Friday, March 30, 2012

Friday March 30th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished voyage to the planets

HOMEWORK
none

SNC 2D
-mitosis pipecleaners activity
-mitosis microviewers activity

HOMEWORK
1. finish flip book if you didn't hand it in today

SVN 3M
-reviewed yesterday
-time to update garbage journal
-life cycles of recyclables group work

HOMEWORK
1. finish garbage journal to hand in on monday

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday March 29th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished other objects in space organizer
-started the "voyage to the planets" movie

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-chilled out and watched a movie.... literacy tests are exhausting

HOMEWORK
1. finish the flip book for tomorrow

SVN 3M
-discussed the movie
-watched "the story of bottled water"
-discussed our class projects (water bottles and green carts)

HOMEWORK
1. none (unless you still owe me a recycling poster)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wednesday March 28

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up gravity lab
-pluto article summary
-pluto video
-started "other objects in space" activity

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-head bands cell parts review game
-cell division+ mitosis note and sorting activity
-mitosis flip books

HOMEWORK
1. finish the flip book for Friday's class

SVN 3M
-finished the waste audit
-recylcing in Halton note
-made recycling posters

HOMEWORK
1. if you didn't finish your recycling poster, finish it tonight and email it to me

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tuesday Mar 27

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-learned something to help remember the order of the planets
-what do you know about gravity sheet and gravity definition
-video: why doesn't the moon fall down on us
-gravity lab

HOMEWORK
1. finish summary for gravity lab

SNC 2D
-cell analogy practice sheet
-animal vs plant venn diagram
-"note" about good biological diagrams
-onion cell lab

HOMEWORK
1. none (unless you didn't finish the analogy sheet in class then you need to finish it)

SVN 3M
-took up homework (discussed the questions)
-school waste audit
-started action plans to improve MMRs waste practices

HOMEWORK
1. none

Monday Mar 26

Here's what we did yesteday:

SNC 1D4
-space vocabulary sheet (what do you remember?)
-challenger video
-Stephen Hawking video
-made a large diagram of the solar system

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-reviewed stuff learned about the microscopes
-looked at the stuff brought from home under the microscope
-cell parts jigsaw group work

HOMEWORK
1. none

SVN 3M
-finished waste debate
-sorted garbage you brought from home into 3 categories
-intro to waste management note
-intro to waste management questions (science perspectives 1 p73-75 #a-i

HOMEWORK
1. finish questions

Friday, March 23, 2012

Friday Mar 23

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
unit test #1 all period

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-APA activity all period with Mrs. Menka

HOMEWORK
1. bring in something from home that you can examine under the microscope for monday
2. finish your APA references

SVN 3M
-waste survey
-started garbage journal
-composting/recycling debate

HOMEWORK
1. get forms for trip signed
2. write in garbage journal
3. bring in 3 peices of garbage for Monday's class

Thursday Mar 22

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-took up V,I,R summary
-finished circuits practice and took it up when everyone was finished
-big sheet of practice questions

HOMEWORK
1. study for tomorrow's test!

SNC 2D
-levels of organization cut and paste
-intro to the microscopes activity

HOMEWORK
1. none

SVN 3M
-unit test
-some people worked on finishing their inquiries after

HOMEWORK
1. get your field trip forms signed!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Wednesday Mar 21

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-worked on finishing inquiry
-test review summary sheet (V,I,R)
-some people started the circuit review sheet

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

SNC 2D
-finished inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. none... but if you are not done your inquiry-- go to Science clinic (108) tomorrow

SVN 3M
-field trip updates
-test review jeopardy
-time to work on review sheet/study for test

HOMEWORK
1. study study study!! Your unit test is tomorrow!!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tuesday March 20th

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-continued working on electricity inquiry all period

HOMEWORK
1. your project is due tomorrow
2. study for your test (it's on FRIDAY!!)

SNC 2D
-whole period to work on acids and bases inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. none

SVN 3M
-whole period to work on water quality inquiry

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

monday March 19th

Here's what we did on Monday:

SNC 1D4
-jounral practice of V=IR
-took up V=IR practice from before the break
-started electricity inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. work on project (due on wed)
2. study for Friday's test

SNC 2D
- reviewed neutralization
-started neutralization inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. none

SVN 3M
-worked on water quality inquiry all period

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test

Friday, March 9, 2012

Friday Mar 9

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-finished group work about types of electricity generation
-discussed the types
-Ohm's law note
-Ohm's law practice
-some time to work on project

HOMEWORK
1. work on project (due wedensday Mar 9)

SNC 2D
-test all period

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SVN 3M
-went over handouts you did while I was away
-intro to inquiry
-started inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. study for your unit test (it's Wed Mar 9... the checklist of what to study is on the website if you were away)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Thursday Mar 8

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-second research skill period in the library with Mrs. Menka

HOMEWORK
1. work on project (due Wednesday Mar 21st)

SNC 2D
-reviewed neutralization
-quiz MasSSSSSSSSSSter review game
-time to study/work on practice questions photocopied from textbook

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

SVN 3M
-4 more water pollution presentations
-summarized the water pollution presentations
-catch-up time to work on stuff that didn't get done while I was away

HOMEWORK
1. start organizing your notes, your test is going to be on Wednesday, March 21st

Wednesday March 7

Here's what you did on Wednesday when I was at OFSAA with the swimmers:

SNC 1D4
-spirit assembly all period

HOMEWORK
1. project is due Wed Mar 21st

SNC 2D
-took up neutralization practice
-writing equations practice
-took up writing equations practice
-acids and bases textbook practice

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test!!

SVN 3M
-air pollution review sheet
-noise pollution reading and questions

HOMEWORK
1. finish noise pollution sheet

Tuesday Mar 6

Here's what you did on Tuesday when I was at OFSAA with the swimmers:

SNC 1D4
-first research skills period in the library with Mrs. Menka

HOMEWORK
1. work on Project: due Wednesday March 21st

SNC 2D
-practice quiz #2 then took it up
-took up indicators lab
-neutralization note
-neutralization practice

HOMEWORK
1. finish neutralization practice

SVN 3M
-"are you at risk" reading and questions
-Asthma handout using computers
-mould handout using computers

HOMEWORK
1. finish what was not done in class

Monday, March 5, 2012

Monday Mar 5th

HEre's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-current daily practice in journals
-resistance mini lab
-summary note on blackboard about mini lab
-two resistance practice questions
-introduced power generation project (which is individual)
-start power generation group work

HOMEWORK
1. power generation project is due Wed Mar 21
**make sure you go to the library at the start of class tomorrow**

SNC 2D
-collected projects...almost everyone handed them in! yay!
-daily practice about acids and bases
-pH note
-indicators lab

HOMWEORK
1. finish indicators lab
2. study for your test (it's this Friday!)

SVN 3M
-STSE project presentations
-finished and took up air quality graphing activity

HOMEWORK
1. a few people still owe me projects-- they are due on Thursday now

Friday, March 2, 2012

Friday Mar 2

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-voltage practice questions in journal
-reviewed yesterday's experiment
-current practice sheet
-resistance youtube video
-measuring our own resistances
-resistance note

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-checked and took up homework
-acids and bases reading organizer
-fun with acids and bases lab!

HOMEWORK
1. your STSE project (about a compound) is due on MONDAY

SVN 3M
-review sheet: water pollution
-took up air pollution worksheet
-youtube videos about air quality at Beijing olympics
-air quality graphing activity

HOMEWORK
1. your STSE presentation is due on MONDAY!! Be ready to present!!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Thursday Mar 1

Here's what we did today:

SNC 1D4
-checked and took up homework
-voltage practice
-current note
-current lab
-took up current lab

HOMEWORK
1. none

SNC 2D
-checked and took up homework
-daily practice about balancing equations and types of reactions
-types of reactions lab
-time to work on STSE

HOMEWORK
1. finish types of reactions lab if not done in class
2. STSE is due on Monday

SVN 3M
-discussed yesterday's lesson
-finished handout about protecting ourselves from water pollution (lifestraw) and took it up
-took up the grade 10 respiratory system review sheet
-very short note about smog
-reading and questions about different air pollutants

HOMEWORK
1. some people need to finish air pollutant work (I won't be giving you time to do it tomorrow)
2. work on your STSE due on Monday (remember that you actually have to present in front of the class)