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- 03 May 2012, 12:47
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: esters- please assist with recipe for a bad smelling one
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3988
Re: esters- please assist with recipe for a bad smelling one
How about methanol or ethanol and ethanoic acid - gives you a solvent smell?
- 24 Feb 2012, 14:01
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Rehabilitating Plasticine?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9918
Re: Rehabilitating Plasticine?
I find adding a few drops of oil of cloves helps it last longer, i.e it's not the smell that makes you throw it away.
- 07 Dec 2011, 07:16
- Forum: Jobs Forum
- Topic: Position Vacant Newcastle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12840
Re: Position Vacant Newcastle
Best Wishes to you. Are you doing a "Green Acres"?
- 30 Nov 2011, 07:16
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Safety glasses hygiene
- Replies: 54
- Views: 24746
Re: Safety glasses hygiene
I still love and use the Milton Antibacterial solution suggestion that was posted here. A quick soak, allow to dry on a towel and the job is done. I do it at the end of each term. Works for me...
- 24 Oct 2011, 12:40
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Microwave
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3758
Re: Microwave
Making playdough...
- 17 Oct 2011, 14:41
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Van Der Graaf
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10859
Re: Van Der Graaf
Always be wary where you get the student to stand with their hands on the dome. One teacher here reminds us all of how he had a student stand with hands on the dome, but didn't realize the bench the VDG was on had metal handles on the cupboards at groin level. 8O Thus this student ended up in a foet...
- 10 Oct 2011, 12:46
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: elephant's toothpaste revisited
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9104
Re: elephant's toothpaste revisited
Have you tried it this way Rowyrow? Sounds like a safe, cheaper alternative!
- 19 Aug 2011, 10:02
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Periodic Table
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8752
Re: Periodic Table
I'd just like to point out Wagga is on the way, one more wouldn't break the camel's back, would it?
- 26 Jul 2011, 10:01
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Safety Alert
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2720
Re: Safety Alert
Sometimes things are lost in translation!?!
- 01 Jul 2011, 10:28
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Teacher declarations
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15738
Re: Laboratory safety manual or booklet.
You probably will find pictures here in chemtalk if you do a search. I can't remember the topic name but some-one supplied some photos of what could happen. They definitely were thought provoking.
- 25 May 2011, 10:50
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Removing permanent texta from smartboards?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7825
Re: White Boards
I had been chasing up Ideapaints earlier this year. It was a frustrating experience because they would not quote me how a can of paint would cost, they kept coming back with how big is your project? The answer to that is it all depends on the cost of the paint! (Hmmmm feels like the chicken or the e...
- 24 May 2011, 10:18
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Removing permanent texta from smartboards?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7825
Re: White Boards
Some teachers here use kero to clean white boards. It must work because they come back for more! Perhaps a wipe over with kero will put a light film back on the white board?
- 17 May 2011, 09:04
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Phenolphthalein Agar
- Replies: 175
- Views: 126731
Re: Phenolphthalein Agar
I don't think it is too soon to make up the agar. I believe it says in "The Laboratory" that the longer it has to sit sit the colour gets stronger or something to that effect.
- 16 May 2011, 13:57
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: lol
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4620
Re: lol
And label them correctly ie highly combustable, etc...
- 16 May 2011, 09:58
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Heat Conductivity - Ball and Ring
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7311
Re: Heat Conductivity - Ball and Ring
Hmmm... sounds like the casual needs some machining!
- 10 May 2011, 12:52
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Sodium metal and water
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3928
Re: Sodium metal and water
One of the teachers here puts small bits in water in a glass dish on an overhead projector. He then drips some phenolphthlein in as well. It projects quite well.
- 01 Apr 2011, 15:00
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: what's the opposite of whinge?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3413
Re: what's the opposite of whinge?
My husband calls my handbag "the tardis"...
- 28 Mar 2011, 07:25
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Physical Phenomena Experiments - Science in a box
- Replies: 73
- Views: 26331
Re: Physical Phenomena Experiments - Science in a box
Thank you Kim, all section arrived... (I feel your frustration of emails bouncing back!)
- 24 Mar 2011, 07:22
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Physical Phenomena Experiments - Science in a box
- Replies: 73
- Views: 26331
- 24 Feb 2011, 13:16
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Night Sky Monthly Maps
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3164
Re: Night Sky Monthly Maps
Awesome!