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Originally Posted by marki
Touch powder, solid rocket fuels, smoke bombs etc are lots of fun as well.
I get such a buzz watching their minds develop as well as their desire to learn more and we do have a lot of fun along the way.
Mark
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LOL an old flatmate of mine was a jeweller who liked to dabble in chemistry....he used to make all sorts of stuff in the shed. One of his favorites was touch powder.....he used to put it on the toilet (very naughty boy) and wait for the scream (no bums were injured somehow, or not that I remember or will admit) or if I had had a particularly outragous night the next morning he would put it randomly along the bannister of the stairs in our grotty little inner Sydney terrace.
Mark you sound like my old chemistry teacher from years 11 and 12 high (only a few years ago of course haha) who was exuberantly enthusiastic....his classes often involved either the fume hood or being outdoors and being ready to run. It was great. My dad was science master at another school and reports had it that his classes were aslo highly entertaining.
Mark your students are really lucky to have an enthusiastic, passionate teacher who is genuinely interested in their field.
Aah, the good old days... thanks for bringing back those memories...
Kerrie
