Monday Oct 31

Happy Hallowe'en!!

Here's what we did today

SNC 1D4
-gravity questions and note
-gravity youtube video
-gravity lab
-gravity lab questions

HOMEWORK
1. don't forget that your planet presentation is on Thursday
2. 4 of you still owe me posters.

SBI 4U
-special hallowe'en storytime
-talking review in pairs
-"your questions asked" activity: wrote 3 questions on a sticky note, went around the room talking to people to get them answered
-generating sample application questions in groups
-free study time

HOMEWORK
1. study study study study study study study study study study study study study

Friday Oct 28

Here's what we did today

SNC 1D4
-risk analysis for planet presentation
-time to plan out planet presentation

HOMEWORK
1. invasive species poster is due on Monday (oct 31)
2. finish risk analysis if it wasn't done in class

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-stage 2 review
-calvin cycle silent reading (handout)
-calvin cycle youtube video
-calvin cycle practice sheet + take-up
-time to study

HOMEWORK
1. study study study!!! your test in on Wed Nov 2

Thursday Oct 27

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-went to "town hall" presentation all period

HOMEWORK
1. work on invasive species project (it's due on MONDAY!)

SBI 4U
P2 went to town hall all period

P4
-group presentations about "stage 2" of photosynthesis
-Summary note of stage 2
-practice about stage 2: p166#1-7 (#7 is application)
-time to work on photosynthesis review sheets

HOMEWORK
1. some people still owe me their labs! --second due date is tomorrow!
2. study for your test!
Review Q's:
p133 #1,3-10,13-18
p134 #2,3,5-8,1,13,18,21,22,23 (18-23 are application)
p191 #1,2,4-8,12-17
p192 #3,5,7,8,11,12,16

Wednesday Oct 26

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished planet research sheet in groups
-some group had a chance to start the risk analysis sheet

HOMEWORK
1. invasive species project in due on Monday Oct 31
2. 2 people skill owe me "take your kid to work" day forms

SBI 4U (period 2)
-reviewed stage 1 of photosynthesis
-"mittens" video to intro stage 2 of photosynthesis
-30 minutes to work on understanding stage 2
-stage 2 summary note
-practice: p166 #1-7 (#7 is application)

(period 4)
--reviewed stage 1 of photosynthesis
-"mittens" video to intro stage 2 of photosynthesis
-creating "stage 2" presentations in groups (we will present these tomorrow)

HOMEWORK
1. lab is due tomorrow! (anaerobic)
2. study for test-- it's on wed Nov 2
3. anything not completed in class

Tuesday Oct 25

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-research skills refresher from Mme. Menka
-group assignments and instructions
-remainder of period to research about assigned planet

HOMEWORK
1. work on wanted poster (invasive species) due Mon Oct 31
2. 4 of you still owe me "take your kid to work" day forms

SBI 4U
-discussed chloroplast structure to review names of parts (thylakoid, grana, stroma, lamellae)
-photosynthesis song!
-intro photosynthesis note (make sure you get it online if you were away)
-silent reading: p156- top of 158
-made a group note on the following: photoexcitation and photosystems

HOMEWORK
1. if you didn't get the photoexcitation and photostystems note done in class make sure you finish it.... or do it if you were away
2. Anaerobic lab report (intro and materials/methods) is due on THURSDAY

Monday Oct. 24

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished solar system diagram
-chose planets to study
-took up part of recording sheet for Friday's video
-watched more of friday's video: voyage to the planets

HOMEWORK
1. work on wanted poster (invasive species) dye on Monday

SBI 4U
-some people had to finish their experiments
-chloroplast activity: read p143-144 and then make either: a song, a rap, a peom, a story, a labelled detailed diagram or a note about chloroplasts
-reading and highlighting a booklet introducing photosynthesis and labelling the diagram on the back using p147
-some time to either write up lab using computers or study

HOMEWORK
1. work on lab if not completed (due thursday)

Friday Oct 21

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished challenger movie clip and journal reflection
-drawing the solar system
-started the "voyage to the planets" video

HOMEWORK
1. take your kids to work day forms are due MONDAY!

SBI 4U
-period 2 did the school effectiveness survey for half the period
-worked on experiments for lab

HOMEWORK
1. you can work on your intro and materials/methods for the lab (you will have some time on Monday)
2. start studying... we've learned lots of stuff so far and we're more than halfway through the unit

Thursday Oct 20

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-space words activity
-hawking and challenger videos and journal reflections

HOMEWORK
1. get your "take your kid to work day" forms signed
2. your wanted poster project for invasive species is due on Mon Oct 31

SBI 4U
-generated variables for lab as a class
-generated group (or individual) lab questions, rough method and rough hypothesis
-most of you had time to start your introductions

HOMEWORK
1. work on your intro for the lab (due Thurs Oct 27)
2. get caught up on homework you haven't completed

Wednesday Oct 19

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up last night's OSSLT homework
-defined invasive species
-worked on invasive species wanted poster for the remainder of the period

HOMEWORK
1. get those "take your kid to work" day forms signed!
2. invasive species wanted poster is due Mon Oct 31

SBI 4U
-discussed protein and lipid catabolism
-practice quiz
-took up practice quiz
-group activity to peer evaluate introduction and materials/methods sections of the potato lab

HOMEWORK
1. none... if you have time, get caught up or spend some time reviewing your notes

Tuesday Oct 18

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-OSSLT activity
-watched 3 youtube videos about invasive species and wrote journal entries about them

HOMEWORK
1. get your "take your kid to work" forms signed

SBI 4U
-reviewed metabolic and basal metabolic rate
-anaerobic respiration daily practice
-proteins and lipids reading organizer (p117-118)-- other side of yesterday's handout
-practice: p124 #1,15

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today
2. study for tomorrow's practice quiz

Monday Oct 17

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-whole period to write up the remainder of the plant lab

HOMEWORK
1. get the "take your kid to work day" forms signed
2. if you didn't finish the lab in class today, you need to go to Science clinic (room 108) at lunch either tomorrow or Thursday

SBI 4U
-Reviewed # ATP per glucose (36)
-partner talking review of all 4 stages of cellular respiration
-Metabolic/basal metabolic rate note on overhead
-reading out loud: article about Michael Phelps
-Reading organizer; anaerobic respiration (p117-120) Lactate and ethanol fermentation (if you were away today, it's the "related pathways" sheet in the "handouts" folder on the website
-practice: p124 #2,3,4,6,7,8 (#3 is application so make sure you do it!)

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

Friday Oct 14

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-unit test #1
-worked on finishing write-up for plant experiment

HOMEWORK
1. get those "take your kid to work day" forms signed! (they are due Oct 24)

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-ETC: tossing the rock "game"
-calculating the number of glucose produced per ATP (worksheet)
-2 review sheets for cellular respiration (summary chart and question sheet)

HOMEWORK
1. 3 of you still owe me STSEs... monday is the 3rd and FINAL due date
2. work on review sheets from today's class (in other words, spend some time making sure you understand all 4 stages of cellular respiration)

Thursday Oct 13

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed and threw out (or took home) plants
-talking review of whole unit
-group work review of ecology unit

HOMEWORK
1. study for your TEST!!! It's tomorrow!!

SBI 4U
-collected STSEs
-kreb's cycle practice sheet
-ETC youtube video (electron transport chain)
-ETC powerpoint note
-ETC comic strip

HOMEWORK
1. finish ETC comic strip

Wednesday Oct 12

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed and watered plants
-checked homework
-took up homework
-"oh deer" game outside
-analysis of "oh deer" game

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test!! It's on Friday

SBI 4U
-collected STSEs
-reviewed pyruvate oxidation
-reviewed mitochondrial structure
-Kreb's cycle group activity (same as glycolysis)
-Kreb's summary note on blackboard
-practice: p115 #9,10,12,13

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice questions above
2. read: p103-108
3. some of you still owe me an STSE (tomorrow is the second due date!...get it in or I have to call home)

Tuesday Oct 11

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed/watered plants
-took up biodiversity group work
-easter island story reading
-defining sustainability (durabilité)
-sustainability at MMR worksheet
-limiting factors worksheet (top two boxes only)

HOMEWORK
1. finish anything that was not completed in class (I`ll be checking tomorrow)
2. Study for Friday`s ecology unit test

SBI 4U
-self assessment of learning skills from unit one
-glycolysis daily practice
-pyruvate oxidation note (it`s online if you were away)
-mitochondria activity: read p99-100 and either make a detailed diagram, a note, a poem, song, rap or story to learn about the different parts of the mitochondria
-practice (application) p115 #7
-read p101-103

HOMEWORK
1. anything above that was not completed in class
2. STSE #1 is due tomorrow!!! Please try your best to get it in ON TIME!!!!

Thursday Oct 6

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed and watered plants
-aquatique versus terrestrial biotic vs abiotique activity
-definition of biodiversity and short video
-group work: effects of humans on biodiversity

HOMEWORK
1. finish biodiversity sheet if it wasn't done in class
2. you have a unit test on Friday Oct 14! Start studying!

SBI 4U
-review yesterday's topics (substrate and oxidative level phosphorylation)
-glycolysis group work
-glycolysis summary note (on blackboard)
-practice: p115 115 #1-6

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice questions
2. STSE is due on Wed Oct 12 ... work on it!

Wednesday Oct 5

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-watered and observed plants
-library research skills period with Mme. Menka

HOMEWORK
1. none... other than reviewing your notes

SBI 4U
-reviewed yesterday's lesson: ATP structure, function and cellular respiration big picture
-cellular respiration "the details": highlighting handout
-reading organizer p95-96 (substrate level and oxidative phosphorylation)
-silent reading: p97-99 (glycolysis)
-took up reading organizer

HOMEWORK
1. MAKE SURE you do the glycolysis reading (p97-99) if you didn't get to it in class (try to find time... it's only 3 pages... no slacking)
2. work on STSE (due next wednesday)

Tuesday Oct 4

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-observed/watered plants (more are growing great now!!)
-finished pesticides textbook reading sheet from last Friday
-pesticides activity
-follow-up "note" and drawing for pesticides activity
-copied down tables for biodiversity activity we will be doing on Thursday

**tomorrow we are in the library again with Mme. Menka... but we will water and observe the plants first

HOMEWORK
1. none... but start reviewing your notes... we're getting close to a test, I'll tell you when we're a week ahead of it

SBI 4U
-collected practice labs
-metabolism intro note and youtube videos
-read-aloud p88
-clothespins lab (p89)
-questions for lab p89 #a-f

HOMEWORK
1. finish the lab from today (many finished in class)
2. some of you still owe me a practice lab... if you don't hand it in by thursday, no feedback for you. I'm not chasing you for this. Also, if you are in a group, make sure your part gets done so you don't let your group members down.
3. work on the STSE (enzymes) due next Wed, Oct 12

Monday Oct 3

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-watered and observed plants
-went to library for websites lesson with Mme. Menka

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-STSE project instructions
-rest of period to work on STSE (enzymes)

HOMEWORK
1. practice lab (group or individual is due tomorrow)
2. enzymes STSE is due Wednesday, Oct 12

Friday Sept 30th

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-read charles atom stories out loud
-practice quiz
-took up practice quiz
-started pesticides textbook reading

HOMEWORK
1. none... but some of you who didn't do as well on the quiz may want to study a bit

SBI 4U
-unit test #1 (biochem)
-some people had time to work on osmosis lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on osmosis practice lab (group or individual) due Tues, Oct 4th

Thursday Sept 29

Here's what we did on Thursday:

SNC 1D4
-observed plants
-finished carbon cycle journal entry
-carbon cycle rock tossing game
-writing a story about charles atom

HOMEWORk
1. finish charles atom story

SBI 4U
-cell part review activity
-cell part flippy card game
-generating possible test questions in groups
-independent study timne

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