Tuesday sept 30

Wow! it's the last day of September! crazy!

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-took up last night's homework
-Note: atoms and rainbows
-Learned how to use the bunsen burner
-Lab: chemistry and flame colours

HOMEWORK:
NONE! (because we will finish the lab tomorrow)

SNC 2D
-Took up last night's homework
-activity: physical properties practice
-Chemical versus physical change cut and paste
-Classification of matter sorting activity
-Subatomic particles review

HOMEWORK:
-finish subatomic particles review sheet

SCH 4U
-Are you ready? p4 #1,2
-Note: Aliphatics: alkanes and cycloalkanes
-Practice: p15 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. practice if not complete
2. lab due thursday!

Monday Sept 29

Here's what happened:

SNC 1D
-finished our Bohr diagram cut and paste
-Read pages 90-91 and completed the reading organizer
-Questions p93 #1b, 2abcd, 3, 7

HOMEWORK
1. p93 #1ab, 2abcd, 3, 7 (if not complete)

SNC 2D
-Case study with handout: hazardous household materials
-Safety symbols practice quiz
-Reviewed safety rules in groups
-reviewed how to take good observations
-coke + mentos demo (with salt instead!)
-What do you remember from grade 9 handout

HOMEWORK
1. what do you remember from grade 9 handout

SCH 4U
-Unit Test #1: structure and properties

HOMEWORK
1. work on lab (due thrusday)

Friday Sept 26th

opps! I forgot to update this on Friday night! Sorry folks!

So, here's what happened on Friday:

SNC 1D
-Did a practice sheet on Subatomic particles
-took up practice sheet
-Video: Bill Nye on Atoms
-Started Bohr diagram cut and paste activity (will finish on Monday)

HOMEWORK:
None!!

SNC 2D
-Unit test: ecology

HOMEWORK
1. Get zoo forms signed
2. make sure to get concept map handed in if you haven't already

SCH 4U
-work on review questions (see Thursday's post)
-work on list of "things to know" handout (see website if you were absent)
-work on lab (due thursday)

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above not already completed

Thursday Sept 25

Hi everyone!

Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-took up the review questions for the quiz in pairs
-wrote the quiz
-took up the classification of matter worksheet
-note: subatomic particles
-Practice: p89 #2
-blew up a gummi bear!!

HOMEWORK
1. none tonight!
2. don't forget it's grade 9 parents night!

SNC 2D
-30 minutes to work on review questions for test (which is tomorrow!!): p160 #1,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,14,16a
-Ecology review: tournament style!

HOMEWORK
1. Study for your test (TOMORROW!!!)
2. work on your concept map (due TOMORROW!!!)
3. get your zoo forms signed!

SCH 4U
-finished graffitti group review
-Lab: identifying mystery solids (due Thursday Oct 2nd)

HOMEWORK
1. Study for test: p286 #24-40 and p288 #9,10,13,14,15,16,19,20,21,22,23,25,29,33bcd
2. work on lab

Wed sept 24

Hey guys! Here's the scoop for today:

SNC 1D
-Gave some feedback for camp day
-reviewed the particle theory on the black board
-Note: classification of matter
-sorting activity: classfication of matter
-classification of matter worksheet
-time to work on review for quiz: p40-41 #3ab, 4b-f, 5,6,7,8,9

HOMEWORK
1. Finish review
2. Study for quiz tomorrow!

SNC 2D
-time to work on concept map (due friday)
-took up biogeography case study
-Note: soil and its formation
-"Lab": making soil (mmmm...pudding!)

HOMEWORK
1. finish soil lab
2. work on concept map (due friday)
3. Study for test (friday!)

SCH 4U
-Quiz
-Started Graffitti group review

HOMEWORK
1. work on review questions: p286 #24-40 (multiple choice) p288 #9,10,13,14,15,16,19,20,21,22,23,25,29,33bcd
2. Study for test! (monday)

Tuesday September 23

here's what went down today:

SNC 1D
-Did some more physical/chemical changes practice
-Lab 1.4
-Completed analysis for lab 1.4 and handed in

HOMEWORK
1. finish lab 1.8 if you haven't already- that was due today so that makes tomorrow the second due date
2. finish lab 1.4 (I think only one or two of you need to finish this one!)
3. start studying for your quiz (thursday)

SNC 2D
-Case study on Biogeography p94-96, questions a-p
-Brief review of concept maps
-time to work on your Ecology unit concept map (due friday)

HOMEWORK
1. continue working on concept map
2. study for your unit test (friday)

SCH 4U
-Note on the crystal structure of solids
-crystal questions: p273 #2,3,4,5,7
-Extra review questions for quiz if you would like them: p281 #12-14, 16-20; p282 #3,4,8,9,10,14,16,20

HOMEWORK
1. Study for tomorrow's quiz!

Monday (sept 22)

Hey folks, here's the scoop for today:

SNC 1D
-Note: physical versus chemical change
-Examples of physical versus chemical change
-Lab 1.8 (pages 32-33)
-Questions for lab p33 #14abcd

HOMEWORK
1. Complete questions for today's lab. These must be handed in tomorrow

SNC 2D
- 10 minutes to study for quiz
-Quiz
-New seating plan
-Create 2 animals and 2 plants, each with features allowing them to adapt to each of canada's four biomes

HOMEWORK
1. Start studying for your unit test

SCH 4U
-Took up intermolecular forces organizer
-answered why ammonia is highly soluble in water using lewis diagrams
-"notelet" on predicting relative boiling points
-p260 #4,5 p266 #4,5,6
-Thought lab p278. BUT all you have to do for this is look at table 1 and explain why each group (14,15,16,17) has a unique set of boiling points. (you don't have to make a graph unless you want to)

HOMEWORK
1. whatever you didn't get done in class... for most of you, that's likely the thought lab p278
2. study for Wednesday's quiz

Friday sept 19

Hey guys! I hope everything went well while I was away today!

Here's what was supposed to happen today:

SNC 1D
-physical and chemical properties review sheet
-Bill Nye video: chemical reactions with worksheet
-complete chemical versus physical change portion of video worksheet
-read pages 28-30 and answer questions p30 1 and 2

HOMEWORK:
1. questions 1 and 2 on p30 (if not completed)

SNC 2D
-BBC planet earth video: pole-to-pole with worksheet
-Questions p93 #8,9,10,11

HOMEWORK:
1. p93 #8,9,10,11 (if not already complete)
2. study!!! (because don't forget that you have a quiz on Monday)

SCH 4U
-p256 #1abc
-read p257-262 and complete "intermolecular forces" organizer to make your own note
-p260 #1,2,3bc and p264 #9

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above if not completed in class

Have a good weekend everyone and see you all on Monday!!

Grade 12 "polar bonds" typo corrected!

Hey guys, I corrected the typo on today's note. The new version is posted.

Thursday sept 18

SNC 1D

-camp day whoohoo! Go team 10!

SNC 2D
-small carbon cycle review sheet and questions of the day
-biome group work
-biome summary chart
-p93 #1-5 and 7

HOMEWORK
1. p93#1-5 and 7

SCH 4U
-finished building models
-p249 #11bf
-Note: polar bonds and polar molecules
-questions p253 #1,2,3a
p256 #8

HOMEWORK
1. p253 #1,2,3a and p256 #8

Wed sept 17th

Hey folks! Here's the scoop for today:

SNC 1D
-Question of the day: describing physical properties
-short note: chemical properties
-LAB 1.3
-Questions p21 #10b,c,d,e

HOMEWORK
1. make sure to finish the questions for the lab as I'm collecting these tomorrow and marking them.
2. bring your black shirt for camp day

SNC 2D
-carbon cycle video for review
-mini-note: the nitrogen cycle
-nitrogen cycle game
-questions: p69 #1-5

HOMEWORK
1. p69 #1-5 if not already completed

SCH 4U
-reviewed hybridization on the central atom
-reviewed sigma and pi bonds using energy level diagrams
-VSEPR introduction note
-VSEPR chart

HOMEWORK
1. finish VSEPR chart so that you can build your models tomorrow

Tuesday Sept 16

Here's the scoop for today:

SNC 1D:
-Safety symbols practice quiz
-Note: physical properties
-Physical properties practice Activity
-p19 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. p19 #1,2 if not completed

SNC 2D
-reviewed carbon cycle
-Carbon sources versus sinks sorting activity
-Carbon tax debate
-Ways we can help reduce our carbon dioxide emissions

HOMEWORK
1. make a list of 5 things you and/or your family can do to cut down on your carbon dioxide emissions

SCH 4U
-Note: sigma and pi bonds
-Practice: p238#18,20a, 21, 23
p239 #25, 26b, 28

HOMEWORK
1. practice questions above if not completed

Monday September 15th

Hi! Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Grade 9 library orientation

NO HOMEWORK!!

SNC 2D
-Lynx versus hare graphing activity
-Note: carbon cycle
-Questions: p65 #1,2,4,5,6a

HOMEWORK
1. p65 #1,2,4,5,6a if not complete

SCH 4U
-Finished friday's note on hybridization
-p235 #8,11
-read p236-239

HOMEWORK
1. p235 #8,11 (if not complete)
2. read p236-239 (if not complete)

Friday Sept 12

Howdy! Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-took up "what's wrong" picture and discussed safety rules
-Activity 1.1 (safety scavenger hunt)-- for safety equipment and precautions for household chemicals
-p15 #4a-j and 5

HOMEWORK
1. complete p15 #4a-j and 5 if not already completed

SNC 2D
-Finished note on populations
-took up last night's homework
-watched a video about limits on populations

NO HOMEWORK!

SCH 4U
-Quiz #1 for structure and properties unit
-Note: valence bond theory (part 1) up to hybridization of orbitals

HOMEWORK
1. p232 #1,3,4
2. Tell me why you can't make a CH2 molecule... and use energy level diagrams to explain it

Thursday Sept 11

Howdy folks! Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-completed data and conclusions for the inquiry model
-you got your textbooks and goggles
-Textbook hunt
-"what's wrong" safety picture

NO HOMEWORK

SNC 2D
-Quiz
-finished graphing "oh deer" results
-populations practice worksheet
-started "limits to populations" note

HOMEWORK
1. p 80 #2a, 3abc, 5a

SCH 4U
-talked about homework
-finished Lewis diagrams note
-more lewis diagrams practice p230 #3,4
-review questions for quiz: p220 #6,9,13,14

HOMEWORK
1. Any lewis questions not yet completed
2. Study for quiz (EXTRA QUESTIONS if you want-- p219 #1-12 and 14-19 p220 3,5,10,12,15)

QUIZ TOMORROW FOR 4U's

Reminders (wed sept 10)

SNC 2D
-You have a short quiz tomorrow: Ecology terms, food chains, food webs, energy in ecosystems, energy transfer, bioamplification (pesticides), niches

SCH 4U
-You have a quiz on Friday: Early atomic theories, bohr's theory and the photoelectric effect, the idea the energy is quantized, quantum numbers, energy level diagrams, electron configurations

Wednesday Sept 10

SNC 1D
-finished hypothesis for inquiry model
-wrote rough method for inquiry model
-Learning styles quiz
-wrote the good copy of the method
-Collected data

HOMEWORK
1. finish question 1 of the conclusion page of the inquiry model booklet

SNC 2D
-Took up Niche handout
-Note: population changes
-OH deer!

NO HOMEWORK!

SCH 4U
-Homework issues
-Lewis diagrams note

HOMEWORK
1. p227 #4,5
2. p229 #10, 12

Tuesday Sept 9

Hey folks!

...don't forget that tomorrow is a "sleep-in day". (classes start at 9:20)

SNC 1D
-Athletic assembly
-Practice concept map
-Started inquiry model (question and variables)

NO HOMEWORK!

SNC 2D
-Pesticides gallery walk
-video about communities
-Handout on Niches

HOMEWORK
1. Finish handout on Niches using pages 40-44 for help

SCH 4U
-More practice for quantum numbers
-Explaining electron configurations organizer-- read pages 194-196 and write notes on the following: explaning the periodic table, explaining ion charges, explaining magnestism and anomolies.
-Practice p197 #7-14

HOMEWORK
1. finish p197 #7-14

No note for grade 12 tomorrow (tuesday)

Hey grade 12s... just incase you're wondering-- no note for tomorrow (tuesday)

Monday Sept 8

Hey guys, here's what happened today!

SNC 1D
-Finished Friday's method practice
-Venn diagram to compare concept maps and mind maps
-Concept attainment sheet to compare "cause and effect" and "descriptive" linking words
-linking words practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. Fill in linking words on plant concept map

SNC 2D
-Quick review of Friday's energy transfer lesson
-Pesticides graffitti
-Deadly links "bioaccumulation" game
-Pesticides case study (p52-56 and answer questions a-k throughout the text)

HOMEWORK
1. finish pesticides case study

SCH 4U
-Reviewed quantum numbers with concept organizer
-Quantum numbers practice (handout)
-Note: electron configurations and shorthand
-time to work on homework

HOMEWORK
1. p194 #6-11

Friday (sept 5)

Hey guys and gals, I hope you all enjoyed your first week back!... I also hope you enjoy your first weekend off!

Here's what we did on Friday:

SNC 1D:
-Question of the day about identifying variables
-Took up homework
-Drawing stick people
-Note about writing methods
-Practice putting sentences in past tense/passive voice with no personal pro-nouns
(we will finish those on Monday)

HOMEWORK:
1. Write your "stick person method" in past tense/passive voice with no personal pro-nouns

SNC 2D
-Small practice sheet about ecology terms
-Human demo: energy transfer
-Note about trophic levels and energy transfer
-worksheet: energy transfer
-Time to work on homework: p39 #4,5,7,10

HOMEWORK
1. p39 #4,5,7,10...but I have a feeling you all finished it! :)


SCH 4U
-Note about Quantum numbers
-Note about energy level diagrams
(sorry about all the talking guys!)

HOMEWORK
1. get your forms signed!
2. p191 #1-4
(hint: for question 2, look at p188 figure 6)

Thursday

Howdy folks- here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-Good question review
-Note: scientific method
-coke vs pepsi challenge
-variables note
-variables practice

HOMEWORK
1. signed forms due tomorrow!
2. finish variables practice handout (manipulate, responding, controlled)

SNC 2D
-Note: rules of food chains and food webs
-Practice drawing a food web
-Note: More ecology terms
-Game to review terms
-time to work on homework

HOMEWORK
1. signed forms due tomorrow!
2. p23 #2ab, 3 p33 #4a, 6

SCH 4U
-Finished talking about emission and absorption spectra
-looked at some emission spectra just for fun
-Note about the problems with the Bohr model/introduction to the Quantum Mechanical model
-Practice sheet on subatomic particles/time to work on homework

HOMEWORK
1. get your signed forms handed in
2. subatomic particle sheet (if not complete)
3. p180 #4ab (if not complete) and p173 #7abc

2nd day of classes

SNC 1D
-Curiosity quotes "gallery walk"
-Curiosity quiz (just for fun!)
-Good questions note
-Good questions practice questions

HOMEWORK:
1. Don't forget to get your forms signed!

SNC 2D
-Took up last night's homework
-Reading: the silence of the frogs p10-13
-Textbook questions: p13#1ab, 2, 4a, 5
-Food web sorting activity
-Basic ecology terms handout

HOMEWORK
1. get forms signed
2. finish basic ecology terms handout

SCH 4U
-Reviewed Dalton, Thomson and Rutherford models of the atom
-Note: Planck's theories, The photoelectric effect and Bohr

HOMEWORK:
1. get forms signed
2. p173 #4, 6a p180 #4ab

First Day of classes!

Hi guys- here is what we did today:

SNC 1D:
-course outlines handed out
-Science contract and safety contracts handed out
-class rules established

HOMEWORK:
1. get your "contracts" signed!

SNC 2D
-course outlines handed out
-Science contract and safety contracts handed out
-class rules established
-"Food chain and you" handout

HOMEWORK:
1. get your "contracts" signed!
2. Complete food chain handout up to question 3 (in the middle of the page)

SCH 4U
-Course outlines handed out
-"Human Bingo" grade 11 review
-Grade 11 "diagnostic" booklet

HOMEWORK:
1. Complete as much of the diagnostic booklet as you possibly can. I will collect it tomorrow.