Friday Oct 29

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up yesterday's practice
-current note on overhead
-current investigation on computers

HOMEWORK
1. "partie 2" is due on Monday (you need to be ready to present!)

SCH 4C
-15 minutes to study
-Organic quest #1
-"storytime"

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-"storytime"- spiderwebs
-40ish minutes to finish prepping "presentations" on stage 2 of photosynthesis
-watched 4 presentations....we'll have the other 3 on Monday

HOMEWORK
1. study for your unit test (it's next Thursday Nov 4)
review Q's for cellular respiration: p133 #1,3-10,13-18 and p134 #2,3,5-8,10,13,18,21,22,23

Thursday October 28

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-20 minutes to finish voltage activity with the circuit kits
-took up voltage activity
-used an organizer to summarize how voltage changes in circuits in series and in parallel
-voltage worksheets

HOMEWORK
1. "partie 2" is due on Monday

SCH 4C
-took up alcohols and ethers summary sheet from yesterday
-talked about advantages and disadvantages of gasohol
-practice quest (+ extra practice for those who finished early)
-took up practice quest

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest... it's tomorrow!!

SBI 4U
-discuss highlighted reading from yesterday
-in study groups, learned about stage 1 of photosynthesis using pages 156-158, made yourselves a note about it then explained it to me
-in same groups, read about stage 2 of photosynthesis and watched videos of it on laptops. Your task was to come up with a "mini-lesson" for the class on the topic using an overhead, flipchart, the blackboard or a skit... I will give you more time to work on it tomorrow (likely 30minutes or so)

HOMEWORK
1. if your group didn't get to stage 2 or if you were away today, thoroughly read pages 158-159 and watch some youtube videos about it.
2. study for your metabolism test... it's on Thursday November 4th (next week!)

Wed Oct 27

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-quick drawing circuits practice
-"happy face ball activity"
-note: voltage, series and parallel
-investigation of how voltage changes in circuits in series and in parallel

HOMEWORK
1. wanted poster is due tomorrow
2. "partie 2" is due on Monday

SCH 4C
-alcohols and ethers properties summary note
-summary sheet and practice
-gasohol article

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest (it's on Friday)

SBI 4U
-chloroplast presentations + review of yesterday's material
-cellular respiration practice quiz + take up
-reading and highlighting intro photosynthesis
-labelling photosynthesis diagram
-reading p156-160

HOMEWORK
1.reading and anything not done in class

Tuesday Oct 26

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-on or off?
-pretzel model
-intro to internet circuits program

HOMEWORK
1. wanted poster due Thurs
2. "part 2" due Monday

SCH 4C
-took up functional group practice
-naming alcohols and ethers note
-2 practices

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-reviewed yesterday's lesson
-photosynthesis song
-intro photosynthesis note
-chloroplast activity

HOMEWORK
1. chloroplast activity if not finished in class
2. study for tomorrow's practice quiz

Monday October 25

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-"brainiacs" intro video
-Intro to the atom note
-Getting to know the circuit kits activity
-practice drawing some circuits

HOMEWORK
1. wanted poster is due on Thursday
2. group (part 2) project is due next Monday

SCH 4C
-Polarity daily practice
-note: functional groups
-making functional group flash cards
-circling functional groups practice

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-BMR note
-reading of an article about Michael Phelps
-reading organizer about alternate pathways and anaerobic respiration
-Practice: p124 #1-4, 6-8, 15a

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class

Friday Oct 22

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-introduction and instructions for part 2 of Ecology STSE project
-rest of period to plan with group

HOMEWORK
1. wanted poster is due on Thursday
2. group project is due Monday November 1

SCH 4C
-Polarity note
-finished electronegativity practice sheet
-fun friday mini-lab: bending water with balloons
-Textbook practice: p201 #3,5,7ab and p45 #6,10

HOMEWORK
1. study for organic quest #1 (next Friday)

SBI 4U
-a "rock"-tossing game to review the ETC
-partner review--- talking through stages 1-4 of cellular respiration
-ATP tally sheet + take-up
-Cellular respiration summary chart
-cellular respiration practice questions

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today
2. STSE is due on MONDAY!!!

Thursday Oct 21

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-watched a couple short video clips about invasive species
-did research for our invasive species "wanted posters"

HOMEWORK
1. work on invasive species wanted posters (due next thurs, oct 28)

SCH 4C
-model building activity (alkanes, alkenes and alkynes)
-fill-in note: electronegativity
-electronegativity practice

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-took up Kreb's cycle practice
-ETC powerpoint presentation
-ETC youtube video
-ETC summary diagram
-ETC comic strip or story

HOMEWORK
1. finish your ETC comic strip

Wednesday Oct 20

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-learning about on-line databases with Mme. Menka in the library

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4C
-took up #2 from yesterday's daily practice
-and took up fractional distillation reading
-french fry article reading (out loud)
-note about saturated and unsaturated fats
-group review about alkanes, alkenes and alkynes

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-summary note about the Kreb's cycle
-Kreb's cycle practice sheet
-Textbook practice: p115 #9,10,12,13

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. read p103-108
3. work on STSE (due Monday Oct 25)

Tuesday October 19th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-visit from the link crew leaders
-finished write-up for plants lab

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4C
-reviewed the alkenes and alkynes lab you did with the supply yesterday
-daily practice about alkenes and alkynes
-note: reactions of alkenes and alkynes
-Practice: question #2 of daily practice and p190 #6,7 (top of the page)

HOMEWORK
1.none

SBI 4U
-glycolysis daily practice sheet
-mitochondria poems etc
-talked about pyruvate oxidation
-Kreb's cycle group work

HOMEWORK
1. work on your STSE
2. read pages 103-108

Monday Oct 18

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-learned about on-line research skills in the library with Carolyn Menka

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4C
-daily practice about alkanes
-fill-in note (alkenes and alkynes)
-Practice: p188 #5cd and p190 #2,5,6,7,8
-reading about refining petroleum (p193-195)

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-finished Friday's class note
-overhead note: pyruvate oxidation
-learning about the mitochondria (song, rap, poem, picture, comic strip, "note" + p115 #7

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. tomorrow is the second due date for the lab
3. read p101-103 (Kreb's cycle)

Friday Oct 15

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-last plant observation day (in-class)
-finished facebook consequence map (on overhead)
-DDT consequence map in groups

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 4C
-"black spoon" demo
-fill-in note: intro to organic chemistry
-practice using textbook
-The methane mambo!

HOMEWORK
1. if you didn't finish the STSE in class on Thursday, it's due on Monday

SBI 4U
-reviewed yesterday's lesson
-getting to know glycolysis activity in groups
-started summarizing information into a class note... but then we had a surprise fire alarm... we'll finish it on Monday

HOMEWORK
1. your lab is due on Monday!!
2. p115 #1-6 (to practice glycolysis)
3. read pages 99-101 about pyruvate oxidation and the mitochondria

Thursday Oct 14

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-charity assembly
-observed plants
-started consequence map lesson
-visit from senior student about "Take your kid to work day"

HOMEWORK
1. get your "Take your kid to work day" forms signed

SCH 4C
-worked on unit 1 STSE all period in computer lab

HOMEWORK
1. STSE is due on Monday if you didn't get it done in class

SBI 4U
-reviewed yesterday's lesson
-looked at p94 in textbook to introduce the 4 stages of cellular respiration
-reading organizer about modes of energy transfer
-took up reading organizer

HOMEWORK
1. read pages 97-99 (glycolysis)
2. lab is due Oct 18 (monday 18th)
3. STSE is due Oct 25 (monday 25th)

Tuesday Oct 13

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-unit test all period

HOMEWORK
1.none

SCH 4C
-Quest #2 all period

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-intro metabolism lesson
-"storytime" --- a metabolism story
-"finger-fun" lab with clothespins

HOMEWORK
1. questions for lab (p89 a-f)
2. read pages 94-96

Monday Oct 12

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-finished "oh deer" activity
-group review for test

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

SCH 4C
-took up ionic and net ionic practice from Thursday
-Practice quest
-took up one of the questions for the practice quest

HOMEWORK
1. study for your quest, it's tomorrow

SBI 4U
-talked about some common errors in the practice labs
-introduced STSE
-a short lesson on embedded citations
-work period-- lab and STSE

HOMEWORK
1. lab is due next monday (oct 18)
2. STSE is due monday Oct 25

Thursday Oct 7

Here's what we did today

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-defined "la durabilité"
-created a "plan" for "durabilité" at MMR
-learned what limiting factors are
-played "oh deer" to learn about carrying capacity

HOMEWORK
1. study for your unit test (it's next wednesday)

SCH 4C
-precipitate lab
-ionic and net ionic supplementary practice

HOMEWORK
1. study for Quest #2 (it's next wednesday)

SBI 4U
-Biochemistry unit test all period

HOMEWORK
1. relax
2. You could start working on your enzyme lab (it's due Monday October 18th)

Wednesday October 6th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed and watered plants
-watched a short video about biodiversity
-defined biodiversity
-worked in 3's to describe how humans affect biodiversity through the different activities they do
-story time: the tale of easter island... then discussed what happened to the people who used to live there

HOMEWORK
1. study for your ecology unit test... it's next wednesday, October 13th!

SCH 4C
-took up yesterday's homework
-daily practice about ionic and net ionic equations
-a couple short science youtube videos to "celebrate" the end of our first unit
-barium sulfate reading sheet + questions
-pre-lab (you must have this done to start the lab at the beginning of the period tomorrow)

HOMEWORK
1. finish pre-lab
2. Study for Quest #2 (it's next Wednesday, Oct 13th)

SBI 4U
-a quick discussion about study tips
-study period for tomorrow's test

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!!!!
(your test is TOMORROW)

Tuesday Oct 5

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-played the popsicle stick game
-analyzed the "data" from the popsicle stick game (in other words, a lesson on bioaccumulation)
-compared the number of biotic and abiotic factors in natural and artificial ecosystems
-started watching a video about biodiversity

HOMEWORK
1. finish biaccumulation drawing if you didn't get it done in class

SCH 4C
-daily practice: predicting precipitates
-note: ionic and net ionic equations
-net ionic equations practice:
#1- back of note
#2- p60 #2ab
#3- p62 #3

HOMEWORK
1. if you did not finish the question on the back of today's fill-in note you need to do it tonight

SBI 4U
-group work analyzing people's lab write-ups (what makes a good lab report?)
-partner work-- coming up with a class "check-list" of some things you need to know for the test
-study time

HOMEWORK
STUDY STUDY STUDY (your test is in 2 days!!)

Monday Oct 4

Here's what we did yesterday (sorry I forgot to post!)

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-finished taking up practice quiz
-most of the class left to go flying

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4C
-writing equations review sheet
-note: solubility and precipitate formation
-practice #1 sheet
-Practice #2 p62 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice #1 (sheet if it wasn't done in class)

SBI 4U
-Intro pH/Temperature lab
-planned lab
-did lab in partners
-some study time for those who finished early

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY! Your test is on THURSDAY this week!

Friday Oct 1

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-practice quiz #1 for all of ecology unit so far
-took up practice quiz
-Terry Fox walk

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 4C
-Types of reactions lab that included practice of writing equations

HOMEWORK
1. anything that didn't get done in class

SBI 4U
-25 minutes to work on labs/study for test
-Buy out at 2:15

HOMEWORK
1. finish osmosis practice lab
2. finish enzyme lab questions
3. study for test (it's next thurs)...see yesterday's post for questions