Science 10:  Log into Office 365 and open your OneDrive.  Ensure you have a Science 10 folder.  Open Microsoft Excel using the desktop app, NOT the browser app.  Save your spreadsheet to your Science 10 Folder in your OneDrive, using a file name in this format:  "LAST NAME space FIRST NAME Telescope Database April 2024".  Research between 8 and 10 different large telescopes and create a database of Telescopes.   We watched the first 18 minutes of this clip about the James Webb Telescope.

Chemistry 11:  We completed Part II of Lab 20 C, then finished all the Calculations and Follow - up Questions.  I gave out the Titration WS, which will be your assignment to finish during Friday's class.  Friday's class will also include 40 minutes for your Lab 20C conclusion.  For this conclusion, please include these ideas and key terms (titration, phenolphalein, burette, volumetric pipette;  explain why the light pink color indicated the endpoint, describe good technique like using a white background, 3X rinsings, washing the sides of the erlynmeyer mid way, etc).  Lab 20C will be due Tuesday.  No due date has been set for Unit 7 # 33 -35.  

Science 9:  After handing in the practice test we completed the Electricity Test.  Due next class is the DIY Electricity Cross Word.

Chemistry 11:  We completed Part I of Lab 20 C, and Calculations # 1-3 are due tomorrow.  Really well done!  

Science 10:  We began by going through pg 380 # 2-15, then we had a short discussion about the celestial sphere (altitude, azimuth, the ecliptic, Polaris).  We read pages 306 to 312 and completed pg 313 # 1-8 in quality point form.  Pg 313 is due tomorrow.

Science 8:  We spent some time discussing lenses, using our Mini Lens Lab as a guide.  Key terms to learn were converging, diverging, principal axis, focus, and focal distance.  We used convex lenses to magnify a random object, and found that the object has to be held closer to the lens than the focal distance.  After reading section 5.3, we completed pg 197 # 1-10.   In the last part of our class we went over the anatomy of any eye. 

 Science 9:  We marked part of the Electricity Practice Test, then I collected it to mark the last portion.  Next day we will have a Test on the electricity unit; all learning since April 2nd.  We then reviewed continents and oceans, and shaded the countries we have visited as well as 3 that we wish to travel to.   A short discussion began about the 4 spheres that are used to organize the surface of our planet:  Geosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere.    Everyone made a graphic that showed three materials found in each sphere, plus ways that spheres are connected.  We read pages 296 to 299, then everyone sketched Figure 4.7 and added captions.  Below the sketch, 4 greenhouse gases were listed (water, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

Chemistry 11:  We reviewed endothermic and exothermic reactions, and spoke about how the chemical energy in all the fuels we use originally came from the sun.  After a short review of predicting products and balancing, everyone prepared Lab 20C for next day's titration.  A titration was demonstrated for everyone, since this techique has a number of new glassware items that need special care.  We began Unit 7 # 33 - 36, but this is not due Tuesday.  Arrive with your Lab 20C prepared for tomorrow.   Expect a test early next week on Chemical Reactions.

Science 10:  After a short review of the inner solar system, we watched a short clip on the moon, which oddly enough allowed for the first careful study of the sun.  We completed pg 380 # 2-15 in the old textbook, half in point form and half in sentences.  This is due on Tuesday.

Science 8:  After going through the responses for page 186 # 1-6 we used convex and concave lenses to try to cast a real image of the window onto the classroom wall.  Only Convex lenses could cast an image, and these were small, inverted, and real.  We did the Lenses Mini Lab, then we labelled the Human Eye Anatomy diagram and did the crossword puzzle on the back.  No work is due for Tuesday.

Science 9:  Today we did the electricity practice test, and time was provided to finish the cross word puzzle review assignment.  The electricity test is on Tuesday.

Science 8:  We went over page 181 # 1,2,4-8, then we used a concave mirror to cast an image of Crusty the Clown onto a screen (a small, upright, real image was produced).  We watched this clip that showed how concave mirrors are used in telescopes.  After reading pages 182 to 186 we completed page 186 # 1-6 in fine sentences.  In the last part we used convex and concave mirrors to find images of ourselves, and we discussed the characteristics of each image (smaller/larger than object, upright/inverted, real/virtual).  

Chemistry 11:  We began with a short review of endo and exothermic reactions, (1,2,3,4,5,6,7).  Unit 6 # 70 - 80 was completed once we read section 6.6. In the last 20 minutes we did a quiz on Stoichiometry.

Science 10:  We finished the graph for the Force of Gravity Lab. We completed the Free Body Diagram WS to understand how the Force of Gravity is always working on us, as well as anything that is near us in cluding the Moon.  After a short discussion about the Moon we read section 12.4 in the old Probe Textbook.   

 Science 10:  Whew!  We accomplished a lot today.  We began with a short review of the planets, then we read section 12.4 from the old Science Probe to learn about the planets in detail.  For each planet, write 2 or 3 key ideas, and include a sketch.  We watched the first 15 minutes of disc 1 of BBC's "The Planets" series.  This short exercise allowed us to practice skills with Scientific Notation, which we see a lot in Astronomy.  We took notes on Gravity, then we did a short inquiry to answer the question:  How is the force of gravity affected by an object's mass?"  We made measurements, then graphed our data.  In the final minutes we calculated the slope of our graph line. 

Chemistry 11:  I collected the WS titled "Predicting Products".  We completed the legal sized WS titled "Finding Limiting Reactant".  This is due Friday.  Time was provided to complete Lab 6B, and this is also due Friday.  We wrote notes on Energy Changes in reactions, then we started Unit 6 # 70 - 80, but this is not due on Friday.

 

Science 9:  After a short review of electrical terms we add one more example to our notes on Electrical Energy, then we completed this WS on Electrical Energy.  We watched this clip on Solar energy, and this one on Nuclear energy.  Both ways do not create CO2 emissions directly.  Of the two, only Solar is considered renewable and sustainable.  In the second half we started a review assignment:  Make a crossword puzzle using key terms.  Friday will be practice test day, and Tuesday will be the electricity unit test.

Science 8:  We reviewed terms related to light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum.  I collected Lab 5-2.  We watched this clip showing the principles behind refraction before we completed Lab 5-3.  After reading pages 168 to 174, we completed page 181 # 1,2 and 4 to 9.  #8 was optional.   In the second half we did the star race track challenge, then we used the ray boxes and curved mirrors to learn about foci, focal length, principle axis, converging, and diverging.  Only lab 5-3 and page 181 is due on Friday.   

Science 8:  We went through the experimental design of the Reflection Lab, and spoke about the independent variable, the dependent variable, and how these are shown graphically.  This lab was handed in.  We completed Activity 5-2 from our textbook;  a lab that can easily be completed from home.   When recording ray diagrams in our Data sections, it is important to use straight lines for light rays, normals, and surfaces.  Normals are always dotted.

Science 10:  Progress reports were handed out today, and this data can be seen by logging into myed using the family or student portal.  We brainstormed objects that are in our solar system,  then we wrote brief notes on what we discussed.   Time was provided to finish Lb 12B.

Science 9:  We went over # 1-5 on page 344, then we brainstormed different ways that electricity is generated (hydroelectricity, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, nuclear, coal, natural gas, oil), then we watched this clip on hydroelectricity and this clip on coal fired electricity.  We wrote brief notes on Electrical Energy. 

Chemistry 11:  We completed a WS on Predicting Products, then time was provided to finish Lab 6B, which is now due on Friday.  Only the WS on Predicting Products is due on Thursday.