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Yes I have a phone in my preproom straight opposite the staffroom, it is handy but one in the staffroom would be good. When you get busy mixing chemicals and so on the phone always rings!!
Maureen

Good one Cindy
I have never heard of it before but sounds logical, hope your well haven't seen you on Chemwatch before so will be good to catch up!
Maureen

Hi Dee I would be asking your Principal about the new labs! Ours are 50years old and the other high school in our city got the new labs and prep rooms and their school is probably 25-30years old! Anyhow I heard that the new labs are not that great prefabricated flimsy :-( so I was thinking maybe we ...

Hi Estelle
I would also love a copy of the risk assessment sheet thank you as we do not use those texts.
Thanks heaps
MAUREEN.HOURIGAN@det.nsw.edu.au

Thanks Lada for that! Science is cool, love it!
Maureen

Thanks guys The young prac teacher has just put it together for me :giggle: I am now just copying it down for the record! cannot wait to see it work. He is separating the ethanol from the water, using different boiling temps!! It does have a name but it is friday and went in one ear and out the othe...

Hi its me again This teacher is using 50/50 ethanol/water mix to fill conical flask in kit?? Also asking for conical flask x 2 for collection of condensed materials. If this helps anyone who knows what he is talking about as it is Friday and I am not with it at all today :oops: :unsure: Thanks peopl...

Hi all
I am stuck with trying to put together a condensation kit using the quick- fit-kits. Haven't done one for ages and it is for a prac teacher, for session 1 Monday morning.
Maureen

Ta Sue
I will goggle a few dataloggers and see what I can get! Yeah I'm with you I have never used one so might have to start

Thanks Macca
I will goggle Ezilog!

You could of course cut it on an angle then maybe dip it in the spirit eg: Metho and twist whilst pushing the wick through.

Hi All
I have had a teacher use mobile phones in the bell jar the students love it! And I have sealed my bell jar with plasticine as it was sealed with vasoline and it was so messy.
Maureen

Hi All What data loggers are most of you using? We use Harvest loggers without much success! I need to purchase have descent money in our budget and at the moment it is between Pascoe or Vernier. We will need to use Physics and Agriculture and Bio Stuff and have to use remote as in a field trip situ...

Hi JustSue, am just checking out what is happening, and has anyone else noticed that the times given on these recent posts are out of wack? Someone check it out seems like I'm in a time warp!!

I was taught that you could use Potassium Iodide instead, by chemistry teachers!

Thanks for replying everyone I think I will go with Serrata the price is looking good!! Gotta tell you, you are all keeping me amused with your comments so pleased I am now interactive with 'Chemtalk' need a good laugh!

Hi everyone new to this posting stuff so bare with me! I am after a Hoffman Voltameter just the glass as mine are broken would like to purchase if anyone has spares [-o< They seem hard to get and very pricey mine would be probably original school stores supplies so nearly 50 years old!! Would apprec...