Semester two is almost here!

Hello everyone!

I'll just take this moment to say a fond farewell to all my students from semester 1. We had some good times and I will miss you all. Good luck in your semester 2 classes!

I also want to welcome my new students! Very shortly this will be the place you can look for updates about what we are doing in class. Looking forward to meeting you all in a few days!

Ms. Smallbone

Wed Jan 13

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P

-took up practice test

-electricity test

-worked on Ecology "study sheet"

HOMEWORK

1. organize your notes and study for your exam

SCH 4U

-entire period to work on summative

... if you are not finished your introduction and "rough method" you need to come to science clinic tomorrow

HOMEWORK

1. prepare for summative

2. study for exam

SCH 4C

-entire period to work on summative

...if you are not finished your research page and hypothesis, you need to come to science clinic tomorrow

HOMEWORK

1. study for exam

Tues Jan 12

Here's what we did on Tuesday:

SNC 1P

-took up pretzel model

-practiced drawing a circuit

-practice test

HOMEWORK

1. study for your test it's tomorrow!

SCH 4U

-Equilibrium Quest

HOMEWORK

1. prepare calorimeter for tomorrow's summative

SCH 4C

-environmental chemistry test

-titration note

HOMEWORK

1. study for your exam

Mon Jan 11

Here's what we did Monday:

SNC 1P

-took up discharging sheet from before the break

-"light's on pre-assessment task"

-pretzel model group activity

HOMEWORK

1. GET YOUR NOTES ORGANIZDED!!!!!!!!!! your exam is in one week!

SCH 4U

-entire period for studying/preparing for equilibrium test

(also took up concept check page)

HOMEWORK

1. study study study study study

SCH 4C

-practice sheet for pH and dissociation equations

-took up neutralization equations's from Friday's sheet

-titration mini-note

-worked on Practice test

HOMEWORK

1. study for your test... it's tomorrow

Friday Jan 8

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-took final observations
-made conclusions for summative
-worked on exam "study sheets"

HOMEWORK
1. organize your notes to get ready for the exam

SCH 4U
-note: predicting precipitation and the common ion
-concept check: Ksp (finish this so you can check your answers on Monday)
-Practice: p492 #7-10 and p493 #1

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed above
2. study for your test: (p522 #1-5, 9,10, 11-18 and p523 #3,5,6-13, 14-18)
3. get ready for summative

SCH 4C
-took up yesterday's practice and acid rain sheet
-note: diluting acids and bases
-practice about diluting acids and bases and pH
-note on neutralization (mini-recap-note)
-a bit of practice writing neutralization equations

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam

Thurs Jan 7

Here's what we did thursday:

SNC 1P
-reviewed rules for summative
-finished intro to summative then did experiment and worked on method

HOMEWORK
1. organize notes for exam

SCH 4U
-solubility product constant reading organizer
-took up reading organizer
-molar solubility question on the blackboard
-Practice about molar solubility: p486 #1-4 (those on second page of reading organizer handout)

HOMEWORK
1. anything above not completed in class
2. study for exam
3. prepare for summative

SCH 4C
-took up yesterday's lab
-note: strong and weak acids and bases
-practice sheet on strong acids and bases

HOMEWORK
1. study for exam

Wed Jan 6th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-instructions for the summative
-worked on summative all period

HOMEWORK
1. get your notes in order for the exam

SCH 4U
-instructions for summative (next wed, thurs and Fri)
-finished examples 3 and 4 of equilibrium problems
-time to work on practice: p476 #7,8 and p480 #9,10

HOMEWORK
1. practice equilibrium problems
2. start researching for summative
3. study for your exam

SCH 4C
-lab: properties of acids and bases
-worked on f0llow-up questions for lab
-reading about acid rain with question sheet

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam

Tues Jan 5th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1P
-investigation about conductors and insulators and took it up
-C vs I game
-reading about discharging objects

HOMEWORK
1. start putting your notes in order

SCH 4U
-note on examples 1 and 2 of equilibrium calculations
-Practice: p466 #3,4 and p472 #5,6
-started example 3

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice from above
2. finish ICE table for example 3
3. study for your exam

SCH 4C
-took up questions about water pollution
-MAC practice
-time to work on great lakes questions
-stickies: what do you remember about grade 10?
-note: acids and bases
-properties of acids and bases sheet

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam

Mon Jan 4

Here's what we did today folks:

SNC 1P
-journal energy about reducing energy use
-recap about static electricity
-Van De graff generator demo

HOMEWORK
1. start organizing your notes to get ready for the exam
2. make sure you are in class wed, thurs and Fri this week for the summative

SCH 4U
-finished LeChatelier's note
-Thumbs up/down game on overhead
-small sheet to practice LeChatelier's on a graph +Take up
-started note on Q

HOMEWORK
1. p465 #1,2
2. STUDY for your exam (Fri Jan 22 at 11:30 in theatre)

SCH 4C
-review sheet about clean and polluted water
-practice questions about clean and dirty water: p279 #1-6 and 10
-reading about the great lakes: p290-292 #-1-4

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY For your exan (Fri Jan 22 at 11:30 in theatre)