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Thanks Smiley & Lada,

I thought I was going mad

This is my 8th year in this job, and there is always something new to learn, but on this occassion I think 1 for Lisa 0 for teacher

Lisa

We have a new teacher here and she did osmosis (starch & iodine), in a way I hadnt seen before, can someone explain the procedure for me I have looked in texts and I cant find the way she did it. She had starch in dialysis tubing in beakers of water, for about 4 days, then cut ends off tubing po...

Awesome Wendy, thanks so much and you are so kind for sharing it with us, I think the same with the karma, I send it to you too, have a great day
Lisa

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how are westlab with delivery time and freight costs etc, I am getting fed up with waiting 2 months for orders to arrive, I thought I may give them a try. Had a look at their catalogue, their prices are competitive

thanks
Lisa

I bought new tripods, and when the kids used them as normal the smell that came off was so acrid, :yuck: and the paint bubbled and peeled off, the supplier SSA, said their manufacture always paints them, but I can have a stronger paint :? . I have tried to burn it all off them but I cant it just kee...

Hi Patti I got baskets from Big W for under the benches, and in them I have tripod, gauze mat, bunsen, small test tube rack, beaker tongs, & test tube brush, as well what cant fit in basket, there is large test tube rack, power pack, retort stand & heat mat. I dont put any glassware, because...

Had them at 2 schools I have worked at in the past, 1 used them all the time with juniors and the other never used them, such a waste, I think they are great, easy to use, no lamps, and there is a good selection of viewing slides. I am glad you guys mentioned them, I am going to try to get them here...

I always report it, whether I notice it or someone else, I assume if they mention it to me they want it fixed. I email maintenance, mind you they always take their time, and if they have to get someone from outside they organise it

Cheers
Lisa

Does anyone else find this as frightening as I do? :redcard: Why isnt anything done about them, they are not teaching good habits let alone good science, and cant be good teachers; what idiot thinks that mixing random chemicals is fun or a good idea, this is my observations :wink2: , not a criticism...

Is UNsafety a subject they learn at uni, or is it a teacher gene "that doesnt apply to me"

Hi Margaret, I agree with you get what you pay for, only this isnt the case, we are paying MORE with another supplier, & I dont really want to buy from scientrific. I have had no problems & when I needed to send a few D/Loggers back for repairs to the company, I buy from they were repaired u...

Hi, We have the Vernier Lab Quest data loggers, and I was wondering if anyone else has them, and who you buy from, I have noticed there are a few suppliers on the internet, and we have been LED to believe that Scientrific are the only authorised distributors in Aust, & we havent bought from them...

Hi Rosalie & Estelle, I put an order in with Silform in October last year, I got most of the order about 6 weeks later, and I had slinkys on back order and I rang only last Friday and was told I would have to pay freight on them which could be $30-40. I told him not to worry about them. They are...

Hi Ian We still go by the CSIS too, have you checked the supplier MSDS, what does it say about disposal. ChemGold has generic MSDS is my understanding, although when I went to an inservice at the AIS, they were big on ChemGold MSDS, but I believed it was if there were no manufaturer MSDS's. Cheers L...

Thanks Kel & Rita,

I didnt think they should just break in 2, for no reason. I am going to suggest that they buy their own for next year,

Cheers
Lisa

Just going through this old post, we are having problems with our safety glasses breaking. The type we have are basic spectacle safety glasses, cost $5 each and this year only, we have had about 8 pairs broken, 6 of them have 'snapped' inbetween the lenses, the part that sits across the nose, with a...

Hi Lorrae

making up solutions, agar plate and destroying them, glass bending & cutting, fixing stuff, boring cork, I cant think of anything else just now, but I am sure others can add to it

Hope this has helped, cheers
Lisa

Awesome thank you so much, Wendy

Hi Can anyone help me find the brilliant booklets put together , I think by Sassi, and others regarding, lab rules, protocols, expectations etc. I would like to put one together for myself, and I was hoping to gather a few ideas from others. I have had a look and can seem to find them under the topi...

Cool, I am as everyone else, looking forward to his reply. Thanks Labbie, you know where to find all the news for us. , you are a gem
Lisa