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Hi Everyone, Our physics teachers are looking to either borrow or purchase two electronic circuit boards used in the TEKPAK Electronic kits. In South Australia these were known as Alpha kits and in the UK, MFA Micro Electronics by UNILAB. (late 80's etc) The parts we are looking for are: Part No. 20...

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Do NSW teacher need to be registered ? Victorian teacehrs have VIT registration.
amanda

After watching ACA may be some teachers might not want to have a record of their class..... but we also use an IPHONE in a retort stand..if they can't be bother setting up the Motocam system..

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Is this the kit you are talking about...this was released by the Queensland education department, you might want to forward it onto the department OHS, especially with rocks coming back in favour of the Aust. Curriculum...

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Not sodium, it was dry ice, and this is a reason why we need to stand together and demand risk assessments are carried out. As for a CRT doing an experiment, I am speechless.

Rosalie,
Do you lose that much weight going to work...better than weight watches


"I will need someone starting Jan 2013 for about 3 terms as I am at Greystanes 5 kg from Parramatta just off the Great Western Highway"

When Zinc Oxide is heated, it turns a pale, lemony color and when take off the heat, turns back to white. Nothing has happened to the zinc, it has not thermally decomposed.

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Of course she read the guidelines
http://www.arpansa.gov.au/pubs/rps/rps18.pdf
Use of radiation in schools part 1: 2009.

amanda

EBAY......yep...while looking for those shoes...check out the skulls
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from ... Categories
amanda

What about using a solar panel and a light globes (different watts etc), measure the voltage output... or focal length of lenses..

Hello I would firstly look at the new Australia Curriculum, I am struggling to even see where the good old hobson light boxes fit in...types of energy formation has taken over... even basic electricity and magnets are done in Yr 6...mirrors in yr 5... This link will show you a basic outline...so if ...

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Art fixative spray...or hair spray....your are department will have it for pastel or charcoal drawings....or take the afternoon off to go trial it at your hairdressers
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hello It is also posted on the www.ltav.org.au. This is the Victorian Lab tech site. It is great to see this being discussed, before I came across to my Lab tech heaven building :giggle: I worked in a government school, after much negotiating with a great Principal, the formula was 0.1 per 100 stude...

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It is called Tea staining...no I have not had my cup of coffee for the morning....my new sinks grade 316 S/S....has it...see link for care
http://www.assda.asn.au/technical-info/ ... a-staining

Amanda

The ARPANSA code is being updated, this is the draft form, dated August 2011...
http://www.arpansa.gov.au/pubs/comment/dr_lasers.pdf
amanda

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You can get a copy from ARPANSA.gov.au, same place for radioactive sources..


http://www.arpansa.gov.au/pubs/rhs/rhs36.pdf

Amanda

A shopping trip to Melbourne..no I mean a visit to the Melbourne museum, OK ..thats out but you could ource a few ideas......
http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournem ... dio-trail/
or
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/

amanda

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it sounds likw caving helmet...see weblink
http://outreach.chem.indiana.edu/demos. ... um+carbide
this is another great resource for those show and tell days....ummmm

Good luck,,,
amanda

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Add this one to your Biology resources....


http://www.biology-resources.com/all-bi ... ments.html

Amanda

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Try this company...
http://www.scorpiotechnology.com.au/ass ... alogue.pdf
We use them to make solar cars for Yr 7...
Amanda