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- 09 May 2008, 13:23
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Classification of Position
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4769
Re: Classification of Position
JOb Description - Whatever the Science Teacher Can not do or does not want to do the Lab Assistant does.
- 09 May 2008, 13:21
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Dropper bottles
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5482
Re: Dropper bottles
I have changed most of ours over to the plastic squirt type of bottle. Less damage to the soloutions I have found. Still use amber glass bottles for some solutions. To stop the rubber from going hard on the lid I smear a very small amount of potroleum Jelly on the plastic - seems to work. Some how t...
- 11 Apr 2008, 09:48
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Holidays!!!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2957
Re: Holidays!!!!!!
Have a good break everyone - and a well deserved one at that.
- 02 Apr 2008, 10:18
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: risk assessements for science focus textbooks
- Replies: 68
- Views: 20616
Re: risk assessements for science focus textbooks
Hi there, yep if you have time I would also love a copy
kim.e.lawlor@education.nsw.gov.au
thanks heaps
kim.e.lawlor@education.nsw.gov.au
thanks heaps
- 14 Feb 2008, 12:14
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Earth and Environmental Science (NSW syllabus)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1184
Re: Earth and Environmental Science (NSW syllabus)
Hi Wendy - we offer this course here externally and the kids do it via Camden Haven so You may like to give them a call and talk with them they are really easy going group of teachers and I think of the top of my head ask for Lisa Burton she is who we speak with. Hope this is of some help. KIM Quiri...
- 30 Oct 2007, 13:42
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Maintenance Schedule
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3388
Re: Maintenance Schedule
If something is returned to the preproom it is placed in the broken tray and each sports day I see what I can repair and I fix it and designate the other items to the correct staff member for repairs. At the end of each term I go through the storerooms and check anything that looks broken and get it...
- 30 Oct 2007, 11:55
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Microwave ovens
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10282
Re: Microwave ovens
We have a microwave in our prep room and we use it for a few things -
such as Agar plates and melting chocolate for chocolate fossils. I would recomend one for any Science department. Also they are good for a hot chocolate on a cold morning .
such as Agar plates and melting chocolate for chocolate fossils. I would recomend one for any Science department. Also they are good for a hot chocolate on a cold morning .
- 19 Oct 2007, 10:00
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Enzyme prac Y11-12
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6309
Re: Enzyme prac Y11-12
We use 3% for most of these but 15% for a few of the experiments. Your teacher should know the % needed for the experiment.
- 19 Oct 2007, 09:58
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Voltameter & Sulfuric Acid
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4239
Re: Voltameter & Sulfuric Acid
We only ever use between .5M and 2 M acid for this. I never let the concentrate go out for student pracs. The teachers may use them for demonstration but that is all to many hazards with giving students concentrates we avoid this whenever possible.
- 18 Sep 2007, 08:52
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Brain disection- help please
- Replies: 87
- Views: 25173
Re: Brain disection- help please
We give ours out to the class still half frozen this way they are still a bit firm and less mess.
- 27 Jul 2007, 11:50
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Making Iodine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4901
Re: Making Iodine
Well some of us are as they say "bucket Chemistry" lovers yep I just add a few crystals into some Ethonal and add more if it is not very dark. Seems to work and no one around here has complained yet. And it shows up the presence of starch - so I suppose that is the main thing.
- 27 Jul 2007, 11:44
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Lockers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4561
Re: Lockers
Our Locker Numbers are issued through the front office - a fee is paid so therefore it has to go through Admin. Students supply there own keys if they wish to lock the lockers - But it is only year 12 who have lockers and they are in there Study room so not many of them choose to lock them. Our GA (...
- 27 Jun 2007, 09:37
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Holidays
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6133
Re: Holidays
Do not come in during any of the school holidays :coffee: . Our head teacher does the fish and plants during the holidays. As I have a fmaily and a life \:D/ I dont seem to miss work during these times. I feel sorry for those that have to go to work during the holidays although you would get alot do...
- 08 Jun 2007, 12:28
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Chemical suppliers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1758
Re: Chemical suppliers
What chemical are you after
- 30 May 2007, 12:28
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: soapy bubbles explosion
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2963
Re: soapy bubbles explosion
WE do this experiment quiet often - put some bubble mixture in a butter container attach a Thistle funnel to some rubber tubing and attach to gas outlet. Put thistle funnel in bubble mixture - take out - turn on gas - then with a taper candle on a meter long ruler we then ignite the bubble. the kids...
- 25 May 2007, 15:09
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: aluminium pot sulfate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2970
aluminium pot sulfate
I had mine set in the small beakers to what I did then was to turn them upside down and let hot water run slowly over the base and presto the crystals popped out . Yes I will be using something else for them to put the liquid in next time. This is how we learn - by our mistakes .
- 25 May 2007, 15:04
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: spikk kits
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6507
We have just made our up in the last month - in them I have *Dust pan and Brush *Safety Glasses 8-) *Disposable good gloves not just the everyday ones *Disposable face mask *Kitty Litter *Vomit kit 8O *Disposable overalls :idea: *Large strong disposable rubbish bag All this is kept in a large plasti...
- 02 May 2007, 13:58
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Chemical Disposal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7458
chemical disposal
Find out when your local tip has a chemical clean up and you may find that they will take a certain amount free of charge. The only problem most of these clean up days are Saturday or Sunday so you may need to do a bit of overtime - but this is a free service normally so it is worth it - and it help...
- 02 May 2007, 13:56
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: SLINKY STORAGE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4416
slinky storage
I have mine in a empty napisan container that way it is solid and the slinky does not get bent or tangled also the container has a lid.
- 02 May 2007, 13:54
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Boiling Chips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4104
Boiling chips
We use broken crucibles here also, just have a box that I put the broken ones in and have a smashing time when get a few there.