Important Dates
Wave and Light Test - Thursday March 12
Pythagorean Theorem Test - Friday April 11
PRIDE BOARD (Top 5-updated March 6)
Block B- Jasmeet, Harkiran, Hafsa, Shaina, Kushdeep
Block C - Apaar, Simran, Jaapleen, Raveena, Jiya
Scimatics 8 - Course Outline
Class Schedule:
(Please note: I will make every effort to keep this list up to date, HOWEVER, keep in mind that I will probably post the schedule for the whole week on Monday and that sometimes plans change as the week progresses! Whatever I say in class, in terms of assignments and due dates, is the OFFICIAL SCHEDULE!)
1) Pythagorean Theorem Test
2) Optics Review: -objectives traffic light, big idea
1) Pathway of Light -group presentation, walk through
2) All Better to See You/Rods & Cones - worksheet
1) Holey Pupil/Optical illusions - textbook
2) Optical illusions - stations
3) All Better to See You/Rods & Cones - worksheet
1) BN: Eyes
2) Human Vision - notes & reading
Pythagorean Theorem Scavenger Hunt
Check Your Understanding:Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems (task cards)
Check Your Understanding:1) Applying Pythagorean Theorem
1.3 Using the Pythagorean Theorem
1) Donald Duck and Math MagicLand
2) Measurement activity
Waves & Light UNIT TEST
WARM Up #1: Light -quizlet matching
WARM Up #2: Waves - quizlet matching
1) Wave and Light Test- outline
2) KAHOOT! - review (Waves and Light)
1) Mirror/Lenses - station lab, due end of class
2) Mark/Review: Mirror/Lenses - station lab
3) Wave and Light Test- outline
1) Mirror/Lenses - silent reading, uses (notes & worksheet)
1) Hit the Target!
1. Refraction and Lenses -lenses demo (mini-lab)
2. Refraction: pencil in beaker (observations)
1. Law of Reflection - notes/diagrams
1) The Ray Model of Light - notes
2) Reflection of Mirrors - lab
Color Vision (explanation video) - pHET lab (actual lab)
1) REVIEW: Waves on a String
2) Frequency Fanatics
-bring own toys for pendulum!
2) Frequency Fanatics - graph (refer to mark sheet)
1) Visible Light - notes
2) BN: Color and Light
1) Graphing Mistakes -warm-up
2) Waves - Quick Check
3) Optics Picture Dictionary (on-going, finish Book #1-2, words #1-8 AND additional page for each part of EM)
1) RETURN: Linear Test- unit reflection
2) REVIEW: Slinky Waves, fold mini-book #2
3) Electromagnetic Radiation -notes/chart
-EM spectrum video
-EM spectrum explained
1) Waves on a string (phet simulation) - due in-class! (start of NEXT class)
Waves on a string-explanation video
Slinky Waves (in-class!)
1) Review-BN
2) Stadium Waves
3) Intro: Picture Dictionary
Linear Relations and Equations TEST
1) Linear Relations/Equations LC - corrections
2) Linear Equations Review ANSWER KEY (check own answers)
1) Equation/Relation - leveled questions, table-create equation (lottery!)
1) Linear Relations LEARNING CHECK
2) Linear Equations Review
Check Your Understanding:
1) Linear Relations Maze/Task Cards
2) Linear Equations Review
KnowledgeHook-Linear Relations
Check Your Understanding:
9.3 Linear Relationships (30 mins)
9.2 Patterns in Table of Values (30 mins)
1) Warm-up-Linear Relations Graphing Vocab
2) WODB-graphs (13)
3) (finish) 9.1 (6.2) Analyzing Linear Relations
9.1 (6.2) Analyzing Linear Relations
1) Linear Equations - LEARNING CHECK
2) Mystery Picture - graphing coordinates practice
Check Your Understanding:
Solving Equations Scavenger Hunt - DV/PR (pink), PR/EX (purple)
Equations - KnowledgeHook
a) TWO-step Equation -practice worksheet (due Thursday)
b) Optional = Pg. 204 (EM: #1, 4) (DV: 2, 5ac) (PR: 6ac, 7ac ) (EX: 12, 14, 19)
c) (EM/DV) Solving Equations: MAZE (TWO-STEP ONLY) (due Friday)
(PR/Ex) Pg. 204 (PR: 6ac, 7ac ) (EX: 12, 14, 19) (due Friday)
(Completion Days January 23-27 - no official classes, unless requested to attend by teacher)
Solving Two-step Equations (35 mins)
Solving One-Step Equations (30 mins)
1) Add/Sub/Multiply/Divide Integers - LEARNING CHECK
2) Numeracy Ninja/Multiplication Drill
3) 10.0 Introduction to Algebra (finish)
Check Your Understanding:
a) Mid-term Progress Report FORMS and signed (TEAMS assignment - Part A/B) - due Wednesday 8am!
b) Introduction to Algebra-back practice page (due Wednesday)
1) 10.0 Introduction to Algebra (start)
-algebra tiles
Atomic Theory TEST
1) Integers "levels" Pr/Ex questions, lottery!
2) Integer Wars! - subtraction
1) Review Warm-Up: all assignments
2) Subtracting Integers - human number line
3) Subtracting Integers-practice
4) Dividing Integers- examples
1) Warm-up: Atomic Structure
2) Bohr Bingo!
3) Sort Cards - Bohr
4) Chemistry - test outline
1) Drawing Bohr Model
2) Periodic Table Trends - notes
Check Your Understanding:
a) The Atom - worksheet (back)- due Monday
b) Bohr Diagrams (back of notes) - due Tuesday
1) (finish) The Atomic Theory - Notes
2) Elements & Atoms
-PEN calculation
1) WARM-UP: Atomic Theory-knoword
2) The Atomic Theory - Notes
Check Your Understanding:
Atomic Structure - worksheet (front only)-due Friday
1) Warm-Up: Development of Atomic Theory
2) Build an Atom -PHET -due in class!
Check Your Understanding:
(general review)
1) Warm-Up: Orbit Integers
2) BN: The Atom
3) Atomic Theory - expert groups, jigsaw
-group "quiz"
Check Your Understanding:
(general review)
student profile
TC: Challenge #1 (intro self, low summer)
course outline
Student Profile Sheet (yellow) -parents
1) misc admin; name tags
2) general classroom procedures
3) multiplication drill
name tag-food
2. Numeracy Ninja/Multiplication Drill
3. Laptops: login/admin, website, TEAMS
4. Mindset Survey
5. Math Ooodle
Check Your Understanding:
1) TC: 508
2) Review: Mindset
3) numeracy ninja
-bday
1) Supplies
2) multiplication drill
3) math problem solving
1) TC: Person Through Piece of Paper - TC do/don't
2) Find Out What You Know! (Math)
1) TC (bday): largest number, rounding
2) Rounding & Place Value Maze WS
3) Snowball
1) Multiplication Drill
2) Mean, Median, Mode - notes
3) Mean, Median, Mode Maze WS
1) Competency Group Posters and Presentation
-complete research
-make poster
1) Following Directions
2) Science Safety Contract - silent read
3) Science Safety top 3 share-out
4) Science in Everything
1) name tags-adjective
2) Competency Group Posters and Presentation
-presentations
3) Core Competencies KAHOOT! - use your class # and BLOCK letter as NAME (DO NOT Use your real name!)
1) Science Lab Safety Equipment
-find and label
-"walk-around"
2) Egg eye demo
1) WHMIS symbols - mix/match
2) Safety Symbols WHMIS & HHPS
3) Safety in the laboratory WS
4) Study Techniques-RISES
Block B: TREC
1) Safety Review -stations
1) Safety Quiz
2) Common Laboratory equipment - scavenger hunt
Block C: TREC
Block B: Fractions, Decimals, Percent - review
1) Return/Review Safety Quiz
2) Science Safety Contract
3) Math textbook & Sample Work set-up (refer to TEAMS post)
Check Your Understanding:
Coffee Lab!
Check Your Understanding:
1) Rates/Ratios - competency check
2) 7.1 Ratios -marshmallow ratios
1) Candy Dilema (Part 1)
2) 7.2 Rates
3) Pg. 237 #1ab, 2ab, 5, 6, (10)
1) 7.3 Proportional Reasoning
2) Pg. 245 #1ab, 2a, 3a, 4, 7, 8, (19)
1) Rates Stations - due in-class!
2) Rates, Ratios, Proportions - green sheet
1) Review: Rates Stations
2) 8.1 Representing Percent
3) Pg. 262 #1ace, 2b, 3ace, 5, 6, 8, 11
1) Rates, Ratios, Proportions - LEARNING CHECK
2) Pg. 262 #1ace, 2b, 3ace, 5, 6, 8, 11
3) 8.2 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (Part 1)
1) Representing Percents - BINGO!
2) 8.2 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (Part 2)
1) Let's Go Shopping - Part 1
2) LC Self-assess: Rate/Ratios/Proportions
-TC candy dilema (Part 2)
1) 8.3 Percent of a Number
1) Let's Go Shopping - Part 3
2) Let's Go Shopping - Part 4 (intro)
1) Candy dilema: discounts
2) 8.4 Combining Percents
3) Percent Quiz: outline
1) Percents - green sheet
2) Rates & Percents Unit Test-outline
WORK ON:
Let's Go Shopping! Finale
1) Chapter 8 Percents-Learning Check
2) Science Process Skills - pre-quiz/intro
3) Interim Progress Report
1) Percent-competency check/green sheet
2) Let's Go Shopping! - gallery walk
Shopping Experience FORM
3) Rates & Percents Unit Test-outline
1) Percent LC return - self-assess
2) Mystery Boxes
3) Science Process Skills - scenarios/switch with partner
1) Rates, Ratios, Percents TEST
2) Science Process Skills - scenarios
1) Mystery Boxes - REVEAL!
2) How do Scientists Measure?
-graduated cylinder, triple beam balance (care/use)
1) Process Skills - scenarios (switch!)
2) Metric Staircase
3) Metric Conversions WS
1) Mark/review: Measurement Package
2) Sci 8 Measuring Matter -graduated cylinder activity (in-class)
1) Misc Review: Metric Package, Measuring Matter, Metric Conversions, Procell Skills Scenarios-switch
2) Science Skills Quiz: outline
1) Science Skills QUIZ (30 mins)
2) Scientific Inquiry - read textbook Pg. 476-479
-complete notes
-qualitative/quantitative
Check Your Understanding:
Simpsons and the Scientific Method
1) Procedures: Peanut Butter Dad
2) Writing Procedures: Lego activity!
1) WARMUP: Identifying Independent vs Dependent
2) Paper Airplane - scientific method, Parts #1-4
-MyEdBC login
1) 6.0a Fractions Intro - notes
2) KnowledgeHook: Fractions Intro
1) Scientific Method QUIZ
2) Fraction Basics WS
1) TC: Scripted Fractions
2) Adding CD, improper mixed -dice activity
1) Adding Fractions-marshmallows!
2) 6.0b Adding/Subtracting Fractions
Add/Sub Mixed Fractions REVIEW
1) Multiply with Whole Number - problem solve #1-3, #4 class challenge
1) Add/Sub Fractions QUIZ
2) Alice Wonderland-fraction problems
3) What is my Share?
1) Dividing Fractions
2) Multiplying Fractions -puzzle
1) TC: order of operations -pendants
2) Order of Operations -examples/notes
1) Fraction Word Problem-Scavenger Hunt
2) Fractions - practice test
3) First Peoples: Cooking with Fractions
1) Multiply/Divide/OoO Fractions- Learning Check
2) Fractions - practice test
3) First Peoples: Cooking with Fractions
1) Fractions-learning check corrections
2) Fractions-green sheet
3) Bill Bye: Phases of Matter
What is It?? - lab, in class
1) Fraction Unit TEST
2) KMT Vocabulary - old textbook
Check Your Understanding:
1) Chp. 7 Matter - guided notes, discussion (first 2 pages)
-KMT - demo: gumball container
2) KMT Vocabulary - old textbook , Pg. 260-273
1) Review BN
2) KMT and Phases of Matter - notes, continues
-evidence: food coloring/different temp water
2) The Great Ice Melt - intro
3) Class particles
Classification of Matter - notes, stations #1-10
1) The Great Ice Melt - build
2) Classification of Matter - REVEAL!
3) Demos Galore!: examine as class, list similarities/differences, describe properties (3 columns: physical properties/classify matter, observations/science)
A) blowing up balloon, popping balloon with candle
B) ball & ring
C) pop can crushing
D) exploding H2 demo
E) penny activity
F) alka-seltzer
1) The Great Ice Melt - experiment (on-going in-class)
2) Review/check answers
3) The Art of Graphing
1) (finish) The Art of Graphing
2) Grpahing Practice
3) Car Graph
1) Demos Galore- debrief
2) Ice Melt - results/winners, lab arts and graph
3) Density Demos x4
4) Density-intro
1) (finish) Density-notes
2) Calculating Density
1) Graphing Practice- compare answer key
2) Density Lab (due in-class)
1) WARM UP: Chem Part 1
2) Density Demos- after
3) Communicate: Great Ice Melt-group lab report
4) Chemistry (Part 1): Test Outline
5) Work on: Density Calculations (finish), Comparing Densities WS, (improve) Ice Melt Graphs
1) WARM-UP: Density
2) Density Demos- reveal!
2) KAHOOT: Chemistry Part 1
3) Review/brain dump/density practical practice
1) WARM UP: Chem Part 1
2) KAHOOT: Chemistry Part 1/density practical practice
3) Adding Integers
4) Integers Basics WS
1) Chemistry (Part 1 - C1/C2) TEST, density practical
1) Warm-Up: Orbit Integers
2) Adding Integers - dot game
3) Multiplying Integers WS
4) Integer Wars!