Fri Nov 28

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
we worked our electricity summatives all period
-Finished the concept map
-worked on hypothesis and variables
-worked on method
-some of you started (or finished!) your experiments

HOMEWORK
1. work on opinion peice (its due on thursday dec 4!)

SNC 2D
-peer-assessed "dude where's my cart"
-made a speed versus time graph and compared slope
-Quick fill-in note about the area under a speed-time graph
-Envelope review activity of speed and acceleration

HOMEWORK
1. p393 #11 a and b
2. study for your acceleration quiz (tues dec 2)

SCH 4U
-"Quiz master": half-life review
-Short note: Collision theory
-Practice: p387 #1
-Reading organizer using pages p387-389

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. Work on your making connections assignment (due dec 10)
3. study for your unit test (thurs dec 4)

Thurs Nov 27

Hi Guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
we started our electricity summative:
-made dot-jots on the infomation booklets
-Started our concept maps

HOMEWORK
1. If you like, do some research on the internet about wet cells
2. work on your "opinion peice" for ontario power generation (due next thursday, dec 4)

SNC 2D
-Went to room 225 to learn how to do APA style referencing with Ms. Menka

HOMEWORK:
1. see yesterday's post

SCH 4U
-Daily practice in groups for rate order equations (handout)
-Exit pass on rate order
-Short note about Half lives
-Practice: p381 #7,8 (top of page) and p381 #3,4 (bottom of page)

HOMEWORK
1. any of the daily practice you didn't finish
2. half life practice
3. study for your test (thurs dec 4)
4. work on your making connections assignment (due wed dec 10)

Wed Nov 26th

Hi guys! Here is what we did today

SNC 1D
-We wrote our electricity unit test
-"Big questions" : what do you know about reproduction
-Brain teasers

HOMEWORK
1. keep working on your ontario power generation projects (due december 4th)

SNC 2D
-Quiz on uniform motion
-time to work on "dude where's my cart lab"
-Short blackboard note on slopes of v vs t graphs

HOMEWORK
1. finish "dude where's my cart"
2. p393 #1,2,3,4a,5
** this is due on Friday because we have an activity with Ms. Menka tomorrow... so I expect that you will all finish it!**

SCH 4U
1. Took up rate law reading organizer
2. Examples together: orders of reaction

HOMEWORK
1. finish the last example from today's lesson
2. p377 #2-5

Tues Nov 25

Hey guys! Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-20 minutes to finish yesterday's power generation activity/time to work on review booklets
-Received your power generation assignment
-Summary chart on voltage, current and resistance in groups of 3 and concept map

HOMEWORK
1. if you are not finished your review booklet, finish it!
2. study for your unit test (its tomorrow!)

SNC 2D
-15 minutes to work on review questions for quiz
-took up acceleration problems
-Reviewed how to use the ticker tape timer
-Lab: "dude, where's my cart?"--- using the ticker tape timer to graph acceleration
-Time to work on follow up for lab

HOMEWORK
1. finish review questions for quiz (p376 #4,5,8,9,10,11)
2. Study for your quiz ! (tomorrow!)

SCH 4U
-Skits for reaction rates! mmmm....cake....
-Practice: p371 #1,3,4,5,6,7 p371 #1,3
-Reading organizer using pages 372 and 373

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. start working on making connections assignment

Monday Nov 24

Hey guys, Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-p319 #4,5,6,7
-worked on review booklets for electricity test
-took up homework from the weekend
-Ontario power generation reading and jigsaw activity

HOMEWORK
1. study for your electricity unit test (Wednesday!)

SNC 2D
-Small sheet to review slopes of d vs t graphs
-Note: acceleration
-Acceleration practice problems in groups

HOMEWORK
1. finish acceleration pratice problems if not completed in class
2. work on "how fast do I walk" if you didn't hand it in already (tomorrow is due date #2!!)
3. study for your quiz (wednesday)... you can do p376 #4,5,8,9,10,11

SCH 4U
-Daily practice (rates of reaction using mole ratios): #1-3 on the small handout
-Graphing exercise: p366 #2 (a-f but not question e... there is a typo in the textbook)
-Time to prepare for factors that increase the rates of reaction skits (you will present these tomorrow)

HOMEWORK
1. p366 #2 if it was not completed in class... you guys got off easy tonight!! :)

Friday Nov 21

Hi guys! Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-resistance demo and learned how to calculate resistance in series and parallel
-Did a few resistance practice calculations
-Note: 3-mark format for solving problems
-Practice: double sided worksheet with resistance problems

HOMEWORK
1. finish your resistance work sheet (both sides)
2. study for your electricity unit test (wednesday)

SNC 2D
-Blackboard note relating slope to speed
-"write a story about a graph" activity to review slopes of d vs t graphs
-Donovan Bailey graphing activity
-Learned how to interpret data from a ticker tape time
-p365 #3,6

HOMEWORK
1. ticker tape timer worksheet (if not completed in class)
2. p365 #3,6 (if not completed in class)
3. work on "how fast do I walk lab" due monday

SCH 4U
-Note: measuring and calculating reaction rates
-practice: p364 #3-6 p365 #8,9
-Demo: "death to the gummy bear!" (increasing a rate of reaction by heating!)

HOMEWORK
1. finish any practice questions that weren't completed in class
2. Monday is due date #2 for the Hess' law lab

Thurs Nov 20

Hi guys! here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-quick review of voltage and current
-quiz
-Small blackboard note on resistance
-Resistance case study questions a-g

HOMEWORK
1. finish case study (but most of you finished it in class!)
2. start studying for your test (next wednesday)

SNC 2D
-2 quick practice questions about speed with conversions
-Lab: How fast do I walk
-time to work on questions for the lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on today's lab (its due on Monday)

SCH 4U
-talked about the meaning of molar enthalpy (review)
-quiz
-reading and making your own note about rates p360-363
-Questions: p361 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. anything that wasn't completed in class today
2. work on your Hess' law lab (its due tomorrow!)

Wed nov 19

Howdy folks, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-took up the current lab
-Did a practice worksheet on current
-Electric circuits and meters worksheet in groups of 3
-"around the world" review of voltage and current
-review and applications worksheet

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz (its tomorrow!)
2. finish review/applications worksheet if you didn't finish it in class

SNC 2D
-learned about the 3.6 conversion factor (m/s to km/hr)
-did a worksheet to practice speed calculations that incorporated conversions
-mini-lesson on blackboard to review calculating slope
-Stacking textbooks graphing activity

HOMEWORK
1. finish stacking textbooks graphing activity

SCH 4U
-looked at our "carbon tower" from yesterday and talked about enthalpy
-compared the efficiency and benefits/drawbacks of using fossil fuels versus nuclear power
-"envelope" review questions

HOMEWORK
1. study for quiz (tomorrow) ... you can do p355 # 2, 4-8, 10, 14-17.
2. work on your lab (due on friday)

Tues Nov 18

Hi guys! Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Took up last night's homework
-reviewed how to use an ammeter
-built circuits, drew them and measured Amps

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz (thursday)

SNC 2D
-Took up the paper airplane lab
-Lesson and note on Speed calculations
-Speed calculations worksheet in groups of 3
-p358 #1-4

HOMEWORK
1. p358 #1-4

SCH 4U
-Daily practice of enthalpies of formation in groups of 3
-Re-grouped to do mixed/multistep calculations using enthalpies of formation
(p338 #7-10)
-Demo: "black snake"

HOMEWORK
1. finish p338 #7-10
2. do enthalpy handout from demo
3. study for quiz (thurs)
4. work on lab (due fri)

Monday Nov 17

Hey folks, here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-Did a couple more voltage worksheets in groups of 3 people (to review what we learned on Friday)
-Answered p311 #1-3 in pairs as well and took it up as a group
-Mini note on current
-p314-315 #1,2,3,5

HOMEWORK:
1. complete p314-315 #1,2,3,5
2. look for the "A" value on three home appliances

SNC 2D
-reviewed scientific notation on the blackboard (mini-note)
-did 2 questions on scientific notation (worksheet)--- remember to finish this if you are having trouble with conversions
-Worksheet on describing motion (sorting it between constant and changing)
-lab: calculating the speed of a paper airplane

HOMEWORK
1. finish your lab (there are questions on both sides)

SCH 4U
-reviewed the difference between endothermic and exothermic with a summary chart
-Note and examples: calculations using enthalpies of formation
-Practice: p332 #1 and p335 #2,3,4,5
-Exit pass on calculations using enthalpies of formation

HOMEWORK
1. Practice questions that were not completed in class

Friday Nov 14

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-reviewed how to use the voltmeter
-built circuits in parallel and measured the voltage
-Took up parallel circuits data and took a mini-note on parallel circuits
-finished "which bulb is brighter" worksheet
-did a worksheet to calculate voltage
-got your report cards

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 2D
-15 minutes to finish chemistry unit summatives
-lesson and worksheet on metric conversions
-review of time conversions and rounding with another worksheet
-worksheet on re-arranging equations

HOMEWORK
1. finish whatever worksheets you didn't get done in class.

SCH 4U
-Concept check question about Hess' law
-Hess' law lab
-time to work on Follow-up for Hess' law lab: p352 Analysis b,c,d,e,f
Evaluation h,i

HOMEWORK
1. work on Hess' law lab (due friday nov 21)
2. start studying for Energy quiz (thurs Nov 20)

Happy weekend everyone!

Thursday Nov 13

Hey guys, Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-went over the voltage note together
-did questions 1-3 from page 303 on the blackboard
-had a lesson on how to use a voltmeter
-built circuits in series and measured the voltage and brighnes of the lights
-took a really short note on circuits in series

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 2D
-we worked on our summatives the whole period

HOMEWORK
1. none! ...but if you think you are going to need more than 15 minutes on your summative tomorrow, you need to come to our classroom at lunch

SCH 4U
1. Hess' law practice sheet
2. p329 #4,5 p330 #3
3. Read p351 (lab 5.4.1)

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class

Yesterday (wed nov 12)

Here's what we did yesterday... sorry for the delay in posting

SNC 1D
-Took up homework questions
-Concept attainment package for drawing circuits
-Investigation 10.2: drawing circuits for the first time using proper symbols
-Highlighting the voltage note

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 2D
-we worked on our chemistry unit summative the whole period

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 4U
-Blackboard practice on representing enthalpy changes
-Note and examples: Hess's law
-Practice p326 #1-3
p330 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class

Tues Nov 11

Hi guys!

Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-Light's out preassessment task
-Circuit symbols practice in partners
-Bill Nye video on circuits
-p301 #1-5

HOMEWORK
1. p301 #1-5 (if not completed in class)

SNC 2D
-went to the remembrance day assembly
-worked on acids and bases concept map
-some people started their chemistry unit summative

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4U
-checked solutions from yesterday's calorimetry practice
-Note: 4 ways to represent/communicate enthalpy changes
-Practice: p319 #2,3,4,5
p320 #1,2,3

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. finish your enthalpy lab (due tomorrow)

Mon Nov 10

Howdy folks! Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-quiz on static electricity
-activity: the pretzel model of circuit electricity
-fill-in note: the pretzel model of circuit electricity

HOMEWORK
none!

SNC 2D
-took up variables sheet
-Activity: drawings to learn about how to write a good method
-Practice: writing a good method
-Started our unit concept maps (Acids and bases only)

HOMEWORK
none!

SCH 4U
-mixed practice problems on calorimetry
-Mini-lab: calculating molar enthalpy of neutralization for sodium hydroxide with sulfuric acid
-time to work on questions for mini-lab

HOMEWORK
1. complete practice problems if they weren't completed on class
2. complete calculations for lab (due wed)

Thurs Nov 6

Hey folks,

Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-talked about take your kid to work day
-took up applications of induction/electrostatics handout
-did a review chart on the 3 ways to charge an object
-worked on review questions for quiz

HOMEWORK
1. finish your review questions for the quiz
2. study for the quiz (monday)
3. enjoy your PD day! :)

SNC 2D
-quiz on acids and bases
-review of asking good questions
-review of identifying manipulated, responding and constant variables
-worksheet to review identifying variables

HOMEWORK
1. finish variables sheet
2. enjoy your PD day! :)

SCH 4U
- a couple blackboard questions to review molar enthalpy calculations
-note: calorimetry of chemical and physical changes
-Practice: p310 #4,5 p311 #9abc, p312 #2,3,4,5

HOMEWORK
1. complete practice questions from class
2. enjoy your PD day! :)

Wed nov 5

Hi everyone! Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-take your kid to work day!!! I hope you guys had fun!

HOMEWORK
1. finish induction applications sheet if you haven't already

SNC 2D
-took up homework: questions and worksheet
-mini note: where do acids and bases come from
-Blackboard review of everything you need to know for the quiz tomorrow
-Practice quiz and answers

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz

SCH 4U
-small note on enthalpy
-make your own note on the different types of enthalpy (chemical, physical, nuclear- p304)
-note: molar enthalpy calculations
-Practice: p304 #1,2 p308 #1-3, p311 #7, p312 #1

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class

Tues Nov 4

Hi! Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-Insulators and conductors booklet- discussion in pairs
-Demo: induction
-Fill in note: induction
-applications of induction booklet

HOMEWORK
1. induction questions application sheet if not completed in class
2. don't forget that tomorrow is take your kid to work day!

SNC 2D
-Neutralization demo and note
-Neutralization sorting activity
-Practice sheet: neutralization
-Textbook questions: p319 #5,6,7,8

HOMEWORK
1. practice sheet and textbook questions if not completed in class.
2. the cabbage lab is due tomorrow
3. study for your quiz (thursday)

SCH 4U
-took up homework questions
-note: calorimetry
-practice: p302 #8-13

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class

Nov 3rd

Hi everyone, here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-reviewed ways to discharge objects
-took up the homework from the weekend
-watched a video on charging and discharging
-mini note on conductors and insulators
-watched a video on conductors and insulators
-p 280-281 #1,4,5,6

HOMEWORK
1. p281 1, 4, 5, 6 (but most of you completed this in class!)

SNC 2D
-reviewed acids and bases with a small sheet
-quick blackboard note about the different types of indicators
-lab: pH of household items
-worked on follow-up questions for the lab

HOMEWORK
1. finish cabbage lab (its due on wednesday)
2. Study for your quiz (its on thursday)

SCH 4U
-reviewed significant digits with a blackboard note
-did a few mol calculations to practice significant digits
-read pages 288-289 and completed a definitions sheet
-practice questions p300 #1-5

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed during class