Unit 3 - Electromagnetic radiation
Photo credit: National Geographic
Monday, Nov 16
Today we started our new unit on Electromagnetic Radiation. Check out this clip. We brainstormed sources of EM radiation and questions and concerns we had.
Assignment for today: create a 2-minute news clip on a type of radiation from "your world" and how that type of radiation is making headlines (assignment handout in class).
Tuesday, Nov 17
Today we talked about light pollution and different wavelengths from the sun (UV and visible light), as well as the journey of a photon from the core of the Sun to Earth.
We finished off our 2-minute news clip and shared them with one other group in the class. We then created mneumonics to help us remember the 7 types of EM radiation.
Wednesday, Nov 18
Period 1: we had a guest presenter today: Vikki Zsohar from the Yukon Astronomical Society! We learned about solar flares, the Earth's magnetosphere and neutron stars.
Period 2: We worked on Electromagnetic Radiation questions (find here).
Thursday, Nov 19
Period 1: We worked on Electromagnetic Radiation questions (find here).
Period 2: we had a guest presenter today: Vikki Zsohar from the Yukon Astronomical Society! We learned about solar flares, the Earth's magnetosphere and neutron stars.
Friday, Nov 20
No School! PD Day
Monday, Nov 23
Today we learned about Ray Diagrams and we created our own city skylines from them. Worksheet/notes in class.
Tuesday, Nov 24
2) Do Bill Nye Questions
3) Label the wave worksheet (in class)
4) TB questions: p. 215 #1-4, 6, 10
**Please bring a mask for tomorrow's lab**
Quiz on Thursday!
Wednesday, Nov 25
Spectroscope Lab
Thursday, Nov 26
1) Quiz
2) Take up quiz
3) Core Competencies self-reflection
No School tomorrow: have a great weekend, everyone!
Monday, Nov 30
Today you had a substitute teacher. Plan for the day:
1) Watch Bill Nye video called "Light Optics" and take up questions
2) Read p. 225 together in textbook
Alternative for those away: Read pages 222-225 in your book and do questions #1-8 on page 227
Tuesday, Dec 1
*Reminder that starting today, students will be required to wear masks in common areas and classes where 1m distance cannot be maintained from others*
Today we worked on four different stations:
1) Cut out objects and place in category (Transparent, translucent, opaque)
2) Colour Mixing
3) Characteristics of Images formed
4) Exploring Mirrors: Plane, Convex and Concave Mirrors
Alternative for those away: Read pages 234-239 and do questions on p. 243 #1,2,6
Wednesday, Dec 2
Today we finished working on the stations from yesterday.
Thursday, Dec 3
Eyeballs!
We learned about the structure (how it's built) and the function (how it works) of an eyeball. Key terms: cornea, lens, retina, optic nerve, refraction.
Alternative for those away: Read pages 252-253 and do questions #1,2 on p. 253 and #1 on page 257
Friday, Dec 4
Alternative for those away: Check out https://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/ go through the steps while watching the dissection. Pause the video if you need to.