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- 26 Aug 2010, 12:19
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Dry Ice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5197
Re: Dry Ice
We have been fortunate enough to receive some of the left over ice from the local pathology offices. After they finish transporting specimens their excess is thrown out. It helped that one of our teachers had her mother working there,so i don't know how much this had to do with our access to it. Oth...
- 27 May 2010, 12:19
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Test Tagging of electrical equipment?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8295
Re: Test Tagging of electrical equipment?
Hi Everyone, As part our job the labbies do the T&Ting.The school has approx 1300 items and somehow this tedious and time consuming job has fallen into our lap. Last year , with 2 of us doing a visual inspection and then using the PAT machine, it took a week over the holidays. Not to mention the...
- 01 Apr 2010, 10:08
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Esters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1469
Esters
Our seniors are hoping to do ester production next term-does anyone have the amounts/volumes of propionic (propanoic) acid needed to add to 1-propanol, butanol and pentanol. Any help would be much appreciated. Happy (chocolate filled) Easter.
Cheers,
AMK
Cheers,
AMK
- 01 Apr 2010, 09:09
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Clip art for Science equipment
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3127
Re: Clip art for Science equipment
We used the scientific drawing in the back of Science Tracks 8 p411-415. It lists the equipment, How to draw it and Uses. We scanned the book and with some editting have made our own posters etc (no copyright infringement intended)
- 16 Feb 2010, 13:58
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: OMG!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3889
Re: OMG!!!!!!!!!!
:D One of our new (young) teachers regularly plays music especially to her senior chemistry classes. Surprisingly there is less noise and commotion in the class and it is a great bribery tool (even for the naughty Yr 12's). The kids seem to get their work done and can function with even the Doof- Do...
- 16 Feb 2010, 10:58
- Forum: Free classifieds - 4 sale/swap/wanted/giveaway
- Topic: books!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12664
Re: books!
Hi Rosalie, Our HOD and juniors are after Core Science 1 or 2 if you have any. Willing to collect if you are in this neck of the woods. One of our Maths teachers gathers all our unwanted texts or all those being discarded and saves them for a shipping container, which he gets an aid agency to ship t...
- 02 Dec 2009, 07:49
- Forum: Free classifieds - 4 sale/swap/wanted/giveaway
- Topic: core science 1 and 2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7361
core science 1 and 2
Hi,
If anyone is upgrading textbooks and has unwanted/ older Core Science 1 and 2 books for purchase/ giveaway could you let me know as our Head and juniors are in need !! Thanks
If anyone is upgrading textbooks and has unwanted/ older Core Science 1 and 2 books for purchase/ giveaway could you let me know as our Head and juniors are in need !! Thanks
- 31 Jul 2009, 09:18
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Molarity Calculations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1907
Re: Molarity Calculations
I have passed the messages onto our new teacher who was looking for the information and in a huge rush yesterday. I think she will have a chuckle when she reads the first one. As far as I can gather the dept. doesn't have the resource you mentioned. I shall handball that one back to them ! Thanks . ...
- 30 Jul 2009, 10:03
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Molarity Calculations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1907
Molarity Calculations
HELP- 0188
Could anyone please fax me the ANSWERS to Chemistry Blackline Masters (by D Smith) Worksheet 14 "Molarity calculations including dilutions" Would greatly appreciate someones help on this one. FAX to Chemistry Teacher c/o St Mary's 0267 420188. THANKS.
Could anyone please fax me the ANSWERS to Chemistry Blackline Masters (by D Smith) Worksheet 14 "Molarity calculations including dilutions" Would greatly appreciate someones help on this one. FAX to Chemistry Teacher c/o St Mary's 0267 420188. THANKS.
- 12 May 2008, 11:04
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: determining nitrogen cont of fetilizer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1371
determining nitrogen cont of fetilizer
Hi, has anyone got an reccommendations for this senior chem prac. Any brand of fertilizer/product that gives any kind of result? In the past we have not had much luck with this. Some mention was made regarding a particular brand at the Science Conference last year, but we can't remember.
cheers Chris
cheers Chris
- 26 Feb 2008, 10:12
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: CSIS staff training
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2832
CSIS staff training
Our school had a staged implementation of CSIS in 2000/1 .We are about to run a training day for new staff .How often does it need to be refreshed for existing staff ? Thanks AMK