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Hi Rosalie, Geez we must be really nasty we give those for Yr 7 prac. exam. They draw apparatus in Yr7 but not set up so that's one great idea.
Density is another one but still need a few more, poor kids.


Thank you so much.

Morning everyone, I need some ideas for a Year 8 prac. exam, we'll be having 3 classes at once doing it, and equipment is limited. If anyone has some ideas it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

WoooooHoooo its Friday, I don't store any glassware in the labs, it goes out with each prac. that way I can keep an eye on it and make sure its clean. If its a large prac. its usually on a trolley. The only thing that is in the labs at each bench are (retort & clamps, tripod & gauze, bunsen,...

Well I've already had the best holiday 2 weeks long service in Vanuatu, returned with a suntan, gone from wearing swimmers and bare feet \:D/ to frost and -1C bugger. :redcard: The worst thing I should have taken this week off as well, the amount of mess thats been left for me is just incredible. I ...

As far as I'm aware they shouldn't be fluro's because of the starters, sparking and causing who knows what. "Not sure about that enclosed one though"

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
IT'S FRIDAY ALRIGHT

LOL DON'T UPSET THE LABBIE :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: just had to add, I had a HT years ago, who keep letting me know I was just a Lab ass. till one day while she we stilling going on at me, I picked the phone up, told the Burser I was going home, I felt li...

Rell, I know that you are in Vic, not NSW, and so you are not governed by the CSIS Manual, but up here in NSW, the CSIS manual lists Solid CO2 an being a "Teacher Only" chemical. Not even senior students are allowed to touch it. If you were in NSW, your teacher would be "Hung, drawn ...

Thanks everyone, we just get so much conflicting info it's not funny, I will still make the majority of it up into diluted solutions. Have around 1kg in total, in old Q-store jars (re-labelled a few years back) original were in lbs. So I guess I'm not going to run out soon

Thanks again

Please help!!!!! being in the Catholic system, we don't get any offical updates, but I have been told if we have "heard else where" :w00t: that something is no longer allowed, we can be fined by workcover up to $4000 for not compling :crazy: So are we allowed to have solid Ammonium Nitrate...

Thanks Lyn,
Our GA thinks different, including how my chemical room should be arranged!!!!!! On hearing this my HT just went WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, but I'm so proud I didn't even comment

I know that as soon as any renovations accur even minnor, they have to be installed. Prior to our labs being done, a mains for each, (electricity, water & gas) under teachers bench. We stopped all pracs., in one lab prior to renovations due to kids rocking the old benches and cracking the gas li...

Just want to check with everybody else our prep. room and labs were refurbished in 2006, I was lucky enough to get 2 chemical rooms, 1 for dilutes and 1 for solids/concentrates. We have one external exhaust system which does both rooms, which at the moment the motor has seized, it's my understanding...

I agree Ocker, but as labbies, I think we all do as much as we can to prevent accidents. To point teachers in the right direction and report to HT if needed. I really don't know what else as labbies we can do. Everytime I see a report of an accident, I feel sick. I photocopy any information I can fi...

Let us know how it goes, sounds cool

Sorry just had to add 980 labbies on Chemtalk alone, $20.40each

QUOTE "The forum will discuss issues and challenges in training and supporting school science and technology technicians, including developing a training framework and guidelines and will be funded through a $20,000 grant from the Federal Government." Is that $20,00 for the forum or the tr...

We use both fresh and frozen, mainly because if I can get hold of them, I always freeze some just in case. Teachers haven't complained. No doubt they would if there was a problem.

Geeezzzzzzzz going on that list I'm stu*&#%

Hi, they are for making up Buffer solution, so much easier than making solutions from scratch. I have them as Green 7-12

Hope that helps.

Maybe explain to Tuesday!!! what the problem is and suggest they do on one of the other days. Maybe they can be flexible