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One of my teachers loved this slime recipe, said it was the best she had ever made. Not sure if it can be turned into magnetic slime? Light Bunsen and adjust to blue flame, position under tripod. Teacher will add several drops of food colouring. Heat 200mL water till bubbles start to form. Add 2 hea...

Started here too, now

Here is Alan Tudge’s email address

alan.tudge.mp@aph.gov.au

I have sent an email to them both. Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Merilyn

I never knew that! Thanks bigmack!

Australian Independent Schools (AIS) also pay a subscription for us to use it. But Chemwatch wasn't designed for schools. We'd all be better off if the people signing us up to these things asked for our opinions first. I don't use it (I could write an essay why), I would rather the powers that be p...

Still refer us to ChemWatch!!!

Anna Z wrote: ↑08 May 2021, 08:51 slight deviation to question...but Risk Assess are putting waste details on all chemicals come July

Best news ever!!!!! Will be worth every cent of the new subscription price of $300 plus tax.

Annette, what a great article. I hope the right people get to read it and make the right changes. Good luck!

Creative, safe and functional - what a win!

I have just bought more bar magnets, our ancient ones are almost useless. I can highly recommend MTA - https://www.teaching.com.au/product/SER1091007A Great price, too, but bear in mind that they are super strong! Last year I bought a few sets of the IEC bar magnets from Scientrific, also good. Each...

Thanks for your input, everyone, I don't feel as stressed as I did, I have not been through the process before and thought being selected meant you would be committed to a 10 week trial. I'm not trying to get out of jury duty, just would prefer to wait until I have retired, with all the time in the ...

I have been called up to attend for jury duty next month. Like most of you, I am the only person at school who can prepare pracs for Science. I can't see how the school can do without pracs (ie without me!) for up to 10 weeks. And if they tried it would take me 10 weeks to get everything back in pla...

Merilyn1 wrote: ↑12 Feb 2021, 07:49 I think this highlights the problem of CSIS and the sad state of affairs when DoE staff are told to follow it. It is very, very, out of date.

Absolutely. What will it take for this to be taken seriously? Who will take responsibility?

What browser are they using? IE, Chrome, Safari etc - worth them trying on a different platform. Don't want to lose RiskAssess!

I have purchased Trolleys from Nisbets, a kitchen supplier, for less than $200 each. They look identical to ones supplied by all the science outlets. 3 tier black and silver. The wheels are large and sturdy. Worth a look if your budget is tight like ours. So did I - they were on sale a few months a...

melsid wrote: ↑10 Nov 2020, 07:12
Wow Bigmack, I hope your school appreciates you!!!
That is a fantastic set up, especially for the cost!

Hear Hear!

Anybody know of an affordable drying oven? From what I can see, starting price is about $2 000, ouch. It is to be used for drying out chemical samples, we would carry on using our incubator for agar plates, etc.

who would blindly follow a document that is so out of date I could not agree more - I managed to get it in writing (indirectly) from my HT that he prefers me to follow RiskAssess, especially when it comes to health risks. I also prefer my old-fashioned diary and prac book for orders and scheduling....

Thanks Alice!

Two things - Firstly, the old grey trays are photographic trays, not cheap, but, yes very durable. Try your visual arts teacher to see if they have a photography catalogue. Secondly, the ABS trays aren't dishwasher proof. Found out the hard way :-( I must be lucky then, mine have gone through the d...