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Hi Sassi, We have 620 students in years 11 and 12 at present Yr 11 & 12 chemistry x 4 Physics x 3 Senior science x 4 Biology x 4 Agriculture x 2 Marine studies x 2 Earth & Environmental x 1 With one lab tech. full time since Oct 2007. Until then the lab position was shared between the front ...

Thank you both for the info. I didn't think to look in the chemical section. Silly me! Now I just have to beg for money to buy them. Might have to be the next budget.

Rosemary

Hi everyone, I am trying to source metal strips for yr 12 galvanic cells prac. We did this in term 1 and struggled through with left over zinc etc plus trying to use electrodes which defeated the purpose. I have tried serrata but cant find small sheets of zinc, aluminium and tin. We already had copp...

Thanks Sue for your help. I now have my own computer in the science lab so can access chemtalk without going to the front office and borrowing one there.

Rosemary

Hi Jazz, Thanks for the info. I will try to visit tomorrow after 1pm. I now also have another monocular microscope MOTIC brand that has a problem with the high power objective and wont focus. Also do microscopes have to have a yearly check by a technician? or do they just keep on going until they we...

Hi everyone,
I'm new to science and also have a new head teacher so we are both new to this job. I would like to know where I can send microscopes to be fixed. It is a monocular scope and the lens is blurry. I have cleaned it but it hasn't made any difference.

Hope you can help

Rosemary