Friday Dec 23

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-we had a fun with Science day today!

HOMEWORK
1. opinion peice is due on Tuesday, January 10th

SBI 4U
-we had storytime, looked at the green bacteria and then watched youtube videos

HOMEWORK
1. finish transformation lab (formal results and question sheet)
2. finish homeostasis lab (formal results and discussion... make sure you've also done your rough hypothesis and rough method as you have to hand those in too)
3. study for your test (it's on Fri, Jan 13.... the review questions are posted either on the Tuesday or the Wednesday post from this week)

**note: if you've lost the page with instructions on what you have to hand in for the labs, it's posted on the website
**note: if were away for Thursday's lesson, please email me if you need information about the labs

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See you in 2012!!

Thursday Dec 23

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up yesterday's lab
-summary sheet about voltage in series and parallel
-practice questions about voltage in series and parallel

HOMEWORK
1. Opinion peice: you can hand it in tomorrow or by email before Jan 3rd. Otherwise it's due Tuesday Jan 10

SBI 4U
-(P4- Co-op presentation by Melissa)
-looking at transformation results from yesterday
-homeostasis experiments
-some people had time to start writing up results

HOMEWORK
1. work on Transformation lab (due Mon, Jan 9th)
2. work on Homeostasis lab (Due mon, Jan 9th)
3. work on test review (test is Fri, Jan 13th)

Wednesday Dec 21

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-drawing circuits practice
-"Happy face ball" demo of series and parallel circuits
-note: Voltage and series vs parallel
-voltage investigation

HOMEWORK
1. Remember, if you want me to mark your opinion peice over the break, you need to give it to me either tomorrow or Friday... otherwise, it's due Tuesday,Jan 10th.

SBI 4U
-reminder of how we use transformation
-reminder of techniques that must be used in lab
-lab and write-up instructions
-transformation lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on labs (due Mon Jan 9)
2. autonomic reading organizer
3. study for test (see yesterday's post)

Tuesday Dec 20

Here's what we did yesterday:

SNC 1D4
-finished circuit activity from Monday
-checked over circuit diagrams from activity to make sure they were done properly
-Computer circuit simulation intro activities 1 and 2

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-continued peer assessment of potato lab (discussion)
-discussed while looking at rubric, what good labs look like/contain
-generated variables for homeostasis lab
-time to work on homeostasis lab planning in groups (question, hypothesis, rough method)

HOMEWORK
1. work on test review (Test is Fri, Jan 13)--
p367 #1-8
p368 #1-7,9,10,11,15
p407 #1-8
p408 #1-8,9,10,11
p457 #1-5
p458 #2-4

Monday Dec 19

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-light's on or off pre-assessment sheet about circuits
-pretzel demo as a class
-analyzed the pretzel demo
-intro building and drawing circuits activity

HOMEWORK
1, work on opinion peice (due on thursday Dec 22 or Tuesday Jan 10)

SBI 4U
-collected STSEs... I didn't get very many (only 20% of them) so make sure you all get them in tomorrow
-reviewed the synapse from Friday's lesson
-reading of the procedure for the transformation lab
-watched the video about the transformation lab
-started peer analysis of results and discussion from potato lab

HOMEWORK
1. many of you still owe me STSEs
2. if you haven't finished the autonomic reading organizer from Friday-- work on that... if you're finished that-- you have no Bio homework :)

Friday Dec 16

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-a bit of time to prepare for the electricity source "presentations"
-electricity source presentations
-summary of electricty sources together
-introduction to opinion peice project (due EITHER Thurs Dec 22 or Tues Jan 10)
-Brainiacs electric fence video
-discussed video

HOMEWORK
1. start working on opinion peice

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-(P4 only-- took up intro to nervous system sheet)
-action potential practice (draw without notes then check)
-reading about the synapse and highlighting
-drawing synapse note
-synapse videos
-synapse practice: p426 #9,13,14
-reading organizer: autonomic nervous system

HOMEWORK
1. practice questions from today's lesson
2. STSE is due on MONDAY!!! (dec 19)

Thursday Dec 15

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up charge summary sheet (yesterday's homework)
-static practice quiz and take up
-group work to introduce power generation

HOMEWORK
1. none

SBI 4U
-took up practice quiz
-took up nervous system intro organizer in P2... most of P4 didn't do it so you (P4 people)need to finish it tonight or I will "Exile" you tomorrow when I take it up
-action potential reading and highlighting
-action potential youtube video
-drawing the action potential
-practice: p426 #3-8

HOMEWORK
1. P4 needs to finish the reading organizer from yesterday
2. both periods need to do the action potential questions
3. work on your STSE --it's due on MONDAY!

Wednesday Dec 14

Here's what you did on Wed:

SNC 1D4
-took up decharging worksheet
-youtube video about induction
-demo: induction
-note: drawing induction

HOMEWORK
1. do the charge summary sheet to review for tomorrow's quiz

SBI 4U
-Hormone review concept map
-hormone practice quiz
-reading organizer about intro to nervous system

HOMEWORK
1. finish concept map and reading organizer
2. work on STSE

Tuesday Dec 13

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up applications of static homework
-practice about charging by contact
-took up insulators and conductors lab
-insulators and conductors picture activity
-insulators and conductors "exit pass"
-reading about discharging

HOMEWORK
1. about half the class has to finish the discharging reading
2. 2 of you still owe me projects

SBI 4U
-discussed male and female feedback loops
-added reproductive hormones to the summary chart
-Stress response note on overhead
-practice: p #1-4,6,7

HOMEWORK
1. finish anything not done in class
2. work on STSE (due next mon Dec 19)

Monday Dec 12

Here's what we did on Monday:

SNC 1D4
-collected projects
-checked homework
-charging by contact lab
-charging by contact note
-insulators and conductors lab and definitions

HOMEWORK
1. finish yesterday's homework if you didn't
2. some people still owe me projects

SBI 4U
-took up thyroid hormone homework
-thyroid hormone summary chart
-reading about reproductive hormones p393-399
-highlighting summary note about reproductive hormones
-drawing feedback loops for male and female systems
-practice: p399 #1-12

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. work on STSE it's due next Monday

Friday Dec 9

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up intro static lab
-charging by friction note
-example charging by friction diagrams
-practice drawing charging by friction
-applications of static reading sheet

HOMEWORK
1. your element project is due on MONDAY!
2. finish applications of static reading sheet (questions 1-3)

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-discussed yesterday's lab (mammalian diving reflex)
-reviewed protein vs steroid hormones
-started hormone summary chart (insulin, glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol and ACTH)
-reading organizer about section 8.3 (hormones that affect metabolism)pages 384-387
-Practice: p387 #1-8

HOMEWORK
1. make sure metabolism hormones reading organizer is done for Monday
2. work on STSE due Monday Dec 19

Thursday Dec 8

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-half the period to finish penny lab. Some people didn't finish: you have to go to science clinic today, next Tuesday or next thursday to finish it
-what do you know about electricity questions
-intro electricity lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on project due Monday, dec 12

SBI 4U
-took up endocrine diagram
-intro endocrine control powerpoint and 2 youtube videos
-took up 8.2 (blood glucose control) handout
-mammalian diving reflex lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on STSE due Monday Dec 19

Wednesday Dec 7

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-worked on penny lab all period

HOMEWORK
1. work on element project due mon dec 12

SBI 4U
-discussed thermoregulation
-thermoregulation practice: p341 #1,3-7
-labelling endocrine diagram using p373, 376 and 382
-read pages 372-373
-section 8.2 blood sugar fill in the blank (p378-382)

HOMEWORK
1. finish anything not done in class today (most of you finished in class)
2. work on STSE #3: due Mon Dec 19

Tuesday Dec 6

Here's what we did on Tuesday

SNC 1D4
-whole period to work on penny lab

HOMEWORK
1. work on element project due Monday dec 12

SBI 4U
-took up 7.1 fill in the blank
-feedback loops video
-feedback loops example and practice
-thermoregulation mini activity
-thermoregulation reading organizer

HOMEWORK
1. finish reading organizer
2. work on STSE due Mon dec 19

Monday Dec 5

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-unit test all period

HOMEWORK
1. continue working on element project (due next Mon, Dec 12)

SBI 4U
-handed out STSE #3 (due Mon, Dec 19)
-homeostasis intro partner work
-intro homeostasis youtube video
-intro homeostasis fun lab and questions
-7.1(p334 and onward) fill-in the blank reading

HOMEWORK
1. finish fill-in the blank reading
2. start STSE #3 (due Mon dec 19)

Friday Dec 2

Here's what we did on Friday:

SNC 1D4
-practice test
-review time
-took up practice test

HOMEWORK
1. study study study!! Your test is on Monday!

SBI 4U
-unit test all period

HOMEWORK
1. none! that doesn't happen often!

Thursday Dec 1

Here's what you did today

SNC 1D4
-whole period to research for element project

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (it's on Monday)
2. Element project is due Mon Dec 12

SBI 4U
-whole period to study for tomorrow's test

HOMEWORK
1. study for tomorrow's test!

Wednesday Nov 30

Here's what we did on Wed

SNC 1D4
-introduced element project
-talked about big bang theory
-note about gas testing
-gas testing lab

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test!! (it's on Monday, Dec 5th)

SBI 4U
-reviewed cloning
-group review of major topics in unit
-handout: biotechnology tools summary chart
-time to study for test

HOMEWORK
1. study for test!!

Tuesday Nov 29

Here's what we did on Tues;

SNC 1D4
-took up "brillance" handout
-did a gas tube demo
-took up galaxies handout
-did a galaxies sorting activity
-took up sun handout
-worked on Big Bang booklet using computers

HOMEWORK
1. finish big bang booklet

SBI 4U
-sequencing review (went over handout on overhead and watched 2 youtube videos)
-how to clone YFG (your favourite gene) on overhead (short note)
-transformation reading organizer

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