Wed Jan19

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-quite a few people weren't finished their exam review on electricity so I gave you some time to work on it
-jeopardy!
-a bit more time to work on the review booklets

HOMEWORK
1. make sure your entire booklet is done for tomorrow because your exam is on Friday!!

SCH 4C
-whole period to work on study sheets and practice exam

HOMEWORK
1. try to work on the practice exam
2. remember that I will let you take home your study sheet tomorrow in addition to the solutions to the practice exam.... so make sure you are there. Class is from 9:10-9:50

SBI 4U
-coop presentation
-jeopardy
-some study time

HOMEWORK
1. keep on working through the study checklist I gave you study study study
2. remember what I told you about how important it is to come to class the last day before exams!! (period is from 10:40-11:20)

Tuesday Jan 18

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up chem section of exam review booklet
-group graffiti activity
-time to work on electricity section of exam review booklet

HOMEWORK
1. make sure the electricity section of the exam review booklet is finished for tomorrow
2. study study study (your exam is on friday!)

SCH 4C
-full period to work on study sheets

HOMEWORK
1. study study study (your exam is one week from today!) ...we'll do a practice exam tomorrow

SBI 4U
-group graffiti activity
-independent study time

HOMEWORK
1. study study study study study your is exam is FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Monday Jan 17

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up space section of review booklet
-gas testing lab
-some people had time to work on exam review booklet

HOMEWORK
1. make sure to have the chemistry section of the exam review booklet finished for tomorrow so we can take it up
2. study for your exam (it's on FRIDAY!!!)

SCH 4C
-time to work on study sheets and organize notes all period

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam (it's next Tuesday, Jan 25 at 12:30) and organize your notes if they are still messy

SBI 4U
-4th and final period to work on summative in class
-some people finished early and had time to study for their exam

HOMEWORK
1. study study study study study (your exam is this FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!)
2. if you did not finish your summative in class today remember to come in during lunch tomorrow. It's science clinic so you have all period.

Friday Jan 14

Here's what we did today

SNC 1D4
-space/chem test
-time to work on exam review booklets

HOMEWORK
1. you need to get the space section of the exam review booklet done for Monday so we can take it up...your exam is one week from today!!

SCH 4C
-25 minutes to study for the Quest
-environmental quest
-time to work on "study" sheets

HOMEWORK
1. organize your notes, study for your exam

SBI 4U
-summative day #3 (writing up results and rough method)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam!! (it's one week from today)
2. you may want to (or need to do research for your summative)

Thursday Jan 13

Here's what we did yesterday:

SNC 1D4
-finished light from stars reading and took it up
-practice test and took it up

HOMEWORK
1. study for tomorrow's test

SCH 4C
-summative day #3
-time to continue working on practice quest

HOMEWORK
1. study for tomorrow's quest

SBI 4U
-summative day #2 (experiment day)

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam
2. Anything you need to do for your summative

Wed Jan 12

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished start life cycle activity
-gas tube spectre demo
-light from stars reading activity

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam (it's next Friday)
2. study for your space/chem test (its this friday)

SCH 4C
-summative all period

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam (it's Tues the 25th)
2. study for your space/chem test (its this friday)

SBI 4U
-summative all period (developing questions, rough method and starting intro)

HOMEWORK
1. do some research for your summative if you need to
1. study for your exam (it's next Friday)

Tuesday Jan 11

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-reviewed how to draw a Bohr diagram
-reviewed elements versus compounds and did a little activity
-note about the sun
-started the stars activity

HOMEWORK
1. study for Friday's space/chem test
2. study for your exam....one week from Friday

SCH 4C
-final summative all period: reading, hypotheses, variables, method and chart

HOMEWORK
1. study for Friday's environmental chem test
2. study for your exam (two weeks from today!)
3. don't forget that the summative continues tomorrow and thursday and that attendance is MANDATORY!!

SBI 4U
-Homeostasis test all period
-some people had some time to study for the exam

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam!!
2. don't forget that the summative starts tomorrow and that attendance is MANDATORY!!... also, don't forget to bring your old labs so you can use all the feedback I've given you

Monday Jan 10

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-Bohr diagram lesson
-Bohr diagram cut and paste and drawing practice
-learned what a valence electron is
-highlighted metals and non-metals on the periodic table
-short note about the difference between elements and compounds

HOMEWORK
1. finish Bohr diagram practice if not done in class

SCH 4C
-finished neutralization examples from Friday
-neutralization practice
-titration calculation note
-titration calculation practice

HOMEWORK
1. finish titration calculations
2. study for Friday's test
3. study for your exam (its Tues Jan 25)
4. Your summative starts tomorrow.... remember that attendance is MANDATORY!!! (no skipping!!!!!!)

SBI 4U
-reviewed nervous system anatomy, action potentials and the synapse
-practice quiz
-took up practice quiz
-hormone match-ups and hormone concept map or free study time

HOMEWORK
1. study study study (your test is tomorrow... see last week's posts for questions if you didn't already write them done) remember that you can come in for help anytime before period 5 tomorrow (lunch and period 4 are best)
2. study for your exam (it's one week from this Friday)
3. remember that your summative starts on Wednesday and attendance is MANDATORY

Friday Jan 7

Here's what we did today

SNC 1D4
-finished our summatives (experiments, good copy of method and conclusions)


HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam....its two weeks from today!!
2. study for your space/chem test... it's one week from today

SCH 4C
-properties of acids and bases review chart
-note: strong acids and bases
-a bit of strong acids and bases practice
-note: neutralization
-storytime

HOMEWORK
1. study for your environmental chem test-- it's one week from today
2. study for your exam---its two weeks from Tuesday
3. don't forget that your summative is Tues-Thurs next week and that attendance is mandatory

SBI 4U
-storytime
-reviewed yesterday's lesson by talking as a group
-nervous system anatomy powerpoint lesson
-videos-writing-reading and discussing the action potential and the synapse

1. practice questions for today's lesson: p426 #3-7,9
2. study for Tuesday's test (the review questions are on yesterday's post)
3. study for your exam its two week from today!

Thurs Jan 6

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished hypothesis, variables, rough method and data chart for summative
-did experiments
-some people started writing up their method good copy and conclusions

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam.... it's two weeks from tomorrow!

SCH 4C
-review flow chart about types of water
-acid/base sticky activity
-acid base pH intro note
-testing household products mini-lab

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam... it's Jan 25
2. don't forget that your summative in Next Tues-Thurs and attendance is mandatory

SBI 4U
-reviewed sections 8.3 and 8.4 talking as a group
-silent reading (p393-399)
-reviewed male and female homonal feedback loops on the overhead
-highlighted handout "note" on reproductive hormones
-Practice questions: p399 #1-12

HOMEWORK
1. any practice questions you didn't do in class
2. study for your test.... its next tuesday (Jan 11th) review questions: p367 #1-8, p368 #1-7,9,10,11,15, p407 #1-8, p408 #1-11, p457 #1-5, p458 #2-4
3. your exam is two weeks from tomorrow... so study for that too
4. don't forget that your summative is next wed-Fri and attendance is mandatory

Wednesday Jan 5

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-chemical properties cut and paste
-day #1 of summative: variables, hypothesis and rough method

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam.... it's 2 weeks from Friday

SCH 4C
-small practice sheet: properties of water
-clean and dirty water fill-in note (hard water, soft water, types of pollutants)
-MAC practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. study for your exam... its in less than 3 weeks

SBI 4U
-1-minute per topic talking review of yesterday's lessons on types of hormones and blood glucose control
-group work: making notes for sections 8.3 and 8.4 (metabolism control and stress response/anabolic steroids

HOMEWORK
1. p387 #1-8 and p392 #1-8
2. study for your homeostasis unit test (its on Tuesday next week)
3. study for your exam (its 2 weeks from this friday!)
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Tuesday Jan 4

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-checked and took up homework
-chose summative topics
-physical properties note
-physical properties practice

HOMEWORK
1. think about your question for your summative

SCH 4C
-prom assembly
-properties of water stations

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your exam (it's three weeks from today)

SBI 4U
-reviewed the water balance stuff by talking as a class
-intro hormonal control powerpoint lesson and youtube videos
-labelling endocrine gland diagram
-section 8.2-- reading and filling in blanks (blood sugar control)

HOMEWORK
1. PLEASE PLEASE finish today's work!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. study for your homeostasis test (it's next Tuesday)

Monday Jan 3

Welcome back! Here's what we did today folks:

SNC 1D4
-finished the "parts of the atom" lesson
-Subatomic particles practice
-did questions from flame test lab together on the overhead
-element song!

HOMEWORK
1. finish subatomic particles practice if not done in class
2. don't forget that your summative is this wed, thurs and Fri... there is nothing you can do to prepare for it... you just have to make sure you are in class

SCH 4C
-water use journal
-compared water usage
-water-essential to life reading organizer (p268-274)
-practice questions: p274 #1,2,4,5,6

HOMEWORK
1. start studying for your exam... its 3 weeks from tomorrow!!

SBI 4U
-reviewed nephron function (urine formation ) in small groups
-water balance song
-highlighting water balance sheet
-reading organizer (kidney disease) p357-361
-practice questions: p361 #2,3,8.10

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. The 16 of you who haven't handed in your STSEs need to do that by tomorrow unless you want a form!
3. if you're finished everything, you might want to start studying for your exam... it's 2 weeks from Friday.