#1 Science Forum For Lab Technicians

Hi Liz No fancy stuff here either,as I said before, we never do forensic chemistry. Industrial chemistry is our thing.That would be much appreciated many,many thanks.I will be off the next two days so the fax should be in my pigeon hole when I return on Monday. Thanks also to the others who had an i...

Hi everyone Seeking your help again!! Does anyone have a procedure for preparing a prac.for Electrophoresis?One of my teachers has decided that industrial chemistry is too boring and wants to try forensic chemistry.!!! #-o #-o #-o Have to say that all chemistry teachers doing industrial is much easi...

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Have made the solutions up but found that the cloudy solution was B and not A as indicated in the instructions.
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Mother

Hi all I have been asked to make Fehling's for a glucose experiment for Yr.12 chemistry.I haven't been asked for this before so am wondering if it may be banned or if it is difficult to make up. I have always given Benedict for this prac.but the teacher wants both!!!Go figure!!! I know someone will ...

Hi All Last week I e-mailed The PSA Union regarding the Science Techs. positions(in public schools that is) and asked if they could lobby the Government for us to have our own identity and not be classified as School Assistant Officer(SAO). Haven't heard back from them as yet.Richard, I'm beginning ...

We are a Yr.10 /12 College and use ScienceWorld 10 (third edition), which also has a Workbook and a CD.They are being used regularly by the teachers for the Yr.10 students.
Mother

Thanks everyone who replied to my dilemma.I will try the Indian ink suggestion.I'm assuming I will find it at a newsagency??
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Mother

Hi all Welcome back to term 3.Hope everyone is healthy.The flu has taken hold of quite a few teachers and students here. Anyway onto my question!!! I have some volumetric flasks that have a very faded level line which makes it hard to know where the level is when filled. Does anyone have any ideas o...

I can't wait for this survey to come out!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: I have always been of the opinion that lab.techs need to be more highly trained than any other SASS staff in public schools and in other schools for that matter.We should also be separate from the others and have our own iden...

Hey Sue!!!
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Mother

Hi Sue I would be most grateful if you could fax me copies of your chemical bingo games,our Yr.10 general classes are very difficult!!! So I'm thinking that the bingo games will appeal to them as it won't seem like they are learning!!! Reverse psychology,do you think it will work? Worth a try anyway...

Hi all Chemtalkers I thought by now we may have had some feedback regarding the conference at Ravenswood School for Girls. Perhaps all are too busy catching up on the lost days!!! No fairies came in to the lab.to clean up,huh!!! Anyway I thought it was rather informative and Phil was an excellent pr...

Hi ya all
Whilst on the subject of magnets,and pardon my stupidity.I have lots of bar magnets and most of them don't have as much strength as I think they should have.How do I strengthen them????
Mother

I have faith in you to do well, Rob
Good luck
Mother

Have just been going through all the messages on the site (hate to miss out on anything!!) Seems the PSA is ignoring the OH&S question,so why are we paying union fees??? Anyone else have an opinion on this subject??
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Mother

Hi there all
Three of us labbies from Dubbo are attending the course, hope there are still vacancies.Will see you all there,however I won't know your faces!!!!
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Mother

Hi all I have mentioned this course to my head teacher,talk about jumping through hoops to get the permission to attend!!!! Money always seems to be a problem when it comes to science techs. Not so with teachers though. So I am waiting for it to go through the channels. :whistling2: :whistling2: Che...

Hey Rob
I know I asked for an RA quite some time back but didn't receive it!! If you could fax it to me I would be most grateful. Darn Gremlins !!!!! FAx No.is 6882 4332 (Attention Lee)
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Hi Estelle
If copyright is ok could I please join the queue for the risk assessments.
e-mail is: leonie.cleary@education.nsw.gov.au

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Mother

My, you are clever,Robb!!!!
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Mother