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We've made safety glasses a personal item for our older kids no more cleaning glasses after each use for us. Love it.

Oh no, what next

RosalieL wrote: ↑18 Nov 2021, 11:48 Does elephants toothpaste stain concrete? I can't remember from previous demonstrations. I don't want to upset anyone at my new school!

Just pop it in a big tray with a drop sheet under. Good to go, no stain

Thank goodness all our chairs have metal legs. Can't believe the kids do this ..

Another Stile whinge. Yesterday I spent about two hours prepping for a Stile prac. I think I should be treating these like prac tests - every class does it, to justify the effort and I need two weeks notice! Today's request - 1kg flour and 100g of cocoa so the kiddies can drop marbles from a height...

@Merilyn1 awesome info, thanks

I got some 200 boxes from Winc (stationery supplier) recently. Thanks, I'll check it out Just a heads up... A shipment of our Westlab Nitrile Gloves 200PK are expected to land in Melbourne Docks on the 13th of November [Add on a week or two for customs]. excellent...love the lime coloured box, hope...

We have disposed of all ours on site...they should have been gone 10 years ago, I keep finding stashes from the last lab techs...naughty naughty

With Pasco, the whole library is online, notes, pracs, templates everything check out the Pasco experimental library it's awesome for us.

We couldn't do the whole glassware out on the trolley and it comes back, we had 13 pracs running today over 2 floors, it would have been a nightmare. I do love how you guys have it so sorted that it works for you though Saves the annual stocktake

Looks like no one can go wrong here, Merilyn with the Vernier experience and our school with Pasco...win win for anyone with Q's

I don't worry about glassware being returned to specific labs. I just work on each lab has a certain number of items, have some spares in the prep room and top up from those if the other items are being washed. This reduces your stress if you are busy and fall behind in washing up - anything can go...

Anna, Did you have to buy the software package as well or is the free app enough to run everything? Free app for a few things, but generally you need Sparkview, it is an initial purchase when you buy some of their gear and then you have it for life with free upgrades. We also use the Capstone softw...

We use Pasco gear and is pretty much like the Vernier stuff and same set up. Wireless and connect direct to computers, Anna, Did you have to buy the software package as well or is the free app enough to run everything? Free app for a few things, but generally you need Sparkview, it is an initial pu...

We use Pasco gear and is pretty much like the Vernier stuff and same set up. Wireless and connect direct to computers,

You're spot on Rosalie - measuring CO2 levels is an indication of the ventilation in the room. If levels increase when people are in the room, it can show that ventilation is inadequate. Bing Lee are selling an indoor weather station which also has a CO2 monitor (Netatmo). Airmet are selling CO2 mo...

...and the bonus would be you get a CO2 probe for future pracs in class. We use Pasco CO2 probes and I would go that option. So same as your thoughts with the Vernier gear. last year I set one up just to see how they went in one of our poorly ventilated labs (nothing to do with Covid)...and surprise...

Would love to know what you finally end up with.

Do you have any display cabinets ?. We have set ours up 2 or 3 to a stand and put them on display, people always stop and stare.

White flowers and food dye. A bit boring and maybe a little young for Grade 8. I did a celery stick with lots of leaves on the top a few weeks back, splitting it in half to the middle. Gently place each side in a different colour carefully so as not to snap off. Half in blue and half in red. The res...