Earth Science 11:  We spent the first half going over the Plate Tectonics Practice Test and doing a little review.  In the second half we did our Plate Tectonics Test.  Tomorrow we will start our last unit, Astronomy.

Science 10:  from the hand-out on the Moon-Earth system, do pg 380 # 1-10, 12,13,15 in sentences, which is due Friday.  We also did Lab 14B from the old Science 9 book, but the texts must stay so this is not for homework.

Science 8:  At the start I collected the Continental Drift (cut and paste) lab, the Magnetic Fields Lab, and the Trench Mapping Activity.  In the first half we listened to Natalie Panek, an aerospace engineer talk about grit and managing failure amongst successes.  In the second half we took notes on Plate Tectonic Theory and read section 17.4 from another textbook.   At the end of the hand out were problems that need to be answered in full sentences:  # 1-6,8,10,12,13  .  We finished with a map of local rivers, lakes, mountains, and towns.  Can you name 8 peaks visible from the high school?

Earth Science 11:  Today we started with group review of the Global Mountain Ranges, and spoke about how they were formed (oceanic-continental convergence, continental collisions, or Fault-block formation).  We did the Plate Tectonics practice test, and our unit test will be on Thursday.  You will get to look at your plate boundaries map.

Science 8:  We did lab 4.3, where we used iron filings to view and sketch the magnetic fields around bar magnets.  We finished with short discussion about how the magnetic lines force on the ocean bottom is evidence for sea floor spreading.  Unfortunately, this topic is not our textbook.  Read this article for more information.

Science 10: We finished Lab 10B today, which was the construction of a scale model of the solar system.  You will be given time to do the discussion questions on Wednesday.

Science 10:  Today we wrote the Energy Test, and grades are posted below.  We will continue on Tuesday with the Astronomy Unit and the Model of the Solar system lab.

Science 8:  After a short review, we read about Ocean Trenches and did Activity 12C in the old Sci Probe 9 book.  Grades will be posted soon.

Earth Science 11:  Current grades are posted below.  There will be a Tectonic Theory and Geological Time test on Thursday.  After we reviewed local mountain ranges, we labelled prominent world mountain ranges:  Himalaya, Alps, Pyrenees, Urals, Western Cordillera, Andes, and the Appalachians.  We read pg 298 to 301, and spent time finishing assignments that we have been working on:
-BLM 29: map of BC with place names and colored/labelled mountain ranges on the back
-Local waterways map and crossword
-Lab 12F (Absolute ages)
-Lab 12E (Relative ages)
-6 key terms and their meanings from reading pg 294 - 298

Science 8:  Today started with a 5 point list evidence for contental drift, then we did Lab 18B where we determined the speed of the Pacific Plate over the past 5 million years.   For Monday, you need to have finished up to Analysis d).

Earth Science 11:  We mapped out some towns, peaks, dams, rivers, mountains, mountain ranges and lakes in the 100 km around Revelstoke.   We read pgs 294-298 (Mountain Building) and wrote the definitions of 6 key terms from the reading.  At the end of the class we completed the cross-word on the back of the map.

Science 10:  We started with a Practice Test debrief .  On Monday we will have our Energy and Nuclear Science Test.  We began our Astronomy Unit, to get ready for the clear skies next week.    

Earth Science 11:  British Columbia Mountains, Rivers, and Lakes:  On the numbered side of the BC map, make a neat numbered key of place names for BC.  On the reverse, created a colored and labelled map of BC showing important mountain ranges (Rocky Mountains, Coast Mountains, Purcels, Selkirks, Monashees, Cassiars, Ominicas, Cascades, Caribous, Skeenas, Vancouver Island Mountains.

In the second half we spent time talking about Radiometric Dating, and did Lab 12E (Finding Absolute Age of Rock Formations).  This will be due Monday.

Please bring in some items for the food hamper.

Wednesday, December 13

Science 10:  After going over pg 317 # 2,4,5,10 and Lab10B, we took notes on Nuclear Fusion, read 11.5, and did pg 331 # 1-3, 9.   In the second half we did an Energy Practice test in preparation for Monday's test on Energy and Nuclear Science.  The practice test, Lab 10B,  and pg 331 is due on Friday.  We spent some time talking about keeping our learning tools in proper condition, including bringing the right supplies ( multiple pencils and pens, ruler, calculator, ample spare paper), and keeping items in your binder in order of date.

Science 8:  We started off by looking at a rock cut picture that allowed us to review types of rocks, faults, uplift, and relative age.  We spent time finishing the booklet titled "Concept 1:  Scientists debate how to ..." which includes filling in some questions, tables, and a Pangea cut and paste.  This hand-out and cut and paste is due on Friday.  We did lab 13E in the second half, and this due Monday.  We spent some time talking about keeping our learning tools in proper condition, including bringing the right supplies ( multiple pencils and pens, ruler, calculator, ample spare paper), and keeping items in your binder in order of date.

Science 8:  Today we learned about continental drift.  We read a hand-out explaining Wegner's evidence for continental drift, and we started a cut and past model of Pangea.  None of this is due Wednesday.

Science 10:  After going over pg 311 # 2,4,5, 10, we did Lab 10B which modelled radioactive decay with corn kernels.  The procedure is due Wednesday, but not Analysis a-e, h, i.  On Wednesday we will do a practice Energy Unit Practice Test, and on Friday we will have a unit test.

Earth Science 11:    We reviewed relative and absolute ages, then did lab 12E.  We finished the paper models of trilobites too.


Monday, December 11.  


Science 8:  Today we finished lab 13D on finding epicentre locations by using triangulation.  This  is not due on Tuesday.

Earth Science 11:  Today we had a short review of volcanoes, plate tectonics, and fossils.  We constructed a paper model of a trilobite.

Science 10:  We started by marking pg 211 # 1-3, 14,15.  We then took notes on Fission and read 11.2  We did pg 317 # 2,4,5,10, which is due Tuesday.

Science 10:   Today we started by marking pg 289 # 1-13, then we did a short review of decay equations.  We learned about Radioactive half life - we read section 10.4 and did pg 296 # 1-5 and pg 289 # 14, which is all due on Friday.  In the second half, we did a short chemistry lab involving the law of conservation of mass, and finally a quiz.

Science 8:   This morning we read about mountains and volcanos (pg 218 - 226) from the old Science Probe 9 textbooks, and did pg 222 # 1-5 as well as made some labelled sketches of the 3 types of volcanic forms.  We finished the Chemistry Unit Test after break, and finished with an Earthquake plotting exercise.

Earth Science 11:  Lesson 3 and 4 (How Can Rocks Fold?) and the crossword assignment was collected today.   After learning some basics of geological time,  we did Lab 12D, which is due on Friday.

Volcano terms for the crossword:  caldera, Mt. St. Helens, aa, pahoehoe, crater, pipe, lahar, pyroclastic flow, cinder cone, shield volcano, composite cone, fissure, Cascade volcanic belt, volcanic island arc, Mt. Fuji, Bali, Galapagos Islands, Iceland, lava tube.

Science 10.  Today we marked the Nuclear Decay Equation WS and pg 283 from a key.  We did pg 289 # 1-13 in quality point form, and this is due on Thursday.  An Energy and Nuclear Science test will happen next week sometime.

Science 8:  Today we marked most of the Chemistry Practice Test - there will be a Chemistry test on Thursday.  We also watched a TED talk given by Brian Cox, about the Large Hadron Collider.  We finished with the introduction of an experiment to answer the question:  are cell phones distracting?

Earth Science 11:  Today we reviewed Volcano material, and began a short section on Mountain Building.  We read Lesson 3 and 4 from hand-outs, and did the attached questions.  Time was given to finish the Cross Word assignment, which is due Wednesday morning.

Science 10:  Today we took notes on Radioactive Decay and did a worksheet to practice writing nuclear decay equations.  We read section 10.3, but did not start any practice from pg 289.  We ran out of time before going over pg 283 # 3, 8-14, so please ensure that this is done for next day.

Science 8:   Today we reviewed the Laws of Electrostatics from Lab 3C, and wrote a Discussion at the end of the lab.  We also spent time looking at Atomic Structure, and how protons and neutrons are made of yet smaller Quarks.  Really.  pg 212 # 2,3,5,7-10 are due Tuesday. We started the Chemistry practice test, and will have a Chemistry unit test on Thursday.

Earth Science:  Today we read pg 263 - 267 to learn about Calderas, Fissures, and Necks.  Time was spent finishing our Crossword Puzzle Construction assignment.

Science 10:   We spent the class in the IT Lab, writing a short article about energy transfromations.  You were asked to share it before you left class, even if it was partially complete, and the intention is not to have this be a homework task.

Science 10:  Impacts of Energy Transformations Article

General  Requirements -       2 or 3 pages,  Times (font 12), 1.5X spacing -       Title:  Bold, font 16, underlined -       Descriptive Header and Footer -       The article is saved and submitted as a PDF file, with a useful file name
Content -text is informative and filled with key terms -energy transformations are discussed -impacts on people are explained -impacts on land, water, or air are explained -specific locations are referenced -2 or 3 images are used to explain ideas -images are labelled and captioned
Writing Quality -concise, scientific writing style is used -proper grammar and spelling are used -a natural sequence of information makes the article easy to read.

Science 8:   We started by going over pg 209 # 1-3, 5-7, 10, 12.  We then learned how to draw Bohr Models for the first 20 elements.   Today we did pg 212 # 3,5 as well as 2, 7-10.  This not due, and time will be given to finish this on Monday.  We finished by looking at and recording the line spectra of 5 different samples of elements.

Earth Science 11:  We read pg 260- 263 about Composite cones.  We watched some video footage of lahars and pyroclastic flows.  We finished off by constructing a crossword puzzle with 14-18 volcanism terms (cinder cone, pyroclastic flow, nuee ardent, conical, Ring of Fire, Mt. Shasta, cinder cone, shield cone,  lahar, vent, parasitic cone,  viscosity, magma, lapilli, Andes, Cascade Volcanic Belt,  etc).