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With Pasco, the whole library is online, notes, pracs, templates everything check out the Pasco experimental library it's awesome for us.

We couldn't do the whole glassware out on the trolley and it comes back, we had 13 pracs running today over 2 floors, it would have been a nightmare. I do love how you guys have it so sorted that it works for you though Saves the annual stocktake

Looks like no one can go wrong here, Merilyn with the Vernier experience and our school with Pasco...win win for anyone with Q's

I don't worry about glassware being returned to specific labs. I just work on each lab has a certain number of items, have some spares in the prep room and top up from those if the other items are being washed. This reduces your stress if you are busy and fall behind in washing up - anything can go...

Anna, Did you have to buy the software package as well or is the free app enough to run everything? Free app for a few things, but generally you need Sparkview, it is an initial purchase when you buy some of their gear and then you have it for life with free upgrades. We also use the Capstone softw...

We use Pasco gear and is pretty much like the Vernier stuff and same set up. Wireless and connect direct to computers, Anna, Did you have to buy the software package as well or is the free app enough to run everything? Free app for a few things, but generally you need Sparkview, it is an initial pu...

We use Pasco gear and is pretty much like the Vernier stuff and same set up. Wireless and connect direct to computers,

You're spot on Rosalie - measuring CO2 levels is an indication of the ventilation in the room. If levels increase when people are in the room, it can show that ventilation is inadequate. Bing Lee are selling an indoor weather station which also has a CO2 monitor (Netatmo). Airmet are selling CO2 mo...

...and the bonus would be you get a CO2 probe for future pracs in class. We use Pasco CO2 probes and I would go that option. So same as your thoughts with the Vernier gear. last year I set one up just to see how they went in one of our poorly ventilated labs (nothing to do with Covid)...and surprise...

Would love to know what you finally end up with.

Do you have any display cabinets ?. We have set ours up 2 or 3 to a stand and put them on display, people always stop and stare.

White flowers and food dye. A bit boring and maybe a little young for Grade 8. I did a celery stick with lots of leaves on the top a few weeks back, splitting it in half to the middle. Gently place each side in a different colour carefully so as not to snap off. Half in blue and half in red. The res...

How about Whizz Fizz

0.5 teaspoons citric acid
4 teaspoons icing sugar
6 teaspoons jelly crystals (if you are vegetarian, please use extra icing sugar instead)
0.5 teaspoons baking soda
Small Ziploc bag

We don't use Cobalt (in any form) at all anymore, I've removed it all due to it's environmental and health affects. Asked people to find alternatives and surprisingly when you ask them to find a less nasty chemical they always do. Just have to push them out of their old ways. I Hi Anna What do you ...

Milo wrote: ↑05 Aug 2021, 10:04 I got some 200 boxes from Winc (stationery supplier) recently.

Thanks, I'll check it out

We have also noticed many are only selling the boxes of 100 now...much to my dismay. Our gloves holders are made for the 200 boxes and the 100 boxes just don't fit right. :( students pullingt hem out and we find them all over the place. I think even Westlab didn't have the 200.

We don't use Cobalt (in any form) at all anymore, I've removed it all due to it's environmental and health affects. Asked people to find alternatives and surprisingly when you ask them to find a less nasty chemical they always do. Just have to push them out of their old ways. I

Yup, ours is on 24/7 and wouldn't be happy working in there if it wasn't 24/7.

heheheheee..planning a trip Vic-QLD we will see, patiently watching numbers

We generally go with this ratio, but all teachers are different and mix and match.

1 citric acid : 8 icing sugar : 12 jelly crystal : 1 baking soda