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Hi Pommy,
I left NSW at the end of 2006 and the schools I worked at were peanut free including the canteen.They were private schools so maybe it is different in Dept schools.
Science kept no peanuts even for food tests and for the energy prac we used Tiny Ted biscuits

Hi Sassi, year 8 x6 classes 28 students per class year 9 x6 classes " " " " year 10 x8 classes x25 per class year 11 Bio x3 classes x20 per class year 12 Bio x3 classes x20 per class year 11 Chem x2 classes x20 per class year 12 Chem x2 classes x20 per class year 11 Physics x1 cl...

Lorrae, the document states that sugar and acid can be done as a teacher dem in the fumehood...this applies to others on the sheet. Everyone please read carefully and remember the document pre-dates CIS by about 15yrs.....I have been a lab assistant for 19yrs. Use the document as a giude and remembe...

Hi Tracy,
When you read the document you will see H2SO4 and sugar is a teacher dem in the fumehood.
Banned expts is a loose title as some can be done in a fumehood by the teacher.
The document pre-dates CSIS by several years.
Our school does not have scanning ability...I know,unbelievable!!!

Sassi,it has more to do with the number of labs. My first school x12 labs,x1 term time labbie per x4 labs My second school x15 labs,x2 term time labbies and x3 labbies who each did 4hours on 3 days. My third school,x4 labs and x1 term time labbie Present school(Qld) x4 labs ,I do term time and anoth...

I would give eucalyptus oil a go...it is amazing!

I sent several faxes yesterday and only one reply as received...ie the banned expts.
Can Kerry,Lisa and Kim let me know if they received a fax,please?

Lisa, Chloroform.....spontaneously oxidises in the presence of air to produce phosgene(it can happen whilst in the bottle). At the x3 schools I worked at in NSW(private) it was removed from the school by waste experts...do not give it to the teacher...it is illegal to transport chemicals like this i...

The list was used at a private school I worked in 15 years ago and i have used it in the 4 schools i have worked. Back then it was routine to do preparation of H2S,Cl2,NO2,SO2 in class so now they can use the fumehoods. HOD can use discretion however the list was used so expts that used to be done b...

Hi Cindy, I have a list of banned experiments which I was given about 15 years ago in NSW. If you post your fax number I will fax it to you. The ammonium dichromate volcano is a NO!.....as posted the product is carcinogenic. Be very careful with the permanganate and glycerol.....incredible heat gene...

For our Science week we do a daily fun activity.
1. rockets (purchased from a toy shop)we have x8 and they launch them on the oval
2. make slime
3.egg and spoon race with prizes
4. we have an Animal farm come to the school
5. if you have an oval..... fly kites
hope this helps

Yes broth is the one. I have sterilised in the microwave however I prefer a pressure cooker or autoclave...15 mins at 15 psi. Sterile swabs are great as well you can use inoculating loops. When you are sterilising the agar you can wrap some cotton buds in foil and put them in the pressure cooker and...

The Serrata catalogue has copper foil,zinc foil and lead foil listed.
This is what i have used and still use.The foil is listed under chemicals in the catalogue.
Hope this helps

I always put them in the hydrocarbon waste bottle.I know purists will say that is not strickly correct however given their preparation it is better then the sink.

This experiment was banned in NSW when CSIS came in.
If the teacher is still keen perhaps a demonstration by him inthe fumehood!!!!!!
I have bee a labbie in schools in Sydney for 20 years and the schools where I worked stopped this experiment 18 years ago.