Fri May 29

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-daily practice on blackboard about p and ka
-examples: finding pH from ka
-note: pH of salt solutions and buffers
-practice: p568 #7,8 p570 #9,10 p574 #12, 13 (pH from ka)
p588 #1,2,5 p620 #1,2 (top), p620 #3, 7 bottom

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (tues)
2. prepare for you summative'

SCH 4C
-reviewed yesterday's lesson with a practice sheet
-lesson on writing balanced neutralizatino equations

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam

SNC 1D4
-Homework check and take-up
-review of electrostatic series
-lab of charging by contact
-Demo of insulators and conductors

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam!

Thurs May 28

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-assigned alcohols for summative
-daily practice on blackboard
-note: weak acids and bases
-practice: p556 #3,5 (I assigned 4 as well but it looks as though it didn't have enough info)
p563 #6

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above not completed in class
2. study for unit test (next tues)
3. start researching for summative

SCH 4C
-small sheet to review yesterday's lesson
-fill-in note on diluting acids and bases
-practice sheet on diluting acids and bases

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam!

SNC 1D4
-journal entry on the balloon and hair experiment
-fill-in note on static electricity
-comic strips on charging by friction
-reading on applications of static electricity

HOMEWORK
1. finish applications of static electricity reading
2. study for your exam

Wed May 27

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-quick blackboard question to review amphoteric acids
-note on pH and pOH
-acid on egg demo
-handed out final summative instructions
-Practice: p546 #12, 13, 14 and p549 #17, 18, 19

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above not completed in class
2. start preparing for summative
3. start studying for equilibrium test

SCH 4C
-took up yesterday's lab and the acid rain reading
-note: strong and weak acids and bases
-worked on chart of strong and weak acids and bases
-acid egg demo

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your exam!

SNC 1D4
-worked on summative all period and then worked on exam booklet when finished... this was the last day of the summative, tomorrow we will continue on with electricity

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your exam!

Tues May 26

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-did a couple ion dissociation questions on the board as a refresher
-took up example of calculation of Gibbs free energy
-note: intro to acids and bases
-Practice: p532 #1,2 and p540 #8,9,10

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

SCH 4C
-Lab: acids, bases, properties and reactions
-Worked on follow-up questions for the lab
-reading about acid rain

HOMEWORK
1. finish acid rain, we will take it up tomorrow

SNC 1D4
-worked on summative experiment all period... you will have tomorrow's period as well

HOMEWORK
1. none!

Mon May 25

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-concept check sheet on molar solubility, predicting precipitation and common ions
-note: entropy
-practice: p498 #1, p508 #2, p512 # 3,5,6,10

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

SCH 4C
-stickies of acids and bases (pre-assessment)
-fill-in note on acids and bases
-Chart: properties of acids and bases
-reading pages 290-292 and questions p292 #1-4

HOMEWORK
1. none... but you should begin studying for your exam!

SNC 1D4
-introduction to static electricity sheet
-introduction to static electricity stations
-took up stations work booklet
-took up pages 4 and 5 of the unit test from last week

HOMEWORK
1. none.. but don't forget that we are continuing with the summative tomorrow and wednesday

Fri may 22

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-took up Ksp reading organizer
-one daily practice question about molar solubility
-note: predicting precipiation and common ions
-practifce: p489 #5 , p492 #7-10 , p493 #1,8

HOMEWORK
1. anything that was not completed in class

SCH 4C
-went to the drama presentation

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 1D4
-brainstorming on electricity usage and prediction of how much electricity you use
-start of electricity summative task
-group activity about electricity usage
-pre-assessment of insulators and conductors

HOMEWORK
1. none!

Thurs May 21

Hey folks, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-supplementary equilibrium problems (lots of equilibrium practice! good and tricky!)
-reading organizer using pages 482-486
-practice p486 #1-4

HOMEWORK
1. make sure to finish reading organizer... I will not give you enough time to copy it tomorrow
2. making connections is due tomorrow!

SCH 4C
-concept map to review the previous 2 days of lessons about water
-Testing for ions in water samples lab
-time to work on questions for water samples lab
-discussion about female hormones in water

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 1D4
-whole period to work on summative and then exam review booklet when completed. We will complete the experimental component of the summative next tuesday and wednesday (26th and 27th)

HOMEWORK
1. none!

Wed May 20

Hi guys, here's what we did yesterday! (sorry I forgot!)

SCH 4U
-daily practice on blackboard
-Examples 3 and 4 of equilibrium calculations
-Practice: p476 #7,8 and p480 #9,10

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. making connections due on Friday

SCH 4C
-Time to finish bottled versus tap water reading and discussion on this
-Note: what's in polluted water
-MAC practice sheet
-p284 #1-4

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that wasn't completed in class

SNC 1D4
-Whole period to work on summative!

HOMEWORK
1. you can do extra research for your summative if you like!

Mon May 19

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-le Chatelier's practice on a small sheet
-Note: Quantitative changes in equilibrium (but only examples 1 and 2)
-Practice: p465 #1,2 and p466 #3,4 and p472 #5,6

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

SCH 4C
-daily practice of properties of water
-note: clean water
-Practice: p279 #1-6
-Opinion peice: bottled versus tap water

HOMEWORK
1. finish bottled water portion of opinion... we will do tap water tomorrow

SNC 1D4
-Unit test on matter and reproduction
-started working on exam review booklets (1 month to go!)

HOMEWORK
1. do some research on your summative question (summative starts tomorrow!)

Fri may 15

Hi guys,

here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-daily practice on LeChatelier's (thumbs up/down)
-Le Chatelier's lab
-worked on finishing chart for LeChatelier's lab

HOMEWORK
1. lab chart explanations if not finished in class
2. making connections assignment due may 22

SCH 4C
-polled class on how much water each person uses
-stations: properties of water
-Practice: p274 #2-6

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 1D4
-worked on unit summative all period

HOMEWORK
1. study for your matter and reproduction unit test (it's on Tuesday!)

Thurs May 14

Sorry that I forgot to post this yesterday!

SCH 4U
-took up Le Chatelier's reading organizer
-note: Le Chatelier's
-Practice: p457 #2-6

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. work on making connections assignment (due may 22)

SCH 4C
-last practice before Quest
-Quest
-survey: how much water do you use?

HOMEWOKR
1. none!

SNC 1D4
-assigned final summative questions
-rest of period to study for unit test/work on test review booklet

HOMEWOKR
1. study for your unit test!

Wed May 14

Hi guys, this is what we did today:

SCH 4U
-quick summary note on K and terms
-Practice p447 #7 and p448 #1adef, 3, 4, 6, 9
-reading organizer using pages 450-456

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

SCH 4C
-worked on practice test the whole period

HOMEWORK
1. study for your Quest! (it's tomorrow!)

SNC 1D4
-went to the library to do breathalyzer activity all period

HOMEWORK
1. if you didn't finish the breathalyzer activity you need to finish it and hand it in tomorrow
2. study for your unit test (its tuesday may 19)

Tues May 12

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-note on equilibrium law and equilibrium constants
-student council elections
-practice: p442 #1 and p444 #2-6

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. work on making connections assignment (due may 22)

SCH 4C
-some people worked on finishing yesterday's performance task while others worked on the bioamplification article

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest (it's thursday!) ... tomorrow you will get your practice Quest

SNC 1D4
-practice on asexual vesus sexual growth and determining time of death
-blackboard note on good scientific drawings
-practice doing good scientific diagrams (animal and plant mitosis)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your unit test (its next tuesday)

Mon May 11

Hi guys,

here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-talked very briefly about percent concentration
-note on ICE tables
-Practice: p437 #6, 7 (top) and p438 #1-5 and 7-9

HOMEWORK
1. anything that you didn't finish in class today

SCH 4C
-2 daily practice questions about dilutions
-Performance task "the famous saline solution"

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your Quest, (its on Thursday)

SNC 1D4
-review sheet on sexual and asexual reproduction
-journal about "body farms"
-Note: how to determine if growth of an organism is sexual or asexual

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your unit test (its next tues, may 19)

Thurs May 7

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-rates quest
-reading organizer using pages 431-433

HOMEWORK
1. finish reading organizer

SCH 4C
-2 practice questions about concentrations
-Fill-in note on dilutions
-Practice p136 #19-22

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice if you haven't already

SNC 1D4
-went to the Mosaic play

HOMEWORK
1. if you were away yesterday you should be working on the stuff you missed about sexual and asexual reproduction

Wed May 6

Here's what we did today guys:

SCH 4U
-demo: shaking the blues
-Note: introduction to dynamic equilibrium
-bucket demo
-Practice: p428 #1-5 and exit pass

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that wasn't completed in class
2. study for your Quest... it's tomorrow!

SCH 4C
-reviewed concentration calculations together on overhead with 3 examples
-reviewed ppm calculations
-Practice on ppm: p133 #16-18
-Water bottle "lab"

HOMEWORK
1. if you didn't finish the water bottle lab, that is homework

SNC 1D4
-took up the mitosis self-evaluation
-asexual vs sexual activity with pictures and 2 handouts
-reading about sexual vs asexual and handout

HOMEWORK
1. anything you didn't finish in class today (for most of you that's the reading sheet)

Tues May 5

Hi guys,

here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-reviewed all of the lessons you had while I was away
-took up mechanisms worksheet
-time to review for quiz (around the world and also practice questions:
p407 #1-9, 11-18 and p408 #1-13 and p412 #6-10, 20, 21, 23-330 and p414 #9-15

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest (moved to thursday)

SCH 4C
-reviewed all the lessons you had while I was away
-small sheet to review concentrations
-Fill-in note on small concentrations (ppm)

HOMEWORK
1. if there are any sheets you missed in the last couple days, you need to do them so that you can be sure to understand how to calculate concentration
2. breathalyzer assignment is due on thursday

SNC 1D4
-took up last night's homework
-group presentations on mitosis
-mitosis self-assessment sheet
-body farms article to read

HOMEWORK
1. finish reading body farms article

Mon May 4th

Hi folks, here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-2 questions to practice mechanims: p391 #2,3
-Time to work on review for Wednesday's quest (p407 #1-9, 11-18 and p408 #1-13)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest!

SCH 4C
-review fill-in note for percentage concentrations
-practice sheet for concentrations
-Time to finish breathalyzer assignment if not yet completed
-If finished everything, worked on p130 #8-11 and p131 # 12-15

HOMEWORK
1. finish breathalyzer assignment if you haven't already... there are 9 of you!!

SNC 1D4
-reviewed cell parts with little practice sheet and short game
-reading about the importance of cell division
-discussion about the importance of cell division
-putting cell pictures in order and pasting them
-filling in mitosis note using pages 152-153

HOMEWORK
1. complete mitosis note if it wasn't done in class

Fri May 1

Hi guys, here's what you did today:

SCH 4U
-took up reading organizer from yesterday
-note: reaction mechanisms
-Handout to practice reaction mechanisms

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above that was not completed in class
2. study for your quest (its wednesday!)

SCH 4C
-small sheet to review concentrations
-finished breathalyzer work (hopefully!)
-Opinion article on blood alcohol concentrations

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SNC 1D4
-Labelled animal and plant cell diagrams
-Cell part review sheet in groups
-Cell analogy sheet

HOMEWORK
1. anything you didn't get done in class today