Wednesday

Howdy folks! here's what happened today:

SNC 1P
-took observations for our lab
-journal entry
-limiting factors definition
-Oh deer activity and started graphing

HOMEWORK
1. study for Friday's quest

SCH 4U and SCH 4C
-College and University fair ALL AFTERNOON!

Tuesday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-finished introductory parts of lab
-set up lab
-worked on aquatic ecosystem review sheet

HOMEWORK
1. finish aquatic ecosystem review sheet if not finished in class
2. study for your Quest (it's friday and it counts!)

SCH 4U
-worked on lab the whole period... it's due on Thurs Oct 1

HOMEWORK
1. finish lab
2. study for the unit test (it's on Friday)... here's some review:
p286 #1,3,5,6,9-12,15,16,23,26-38, 40
p288 #10, 13, 14, 16, 21, 25, 29

SCH 4C
-reviewed writing equations
-lesson/note on solubility and precipitate prediction
-Practice: p62 #1,2 and worksheeet

HOMEWORK
1. worksheet if it wasn't completed in class

Monday

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-Took up carbon cycle activity
-question of the day about the carbon cycle
-started working on "good question" and concept map part of lab that we will do tomorrow

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your Quest (mini-test) which is on FRIDAY OCT 2nd

SCH 4U
-note about the 4 types of solids
-15 minutes to work on practice questions: p273 #2,3,4,5,7
-20 minutes to start introduction for tomorrow's lab

HOMEWORK
1. study for your Test (Friday) here's some review: p286 #1,3,5,6,9,10,11,12,15,16,23,25,26-38, 40 and p288 #10,13,14,16,21,25,29
2. work on introduction if not finished

SCH 4C
-talked about balancing equations and types of reactions as review
-note: writing and predicting reactions
-Practice: predicting reactions

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

Friday

howdy folks, here's what we did on Friday:

SNC 1P
-Question of the day in journals
-cut and paste carbon cycle activity
-"what if" sticker activity with the carbon cycle

HOMEWORK
none

SCH 4U
-watched a video about the 4 types of solids
-time to study/ catch up on homework

HOMEWORK
1. study for your unit test (next friday)

SCH 4C
-only 7 people in class.... read stories

HOMEWORK
none

Thursday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-question of the day about garden ecosystems
-journal entry: where does energy come from
-sorting activity: respiration and photosynthesis
-demo about energy transfer in ecosystems
-figuring out how the organisms use energy

HOMEWORK
none

SCH 4U
-"quiz" #2
-Reviewed the inquiry process
-practice theoretical inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. start studing for unit test (next thurs)
2. finish practice inquiry

SCH 4C
-Quest #1
-time to finish balancing and reaction types cut and paste race
-2 sheets to practice types of reactions

HOMEWORK
1. none tonight

Wednesday

Here's what we did on Wednesday

SNC 1P
-Question of the day in journals
-comparing land vs water pictures
-identifying biotic and abiotic in aquatic and terrestrial environments
-finding links between ecosystems

HOMEWORK
none

SCH 4U
-took up intermolecular forces reading organizer
-practice question about solubility of ammonia on blackboard
-short note on predicting boiling points
-Practice: p260 #4,5 and p266 #4,5,6

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. study for your "quiz"

SCH 4C
-practice quest and took it up
-lesson on types of reactions
-types of reactions and balancing cut and paste race

HOMEWORK
1. study for your Quest (its tomorrow)

Tuesday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-took up the water quiz
-learned the definition of biotic and abiotic
-compared diagrams to identify biotic and abiotic
-went outside to identify biotic and abiotic

HOMEWORK
none

SCH 4U
-"quiz"
-2 practice questions about drawing VSEPR diagrams
-reading organizer for intermolecular forces (p257-262)
-Practice for quiz: p281 #1,3,5,6,8,11-14,16-18 and p282 #4,14

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. start studying for "quiz" #2
3. start studying for your unit test (next wed)

SCH 4C
-took up molecular naming sheet
-practice quiz on all types of naming and marked it
-reading on morphine
-balancing "diagnostic" sheet
-balancing worksheet for some, lesson for others

HOMEWORK
1. study for your "quest" which is on Thursday

Monday

Hi folks, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P

-finished our concept maps

-watched a little bit of the simpsons' movie

-brainstormed about why we can't swim in lake ontario

-took a little quiz to see how much we know about water

HOMEWORK

none

SCH 4U

-took up VSEPR diagrams from Friday

-did a small practice sheet on lewis diagrams and VSEPR

-note on polar bonds and molecules

-practice: p253 #1-3

HOMEWORK'

1. any of the above not completed in class

2. study for your "Quiz" which is tomorrow

SCH 4C

-took up Friday's ionic naming practice sheet

-did a couple practice questions on the blackboard about ionic naming

-reading about electrolytes + questions

-short note about naming covalent compounds

-practice sheet on the naming of covalent compounds

HOMEWORK

1. finish covalent naming sheet

2. start studying for your Quest which is on Thursday (yes it counts!)

Friday

Hi guys, here's what we did on Friday:

SNC 1P

-took up our linking words practice

-did a cut and paste of linking words onto a plant concept map

-started a concept map about ourselves

HOMEWORK

none

SCH 4U

-concept check about lewis diagrams

-very short VSEPR note

-VSEPR marshmellow activity to learn all of the shape names

HOMEWORK

1. finish VSEPR sheet if not completed in class

2. study for your "quiz"on tuesday

MONDAY's NOTE: "polar bonds"

SCH 4C

-time to finish thursday's lab

-note: naming ionic, multivalent and polyatomic compounds

-naming practice sheet

-demo: goblets of fire

HOMEWORK

none

Thursday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P

-Venn diagram to compare concept maps and mind maps

-concept attainment sheet to learn about cause and effect and descriptive linking words

-practice with linking words

-decorated the door

HOMEWORK

none

SCH 4U

-daily practice on blackboard about explaining ion charges using electron configurations

-note on lewis diagrams

-practice: p227 #4, 5 and p229 #10, 12

HOMEWORK

1. any of the above not completed in class

2. start studying for your "quiz"...here are some practice questions; p219 #1-11 and 14-19 and p220 #3,5,6,9,10,12,13,14,15

SCH 4C

-finished yesterday's work on applications of spectroscopy

-worked on rainbow moments lab

HOMEWORK

1. none tonight

Wednesday

Hi guys! here's what we did on Wednesday

SNC 1P

-finished our practice inquiry

-planned for the door decorating contest

HOMEWORK

none!

SCH 4U

-Concept check on electron configurations

-Jigsaw group work about ion charges, magnetism and anomalous electron configurations

-Practice: p197 #7-14

HOMEWORK

1. anything that was not completed in class

SCH 4C

-finished yesterday's practice inquiry

-reading and answering questions about applications of spectroscopy

HOMEWORK

none!

Tuesday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-2 truths and a lie
-completed rough method for inquiry model
-did learning styles quizes (all 3!)
-placed beads etc...
-made organizers to collect our data

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 4U
-took up periodic trends
-daily practice: drawing energy level diagrams
-note: electron configuration and shorthand
-Practice: p194 #6-11

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above not completed in class

SCH 4C
-took up radioisotopes sheet
-note: electromagnetic spectrum
-looked at continuous and line spectra from natural and artificial light
-note: the Bohr model of the atom
-started inquiry on identifying gases

HOMEWORK
1. none tonight.

Monday

Hi guys, here's what we did on monday:

SNC 1P
-took up method practice
-practiced MCR together
-question of the day about writing good methods
-Journal entry about when you learned something really well
-started the inquiry model: good question and hypothesis/variable

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 4U
-got textbooks
-note on energy level diagrams
-periodic table trends highlighting
-practice: p191 #2-4

HOMEWORK
1. any of the above not completed in class

TOMORROWs NOTE:
"electron configuration"

SCH 4C
-reviewed O vs I with candy chromatography lab
-quick recall of subatomic particles
-note: isotopes
-reading: radioisotopes

HOMEWORK
1. finish radioisotope reading

Friday

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-took up yesterday's work on variables
-question of the day about variables
-drew stick people!
-wrote methods for our stick people and exchanged them
-took a note on how to write methods
-practice about writing methods

HOMEWORK
1. get forms signed

SCH 4U
- gas discharge demo (emission spectra)
-think-pair-share about Bohr's model
-note: the problem with the Bohr model
-exit pass about orbitals

HOMEWORK
1. get forms signed

MONDAY's NOTE:
"How to draw energy level diagrams"

SCH 4C
-15 minutes to finish grade 9 and 10 review
-activity: 10 statements about a burning candle
-note: observations versus inferences
-practice questions from the textbook
-demo: death to the gummi bear

HOMEWORK
1. get your forms signed!

Thursday's post!

Hi guys! Sorry I forgot to post last night... I'm still getting into the swing of things here.

here's what we did thursday:

SNC 1P
-played human bingo
-question of the day in our journals about characteristics of good questions
-coke versus pepsi challenge!
-note about variables
-practice sheet about identifying variables

HOMEWORK
1. get your forms signed!

SCH 4U
-played the name game!
-note: origins of the quantum theory
-video: signals from within (about applications of spectroscopy)

HOMEWORK
1. get your forms signed
2. grade 11 asssessment due tomorrow

SCH 4C
-played the name game!
-continued working on grade 9 and 10 review stations

HOMEWORK:
1. get your forms signed!

Wednesday

Hi guys, here's what we did today:

SNC 1P (GRADE 9 APPLIED SCIENCE)

-one special thing game

-personality quiz

-curiosity quotes activity

-how curious are you quiz

-short fill-in note about asking good questions

-journal entry: "how curious are you?"

HOMEWORK

1. get your forms signed!

SCH 4U (GRADE 12 UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY)

-human bingo grade 12 U style

-group work on the early atomic theories

-time to work on grade 11 review booklets

HOMEWORK

1. get forms signed

2. grade 11 review booklets due on friday for assessment

SCH 4C (GRADE 12 COLLEGE CHEMISTRY)

-human bingo

-laboratory safety symbols and equipment review sheets

-colouring the periodic table

-grade 9 and 10 chemistry review in groups

HOMEWORK

1. get your forms signed so we can start labs!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog! This is where you can find out what we did in class each day of the semester.... very helpful if you need to be away.

SNC 1P (GRADE 9 APPLIED SCIENCE)
-Discussed classroom rules and procedures
-Handed out student contracts and safety contracts (these need to be signed and returned ASAP)
-Handed out course outline and evaluation trackers
-wrote "one special thing" about ourselves on a post-it note

HOMEWORK
1. get student contract, safety contract and blog sheet signed

SCH 4U (GRADE 12 UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY)
-Discussed classroom rules and procedures
-Handed out student contracts and safety contracts (these need to be signed and returned ASAP)
-Handed out course outline and evaluation trackers
-course surverys
-wrote "one special thing" about ourselves on a post-it note
-started grade 11 review booklets

HOMEWORK
1. get student contract and safety contract signed ASAP

SCH 4C (GRADE 12 COLLEGE CHEMISTRY)
-Discussed classroom rules and procedures
-Handed out student contracts and safety contracts (these need to be signed and returned ASAP)
-Handed out course outline and evaluation trackers
-Course surveys
-wrote "one special thing" about ourselves on a post-it note

HOMEWORK
1. get student contract and safety contract signed ASAP... so we can start doing labs!!