for microscope lamps. 230v 15 w BAD15 base.
Any advice would be welcome.

Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate there will be a difference between Australian and NZ rates. However, I can do a bit of statistical manipulation when I write to our Minister of Education. I would like to tell you I only work part-time, 10 hours per week, at a relatively small school (aro...

Hi there everyone Can you people give me an indication of hourly rates for a science tech in Australia. Also, are you paid for school holidays? I am writing to the Minister in NZ, and I need some comparison figures. I know we get about the same as shelf-stackers. : :cry2: Minister gets a larger sala...

Thanks for your help, Fran.
Reagent worked well.
Regards
Nat

I know this reagent consists of concentrated HCl and zinc chloride.
Does anyone know how much of each?

Hi Sue
Is the Dungey lab book still available, and how much to post to NZ.
Need something new to read.
Cheers
natfrog