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Our next LaBLiFe Drop-In is Brewing...

📅 26th March at 2.30pm

📢 Spring Cleaning & Summer Shutdown: Organisation, Moving & Storage

Join us with a brew, and bring your questions and any tips you’d like to share.

Register: bit.ly/4ir8ZGi

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Showcase and receive recognition for your awesome prep room!

We're unlocking the door to your department's concealed treasure in our latest feature, get involved and receive a LaBLiFe patch 🗝️

Learn more and enter: buff.ly/3COPsAe

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Organisation makes the day-to-day running of a prep room so much easier, especially when you have labelled trays, drawers, and cupboards to store things in." 📥

Sarah shares her prep room setup and top tips: https://buff.ly/41cgD1m

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Looking forward to our LaBLiFe Drop-In this afternoon 💛

📅 TODAY at 2.30pm
📢 Chemistry In Action: Troubleshooting & Tricks

Join with a brew and bring your questions, queries, and tips to share!

Register: https://buff.ly/3WO9526

#LaBLiFe #WellbeingWednesday #chemistry

How to Demonstrate Hooke's Law - LaBLiFe In this video, Emma Dent demonstrates how to perform a classic Hooke’s Law experiment using a spring and a series of calibrated weights. In this experiment, we show you how to measure the relationship...

Ready to demo Hooke's Law with Emma?

We show you:
1️⃣ Setting Up
2️⃣ Adding Weights
3️⃣ Drawing a Graph
4️⃣ Calculating the Gradient

👩‍🔬 Kit & Method: lablife.co.uk/how-to-demon...

💛 Use code ‘LaBLiFe02’ to get 10% off Hooke’s Law Apparatus with @vittaeducation.bsky.social.

#LaBLiFe #STEM #physics

Bleeding Hearts Experiment | LaBLiFe In this Valentine's Day special, Stacey Wheeler will demonstrate how to break some iron hearts!💡 Learn more and get the full method via www.lablife.co.uk ❤️...

💘In this Valentine’s-inspired demo, watch as iron appears to "bleed" when a fascinating chemical reaction forms iron thiocyanate, creating a stunning blood-red colour! ❤️

🎬 Watch: https://buff.ly/4gVDgMh
👩‍🔬 Method: https://buff.ly/3CRGxy2

#LaBLiFe #STEM #science #Valentines

Move over 'Through The Keyhole', it's time for 'Behind The Prep Room Door' 🗝️

Showcase and receive recognition for your awesome prep room, tips and advice, as well as a LaBLiFe lab coat patch!

Learn more and enter: https://buff.ly/3COPsAe

#LaBLiFe #Technicians #EduSky #Science

How To Use A Micrometer | LaBLiFe Taking a micrometer measurement reading doesn’t have to be hard. Dr. Nichola Swann will show you how to take a measurement reading from a standard micrometer...

Taking a micrometer measurement reading doesn’t have to be hard 📏

Physics whiz Dr Nic Swann shows you how to take a measurement reading from a standard micrometer or vernier micrometer in this short video.

🎬 https://buff.ly/4hTSeDe

#LaBLiFe #STEMeducation #science

Force and Friction Fun: Innovative Tools and Hacks for Measuring Forces - LaBLiFe Measuring forces can be an exciting and interactive experience for students when they have access to the right tools and materials. By experimenting with a variety of surfaces, lubricants, and simple…

Innovative Tools and Hacks for Measuring Forces ⚖️

From elastic bands to surface testing, we explore engaging and effective techniques for measuring forces with precision and ease.

Read now: https://buff.ly/42VUHJ4

#physics #LaBLiFe #STEM

Our next LaBLiFe Drop-In is Brewing...

📅 26th February at 2.30pm
📢 Chemistry In Action: Troubleshooting & Tricks

Register: https://buff.ly/3WO9526

#LaBLiFe #WellbeingWednesday #chemistry

Behind the Prep Room Door at Windsor High School & Sixth Form - LaBLiFe In this series, we unlock the door to the science department’s concealed treasure, as science technicians across the UK and Ireland, and now the world, reveal their preparations, setup, and valuable t...

📢 Sarah Westwood proudly gives us a tour of her prep room and set up at Windsor High School and Sixth Form where the science department is a thriving hub of activity! 🗝️🥼

Based in Halesowen and with over 1,700 students, explore now: lablife.co.uk/behind-the-p...

#LaBLiFe #technicians #science #STEM

How To Do a Convection Tube Demonstration | LaBLiFe Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

📢 NEW video: How To Do a Convection Tube Demonstration with LaBLiFe ambassador and chemistry magician Emma!

🎬 Watch: buff.ly/40MRLfh

💛 Use code 'LaBLiFe04' to get 10% off Convection Tubes and Potassium Permanganate powder at VITTA Education.

#LaBLiFe #physics #EduSky

Space-Saving Alternatives to Traditional Ramps - LaBLiFe When conducting the AQA-required practicals involving ramps, it’s crucial to have a clear, safe, and efficient setup. While traditional wooden ramps are effective, they can take up a considerable amou...

Space-Saving Alternatives to Traditional Ramps 💨

When conducting RPs involving ramps, it’s key to have a clear, safe, & efficient setup. While traditional wooden ramps are effective, we look at compact and convenient alternatives.

Read now: buff.ly/42M321U

#physics #LaBLiFe #EduSky #SciTeach

Hey LaBLiFer, It's Your February Newsletter February is here, and we've got plenty to keep you inspired for the rest of the term and beyond! Let’s check out this month’s highlights and keep the LaBLiFe spirit going strong…

Hey LaBLiFer, It's Your February Newsletter 💛

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#LaBLiFe #EduSky #SciTeach #STEM

Our February LaBLiFe Drop-In is Brewing...

📅 26th February at 2.30pm
📢 Chemistry In Action: Troubleshooting, Tricks, & Ideas

Join with a brew and bring your questions, queries, and any tips you’d like to share.

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/68ea6b...

#LaBLiFe #EduSky #SciTeach

We are so excited to announce that Chat Biology Live is a go!

All the event information can be found here: https://buff.ly/3UZMlv7

Please share as much as possible

Tickets will be on sale soon, we hope as many of you can join us as you can!

#EduSky #iTeachBio 🧬 #SciTeachUK

How To Demonstrate an Effervescent Universal Indicator ‘Rainbow’ - LaBLiFe In this short video, Emma Dent demonstrates how to create an effervescent universal indicator rainbow using hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate, providing a vivid and engaging example of pH changes...

Chemistry magician Emma shows how to create an effervescent universal indicator rainbow using hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate 🌈

💛 Explore more: bit.ly/3WB0Czx
🧪 Use code 'LaBLiFe05' to get 10% off Chemicals at @vittaeducation.bsky.social

#LaBLiFe #chemistry #science

Mitotic Mastery: Tips for Perfecting Those Slides - LaBLiFe Mitosis is a fascinating and crucial process to explore in A-level biology, but students often face challenges when trying to create slides that clearly show cells in mitotic division. Over the years,...

Mitotic Mastery: Tips for Perfecting Those Slides 🔬

While mitosis practicals can sometimes be tricky, particularly when it comes to preparing clear slides that show cells in division, there are plenty of solutions.

Read now: lablife.co.uk/mitotic-mast...

#biology #LaBLiFe #STEM

Eat. Sleep. Science. Repeat.

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How To Do a Chimney Convection Box Demonstration | LaBLiFe In this short video, Emma Dent shows you a hands-on chimney convection box experiment, to demonstrate the fascinating principles of convection currents using...

📢 NEW video: How To Do a Chimney Convection Box Demo with LaBLiFe ambassador Emma!

🎬 Watch now: https://buff.ly/3EdOtKn
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💛 Use code 'LaBLiFe04' to get 10% off Convection in Air Apparatus: https://buff.ly/3CpVaIA

#LaBLiFe #physics #science

Looking forward to our monthly LaBLiFe Drop-In this afternoon 💛

📅 TODAY at 2.30pm
📢 Physics Gear: Tools, Tricks, and Tinkering

Join with a brew and bring your questions and tips you’d like to share.

Register: https://buff.ly/4gel93x

#LaBLiFe #WellbeingWednesday #physics

More Visions From A Ripple Tank | LaBLiFe In this short video, Paul Cook shows more ripple tank visions and how to set up this demonstration that covers the basic properties of waves and can be used ...

We've had some requests for ripple tank videos👇

🌊 How to set up: https://buff.ly/4ge7YQm
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💛 Use code 'LaBLiFe03' at https://buff.ly/3ElYDII to get 33% off Ripple Tank: Plates & Shapes (VTN12302604).

#LaBLiFe #STEM #Physics

Culture Club: Tips to Master Microbiology - LaBLiFe Starting out in microbiology and preparing cultures can be an exciting yet challenging experience, especially when you’re new to the role. Saying that, no matter how experienced, there’s always plenty...

Culture Club: Tips to Master Microbiology 🧪

Whether it’s mastering the dreaded food tests or looking for ways to reduce the washing up, fellow LaBLiFers have shared some fantastic tips and advice.

Read now: lablife.co.uk/culture-club...

#biology #LaBLiFe #STEM

They look awesome!

Always a favourite with STEM club!

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📢 NEW video: How To Demo Hooke's Law with LaBLiFe ambassador and chemistry magician Emma!

🎬 Watch now: youtu.be/XBnQGeh05P4
✨ Explore: lablife.co.uk/how-to-demon...

💛 Use code 'LaBLiFe02' to get 10% off Hooke’s Law Apparatus: vittaeducation.com/product/hook...

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Transpiration Triumphs: Tips for Success - LaBLiFe Transpiration experiments are a valuable way to help students understand how plants manage water, but ensuring accuracy and clarity can sometimes be tricky. To improve results, there are several key t...

Transpiration experiments are a valuable way to help students understand how plants manage water, but ensuring accuracy and clarity can sometimes be tricky 🌿

To improve results, here are some key techniques to consider: lablife.co.uk/transpiration-triumphs-tips-for-success/

#biology #LaBLiFe #STEM

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How To Demo Chromatography - Trolls Style - LaBLiFe In this video, Denise Ralph demonstrates this popular open day and science club chromatography experiment. Invented by Sarah James, we will show you how to separate colours from markers using a fun an...

Ready to demo chromatography - Trolls style with Denise?

You need:
💛 Filter paper
💛 Half a petri dish
💛 Pipette
💛 Magic water (1% salt in 100ml water)
💛 Felt tip pens
💛 Trolls
💛 Glue stick

👩‍🔬 Kit & Method: lablife.co.uk/how-to-demo-...

#LaBLiFe #chemistry #science #STEM

How To View Stomata Under the Microscope - LaBLiFe Measuring the stomatal density on a leaf surface can provide valuable practice in using microscopes and analysing data.

What does tradescantia zebrina stomata look like? 👀

Ideal for practicing the use of microscopes and analysing data, check out the equipment, method and video featuring our pro-technician Paul Cook via bit.ly/3Mu62YF

#LaBLiFe #STEMeducation #biology