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by coxy123
29 Jul 2016, 09:26
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Open Day Ideas
Replies: 87
Views: 50772

Re: Open Day Ideas

Hi Merilyn,
Is it too late to ask for a copy of your booklet (which Debbie has created). Many thanks
sue.cox2@det.nsw.edu.au
Thanks so much
by coxy123
29 Jul 2016, 09:04
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Pre-paring Solutions
Replies: 41
Views: 23201

Re: Solutions

I use the attached table - covered in contact paper and stuck to the bench beside my scales in the Prep Room. The table is printed on bright yellow paper, but any colour is easier than white in the Prep Room. These are the most common chemicals/molarity which we use.
by coxy123
25 Mar 2014, 08:14
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: Fun experiments
Replies: 10
Views: 9324

Re: Fun experiments

Thank you all for your ideas. We are going to try out all of them (in our spare time) and hopefully make up a booklet of ideas over the next few months.

Thanks again.
by coxy123
24 Mar 2014, 11:40
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Number of Prac/Experiemts Daily.
Replies: 27
Views: 14419

Re: How many prac's in 1 day?

Trish, Using Risk Assess has made the ordering system so much easier. If I don't receive the order within the first half-hour I am here, when I check emails, it doesn't get done that day and I insist on 24 hours notice. If they send the order through after 3pm (when I have left) then there is no way...
by coxy123
24 Mar 2014, 11:31
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: home loan protection
Replies: 25
Views: 8633

Re: home loan protection

Do you think that perhaps you should have just said you were a School Administration Officer and not specified exactly which faculty you work in? How can they not insure us? Perhaps our employers need to cover home loans.
by coxy123
05 Mar 2014, 09:53
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: Fun experiments
Replies: 10
Views: 9324

Re: Fun experiments

Thank you for the suggestion of Elephant's toothpaste. We did that last year, and it was fantastic fun - the kids loved it.

Thank you Debbie, too; I have pm'd you as well.

Great site, fantastic supporters.

Thanks.
by coxy123
05 Mar 2014, 08:20
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: Fun experiments
Replies: 10
Views: 9324

Fun experiments

We are having two busloads of primary students visit our school very soon. The HT has asked if we know of any new, fun, interesting and QUICK experiments we could show. Each group of 10 students will only have 20minutes in Science so we want something to impress them! Can anyone help with ideas, ple...
by coxy123
12 Sep 2013, 13:25
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: Chem Store Room shelving
Replies: 8
Views: 3743

Re: Chem Store Room shelving

We have wooden shelving, but I have double glass (ex-broken windows) on every shelf. Excellent to clean and wipe over. Quite a few years ago our Gen Asst arranged with the local glazier that all broken windows be double-glazed and fitted to go over my wooden shelves - in both Prep rooms and most of ...
by coxy123
23 Jul 2013, 13:28
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Text books
Replies: 5
Views: 2726

Re: Text books

We have ordered the following - on approval . Some are for the NSW curriculum, and others are covering the Australian content. Jacaranda Core Science Stage 4, NSW ed & eBookPlus text Jacaranda Core Science Stage 5, NSW ed & eBookPlus text Nelson iScience 7 NSW Nelson iScience 8 NSW Nelson iS...
by coxy123
16 Jul 2013, 12:35
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: Safety showers.
Replies: 24
Views: 9209

Re: Safety showers.

We only have a proper safety shower in the two recently refurbished labs. The other four labs have a sink - with the hand-held hoses being split and broken by students - so literally no showers. Also, the safety shower in the prep room is right beside two double powerpoints, has no drain, and is les...
by coxy123
16 Jul 2013, 12:32
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: new regulations re safety showers
Replies: 2
Views: 1666

Re: new regulations re safety showers

Or you could ask a local school in Port Macquarie who had the chemstore refurbished - her new shower is an old tap, right beside the acids shelf, with a drain on the floor. Yes, a normal, down on the floor, tap. If the Lab Assistant splashed chemical on her face, she would literally have to lie on h...
by coxy123
12 Apr 2013, 10:49
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: pH solutions OR tablets
Replies: 2
Views: 4619

Re: pH solutions OR tablets

Thank you for that information. I will order them today!!
by coxy123
10 Apr 2013, 11:43
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: pH solutions OR tablets
Replies: 2
Views: 4619

pH solutions OR tablets

I was wondering how many of you make the pH solutions up using the tablets, and how many buy the solution already made up? We bought solutions last year, but after only using about 200ml of the 500ml bottle, they are all now out of date.
by coxy123
15 Mar 2013, 06:30
Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
Topic: Retort Stands
Replies: 0
Views: 1458

Retort Stands

Does anyone have the older style grey retort stands they no longer need? Or know where I can purchase them? We need about 40, but the new ones don't appear to be as strong or as long-lasting. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated.
by coxy123
03 Aug 2012, 13:34
Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
Topic: Sourcing of frozen rats
Replies: 35
Views: 13670

Re: Sourcing of frozen rats

A few years ago when I worked at Tafe, the local National Parks staff would bring in eskys full of cane toads. They would GIVE them to us to dissect. Only problem was, the toads weren't quite dead - they had been soaked in Dettol or Pine-O-Cleen or something, and were "subdued". I would pu...