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Do you know if this applies to NSW schools only or is it possible that it might apply to Queensland too?

Hi, We have the same number of kits. I did exactly what you had in mind. I took the cardboard dividers out of most of the boxes or rearranged them as needed eg to separate the windmill hubs and vanes and labelled the boxes as required. I think that rearranging the boxes has made it easier for me to ...

Hi, We have mini transformers which I think were originally available with the light box kits and are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. They aren't available anymore but I had a look on the IEC website and their replacement seems to be LB2610-001. There is a PDF with the stock number wit...

Thanks Kiah,
The site has some good animations. I particularly liked the heart animation. I'll pass it on to the HOD.

Ellison (previously Immanuel College Adelaide)

See if this site opens for you, http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc Once you have downloaded the simulation you can either have a lifelike or schematic type circuit. You can add items from the grab bag , such as a paper clip and see if the object conducts electricity. ...

I'm sorry that this may be too late for the lesson today but I have just read your post. It's from "physics equipment, getting it to work"

Hi all, I have several bottles of waste chemicals which have built up and I would like to reduce the quantity. How may I treat and minimize lead iodide in particular. Can copper sulphate which is not suitable for recycling be soaked into kitty litter eg and discarded in normal refuse. ( a previous p...

A recipe posted previously ( thank you smiley ) said dissolve 0.2 g of the indicator powder in 15 mL of NH3 and add 5 mL of ethanol). Could you please tell me what strength ammonia solution you use? Do you dilute the conc ammonia solution to about 3 or 4%?

Hi Justin,
The stain we have used to show mitosis in onion and garlic root is aceto-orcein stain, (approx $30 per 100mls from the chemical companies)

Hope this helps

I've bookmarked the following site. You could see if the link is successful

http://www.curriculumsupport.education. ... /index.htm