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by macca
11 May 2021, 13:13
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Hexanoic Acid
Replies: 4
Views: 2053

Re: Hexanoic Acid

Thanks Alice

Can you PM me a rough price please? and I'll pass onto coordinator
by macca
11 May 2021, 11:07
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Hexanoic Acid
Replies: 4
Views: 2053

Hexanoic Acid

Morning everyone,

Has anyone purchased Hexanoic Acid (Capronic Acid) recently? if so where? None of my usual suppliers stock it.

Thanks in advance
by macca
05 May 2021, 12:43
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Flame Test
Replies: 14
Views: 7236

Re: Flame Test

Thanks everyone, Yeah wants to relate to solar system, but I've said no, she just wants to do a prac I think. So as a demo only, these kids are still having trouble lighting bunsens. They are never going to understand what, why or how to do the prac., but anyway. Teacher didn't want it referred to t...
by macca
05 May 2021, 11:10
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Flame Test
Replies: 14
Views: 7236

Re: Flame Test

I have just had a look through several different Y7 textbooks that we have here and none of them mention flame tests. What Y7 textbook are you using? Even Y7 states of matter practicals don't cover flame tests. If push comes to shove then paddle pop sticks soaked in solutions. Keep the pretty flame...
by macca
04 May 2021, 14:51
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Flame Test
Replies: 14
Views: 7236

Flame Test

Hi Brains Trust We normally do flame test with Yr9 +, question is I have a teacher wishing to do with Yr7. Do you do with year 7s? Do you do a simplified version if so what chemicals eg., Sodium Chloride. I can't even see what topic she would be relating too, unless she is jumping ahead to states of...
by macca
18 Mar 2021, 11:33
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Scalpels
Replies: 18
Views: 10946

Re: Scalpels

Quick question everyone, Just had a new teacher wanting to use scalpels with Yr8 flower disection and I gave them to her. Out of 7 scalpels 4 returned broken. In the past I have limited to year 9+. Not sure what everyone else is finding, we have yr7 kids who can't light a match or use scissors, it's...
by macca
03 Mar 2021, 08:22
Forum: Biology, Physics...
Topic: Virtual dissections
Replies: 2
Views: 4424

Re: Virtual dissections

Yes please would love to know as well.
by macca
26 Feb 2021, 14:13
Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
Topic: Sourcing of frozen rats
Replies: 35
Views: 16720

Re: Sourcing of frozen rats

Southern Biological, although we haven't bought any for sometime.
by macca
26 Feb 2021, 13:56
Forum: The Lab Tech Position
Topic: Jury duty
Replies: 8
Views: 6667

Re: Jury duty

I'm so lucky I've been removed from doing jury duty. Country town I've been working at the school for over 26 years so if I don't know the accused the chances of knowing a witness is pretty high. Plus I have a disabled son and my sister in law is the assistant sherif. So what happens if your sick or...
by macca
17 Nov 2020, 09:52
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
Replies: 1
Views: 1630

Re: Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing

Southern Biological are great. www.southernbiological.com

Mastring Antibiotic sets six different antibiotics per ring. Escherichia coli, K-12 strain, live broth. Is what we used this year and used them years ago.
by macca
11 Nov 2020, 14:10
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Electrophoresis Kits
Replies: 21
Views: 10692

Re: Electrophoresis Kits

superbug wrote: 11 Nov 2020, 13:34 Hi Bigmack,
How do we get a hold of the 3D pattern please? I would love the 3D info so we can make it as well.
Thanks
oh yes please that would be great.
by macca
10 Nov 2020, 11:08
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Electrophoresis Kits
Replies: 21
Views: 10692

Re: Electrophoresis Kits

wow congratulation that looks great!!!
by macca
06 Nov 2020, 12:24
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: Chemical Sump/Pit
Replies: 8
Views: 3710

Re: Chemical Sump/Pit

We have sump/pit don't think anyone has ever pumped it out since I've been here 25 years it's connected to the Art rooms. We had the local councils turn up here about 15 years back demanding to inspect them. Someone along the street had disposed of something they shouldn't have down the sewer. When ...
by macca
05 Nov 2020, 12:13
Forum: Forum Support Desk
Topic: Photo files too big for chemtalk
Replies: 8
Views: 5796

Re: Photo files too big for chemtalk

mine are too, Samsung. If you email to yourself save to pictures. Then open pictures file, find your picture, right click on it go to resize picture. Then select mobile picture should work. Save then try to upload should work. If anyones got an easier way please let me know it took me ages to find t...
by macca
22 Oct 2020, 09:07
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
Replies: 42
Views: 17442

Re: RiskAssess chemical codes

Morning everyone, I have been reading with interest about the conflict between CSIS and RiskAssess. I am of the opinion (not knowing what date CSIS was produced) that Philip Crisp makes his bread and butter from RiskAssess and can't afford to be wrong. Having been one of the people who originally c...
by macca
19 Oct 2020, 12:48
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
Replies: 42
Views: 17442

Re: RiskAssess chemical codes

Always in the smaller bottles with Sulfuric and Nitric we stick to 6m maximium and HCl I have one teacher we stick to 6m as well, the other teacher 10M either way haven't had any trouble with pracs. working at a lower molarity. Do need to check as you go Acids may be higher but Sodium Hydroxide is l...
by macca
14 Oct 2020, 09:37
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
Replies: 42
Views: 17442

Re: RiskAssess chemical codes

With the scheduling, I have view laboratory scheduling for 4 weeks up on my screen so I can be organised well in advance. Refresh a couple of times a day.
by macca
13 Oct 2020, 11:20
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
Replies: 42
Views: 17442

Re: RiskAssess chemical codes

Bigmack it's easy! Like I said I love it. Stick to your guns with time frame for ordering and if they are taught to do it properly from the start it will make it so much easier. Watch the video and should be How to use section as well from memory. If there are any problems I don't sign my section un...
by macca
13 Oct 2020, 09:56
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
Replies: 42
Views: 17442

Re: RiskAssess chemical codes

We use Risk Assess and it's up to date, we are a private school and told if we are using then that's what we have to follow, it is designed for Schools. Text books are so out of date by the time they are published or incorrect we have found. Our Teachers were a bit hesitant at first years ago now. T...
by macca
22 Sep 2020, 13:54
Forum: Announcements
Topic: NEW GHS
Replies: 5
Views: 5863

Re: NEW GHS

Am I allowed to swear on this site. It might be time to retire how manytimes????
lol