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I bet the kids had a great time Was the teacher even in the lab??

We freeze them sometimes & have never had a problem.
We also have had to freeze eyeballs,hearts,livers etc... all thaw out ok & are fine for dissection.

Hi,

Our kids & teachers love the Van de Graaf but we found the Wimshurst machine works better as the humidity doesn't seem to affect it.
I love hearing the kids scream when they get zapped !! Is that wrong ???

Hi, I too use the Phillip Crisp RA as my prac request. It is easy for the teachers to do as I have the RA's printed out ready for each prac we do, so teacher takes it out of the folder,signs it then gives it to me with a slip of paper indicting when they require the prac. It works well.If more then ...

Thanks Noona

Hi All, I recently received new microscopes ( digital) that came with cedar wood oil. Our Chem teacher seems to think this oil is no longer allowed in schools. I can not find anything about it, though I did manage to print off MSDS. It only seems to be harmful to the environment. Does anyone know an...

Morning everyone,

this may seem like a stupid question..but do RA's have to be done for ALL pracs or just those involving chemicals??
I was told by one of the teachers here that I need to have them done even for a prac ( making ooze) that only has corn flour & water .

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I think I am on roughly $25 per hour..have also noticed a jump in pay from 1st July
but thought this may have been tax cuts??

HI, I am a newish labbie, with only on the job training & was reading that you can buy HCl from Bunnings. Could someone please tell me what the molarity is. At the moment I use 32% w/w, which is in our store room & have been told by previous labbie that it is 10M. I then dilute this to make ...

Hi.. I am a long time reader,first time writer. This web site is a Godsend for me. I have around 1000 junior students & around 60 senior students, 7 labs, 7 teachers & 3 prep rooms. I am the only lab tech & work 20 hours a week. I am very fortunate to have great teachers who help ,as I a...