Thurs Dec 18

Hey guys, Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Practice quiz on DNA replication and cancer
-took up yesterday's homework
-"around the world" review of asexual reproduction
-note on sexual reproduction
-Practice quiz on sexual and asexual reproduction
-Pictionary!

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your unit test (tues jan 6th)

SNC 2D
-mini-note on pressure
-three pressure demos
-short worksheet on pressure
-parts of the atmosphere worksheet/while some of you worked on your summatives

HOMEWORK
1. finish front and back of atmosphere worksheet (NOT cut and paste) excluding questions 1 and 2
2. work on concept map (due mon jan 5th)

SCH 4U
-talked about course summative/received summative booklet
-finished examples 3 and 4 from yesterday (they were looooooong!)

HOMEWORK
1. p476 #7,8 and p480 #9,10
2. reading organizer on solubility product constants
3. extra practice solving equilibrium problems: p481 #1-8
4. start doing research for your summatives!

Wed Dec 17

Hey guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Took up questions on the back of the replication activity sheet
-Reading activity: can DNA demand a verdict?
-Group reading activity: cancer
-Note: types of asexual reproduction
-Practice: asexual reproduction worksheet

HOMEWORK
1. finish asexual reproduction worksheet if not completed in class

SNC 2D
-worked on summatives for 40 minutes **if you did not get it done, you MUST go to Science clinic tomorrow at lunch ** (room 108)
-mini note on blackboard: particle theory
-Practice sheet: temperature
-demo: egg in a bottle

HOMEWORK
1. keep working on that natural disasters concept map (due on tues jan 6th)

SCH 4U
-Daily practice: interpreting concentration vs time graphs of Le Chatelier's
-Note: Q and calculating equilibrium concentrations

HOMEWORK:
1. p465 #1,2 p466 #3, 4 p472 #5,6
(PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Tues Dec 16

Hi folks, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-note on DNA replication
-Activity: modeling DNA replication and questions
-Visit from Guidance councellor, Mrs. Rao-Peters
-Practice: DNA replication worksheet

HOMEWORK
1. anything that was not completed in class (modeling questions or DNA replication worksheet)

SNC 2D
-worked on our summatives the whole period. you should have finished your experiment today and your graphing. Tomorrow I will give you 20 minutes to finish your conclusion. If you think you will need more time, come to the class at 12:05 tomorrow.

HOMEWORK
1. work on your concept map: due mon jan 5th

SCH 4U
-thumbs up/thumbs down review game of Le Chateliers'
-Le Chateliers' lab: due Tues Jan 6th

HOMEWORK
1. do yesterday's homework!!! (because most of you didn't do it)
2. work on lab (it will help you review Le Chateliers)

Mon dec 15

Hey guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-took up homework
-note: DNA
-Activity: building DNA with paper

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 2D
-worked on motion summative all period. If you did not finish your method today you need to go to Science clinic tomorrow

HOMEWORK
1. work on your concept map

SCH 4U
-took up the "make your own note" from thursday
-took up Thursday's reading organizer
-note: Le Chatelier's principle
-Practice: p457 #2-6

HOMEWORK
1. anything that was not completed in class today

Fri dec 12

Hey guys, here's what happened friday (sorry for the late post!)

...I was away with my grade 12s at MAC

SNC 1D
-Quiz on cell parts and mitosis
-Bill Nye Video: genes
-Reading organizer using pages 176-178
-Questions p178 #1-4

HOMEWORK
1. anything that was not completed in class

SNC 2D
-Went to the computer lab to work on natural disasters concept map. This will be due on tuesday Jan. 5th. You WILL NOT be given any more class time for it.

HOMEWORK
1. work on concept map

SCH 4U
-at mac all day! yay!

HOMEWORK
1. none!

Thurs Dec 11

Hi guys, here's what we did today

(I was away at Guelph with the swim team!)

SNC 1D
-finished microviewer activity
-Did review questions for the quiz: p172 #1,2,3,4,6,7,12,13,14

HOMEWORK
1. finish review questions that didn't get done in class
2. study for your quiz (tomorrow!)

SNC 2D
-Check answers for review questions
-wrote quiz on vectors
-You were supposed to start your summatives but it looks like no-one did!

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4U
-In groups you made a note on pages 445-448 and answered questions p447 #1 and p448 #1adef, 3, 4, 6 and 9
-Reading organizer for pages 450-456

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. don't forget that you get out at 8:50 tomorrow morning! and don't forget to bring either a lunch or $

Wed Dec 10

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-took up yesterday's homework
-Mitosis "root" highlighting activity
-Microviewer activity drawing plant and animal cells

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz (friday!)

SNC 2D
-Velocity practice sheet
-Vectors practice quiz

HOMEWORK
1. finish the practice quiz!!!!!!!!!!
2. study for your quiz (tomorrow!)

SCH 4U
-Note: equilibrium constants
-Practice: p442 #1 and p444 #2-6

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. friday is due date #2 for the making connections assignment

Tues Dec 9

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Finished Mitosis note
-Mitosis cut and paste
-Mitosis group work activity
-p153 #1-5

HOMEWORK
1. p153 #1-5 (if not completed in class, but most of you finished it!)\

SNC 2D
-finished adding vectors on an angle example from yesterday
-Adding vectors on an angle practice sheet
-Note: velocity

HOMEWORK
1. finish adding vectors on an angle practice sheet if not completed in class
2. p436 #5,6

SCH 4U
-Took up reading organizer from yesterday
-Note: making ICE tables
-practice: p437 #6,7 (top) and p437 #1-5 and 7-9

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. your making connections assingment is due tomorrow!!

Mon dec 9

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Guidance activity: pathways planners
-took up the homework from the weekend
-Practice quiz: cell parts
-Mitosis sorting activity
-started mitosis fill-in note

HOMEWORK:
1. none!

SNC 2D
-Measuring angles review together
-Measuring angles and adding vectors in a straight line review sheet
-Took up review sheet
-Note: adding vectors on an angle (didn't quite finish this, will finish it tomorrow)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz (thursday)

SCH 4U
-talked about some interesting stuff from the news
-"shaking the blues" equilibrium demo
-Note: intro to dynamic equilibrium and tub demo
-Time to work on: p428 #1-5 and reading organizer using pages 431-433
-Exit pass on equilibrium

HOMEWORK
1. anything that was not completed in class today
2. work on your making connections assignment (due on wed dec 10th)

Thurs Dec 4

Hi guys, here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-took up plant versus animal Venn diagram
-flippy card game to review the organelles
-cell analogy sheet in pairs
-Bill Nye video on cells
-reading organizer using p148-149 and p149 #4

HOMEWORK
1. complete reading organizer and p149 #4
2. Monday is due date #2 for the opinion peice!

SNC 2D
-small sheet to review drawing vectors
-Note: adding vectors in a straight line
-Practice sheet: adding vectors in a straight line
-small review of how to measure angles with a protractor

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 4U
-Energy and rates of reactions unit test

HOMEWORK
1. making connections assignment is due dec 10th

Wed dec 3

Hi guys,

Here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-cell parts jigsaw activity
-Human demo: acting out the parts of the cell
-Venn diagram: comparing plant cells and animal cells
-Animal cell cut and paste race

HOMEWORK
1. your opinion peice is due tomorrow!! make sure its done!

SNC 2D
-A small graphing activity to review how to calculate instantaneous speed using a tangent
-short blackboard note on position and displacement
-Activity: what is displacement?
-Fill-in note: drawing vectors
-a bit of time to work on homework: drawing vectors practice worksheet

HOMEWORK
1. finish drawing vectors practice worksheet

SCH 4U
-quiz master review game
-around the world review of each of the problem types in the unit
-time to work on text book review (see yesterday's post if you need those questions)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your Unit test (its tomorrow!!)
2. your making connections assignment is due dec 10th

Tues Dec 2nd

Howdy folks, here's what happened today:

SNC 1D
-took up last night's homework
-took a short blackboard note on microscopes
-Cell theory timeline sorting activity
-Labelled plant and animal cell diagrams
-Labelled microscope parts (and people who hadn't yet finished their summatives worked on those)

HOMEWORK:
1. finish labelling microscope parts if you didn't finish it in class
2. opinion peice is due on thursday!! (so you should be almost done!)

SNC 2D
-Quiz on acceleration
-Blackboard note on vectors
-"make a map to my house" activity

HOMEWORK
1. none!!

SCH 4U
-Took up last night's homework (worksheet)
-Iodine clock lab (not for marks)
-worked on review questions while doing lab:
p412 #3-7, 9-13, 15-21, 24-28, 30
p414 #1,2,3,5,6,7,8,12,14,15,16

HOMEWORK
1. work on review for test (thursday!)
2. making connections assignment is due dec 10th

Mon Dec 1

Howdy folks, Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D
-Had a quick discussion about sources of error
-finished writing up method for summative and got it checked
-conducted experiment
-wrote up conclusions for summative
-read pages 138-141 and answered p141 #1-4
**note: some of you did not finish today, you will get about 10 minutes in class tomorrow and if you are still not done, you need to go to room 108 (science clinic) at lunch to finish it.

HOMEWORK
1. read pages 138-141 of your textbook and answer p141 #1-4
2. work on your opinion peice (due thurs dec 4)

SNC 2D
-2 quick acceleration review calculations
-took up acceleration review and homework
-Note: instantaneous speed
-Practice: worksheet on calculating instantaneous speed

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quiz tomorrow (you can do p410 #2,3,7 and 10)
2. instantaneous speed worksheet if not completed in class

SCH 4U
- funnel demo
- took up reading organizer
-Examples: rate-determining steps and mechanims
-Practice: worksheet and p390 #2 and p391 #2,3

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