Monday June 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events? Are you done? It was your LAST CHANCE.
• Did a reflection for bonus points. Did you do a good job? Very Few...well okay one person got full marks for it.
• Did you try more questions for review bingo?
• Did our diet coke & mentos competition. You know, more of you could have been prepared.

It was our last class.

Happy Studying!

Thursday June 11, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Listened to the song that told us how many days of classes we have left. How many?
• Watched some YouTube videso about the mentos & diet coke experiment. Don't forget your materials on MONDAY. Any ideas how to jazz up your fountain?
• Handed in all of our stuff.
• Talked about exams, exam day, expectations.....any questions?? Please see me.
• Tutorial days.....what do you need to do?
• Started our review bingo. Did you check your answers? How are you doing? What do you need to go over? Any questions? FIND ME! ASK ME!

HAPPY STUDYING!!!

Tuesday June 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Handed in our vocabulary.
• Had all of our Biodiversity questions complete.
• Handed in our textbooks.
• How many days of school left until exams?
• On MONDAY, you will have a chance to prove what an amazing scientist you are. Bring your mentos, diet coke, and your ability to make it form a fountain.......should be fun!

Friday June 5, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Two (2) classes left to get this requirement done.
• Finished our vocabulary & put it in our duotangs.
• Had a PowerPoint Presentation on Genetics. You got a handout for this presentation, did you take additional notes to help you understand the material?
• Did the give it a try on sia9 p48. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET THESE NUMBERS? You had to show this to me before you left today. Why oh why didn't you stack all of the chairs?
• Do sia9 p84 #2-33.
• REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW.
• Your vocabulary duotang will help you review for your final exams. Did you complete it to the best of your ability?

Wednesday June 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Current Events. Tick-Tock people.
• Worked on our vocabulary. Are you done? Is it in your duotang? It is due no later than FRIDAY JUNE 5, 2009. That means all of it. A complete duotang.
• Talked about Diversity, heredity, genes, reproduction, meiosis & mitosis. What do you remember?
• Worked on sia9 p25 #1-7, p37 #1-8, p55 #1-9, p78 #1-4.
• There are 13 days left until final exams. What will you do to help you prepare?
• You will be handing in your textbooks on MONDAY JUNE 8, 2009. Make sure you have done & handed in everything you need to do out of them before this date.

Monday June 1, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. How many do you have left to do?
• Got Vocabulary #51. It is due on FRIDAY June 5th. Put the sheet & your completed vocabulary in your duotangs. Did you follow the directions?
• Talked about & looked at a Galilleo Thermometer. How does it work? Use your basic knowlegde of Chemistry. Wrote & HANDED IN a journal entry about it.
• Our last unit contains a lot of review from other units, & the two field trips we went on this year.
• Reminder: Textbooks will be handed in next week, get whatever information you want out of them NOW.
• Reminder: Use exam bank to help you study.

Thursday May 28, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched the movie October Sky.
• What was it about? Why did I show it?
• What does it have to do with the various units we have done in science this year?

Tuesday May 26, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #50. There are LOTS of words today. Did you get them done?
• There is LOTS of Review in this unit!
• Handed in our Biological Diversity Title pages.
• Handed in our SPACE UNIT REVIEWS.
• Talked about SYMBIOSIS. What is it? What types did we talk about?
• Talked about DIVERSITY.
• Did sia9 p14. Talked about how this should look. Showed an example of how this could look. You should have had time to finish it in class. Hand it in.
• Homework: DO sia9 p25 #1-8.

Friday May 22, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. The clock is ticking people. Have you done two THIS term?
• Reviewed our field trip. Looked at pictures from our field trip. We did, saw, and learned so much!
• Wrote a journal entry about our field trip. Even though it was snowing, wasn't it better than having lunch in the hub?
• Did a Space Quiz on Section 4.0.
• Wrote "what we learned in space", stapled that to our "what we know about space" and "what we wonder about space" sheets and put the whole thing in our journals.
• Biological Diversity Title page: Due Tuesday. The usual format is expected.

Wednesday May 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

Went hiking at Mt. Yamnuska in Kananaskis!

WELL DONE 9F!

You handed in your Space Magazines & you represented your school well!

I am very proud of you!

WHERE ARE YOUR SPACE MAGAZINES?

I GAVE YOU THE GIFT OF TIME BY ALLOWING YOU THE LONG WEEKEND TO WORK ON THEM.

NO SPACE MAGAZINE NO FIELD TRIP.

Thursday May 14, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #49.
• Handed in our Take Home Test #2.
• Got Take Home Test #3, Due next class.
• Reviewed what the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram was & Spectrums were.
• Check out the following links to help you review:

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/hr_diagram.html

http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Stars/hrdiagram.html

• What is the SUN? Listened to the Sun Song.
• Your UNIT FINAL is NEXT FRIADY MAY 22, 2009.
• UNIT REVIEW: sia9 p474-475 #1-24. Due next class.
• YOUR SPACE MAGAZINE IS DUE BY TUESDAY MAY 19. No Space Magazine, No Field trip.
• IF YOU DID NOT HAND IN YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS, SO SAD TOO BAD. You had a whole month, if you were not responsible enough to get them signed and back to me on time that is not my problem. Do not ask for extra forms, it is too late. You are expected to be at school on WEDNESDAY MAY 20, there will be work for you to do.

Tuesday May 12, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Was this your best effort? Do you know when your turn is?
• Did vocabulary #48.
• Worked on our SPACE MAGAZINES. Today was your LAST DAY to work on them. They are due ON or BEFORE Tuesday May 19, 2009.
• Got a take home quiz today. It is due on THURSDAY MAY 14.
• No Space Magazine, No Field Trip.
• No Forms. No Field Trip. Forms are due ON or BEFORE THURSDAY MAY 14, 2009. No exceptions.

Friday May 8, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #47.
• Did a SPACE quiz. How did you do?
• Worked on our SPACE magazines. They are due no later than Tuesday May 19th before 9am.
• No Space magazine, no field trip.
• Field trip Forms are due on or before Thursday MAY 14, 2008.
  

Wednesday May 6, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did not do Current Events. Oh look, there it goes, 5% of your grade is flying out the window.
• Did vocabulary #46. How did you use your time today?
• Wrote a journal entry about WHY the fire was different colours last week & HOW it relates to SPACE. Did you put it in your duotang? Do you HAVE a duotang?
• Worked on our SPACE magazines.
• You have TWO more classes to complete this assignment.
• Field trip forms?

Monday MAY 4, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #45.
• Wrote a journal entry about our progress on our space magazine. HOW FAR ARE YOU? HOW MUCH MORE WORK DO YOU HAVE TO DO? WHEN IS YOUR DEADLINE FOR THE MAGAZINE?
• Field trip forms. No space magazine. No field trip.

Thursday April 30, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #44.
• Listed & handed in things we WONDER about SPACE.
• Listened to the SUN Song Sung by They Might be Giants. What do you know about the sun?
• Played with FIRE. What did you learn about FIRE & colours today?
• Worked on our Space Magazines. You should have at least 6 tasks completed.

Tuesday April 28, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Didn't do current events due to a lack of student preparation.
• Did vocabulary #43.
• Worked on our space magazines. You should have at least 3 tasks completed by now.
• I heard that you worked REALLY WELL today. Excellent!

Friday April 24, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #42.
• Talked about our SPACE MAGAZINE PROJECT.
• Looked at examples of completed magazines.
• Went to the library to see the resources & figure out a plan. What should your magazine include?
• Your Magazine is due on MONDAY MAY 18, 2009. Late assignments will not be accepted.
• If you do not finish this assignment you will not go on the field trip and will stay at school to complete it.
• FIELD TRIP FORMS. NO REFUNDS (see above).

Wednesday April 23, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did not do Current Events....be read on Thursday please.
• Did not do vocabulary.
• Wrote review notes for ourselves about ELECTRICITY.
• Reviewed how to fill in Numeric response forms.
• Did you use any multiple choice test taking strategies today?
• Wrote our unit final for electricity.
• You will hand in your Electricity review package on FRIDAY.
• Next Unit: SPACE.
• Field Trip Forms!!!!!!

Monday April 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Are you ready for your day?
• No Vocabulary.
• Tried out the EXAM BANK. Do you like it? Use it to help you study!!
• Please finish sia9 p363-364 #25-32. You will hand in your review as a package on WEDNESDAY.
• UNIT FINAL FOR ELECTRICITY WEDNESDAY.
• Field trip forms?

Thursday April 16, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. EVERYBODY WAS READY!!! Nice work!
• Did not do new vocabulary. Reminder: Unit Final for ELECTRICITY is next Wednesday.
• Worked on our Review. sia9 p363 #2-10 should be complete, #11-24 - you should only have a few questions left.
• Reviewed: Resistance, Power, Energy, Voltage, & Currents on the board. Make yourself a chart DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS?
• Got our quizzes back. How did you do?
• Got a review sheet, write notes on it!
• Got a review booklet, Due MONDAY.
• Play Electricity Jeopardy.
• Study hard.
• FIELD TRIP FORMS & MONEY.

Tuesday April 14, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. What does your current event have to do with science?
• Vocabulary #41.
• Talked about your homework. Do you understand how to do all of the calculations? The problem solving?
• Got our Quizzes back. We will review them next day, so bring your scantron. How did you do?
• Did a wordsearch. Every word on the wordsearch was a vocabulary word, do you UNDERSTAND all of the words & how they relate to ELECTRICITY? Finish for Homework.
• Read sia9 p361 - The Three Gorges Dam. What do you know about this project? What do you THINK about this project.
• HOMEWORK: read & understand & review what you don't understand sia9 p360, DO sia9 p363 #2-10. Format properly.
• Got field trip forms. BRING THEM BACK ASAP.
• UNIT FINAL FOR ELECTRICITY: NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 2009.

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. YOU HAVE A NEW CURRENT EVENTS SCHEDULE. Please be ready.
• Did vocabulary #40.
• Did a SHORT quiz on Resistance, Energy, Power. How did it go?
• Watched a silly video about static electricity, what happened?
• Talked about the St. Louis Motor. Looked at how one works. Wrote a journal entry: How does a St. Louis Motor work? Water the parts? What could it be used for? PUT IT IN YOUR JOURNAL DUOTANG!!!!
• Did you hand in all of your missing assignments?
• Read sia9 p344-358, omit p439.
• DO sia9 p343 ayl #1-8, p359 ayl #1-8. Due TUESDAY!

Monday April 6, 2009

WELCOME BACK!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #39
• Did Current Events??? Today was an open day. It was your chance to make up a missed current event. You can only get so many chances people, use them wisely.
• Talked about what you did before break - resistance.
• Progress reports - hand them back SIGNED.
• TUESDAY is the LAST day to make up any missed work. You had two weeks.
• Talked about POWER, and ENERGY. What is the difference? What UNITS to we use to measure each?
• Talked about ENERGY EFFICIENCY. What is it? How do we calculate it?
• Did the skill practice, sia9 p336. Do you understand how to do this?
• Short quiz on Wednesday.
• Do sia9 p338 #1-11. Due Wednesday. Will help you with the quiz on Wednesday.

Friday March 13, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did vocabulary #36. Do I have your duotang?
• Handed in our Ohm My worksheet.
• Talked about voltage & current. Went outside and did a fast activity....what did we do?
• Talked about energy transformations
• Did the Give it a try sia9 p320 - going shopping.
• Homework: sia9 p323 c&r #1-9.

Wednesday March 11, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did NOT do vocabulary. Had that time to finish up & submit our vocabulary duotangs.
• Did Current Events.
• Reviewed our quiz. WELL DONE!
• Had a look at FUSES. What are they? What do they do?
• Talked about resistance some more.........how do you use the formula PROPERLY?
• Reviewed our reistance worksheet.
• Got another resistance worksheet. OHM MY is due on FRIDAY for MARKS.
• DO c&r sia9 p316 #1-9.

Monday March 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #35. Please make sure you have handed in your vocabulary duotangs by WEDNESDAY.
• Did current events.
• Did a quiz on section 1.0. WELL DONE 9F!!
• Wrote a journal entry about the quiz.
• Read & Understood sia9 p311-315.
• Remember to bring your resistance worksheet with you on Wednesday.
• Homework: based on what you have read & understood, draw a PROPER circuit diagram.

Monday March 2, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Everybody was ready! Well done!
• Did vocabulary #34.
• What happens when we add more LOAD (ex. light bulb) to a circuit & we don't change the voltage?
• What happens when we try to force the same volume through different size funnels?
• Talked about RESISTANCE, FLOW OF ELECTRONS, & OHM'S LAW. Do you "get it"?
• Learned the FORMULA for resistance & how to use the pyramid.
• Did the skill practice sia9 p307 together.
• Did the "you must not resist resistance" worksheet & handed it in.
• Read sia9 p 304-310, do p 310 c&r #1-10. This is due on WEDNESDAY. I still see you even though we won't be doing science!
• Give the Junior Acheivement Letter to your parents!
• Talked about our Field Trip to Kananaskis being INVITE ONLY. What does that mean? How do you get an invite?

Thursday February 26, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #33. I am going to mark this soon, please have it up to date & handed in.
• Did our High School Registration stuff. Are you all sorted out for next year?
• Handed in our FRUIT LAB REPORTS.
• Watched an electricity video from the UK National Geographic Show "What Would Happen If.......? So, is it a good idea to pee on an electric fence? Why or Why NOT?
• We need to talk about our next POTENTIAL field trip. Remind me please.
• Quiz on MONDAY: Vocabulary and Sections 1.0 & 2.0.
• Did sia9 c&r p 305 #1-5. We did these as a class. You just had to write it up.
• HOMEWORK: finish sia9 p295 #1-11. FORMAT IT PROPERLY.
• There is a new seating plan. There are good reasons for seating plans. They are in place to facilitate your learning. Use them to your advantage.

Tuesday February 24, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #32. You had time in class, how did you use it?
• Talked about the information we have been reading. What is the difference between volts & amps?
• Handed in our homework.
• Did the quick lab on sia9 p290. What fruit or vegetable did you bring? They were worth marks!
• For Thursday be prepared to hand in a formal lab write up that includes: Purpose/problem/question, hypothesis, materials, methods, observations, results, conclusions, and at least four possible sources of error. We discussed this in class today, there is also some information in the toolbox of your textbook.
• Homework: Read & UNDERSTAND sia9 p298-310.

Friday February 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #31
• Did Current Events.
• Handed in our Homework.
• Talked about Circuits. Tried to build one. What VARIABLES can affect our ability to build a working circuit?
• HOMEWORK: DO sia9 p283 #1-9. Read & UNDERSTAND: sia9 p284-294.
• What is a volt? A millivolt?
• Remember to bring a FRUIT or VEGETABLE & some spare change on TUESDAY.

Wednesday February 18, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. You should have completed at LEAST one current event for this term.
• Did Vocabulary #30. Did you alphabetize? Definition in your own words? Use the word correctly in a sentence? Include a picture?
• Got alot of work back. Are you up to date? Is the work you are handing in your best effort?
• Talked about STATIC electricity. What is it?
• What are the sub-atomic particles that move?
• Played with the van der Graaf Generater & wrote a journal entry. HOW DOES IT WORK? Why does it crackle? What are the sparks made of?
• Watched the Brainiac Video - electric fence. What happens in this video?
• Read & UNDERSTAND sia9 p272-283, omit p277. We have already talked about this content & done vocabulary related to it. You had 15 minutes of class time to do this.
• HOMEWORK: do sia9 p278 #1-8. Remember to format your assignment properly. We have already answered most of these questions, if you have trouble with these questions you need to pay me a visit & get it sorted out.

What were the two alkali metals used in the second brainiac video?

What did they do?

Monday February 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. You. Need. To. Be. Ready.
• Did not do vocabulary.....instead we used this time to study. Did you use it wisely?
• Handed in our unit review.
• Did our Unit Final for Matter & Chemical Change.
• Read sia9 p360.
• Started our title page for our Electricity Unit. Due Wednesday February 18. That is HEAPS of time!
• So you want to do experiments. Well you know what has to happen.
• You want to go on another field trip? You know what has to happen.

Over this little break I suggest you think about what it means to be an

INDEPENDENT LEARNER.

How can you become one?

Special Alert

Check it out: Erin Brockovich will be interviewed on CBC's show The Hour!

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/

Thursday February 5, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. New schedule. Enough said.
• Vocabulary #29. What does that word squander mean?
• Worked on our Unit Review. SIA9 p175-176 #1-17. Yes you need to write the question down. Don't forget to format your assignment properly.
• Got a review quiz. Are you comfortable picking the best answer?
• There was an additional reveiw booklet available if you wanted.
• Do you understand the key concepts from this unit? The vocabulary? What could you tell me about them? You must use them all together to be successful.

Tuesday February 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabualary #28.
• Did current events. Well tried to, no one was ready. You know, that "I forgot" line is really old. You HAVE the new schedule - use it.
• Watched the end of our movie Erin Brockovich. What did you think?
• Homework: Complete your Journal entry: 1) Summarize the movie, 2) what did you think about the movie. This should be put in your duotang at the begining of class on Thursday.
• You have a Unit final on Monday. If I were you I would get myself sorted out and what I don't understand figured out and what I don't remember worked out.

Tuesday January 27, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #27. Are you up to date? An easy 5% of your grade can be earned simply by following the guidelines and doing your vocabulary every day.
• Did current events. Got a schedule for February & March. This SHOULD by an easy 5% of your grade. Failure is not an option.
• Handed in our Heavy Metals projects. They were due at 9am, after that, it is considered late.
• Started watching the movie Erin Brockovich. Did you vocabulary words today help? They should have if you did them properly. What is this movie about? How is it related to chemistry?
• We are at the end of a unit, therefore you should be REVIEWING your SCIENCE EVERY NIGHT. What do you understand? What do you need work on? Check your notes and the questions you have already completed. A unit finial is imminent. A unit final will take place next THURSDAY. I have given you LOTS of time to prepare yourself & get yourself sorted out. Use it wisely.

Friday January 23, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. Really people, only one? Not acceptable.
• Vocabulary #26.
• Handed in our signed mark updates.
• Copied notes about and worked on our heavy metals project.
• Your project is due TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2009 at 9:00am. This is the at the START of class.
• Today was the LAST day to hand in any work you might like to be counted for term 2.

Wednesday January 21, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. WELL DONE PEOPLE!!!
• Did vocabulary #25.
• Handed in our ATOMIC COMIC.
• Talked about heavy metals & contamination.
• Read in our textbook & did some internet research about heavy metals.
• You should have ONE page of notes about heavy metals with not less than THREE (3) references. This is IN ADDITION to your texbook.
• You will be designing a brouchure/poster/ad of some kind to inform the public of this problem. What do you need to include to make the piece helpful?
• Got our mark updates & self evaluation today. Please bring them back SIGNED on FRIDAY. There are BONUS marks up for grabs!
• Where should your vocabulary & journal duotangs be at the end of EVERY class?

• Friday January 23rd at 130pm is the ABSOLUTE LAST time any work from term 2 will be accepted.
  Remember that if you leave it this long to submit your work you are gambling....will it get marked on time or won't it??
  The SOONER you hand it in, the better your chances of having your work marked & counted towards your grade!

Monday January 19, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Current Events
• Vocabulary #24
• Got the ATOMIC COMIC assignment. It is due on WEDNESDAY. Please have it ready, you had 45 minutes to work on it, and you have all of the criteria.

Thursday January 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. Nice work.
• Did Vocabulary #22
• Got some study time.
• Wrote a quiz. How did it go? The quizzes are designed so you CAN get 100% if you DO YOUR WORK & make SURE you UNDERSTAND it.
• Wrote a reflection & put it in our duotang.
• So folks, we are working towards GREAT test taking skills & test PREPARATION skills. Some key points are ACTIVE LISTENING, reading the blog, & doing our homework.
• When you have a question about your questions. ASK.
• LABS. When you show me that you are capable of following instructions, we will try to do a lab again. I still remember the last time we tried.
• No one is going to do your work for you. When you go into the work force no one will do your work for you there either.

Tuesday January 13, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did not do current events. Why was that?
• Did vocabulary #21. Is all of your vocabulary in your duotang in the classroom? You had lots of time to complete it today in class.
• Reviewed our quiz from Friday. How did that go? Where did you go wrong? Where did you go right?
• Quiz on Thursday.
• Did a journal entry about the outcome of the last quiz and our predicted outcome for Thursday's quiz. Are all of your journal entries in your journal? They should be in there.
• Did the give it a try activity on sia9 p158. Can you write out these reactions. Do you understand how this works?
• Got a lot of work back. Make sure it goes in the right place. Are you up to date? You will get a print out, but you should already have an idea.
• Worked on sia9 p162 #1-6, p165 #1-4, p170 #1-8. Due Thursday. Yes you have to write the question down. You had time in class, how did you use it?

Friday January 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. You have a schedule. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING READY.
• Wrote a quiz. How did it go?
• Wrote a reflection about your quiz, what will you do differently next time?
• Read, UNDERSTAND, & do notes on section 4. ALL of section 4. DUE TUESDAY.

Wednesday January 7, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Is it your turn on Friday?
• Remember you need to have completed at LEAST 2 (two) current events for this term.
• How do we follow the format for current events?
• Reviewed some dates. When does term 2 end?
• Did a quick review.
• What is a Venn Diagram?
• What are the differences & similarities between IONIC & MOLECULAR compounds?
• Reviewed our open book pop quiz from last class. HOW DID YOU DO? HOW WILL YOU DO BETTER FOR YOUR QUIZ ON FRIDAY?
• Did a journal entry about our quiz. Remember that "study more" is not a specific strategy to do better. HOW will you study smart?
• Did sia9 p153 c&r #1, 2, 4, 6, 7. These should have been completed in class.
• Do sia9 p154-155 ayl #1-15.
• What are the sources of a very serious condition know as "marking rage"? How can you prevent it?