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What a GREAT day it was :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: It was also a wonderful opportunity to be able to put faces to names of you girls who organised the day. All those people who travelled very long distances I take my hat off to you for being so keen.Like I said before, if these courses are not su...

Hi all.
Just wanted to let you know that my mistake of using Nutrient Agar for Phenophthalein Jelly did work the same as Agar Agar. Expensive way to do it though, especially if the teachers don't use it all and particulary if you buy the Nutrient Agar Powder in !!!!!!!
Have a good day
Mother

I have just realised a booboo with making the agar with Nutrient Agar instead of Agar gel.In all the years I have been making it, this is the first time I messed up. What I wanted to know is will the prac.still work? Surface Area to Volume Ratio is the experiment.
Cheers
Mother

Hi all. Just a reminder for all lab techies (casual and permanent) out here in the west that the SASS Reference Group will reimburse your school if you have registered for the course...... 'Science-Play it Safe' in Dubbo. For us to get these courses so far out west we need to support them by attendi...

Hi there.
Yes it is our job. Wrap the glass in lots of newspaper and tape it up. Don't forget to write what it is you have wrapped. Then dispose in your normal bin for the cleaner to take away.

Cheers
Mother

Hi there. For a start...... I didn't know you could buy non-glass hofmann voltameters!!!!! So to get back to your leak....... I have 2 glass ones and when teachers are finished with them I rinse out with distilled water a few times and then fill them half way up with distilled water and leave them o...

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Hope everyone from far out west support this.
Cheers
Mother

I had the head teacher come to me at the beginning of the week asking me about it.
I told him we are not required to do risk assessment sheets for pracs.
He was happy to go along with that. I think they are busy enough as it is.So am I !!!
Christmas cheers everyone see you back onsite in 2014.
Mother

Hi all,
I have just tried to use chemwatch and my old site where you have a user ID and password doesn't seem to be available anymore.
I need to update my MSD sheets so how am I suppose to do that now?
Can anyone help me?
Cheers
Mother

Thanks Jazz, found them!!!!! Good site Anna was very helpful
Mother

Also can make a solution of weak Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (Bi Carb.Soda) or Boric Acid and slowly add to indicator until green colour is reached.
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Mother

Anyone out there in chemtalk land know where I can buy Silica quartz crucibles?
Teacher came to me the other day to see if they can be bought in Australia. Apparently she used them in India at University.Can be heated to very high temperatures and don't stain.
Cheers
Mother

I could be wrong about what I am about say.So please correct me if so.
DET schools don't do anything until there has been a directive from the department. ?????
Mother

Yes Wayne,I'm sure all of us would like to know who the company is!!!!!
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Mother

Hi all, It has been quite a while since I have posted anything!!!! Has anyone noticed the cost of freight for chemicals lately? I have just ordered 8 chemicals and was charged $45.00 !!!!! So I rang Livingstone to complain and they reduced the freight down to $30.00.(this is still pricey in my opini...

I am not at school at the moment.However I am certain we have a supply of all the text books you have named.When I return on Monday I will ask my head teacher if I can give to you. How many do you require?
Cheers
Mother

Mother is back!! Hello again Graeme. I have family in Newcastle and travel there quite often.Your request for a lab tech. for term 4 2013 certainly has piqued my interest. I have looked up your College on the internet and it is very much the same as our own syllabus for Science except we also offer ...

Ooops Graeme. Just seen your reply!! I was having a moment!!!
Thanks
Mother

Hi again!!
I did post a question before,but looks like you didn't receive it.
So I will ask the question again.What is the name of your school?
Cheers
Mother

Which school in Newcastle Grahame?