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- 04 May 2023, 14:38
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Melting Plastic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1302
Melting Plastic
Afternoon everyone, any help or sugguestions for alternate practicals would be greatly appreciated. I have a teacher that wants to melt milk bottles in a saucepan over heat, apparently for year 12 chemistry. Would you be happy with this? or is there an alternative. I've been told it will not give of...
- 03 Apr 2023, 13:23
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Chemicals not sold by Westlab or other common suppliers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2544
Re: Chemicals not sold by Westlab or other common suppliers
If you have a good HT I'd take it to them, I'm always sus with anything benzene or bromine. See what he is doing with it and the cost alone of the new chemicals for a once off, may be enough of a deterrent.
- 24 Mar 2023, 13:43
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ordering for Practical Lessons
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18261
- 24 Mar 2023, 13:42
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ordering for Practical Lessons
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18261
Re: Ordering for Practical Lessons
Yep didn't take long, one email at 10.30pm last night didn't read till this morning. 3 teachers wanting pracs and saw the warning, they knew they were all pracs that were already made up so OKAY with that. Not the HT yet. They'll all realise they only have 9 days to go soon!!!! Then end of term yah!!!
- 22 Mar 2023, 08:59
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ordering for Practical Lessons
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18261
Re: Ordering for Practical Lessons
Okay I've set mine too, 1 day to start, would like it to be 2 but lets see the reaction to this first. I'm away tomorrow so it will be interesting.
- 21 Mar 2023, 13:25
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: copper ore
- Replies: 3
- Views: 945
Re: copper ore
You could try CSA Glencore Mine in Cobar NSW 0268365100 I'm sure they wouldn't mind sending you some if you explain it's for Educational purposes.
Let me know how you go. Cheers
Let me know how you go. Cheers
- 21 Mar 2023, 12:39
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ordering for Practical Lessons
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18261
Re: Ordering for Practical Lessons
I just noticed it only came out yesterday on Riskassess!! lol It's in the news section at the bottom of the Home page.
- 21 Mar 2023, 12:04
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ordering for Practical Lessons
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18261
Re: Ordering for Practical Lessons
I've only just found on Riskassess there is a Warning on short-notice bookings / Cut-off time if you go into the tools section. I don't know if I'm game to set ours most give me 2 days notice but HT believes 11pm friday is fine for 9.10 Monday :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: Would love to know if anyone ...
- 20 Mar 2023, 09:12
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Slowing down agar plate growth?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1422
Re: Slowing down agar plate growth?
In the past I've taken a photo, then put in the fridge over the weekend upside down so no condensation.
- 13 Mar 2023, 14:07
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: cutting contact
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1153
Re: cutting contact
Hi, just use a wide sticky tape straight over the top. Contact and I don't get on that well! lol
- 06 Feb 2023, 11:54
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Button Cell Batteries NEW Regulation 2022
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1392
Equipment - button batteries
Hi Brains trust, I've just tried to order new pH meters from 2 different suppliers and have been told they are no longer able to sell to schools or the general public because of new government legislation regarding button batteries. I'm in a NSW private school our suppliers are generally Victoria, h...
- 03 Feb 2023, 12:29
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Sodium Metal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1338
Re: Sodium Metal
No it's not ( Riskassess you can still use - Teacher only)
- 12 Dec 2022, 11:04
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Tips for next year
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1812
Re: Tips for next year
Retire
I try to order or organise things well ahead of time, once I've seen the Scope and Sequence for the year. Order things in, Dissections etc.,
I try to order or organise things well ahead of time, once I've seen the Scope and Sequence for the year. Order things in, Dissections etc.,
- 02 Dec 2022, 12:47
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Experiment gone wrong
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4199
Re: Experiment gone wrong
Thanks Bigmack, it is nice to know what the DET schools are doing. I don't refer to the old CSIS at all any more, so out of date, we use Riskassess. That's our bible now a days, if I really get stuck and can't find an answer on here. I send Phillip Crisp an email.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
- 01 Dec 2022, 11:56
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Experiment gone wrong
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4199
Re: Experiment gone wrong
Just got a notification from DET that Black snake prac is not permitted pending further investigation . https://education.nsw.gov.au/noticeboard/2022/11/safety-alert-95-science-activities-in-schools Not really surprised. We don't have access to the department, can someone fill us in. That would be ...
- 01 Dec 2022, 09:42
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Experiment gone wrong
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4199
Re: Experiment gone wrong
Our lower Year 8's did it in 6 groups, inside. with small quantities in a evaporating dish. A very experienced teacher; she poured the metho and lit each one. All done safely and successfully after a full risk assessment was done.
- 23 Nov 2022, 14:00
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: looking for slater bugs-investigating science
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1171
Re: looking for slater bugs-investigating science
Used to love this prac if it's the same one that used in Bio years ago. Put some newspaper under some leaf litter in your garden they'll come. Love dark damp matter.
- 16 Nov 2022, 12:20
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Policies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6062
Re: Policies
Yep private school too. That's the sort of fridge/freezer we already have but because of the difficulty getting dissections as soon as they are used I start trying to replace. A chest freezer as well would be good but we just don't have the room.
- 16 Nov 2022, 11:20
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Policies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6062
Re: Policies
Here I go again!! Brains trust "I would say No" Many many moons again we could! Have a teacher wanting to bring in a pluck and maybe reproductive organs???? after a sheep kill on a friends farm. Farmer not butcher and no disease checks. Yes or No Background: We dont have an Ag farm or an a...
- 18 Oct 2022, 12:38
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: swan neck tubes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6460