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Hi Kitty kat,

I read what the Csis... so am I right in thinking what we are doing is classified as subculturing from wild cultures???

Sass

Happy birthday Sue! Have a wonderful night out, you deserve it!

Sass

Hi Sue, I said no never, however I have been to one faculty meeting to demonstrate the use of the camera microscope, but since they have a meeting every week, that cannot count as 'sometimes'... I would like to be able to go, I have actually asked to come next week as the teachers have been winging ...

Hi Guys, I am micro trained. The dept of education state no growing of unknown Microbes. you can do everything you need to do for the sylabous using a peppercorn solution wich growes a safe bacteria to you, students and teachers. the plate can be desposed of in bleach or in home brand disinfectent ...

Told by whom?

Ahhh yes the students would be in all sorts of trouble if they were that unorganized! But the teachers... well teachers are so busy, they work soo much they have so much to prepare it simply isn't possible to organize themselves more than (on a good day) a few hours in advance... That's the excuse t...

poor poor Macca Is there anything I can do to help? If I was asked to do that I think I would just have to quit, no way is that possible Or maybe it is but I would definetly NOT have the patience to do it

No way, gross! We wanted to do something other than an enzyme prac exam anyways, but thanks for your, erhm, suggestion

Sass

Hi everyone, We have done the capsicum enzyme prac for a number of years now (according to the teachers since I have only been here a yr) and they would like to do something different for once, but it seems they have run dry of ideas... So I thought id ask you guys, what do you do for your yr 12 bio...

Awesome Pommy, thanks a million!

Sass

Sounds good Kitty Kat! Do you have a recipe that you could share with us please???

Sass
PS. Thanks heaps Lisa, the slide show is fantastic, however I think I may have developed OCD after watching it, been washing my hands as soon as I touch anything...

Yes thank you Noona :) I have another question, what happens if there is an accident and you cannot get onto chemwatch??? The number of times that I have not been able to get on to the chemwatch site... What do you do then. And there could be other computer problems, not to mention internet failures...

I think this Glen guy should put this in writing so that we have a leg to stand on when we get audited and the demand to see the MSDS. Until I am 200% positive and have heard from more than one source, I think its best to be on the safe side and stick to RA and MSDS. More work for me but at least my...

Hi Kerri,

we did this prac a short while ago, they do it both in yr7 and yr 11. We used leads, crocodile clips, light bulb and power prac, and did exactly the same for the gasses that Lada said.

Sass

Well what do you know... After all of that, she didn't have time to use it!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: They ran out of time, and now they wont do it again :yuck: I am so pissed off, bloody was forced to do titration and it was a complete waste of time, wasted my entire day yesterday and this mo...

Me sooo confused :unsure: My head is about to explode :cry2: :cry2: :cry2: Maybe its different for non DET schools, even though we use CSIS??? Or maybe I am just being forced to do more work than I need to, out of pure evilness 8O I just dont know what to think anymore, this is certainly too much to...

:cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: OMG I think I might die.... All week I have seen this topic on the board, but haven't had time to read it... and until just now I have been reading VICIOUS LIQUIDS #-o Only realized half way through the posts that it was VISCOUS liquids #-o #-o #-o Gosh I am soooo blonde! ...

Ahhhh wonderful google So I found out what the difference is, green capsicum ripens to red, whereas yellow capsicums are a hybrid of green capsicums and ripen to orange... So there we go, cleared that one up for us!

Sass

I really dont know what to say.... It just must have been the tongue thing :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: Capsicums go from green, yellow, orange and red, same with chillis.... I think, at least I was pretty sure thats how it was, until I just remembered that some red capsicums have clear green parts.. ...

Hi Lisa,

Could I please also have a copy, am just about to start growing things and I think it would help me and my new teachers as they are all a bit stressed with the workload here.

Many thanks,

Sass

Saberg@wenona.nsw.edu.au