SNC 1D1
Wed, May 29
Weldon Park Field Study (complete with a partner and hand in by Thursday)
Tues, May 28
Biological Organization (note)
Energy Flow in Ecosystems (note)
Mon, May 27
ecology terms review station activity (took up after) this is now your note
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Fri, May 24
Astronomy Unit Test
Thurs
gismo: Plants and Snails hand in by Monday
Wed, May 22
review for our test on Friday
Tues, May 21
finish the moon
Organization of the Universe (handout - fill in using a textbook)
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Fri, May 17
work period on Canadian Contributions to Space Exploration presentations (due next Friday)
Thurs, May 16
took up "Interstellar Man"
the Moon - note
Wed, May 15
Cratering Activity (Design and Carry out your own lab) due tomorrow
Tues, May 14
finished "Other Objects in our Solar System"
Using a Star map activity (hand in by tomorrow)
Mon, May 13
"Interstellar Man " article questions are due
gave back and took up electricity test
took up solar system note
"Other Objects in our Solar System" - note
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Fri, May 10
Canadian Contributions to Space Exploration - slide presentations project
see our google classroom for instructions
due Fri, May 24
Thurs, May 9
took up the "Sun" note
"Formation of our Solar system" - note
classwork: fill in the back of our note handout
assignment: "Interstellar Man" read the article and answer the accompanying questions (due Monday)
Wed, May 8
Stars - note
hwk: use the pages of the textbook indicated to fill out the worksheet on the sun on the back page of your note
Tues, May 7
Big Bang theory - note and videos
Mon, May 6
Current Electricity Unit Test
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Fri, May 3
finish culminating activities
review for our test on Monday
Thurs, May 2
electricity unit culminating activities
Wed, May 1
film: Inventing tomorrow - hand in the notes you made at the end of class
Tues, April 30
cells in series and parallel (note)
power (note)
power calculations (back of note)
*our electricity unit test will be next Monday*
Mon, April 29
circuit analogy
practice calculating/predicting current, voltage and resistance in series and parallel circuits
*reminder of our quiz on current and voltage on Wednesday*
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Fri, April 26
Resistance - note
hwk: do the resistance calculations on the back of your note
Thurs, April 25
Resistance lab (online using Gismo) due tomorrow
Wed, April 24
Voltage trends (note)
building circuits and measuring current and voltage (activity - have Ms. Bauer check off your built circuits and hand in the circuit diagrams for your group)
hwk: voltage practice (back of your note)
Tues, April 23
Potential Difference (Voltage) - note
Voltage gismo (online lab) - hand in at the end of class or by tomorrow
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Mon, April 22
EASTER MONDAY
Fri, April 20
GOOD FRIDAY
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Thurs, April 19
Current - note
Current Trends - note
hwk: current worksheet
Wed, April 17
Circuit Types (note)
online lab - Current (hand in at the end of class or by tomorrow)
Tues, April 16
Current Electricity (note)
lab - exploring circuits
Mon, April 15
Static Electricity Quest
Enegy Types (note)
Efficiency of Energy Conversions - read the note and do the chart on the back (hand in Wednesday)
Energy Efficiency - textbook reading (answer questions)
(hand in Wednesday)
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Fri, April 12
Static Electricity Generator - demos
- note
review for our Static Quest on Monday
Thurs, April 11
-electric discharge (note) back of charging by conduction sheet
-charging by induction (finished note from yesterday)
-Lightning (note) (back of induction note)
-mythbusters: Lightning
*we are having a Static Quest (mini-test) on Monday*
Wed, April 10
gave back and took up chemistry test
induction demo
Charging an Electroscope by Induction (note)
Charging by Induction (note)
"Static Electricity so Far" do this assignment for tomorrow
Tues, April 9
lab questions from yesterday are due
Note - Conductors and Insulators
pithball electroscope lab
Note - Charging by Conduction (contact)
Mon, April 8
Lab - Properties of Electric Charges
Note: Static Electricity
finish the discussion questions for the lab for tomorrow to hand in
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Fri, April 5
PD DAY
Thurs, April 4
CHEMISTRY UNIT TEST
Wed, April 3
review for our test tomorrow
Tues, April 2
Candle Lab Culminating (due Tues, April 8)
Mon, April 1
Island X Culminating Task
Planning for Candle lab
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Fri, March 29
hand in our paperclip lab
Practice: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
Classification of Matter lab (hand in at the end of class or by Monday)
Thurs, March 28
quiz: subatomic particles and Bohr diagrams
Classification of Substances (note)
paperclip lab - hand in by tomorrow
Wed, March 27
no class today due to literacy test schedule
Tues, March 26
took up Bunsen Burner Lab - this is now your note on the subject
compounds - note
Building Models of Molecules - fill in the handout according to the results of your building of molecules with the molecular kits (do back side for homework) due Thursday
Mon, March 25
Bohr diagram assignment is due
Reactivity Trends in Groups (note)
Bunsen Burner lab
*we will have a quiz this Thursday on subatomic particles and Bohr diagrams*
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Fri, March 22
Ions and Bohr Diagrams - note
building Bohr diagrams practice with candy
hwk: 2 handouts - subatomic particles and Bohr diagrams
- particle chart
Thurs, March 21
metals and non-metals (note)
Inside the atom (note)
hwk: atomic structure worksheet
assignment: Bohr-Rutherford diagrams for the first 20 elements (we said this was due tomorrow in class but I am postponing this till Monday as many students are still struggling with this concept)
Wed, March 20
models (note)
atomic theories and models (cut and paste activity)
(this is now your note)
Tues, March 19
colouring in our periodic table (and added notes to our element note)
model sorting activity and mystery boxes
hwk: practice handout on elements
Mon, March 18
elements (note)
metals and non-metals (lab)
hwk: "Elements are Everywhere" reading and questions (hand in tomorrow)
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Fri, March 8
physical properties lab (hand in Monday after March break)
Thurs, March 7
demos
Density (note)
hwk: density problems handout
Wed, March 6
demos
particle theory assignment (due tomorrow)
Tues, March 5
Particle Theory Station Activity (hand in at the end of class or by tomorrow)
Mon, March 4
no class due to school closure
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Fri, March 1
Eureka videos on Particle Theory (fill in the sheet while watching)
Particle Theory of Matter (note) cut and paste the illustrations handed out in class and glue them onto the appropriate spots on your note
Thurs, Feb. 28
INQUIRY UNIT TEST
Wed, Feb. 27
Whirlybird Lab - due by Monday
Tues, Feb. 26
Writing a Lab Report (note)
Bouncy Ball lab (hand in whatever you have done at the end of class I will give you feedback for tomorrow)
Mon, Feb. 23
Communicating Data in Tables and Graphs (note)
hwk: complete the problems on the back of your last note
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*important announcement: our first unit test on the inquiry unit will be next Thursday, Feb.28 *
Fri, Feb. 22
observation vs. inference lab
hwk- Chilling Out with Graphs (read the article and fill in the handout)
Thurs, Feb. 21
ICE DAY
Wed, Feb. 20
equipment and safety symbols quiz
finish observations note
observations lab (hand in tomorrow)
quantitative observations (note)
Tues, Feb. 19
took up HHPS and WHMIS 2015 sheet
observation vs inference (note)
observations in science (note) same handout as above
Mon, Feb. 18
Family Day
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Fri, Feb. 15
equipment - station activity
- uses of equipment explanation
(we have circled the equipment you are responsible for knowing on our equipment handout)
- - measuring liquids activity
- homework - join our google classroom
- (code: vlkf1t)
- and watch the two safety videos on google classroom and fill our the safety symbol handout given out in class
- Important: we will have our first quiz next Wednesday on equipment and safety symbols
Thurs, Feb. 14
How to write a procedure (note)
Designing a Procedure - activity
hwk: Writing an Effective Procedure (handout)
Wed, Feb. 13
SNOW DAY
Tues, Feb. 12
ICE DAY
Mon, Feb. 11
Asking Questions in Science (note)
practicing indentifying variables (game)
homework: Constructing a Hypothesis (note and practice for homework)
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Fri, Feb 8
The Scientific Method (note)
Designing Science Experiments (variables) note
assignment: fill in the variables in the table on your "Designing Science Experiments" sheet and read the article "Science Never Tasted so Sweet" and fill in the chart on the back of your "mythbusters sheet" (due Monday)
Thurs, Feb 7
Nature of Science - activities
- note
Mythbusters - fill out the sheet while watching the video
Wed, Feb. 6
bus cancellation - no classes
Tues, Feb. 5
introductions, course outline, student information form, letter home, field trip form, safety rules ( sign a copy and have your parents sign as well and return one copy to me tomorrow)
please bring tomorrow: signed bottom of letter home
Weldon park field permission form
signed safety rules