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- 21 Jun 2016, 11:59
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: flame test in spray bottles??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19128
Re: flame test in spray bottles??
For safety reasons I don't allow chemicals to be sprayed . We use wire loops that we made with wine corks as the holders. works great and used by our year 10's and seniors only
- 21 Jun 2016, 11:58
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: flame test in spray bottles??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19128
Re: flame test in spray bottles??
For safety reasons I don't allow chemicals to be sprayed. We use wire loops that we made with wine corks as the holders. works great and used by our year 10's and seniors only
- 02 Jun 2016, 14:18
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: rat dissection
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15638
Re: rat dissection
We have to use places that our animal ethic committee( Catholic Edu) have ticked off as good to use in the ACT . So we get our frozen rats from the Reptile Zoo, they are fantastic specimens plus much cheaper than Southern Biological. A pack of 5 large rats is $40 , there breed for food.
- 27 May 2016, 12:12
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Dishwasher Meile vs Omega(on special at Westlab $505)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5437
Re: Dishwasher Meile vs Omega(on special at Westlab $505)
We bought a Meile lab dishwasher 3 years ago. Yes it's expensive , around the $8000 mark with the extras we bought with it but we have never looked back. The money we have saved with the normal dishwashers breaking down and maintenance has been huge. We haven't had any issues so far and it gets a bi...
- 18 May 2016, 15:55
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Year 8 chemical changes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4456
Re: Year 8 chemical changes
Neutralization Reaction-Sherbet
Spontaneous combustion-demo only
Spontaneous combustion-demo only
- 18 Mar 2016, 10:47
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Year 12 prac
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16011
Re: Tollens reagent
Iv'e tried to do a search and the only thing that came up was how to dispose it. I'll try again
- 17 Mar 2016, 14:22
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Year 12 prac
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16011
Re: Tollens reagent
That's fantastic, thank you
- 17 Mar 2016, 13:44
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Year 12 prac
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16011
Tollens reagent
HI All,
Has anyone had to make Tollens reagent and if so what is your recipe please . Need it for our year 11 chemistry, I know what chemicals go into it but not sure on the amounts of each.
Thank you in advance
Has anyone had to make Tollens reagent and if so what is your recipe please . Need it for our year 11 chemistry, I know what chemicals go into it but not sure on the amounts of each.
Thank you in advance
- 07 Mar 2016, 14:56
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: who compiles/monitors and oversees RA at your school
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3000
Re: who compiles/monitors and oversees RA at your school
I agree with Merilyn too .
I read through all the pracs to make sure it's right for that year group . Once it's done, there isn't much change for the following year.
I read through all the pracs to make sure it's right for that year group . Once it's done, there isn't much change for the following year.
- 25 Feb 2016, 14:44
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: sad news
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2446
Re: sad news
Very sad to hear, my prayers and thoughts to the Family
- 09 Dec 2015, 09:24
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Is Sodium banned in DEC schools?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2815
Re: Is Sodium banned in DEC schools?
If you look on the ASSIT website they have a new up date list of chemicals that schools can have and user guild for Australia wide . It's a great improved list from the CSIS
- 09 Dec 2015, 08:53
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Borax - Sodium Tertraborate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2712
Re: Borax - Sodium Tertraborate
Our students only use it now once we have made the solution, we don't give them the solid form.
- 18 Nov 2015, 09:21
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Animals in schools
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7161
Re: Animals in schools
We have 6 turtles in a special outdoor area that has only one entrance to it but windows all around for students to see them moving around. It's our job to clean out the pond 4 times a year and feed them in the warmer months of the year. We use them for year 7 science, living and non-living plus sen...
- 30 Oct 2015, 14:49
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: cleaning the science labs
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9170
Re: cleaning the science labs
We only clean up the Teachers desk in the lab and equipment trolleys and bays but as for the general clean up of the room, well that's up to the Teachers and the HOD and I are always reminding them that it's their work space so clean it. Even this I can only do when the time and opportunity comes ab...
- 02 Jul 2015, 15:22
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: New Labs - starting from scratch
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10727
Re: New Labs - starting from scratch
I also have compactus and grantell shelves in the prep-room and love it for easy storage and access to equipment. I have all the shelves labled A1 to N6 with a list of what is on each shelve. This has taken me years to complete where I'm now really happy with our system
- 02 Jul 2015, 15:16
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: New Labs - starting from scratch
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10727
Re: New Labs - starting from scratch
We have only 6 Labs with a class in for every lesson( that's 5 periods a day each), 4 are for the Jnr's and 2 Snr ones.We have just over 1250 students from year 7 to 12. All 7-10 do science and that's 8 classes per year group plus we have 2 yr11 chem classes, 2 yr12 Chems, 2 yr11 bio, 2 yr12 bio, 1 ...
- 01 Jul 2015, 15:22
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Wish list
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2024
Re: Wish list
If you PM me your e-mail I could put together a list of stuff we have as we've had Snr's here for over 15 years now .
- 03 Dec 2014, 13:52
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Science Conference at St Mary's
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2361
Re: Science Conference at St Mary's
I had a great time and I too think it went too quickly. Thank you everyone for all the hard work.
- 03 Dec 2014, 13:47
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: GHS Labelling and frustrations with Chemwatch
- Replies: 58
- Views: 20415
Re: GHS Labelling and frustrations with Chemwatch
If you look up ASSIST ( Australian school science information support for Teachers and Technicians) , this is a new website that was released this year and is building. They can help and I know that labels is a priority for them to sort out so we can use there site once it's complete. England has th...
- 15 Oct 2014, 12:24
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: disposal
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4829
Re: disposal
Hi Amanda, I really can't believe that they would put you in this position with not even basic knowledge or help to run the science prep-room.This is why Schools still have nasty accidents :( I go through a company called toxfree for all my chemical waste pick up( most of us do ) and they give you c...