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- 25 Aug 2015, 10:58
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Job Description
- Replies: 87
- Views: 87636
Re: Job Description
or after you have spent several hours testing the prac to make sure it works, gathered together the multiple pieces of equipment and then lugged it the 500 metres to the next block and up to the second floor (thankfully there is a lift) they decide not to do it after all. Instead of letting you know...
- 18 Aug 2015, 09:58
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: weirdest things
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27736
Re: weirdest things
When I first started here the head Teacher wanted some Jasper from a site 1 hour away from Tamworth to make Aboriginal weapons. Being very new to the job that's what I did on my weekend. Drove all the way out there and collected rocks that incidentally were never used! If asked the same now I would ...
- 13 Aug 2015, 09:44
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Recommended Chemical List
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4753
Re: Recommended Chemical List
When I tried to print some pages out I found I had to alter settings on the Print page. Page size and orientation to A4, the margins and from "print sheet on one page" to "No scaling" and then alter column sizes to fit. It seems a wonderful resource, thanks to all those that spen...
- 06 Aug 2015, 09:45
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Christmas themed prac's for yr6 visits
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7235
Re: Christmas themed prac's for yr6 visits
Not a Prac but you could make a laboratory Christmas tree for them
- 14 Jul 2015, 14:43
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: ASET PD Day at Tamworth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5177
Re: ASET PD Day at Tamworth
It was very informative.
Thanks to ASET and all those involved in the organisation of the day.
Thanks to ASET and all those involved in the organisation of the day.
- 24 Jun 2015, 12:28
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: ASET PD Day at Tamworth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5177
Re: ASET PD Day at Tamworth
Don't know what weather is expected that far ahead but you could have sub-zero temps overnight. Then a pleasant day. As to the venue, layers are the suggestion as it depends. If the heaters have been turned on early enough ( and are working) it can be rather warm but without heaters its chilly. Look...
- 28 May 2015, 11:32
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Any benefits to making a Manifest in Chemwatch
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4414
Re: Any benefits to making a Manifest in Chemwatch
Interesting thing with regards to the manifest and the Fire brigade. When we had the fire here 3 years ago that destroyed 2 labs and the prep room no one was at all interested as to what chemicals were on site. This comes from one of the firies who also was the lab Assistant at one of the other scho...
- 20 May 2015, 09:50
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Iodine Classification
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9053
Re: Iodine Classification
This is what worries me about the GHS and our storage of the chemicals. I have been looking through our range of chemicals (so far I have checked about 30 of our 370odd chemicals) to try and work out how to store them. So far I have discovered that Hydrochloric, Formic and Butyric acid have the &quo...
- 06 May 2015, 13:03
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Ammonia solution
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4971
Re: Ammonia solution
From my notes, Ammonia 28% to make a 1M solution 68 mls Ammonia concentrate made up to 1Litre with 932 ml water From "The Laboratory" Ammonia 29% 56ml made up to 1Litre for 1M Therefore to make a 0.1M you would need about 6.8 mls made up to 1 Litre. I would probably make up a small quantit...
- 30 Apr 2015, 09:07
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Whats Happened to Chemtalk
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7247
Re: Whats Happened to Chemtalk
It's amazing how much you count on Chemtalk until it is not there. I have not been able to get in all week and being someone that logs in several times a day to see what is happening it has been like leaving your watch or mobile phone at home. it just doesn't feel right. :-( Glad to be back in touch...
- 23 Apr 2015, 09:28
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: DOES YOUR SCHOOL HAVE AN AG FARM?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3276
Re: DOES YOUR SCHOOL HAVE AN AG FARM?
We have an Ag farm and 3 Ag teachers, They all have Science classes also and reside in the Science Staff room. One of the Ag teachers is also Head Teacher Admin (or something) and and head Teacher Ag. Incidentally our Science Head Teacher and one of the other Science Teachers are also qualified to t...
- 03 Mar 2015, 09:21
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Natural gas bottles for science labs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2693
Re: Natural gas bottles for science labs
We have 2 HUGE gas bottles, both enclosed within locked fences, in 2 different areas of the school.
They also have a sign on the fences warning there are 2 bottles in connection, turning one lot off is not enough, they have to go to the back of the school and turn the other off to work on the lines.
They also have a sign on the fences warning there are 2 bottles in connection, turning one lot off is not enough, they have to go to the back of the school and turn the other off to work on the lines.
- 18 Feb 2015, 13:34
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Labbie Hours v's Number of Students
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19126
Re: Labbie Hours v's Number of Students
I am in Government school with just on 1000 students. There is only me and I work in Science 27.5 hours a week. I have to do trained monkey work in the library 4 hours a week! I have 7 labs, 3 prep rooms and 10 teachers. There are 6 science classes in years 7-10, 2 Biology in 11 and 12 and one physi...
- 12 Feb 2015, 11:33
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Solid sulphur
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3021
Re: Solid sulphur
My solid sulphur is Chem Supply Sulphur Roll. It comes in a 1kg jar and contains 4 rolls about 12cm long and 3.5 wide. These I have broken up into smaller chunks about 2cm square. It cost $75 for the jar. I bought the jar over 5 years ago and still have over 800gms left as rods. Greater initial outl...
- 10 Dec 2014, 10:46
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Setting up yet another prep room
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6650
Re: Setting up yet another prep room
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There has been some student help with carrying, especially this time as it's and of term and the teachers are too lazy to teach so are glad to have some occupation for the students. It doesn't help though when a teacher decides to lock the room on you whilst you have 4 students wit...
- 10 Dec 2014, 08:28
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Setting up yet another prep room
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6650
Re: Setting up yet another prep room
I have had 2 demountable labs for the last 2 years following our major fire in March 2012. Last week we were givent the keys to the new labs so I have been spending a lot of time and energy transfering the equipment from one place to another. This is what the demountable labs and prep rooms look lik...
- 01 Dec 2014, 11:46
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: GHS labels for dropper bottles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3813
- 19 Nov 2014, 13:55
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Nitrates
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4763
Re: Nitrates
Isn't the action of Silica gel to remove the water?
Maybe you are drying it out too much.
I just looked at mine and 2 of the jars that are now over 20 years old are liquid!
Maybe you are drying it out too much.
I just looked at mine and 2 of the jars that are now over 20 years old are liquid!
- 12 Nov 2014, 08:43
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: spirit burners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4882
Re: spirit burners
I store mine in a metal locker in the chem store (they won't all fit into the flammables cupboard so it is the best alternative I could come up with) I have 8 x Metho 5 x Methanol 7 x Ethanol 7 x Propanol 5 x Butanol 1 x Pentanol 1 x Octanol 6 x Diesel and 3 kero When they are ordered for junior cla...
- 03 Nov 2014, 08:32
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Year 12 Forensic Chemistry
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5294
Year 12 Forensic Chemistry
Our Chemistry teacher has decided after 10 years of doing the Shipwreck elective she will change for this Year 12 and do the Forensic elective. I welcome the change as I have had enough of rusting nails in every available liquid :crazy: I know this will involve electrophoresis but have no idea what ...