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And just when you think you have it all together - and everything all neat and stored away...............
Yep - someone comes along and tells you that you have one tiny thing wrong...

We dont have mercury thermometers any more .. we use the ones with red or green spirit in them THOUGH I will say they are not very accurate! We DO have some mercury - which the teachers only can use .. they use it as a dem .. I have two identical containers - one with mercury and one with water.. th...

We also use potatoes .. this one part works well.. the bubbles are well formed andf the results are repeatable... BUT I have a question: One teacher used Universal Indicator to adjust the Ph of the solutions.. when I checked with the pH probe.. the pH results given by the Universal Indicator were al...

please please please can I have one toooo... they are so cute!
well - not cuddly as such ..but...

where can I download a copy?

I have also learnt by experience to be very careful which teacher you correct. You have to get to know them. Some are ok about it, but others think they are one step under Einstein and so know everything... I have years of experience in Industry and was RA for the Prof of Chemistry at local Uni, so ...

Yikes!!! I wonder what else they allow through! Are we all at risk when using them???

I saw mine - I actually laid hands on it... then gave it to my HOD to fikll out the school part.. and the HOD filed it in the round filing cab inet

We got them this year from the following outlet... they supply churches.
Gaffney Trading 90 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Victoria 3207. Phone: +613 94190455 Fax +613 94190444 .
Australian Brown Tapers pkt 100 $5.80

TLI have an interactive system... The Logical Interface in Sydney... with their system, EVERY whiteboard can be an interactive one...

To make agar plates using a microwave, I put the ingredients into a glas Schott bottle, and microwave on full power for 8-10 mins... then pour into sterile petri dishes as usual.. To 'kill' used plates.. I put the plates into 2 oven bags, sealed separately, then microwave on high for 8-10 mins.. It ...

When I worked in Research at Newcastle Uni - we had lots of the stuff.. schools used to send it to us to clean.... why not see if any Uni close to you has a little to let you have??

wow - great slides!
We have used PVA glue for slides - it dries clear..
must try with hair!

Dear Theresa,
A death in the school community is so hard to bear.. my prayers are with you all.
Pam

We used to use a pressure cooker.. the a teacher brought in an old microwave ..
I would never go back to pressure cookers now...

Does anyone know where I can obtain an updated package of the CSIS DET package?
Not being a DET school we haven't been sent any updates and we NEED one..

Oh Smiley - You certainly gave me one!
I wonder - are teachers actually 'human'..mmmm...
A friend of mine reckons there ARE some who just shouldnt be allowed to continue the gene pool.....

I have 1st Aid cabinets in every Prep room [4 of]. I am 1st Aid trained and get paid the allowance for it. We have a sick bay in the Admin office and 2 office ladies trained in 1st aid... All of our teachers have to be CPR trained and accredited and most are 1st aid trained also... Stocking the cabi...

There is a supplier of Junket in SA.. Simply Junket > PO Box 416 > Greenacres SA 5086 > Ph: 0448 586 538 > It costs $11 for 2 x 10g vials including postage (1 tab = 0.5g).One vial contains 20 tabs. We are not doing the junket Bio prac at the moment - teachers are doing one that uses potatoes .. much...

I think there was talk of banning them because some idiots have been blinding pilots coming in to land in Sydney with them.. I think that they are permitted to be sold and used in educational organizations..... I think....