January 31 - February 4, 2022
January 31 - February 4, 2022
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Problem of the Week
Problem of the Week
This week's University of Waterloo Problem of the Week involved placing first 9 odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 17) into this "magic square" so that each row, column and diagonal have the same sum.
What did we learn?
Spending time to really understand the problem before starting to solve it saved a lot of frustration. As Brianna said, "This problem was actually pretty easy once I understod it".
Keeping track of what we did (especially what didn't work) was an effective strategy
Persevering with the problem until we solved it independently gave us a great sense of pride.
We've solved this! Now it's your turn.
Black History Month - Celebrating Excellence & Achievement in Canada
Black History Month - Celebrating Excellence & Achievement in Canada
Do you know who this is?
This month, we will be working on a project to celebrate the achievements of Black Canadians who have had a significant impact in our country.
Our Canadian Black History Graphics Design project will involve researching the biographies and achievements of 20 Black Canadians and then designing a "quilt" to present our research.
Look forward to seeing our "quilts" during the last week of February.
February 1 - Happy Lunar New Year
February 1 - Happy Lunar New Year
Today ushers in the Lunar New Year which is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures. This year is the Year of the Tiger and we can look forward to a year of action, strength and bravery.
Organ System Critical Thinking Challenge
Organ System Critical Thinking Challenge
Now that most of us have achieved proficiency describing the functions of cell organelles, we are beginning research to understand the functions of human organ systems in order to present scientific arguments to answer this question.
We will finish our research this week and begin preparing presentations on February 7.
DragonQuest
DragonQuest
Congratulations to Bannon, William, Macy and Jersey who achieved DragonQuest!
The list of incomplete work for students who did not achieve DragonQuest includes:
Organelles Proficiency Test
Chrysalids Chapters 1 & 2 Quizzes
Cigarette Butt PSA Story Board
Data Management Infographics Food Guide Analysis
Measurement Schoolyard Scale Drawing
Health Social Dilemma Cartoon Assignment
Properties of Circles Investigation
Properties of Circles Investigation
Today we are investigating the relationship between diameter and circumference. We will measure the circumference and diameter of a variety of circular objects and then divide the circumference by the diameter to see if there is a relationship.
What we discovered is that regardless of the size of the circle, when you divide the circumference by the diameter (and you round the answer to the nearest tenth), you get 3.1!
Of course, we have discovered pi (3.14). This relationship is true for any circle.
This is helpful to know because we can estimate the circumference of any circle by simply multiplying the diameter by about 3.
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