Science 9:  After completing the Electricity Test we reviewed cell biology and Mitosis.  A short video clip showed us an animation of Mitosis.  We wrote notes on Reproduction and Meiosis.  Page 78 # 1-17 (half sentences, half point form) was started after section 3.1 was read.  Nothing is due on Friday.

Chemistry 12:  We began with some examples on Spontenaeity, then did Unit 5 # 8-14 plus 2 balancing problems from #24.  In the second half we learned about electrochemical cells.  After taking notes together, we read 5,8 and 5.9.  Unit 5 # 34-37 are due Friday too.  We finished off with a quiz on Balancing using the half cell method.

Chemistry 12:  Today we learned how to balance half cells and full cells using the half cell method.  You need to do 4 acidic and and 4 basic reactions from both # 19 and 24.  16 balancing problems in total. 

Science 9:  Today we did the Electricity Practice Test.  We also watched a clip on Unit 5 at Mica and one on a Solar farm in the Prairies.  Next class we will have an electricity test and you will be able to use your awesome cheat sheet.

Science 9:  After a short review we took notes on Electrical Energy.  We read section 11.3 and did pg 354 # 1-3, 5, 7-12.  We finished with a short clip showing the installation of a giant GE wind turbine.

Chemistry: Today we worked on Lab 21D (Questions 1, 2 (a,b), 3(a,b), 4 and Follow-up Questions # 1-4, no conclusion)

Friday, December 13

Chemistry 12:  Today we did the procedure for Lab 21D.  Nothing is due for Monday.

Science 9:  Today we marked the second resistor color code practice and we reviewed different ways that electricity is generated.  We did Lab 4G, and watched this short clip on Tidal Power.   Your only assignment is to take 15 minutes and do the Energy Inventory in your home for Monday.

Household Electrical Inventory:

Go through your home and gather the information listed below.  Images need to be saved to your OneDrive, with useful file names.  Be safe while you are gathering this information.

A) Take photographs of your electrical panel, hot water heater, heat sources for your home (furnace, radiator, wood stove, etc) , stove and oven(s), washer and dryer if you have one.  Take a photo of where electricity enters your home.

B) Get a pdf or take pictures of your last 3 BC Hydro Invoices.  See me if this is not possible.

C) Using a table, make an inventory of all the light fixtures in your house.  Try to determine the power rating for each one.  Scan or photograph this table.

D) Using a table, make an inventory of electrical devices not mentioned so far that are always connected to a source (microwave, fridge, TV, etc).  Scan or photograph this table.

E) Determine what energy form is used by your furnace and your hot water heater.

At school, we will use Word to make a report on the energy use in our homes.  You will need to gather this information by December 16.

Chemistry 12:  The Acid-Base test was written today.  Well done!  We wrote brief notes on Electrochemistry, then did Unit 5 # 1-6.

Science 9:  An answer key for pg 334 was given you along with a little more practice on Resistor Color codes.  We had a short discussion about how much electricity affects our lifestyles, and we considered what our lives would be like if we had no electricity for 6 weeks.  A table with headings "Source", "How it works", and "Renewable?" was constructed and filled in with brief notes while we read section 11.3.  We watched a short video, click here to see it.   In the second half we did the Measuring Current Lab and pg 332 # 1-10.  We made a small green cheat sheet for use in the Electricity Unit Test.

Science 9:  An answer key for pg 334 was given you along with a little more practice on Resistor Color codes.  We had a short discussion about how much electricity affects our lifestyles, and we considered what our lives would be like if we had no electricity for 6 weeks.  A table with headings "Source", "How it works", and "Renewable?" was constructed and filled in with brief notes while we read section 11.3.  We watched a short video, click here to see it.   In the second half we did the Measuring Current Lab and pg 332 # 1-10.  We made a small green cheat sheet for use in the Electricity Unit Test.

Science 9:  Read 11.2 and do pg 344 # 1-5, 11 and pg 319 # 2-4.

Chemistry 12:  After a short review we did the Acid Base Practice Test today, and this is due Tuesday.  Acid Base Unit Test on Thursday.

Science 9:  Today we marked the Ohm's Law WS, and we measured resistors to see how close they are to their stated values.  Finish the right column for Tuesday.

Household Electrical Inventory:

Go through your home and gather the information listed below.  Images need to be saved to your OneDrive, with useful file names.  Be safe while you are gathering this information.

A) Take photographs of your electrical panel, hot water heater, heat sources for your home (furnace, radiator, wood stove, etc) , stove and oven(s), washer and dryer if you have one.  Take a photo of where electricity enters your home.

B) Get a pdf or take pictures of your last 3 BC Hydro Invoices.  See me if this is not possible.

C) Using a table, make an inventory of all the light fixtures in your house.  Try to determine the power rating for each one.  Scan or photograph this table.

D) Using a table, make an inventory of electrical devices not mentioned so far that are always connected to a source (microwave, fridge, TV, etc).  Scan or photograph this table.

E) Determine what energy form is used by your furnace and your hot water heater.

At school, we will use Word to make a report on the energy use in our homes.  You will need to gather this information by December 16.

Chemistry 12:  We took notes on the Acid-Base Chemistry of Metal and Non-Metal Oxides.  After reading section 4.19, we did U4 # 144-147.  Lab 20G and the long Green Ka and Kb WS should be done by now, ensure that Mr. Gale has these.  Finish Lab 20H Procedure Part I.  You were given the Acid Base Practice Test today, and I will give you 40 minutes for this on Monday.   Your Acid-Base Unit Test will be on Thursday.

Science 9:  Pg 314 # 1-14 was collected today.  We started off with a review of measuring Resistance, then we took a stab at drawing a schematic for my electric kettle.  We used pg 316 to learn how to find the resistance of resistors from their colored bands. The last half of the class was spent on Ohms Law.  The Ohms Law WS and the Color Code WS are due Monday.

Careers 8 (Ms. Avery's awesome Math 8 Period 34 Class)

When I look at your myBlueprint profile on Friday, December 12th I should be able to see these items:

1) Grade 8 Portfolio
2) Learning Styles results added to your Grade 8 Portfolio
3) Partially complete Resume added to your Grade 8 Portfolio
4) Personality Survey results added to your Grade 8 Portfolio . 
5) Excel timetable, pdf version, uploaded in to your Grade 8 Portfolio
6)  Occupations added to your Grade 8 Portfolio

If you are not sure how to do these tasks, scroll through the last few days of my blog to see the instructions you were working from during our classes.  Thanks for your hard work and I looking forward to working with you next semester.

Science 9:  Class began by going through the answers to pg 309 # 1-5 and 7-12.  Scientific Notation #2 provided a a little more practice on Scientific Notation, then we did the Voltage in Series and Parallel lab.  In the second half we read section 10.3 and did pg 314 # 1-12, in sentences where appropriate.  Our final task was to learn the meaning of Resistance and to measure the resistance o of several devices (D cell, open switch, closed switch, etc) and materials (wood, stone, metal, humans, etc).

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Science 9:  Class began by going through the answers to pg 309 # 1-5 and 7-12.  Scientific Notation #2 provided a a little more practice on Scientific Notation, then we did the Voltage in Series and Parallel lab.  In the second half we read section 10.3 and did pg 314 # 1-12, half in sentences and half in point form.  Our final task was to learn the meaning of Resistance and to measure the resistance of several devices (D cell, open switch, closed switch, etc) and materials (wood, stone, metal, humans, etc).

Chemistry 12:  After a short review we drew the graph prescribed by Lab 20H Part I, followed by a green review of Ka and Kb Calculations.  A short set of notes on Titration Curves followed.  We read Section 4.18 and did # 125.  You are not expected to work with pH1/2.# Due on Friday is the Ka and Kb Calcuations WS and #125.  Your Lab 20G should be done and in my lab book drawer in room 313.  Test next Thrusday on Unit 4

Careers 8 Day 4:

1.  Short Review of Trades, Degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas. 

2.  Baker Video, Gas Fitter, Refrigeration and AC Tech, Carpenter.

3.  Do the Multiple Intelligences Quiz.   To brainstorm careers possibilities for Page 7 of 7, navigate to this page and read through the lists.  Pick 3 jobs/careers for describing from here, or ask Mr. Gale to help.  Use myBlueprint.ca to explore at least 3 careers as outlined in the Instructions on pg 7 of 7.

4.  Add the 3 careers you explored to your Grade 8 Portfolio on myBlueprint.

Chemistry 12:  We started LAB 20H by calculating the pH at various points in a titration.  Due next class is Lab 20G.  We will have an Acid Base Test early next week.

Science 9:  After marking pg 305, we wrote notes on Current (I) and read 10.2.  Pg 309 # 1-5, 7-12 is due next class.

Careers 8 Day 3

1)  Short Review of Trades and Non-trades
2)  Baker Video, Gas Fitter, Refrigeration and AC Tech, Carpenter.
3)  Certificate Programs and Diploma Programs examples
           -Vet Tech Assistant Certificate, 
           - Legal Admin Assistant Certificate, 
           - Resort and Hotel Management Diploma, 
           - Adventure Tourism Diploma
4)  Finish the Tasks from Friday, November 29th
5)  Finish the Tasks from Thursday, November 28th

Chemistry 12:  After a short review of Buffers and other topics we worked on Lab 20G.  The Acid Base Test will likely occur in the beginning of next week.

Science 9:  We took notes on Current Electricity, read Section 10,1, and did pg 305 # 1-5, 10-12 in sentences where appropriate.  Ensure that any diagrams you draw are labelled.

Chemistry 12:  We took notes on Buffers, read Section 4.19, and did U4# 131-134, 136, 139.  

Science 9:  In period 1 we learned about multimeters, and measured the voltage of various types of batteries and cells.   We calculated the percentage decrease in voltage and used a 10% decrease to be the limit beyond which we could call the battery dead. We spent the rest of class finishing the Introduction to Electronics  work booklet.  This is not due Monday

Careers 8 Day 2:   

Time Management Assignment:  follow the instructions below:

1)  Open your desktop Excel app, not the online app.   In Column A, make rows for each half hour of one day, starting at 1:00 am.  On row #1, create 1 column per day for 1 week, starting with Saturday. 

2) Even though we are partly done, save this file now with a useful/searchable file name to your "One Drive"  

2)  Use the fill colour button, and make all of your required school hours blue.  For this whole assignment, think of a typical week.  

3)  Repeat, making all of your sleeping hours yellow.

4) Repeat using a different colour for all the categories of time spent:  Work, Soccer Practice, Church, etc.  Leave "free time" white.  School lunch hours are free time.

5)  Insert a Textbox and within it create a key to explain your colour scheme.

6)  State the total number of "free time" hours per week in your Textbox.

7)  Save your final schedule as both an excel file and a pdf to your Onedrive.   Upload the pdf into your My Files in myBlueprint.  Add it to your Grade 8 Portfolio that you created. 

8) Complete the tasks from November 28th - scroll down through my blog to see them.

Science 9 P56:  Today we started with the Chemistry Unit Test and worked on the Electronics introduction booklet.  In the second half we learned about multimeters, and measured the voltage of various types of batteries and cells.   We calculated the percentage decrease in voltage and used a 10% decrease to be the limit beyond which we could call the battery dead.   There is no homework for you.

Careers 8:  We watched a short clip on managing your Digital Footprint well.  

Perform these tasks efficiently:

1.  Navigate to myBlueprint.ca and create an account.  The Activation Key is  "Revelstoke".  As this is your official high school myBlueprint account to be used until Grade 12, accurately type your name with proper capitalization.

2.  In the left corner, click on Menu in the navigation and select Who Am I.  Select the Learning Styles assessment, and complete it.  Report your learning style to Mr. Gale when you are done.

3.  In the left corner, click on Work and select Resumes.  Click the button + Create Resume and create a Grade 8 Resume.  Fill in as much as you can in the 3 sections titled Contact Information, Education,  and Hobbies and Interests.  Write clearly and use appropriate capitalization and proper spelling.  We will do other sections later.

4.  In the Home left tab click on Portfolios, add a Portfolio and call it Grade 8 Portfolio.  This is a place where you will store a collection of items that show your learning.  Create an appropriate Avatar.  Click "Add Box" and add both your Learning Styles and your Grade 8 Resume.

5.  Navigate back to the Who Am I section, and do the Personality Survey.  Add this to your Grade 8 Portfolio as well.  See Mr. Gale if this is all done.

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Chemistry 12:   We took notes on Indicators, then read 4.17, and  then we worked on Unit 4 # 108-118.  These problems are due Friday.  The rest of the class was spent on  finishing up past work:  U4 # 84-88, 80 (Monday's work), U4# 94-96, 100 (Tuesday's work), and Lab 20G.

Science 9 P12:  Today we wrote the Chemistry Unit Test and attended the Envirofair.  We also spent a little time on the Electronics introduction booklet.  There is no homework for you.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Chemistry 12:  Hand in U4 # 84-88,80.  Read Section 4.16 about Titrations.   Do Unit 4 # 94-96, 100, 101 for Wednesday.  Finish Lab 20 G.

Science 9:  After a short review of Ionic Names and Formulas, we self checked the Chemistry Practice Test.  We reviewed 10 forms of energy, did a short brainstorm on Electricity, and built a small circuit with little to no instruction.  We began the Introduction to Electronics booklet, writing short answers on our own paper, but this is not due.  Spend some time studying for your Chemistry Test on the double block.

Monday, November 25, 2019

 Chemistry 12:  We read section 4.15 about Kb calculations and we spent time on Unit 4 # 84-89, 80 which is due Tuesday.  Extra time was used to complete Lab 20G.

Science 9:  After a short review of names and formulas of ionic compounds, we did the Chemistry Practice Test, which is due Tuesday.  Test on the double block class next week.

Science 9 P12:  We started with a lesson on writing names and formulas of ionic compounds.   Lab 7B Analysis a-g in sentences was finished next, followed by pg 237 # 1,6-8 in quality point form.  In the second half we did lab 7A, where we did flame tests on ions.  Lab 7B and pg 237 are due Friday.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Chemistry 12:  After a minireview we made 500 mL of 0.1 M NaOH with our partners.  Time was given for Lab 20B, and we finished off with a homework quiz on Hydrolysis

Science 9:  pg 223 was collected.  We spent the class doing lab 20B, which is not due Wednesday

Science 9:  Due Tuesday is pg 223 # 5-8, 10, 11, 13 in sentences where appropriate.  Figures, like any Bohr Diagrams,  need labels.

Chemistry 12:  Unit 4 # 49-57 from Friday and Unit 4 # 69 & 71 are due Tuesday.

Chemistry 12:  Unit 4  # 49-57 is due Monday.  Lab 20B is due Thursday, Nov 21.   On Monday I will check that 49-57 as well as 31-39, 41 is done.

Science 9:  Today I collected pg 200/208 from Thursday.  We made a poster showing the structure of an atom or ion that was assigned to you. 

Chemistry 12:  We did Lab 20B today.  We also learned about Ka and Kb, read 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9, and Unit 4 # 31-39 and 41 are due for Friday.  Lab 20B is due on Thursday, November 21st.

Science 9 P12:  We wrote a few notes on the 4 Families of the Periodic Table that we observed from Tuesday and we debriefed the static electricity lab as well.  After seeing a Cathode Ray Tube in action, we read section 7.1 and did pg 208 # 5-7, 10,12,13 and pg 200 # 2-5, 9, 10 in sentences where appropriate.  We constructed a mini periodic table and drew Bohr diagrams for the first 20 elements.  The last half hour was spent making measurements that enable us to calculate density.  Due Friday are all the textbook questions and the table of Bohr Diagrams.  Your Book Article was due Tuesday, so please finish this asap if it is not done.

Science 9 P56:  We wrote a few notes on the 4 Families of the Periodic Table that we observed from Tuesday and we debriefed the static electricity lab as well.  After seeing a Cathode Ray Tube in action, we read section 7.1 and did pg 208 # 5-7, 10,12,13 and pg 200 # 2-5, 9, 10 in sentences where appropriate.  We constructed a mini periodic table and drew Bohr diagrams for the first 20 elements.  The last half hour was spent making measurements that enable us to calculate density.  Due Friday are all the textbook questions and the table of Bohr Diagrams.  Your Book Article was due Tuesday, so please finish this asap if it is not done.

Chemistry 12:  Read 4.7 and do Unit 4 # 25-30.  We did a quiz on Unit 4 # 15-24 in the last 10 minutes

Science 9:  We began by marking pg 192 # 1-17, which was then collected.  We experimented with attraction and repulsion among charged objects in order to understand how atoms combine to form compounds.  We finished by seeing some examples of 4 key families on the Periodic Table:  Noble Gases, Halogens, Alkaline Earth Metals and Alkali Metals.  Today is the due date for your Article about your novel, please share this with me today on Office 356, even if you are not done.  You will be using your finished article in your English class -  finish it right away if it isn't done.

Chemistry 12:  Today I checked your U4 # 1-14 and we did a homework quiz too.  Due for Tuesday are 15-24 in unit 4.

Science 9: After a short review we worked on our Article and pg 192 # 1-17.  Both of these ae due on Tuesday.   We also used our personal login to look at our Term 1 Grade as it stands right now.   

Below are the requirements of your article.  

Descriptive Title (Font 14, Bold, Times New Roman)

Your Name, all capitals Font 12,

Location, contact information, Font 10

[Body of your article:  Sentence and paragraph format, 2 pages, double spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, 1 or 2 Figures (numbered, include a short caption, text wrapped), don't write with first person language (exclude I's, we's etc), Be sure to include a short summary of the story, a description of the scientific ideas important to the story, and your opinion about if the events of the story could actually happen.]

Literature cited (list your sources following Mr. Wilson's instructions and online guide) . Click here to see Mr. Wilson's Instructions:

use a footer (Font 8, Times New Roman)  that includes the date, page number, and your last name.

Science 9 P56:  We viewed elements today, writing their symbols, names and properties. We read through section 6.2 and made an inventory of Text Features.  We started pg 192 # 1-17, but this is not due.  I would like your Article to be done for Friday,  and to submit it please share your final version with me as a PDF.    See me if you need until Tuesday morning to have it completed.

Science 9:  We viewed elements today, writing their symbols, names and properties. We read through section 6.2 and made an inventory of Text Features.  We started pg 192 # 1-17, but this is not due.  I would like your Article to be done for Friday,  and to submit it please share your final version with me as a PDF.    See me if you need until Tuesday morning to have it completed. 

Chemistry 12:  The first half was spent on our Solubility Test.  The second half was about Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases. Unit 4 # 1-14 are due on Friday, and will be checked for completion.

Science 9:  We did the Ecology Unit Test today, then worked on our Articles.  See the requirements in blue below.  Share a PDF with me today by 11:30.  Your final Article is due Friday.

Descriptive Title (Font 14, Bold, Times New Roman)

Your Name, all capitals Font 12,

Location, contact information, Font 10

[Body of your article:  Sentence and paragraph format, 2 pages, double spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, 1 or 2 Figures (numbered, include a short caption, text wrapped), don't write with first person language (exclude I's, we's etc), Be sure to include a short summary of the story, a description of the scientific ideas important to the story, and your opinion about if the events of the story could actually happen.]

Literature cited (list your sources following Mr. Wilson's instructions and online guide)

Use a footer (Font 8, Times New Roman)  that includes the date, page number, and your last name.

Chemistry 12:  Today we took note on Acids and Bases, our 4th unit.  We did Unit 4 # 1-10, but only if the Solubility Practice Test is done.  I have an optional Solubility Review #2 as well.  On Wednesday we will have a Solubility Test, all topics from Unit III except titrations. 

Chemistry 12:  Solubility Test on Wednesday.  Lab 19C should be done.  The Practice Test is due tomorrow, Tuesday.



Sci 9 P56: We started by marking pg 125 from the Probe 10.  After this, we spent time completing the first draft of our Fiction novel writing assignment.  We looked at a Scientific Paper to see how the Author formatted their work to make it easy to read, and we followed the same format.

Descriptive Title (Font 14, Bold, Times New Roman)

Your Name, all capitals Font 12,

Location, contact information, Font 10

[Body of your article:  Sentence and paragraph format, 2 pages, double spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, 1 or 2 Figures (numbered, include a short caption, text wrapped), don't write with first person language (exclude I's, we's etc), Be sure to include a short summary of the story, a description of the scientific ideas important to the story, and your opinion about if the events of the story could actually happen.]

Literature cited (list your sources following Mr. Wilson's instructions and online guide)
use a footer (Font 8, Times New Roman)  that includes the date, page number, and your last name.

At the end of our class we went over the practice test Multiple Choice answers.  Click here to see the Written Response answers.  Next class we will have an Ecology Test.



Science 9 P12:

After marking pg 125 from the Probe 10 we did the practice test.  Click here to see the Written Response answers.  Next class we will have an Ecology Test.



Careers 8:

We started off with a short review of Trades and Non-trades.  We watched a few ITA videos on trades, listed here.  Click to watch.  Baker Video, Gas Fitter, Refridgeration and AC Tech, Carpenter.
After this we had a short discussion about other Post Secondary Options, including the Justice Institute, College, University, Trades School, Military, and Industry Certification.

We finished with an inventory on Multiple Intelligences.  

Careers 8 Day 3:

1) Can you identify the non-trades employment fields? There are just a few:

Baker                                         Nurse
Plumber                                     Saw Filer
Police Officer                             Truck Driver
Mobile Crane Operator              Mason
Carpenter                                   Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Welder                                        Arborist
Hair Stylist                                  Cook
Hockey Coach                            Drywall Finisher
Glazier                                        Electrician
Embalmer/Funeral Director        Horticulturalist
Locksmith                                   Automotive Body Repair Technician
Meatcutter                                  Pilot

We watched a short series of clips from the ITA on different Trades.

2) . At your computer, finish Tuesday's Tasks.  Then finish Monday's Tasks. See me if you are all done.


Science 9 P56:  Today we did pg 125 # 2-6, 11, 16, 17 from the old Probe 10.  This is the last of Ecology for us and there will be a Test on Tuesday. on any material past Sept 23rd.  We spent some time reviewing with a partner verbally, practicing the techniques that were demonstrated by Nolan and your instructor.  We also did the Ecology Practice Test, which is due Monday.

Chemistry 12:  Unit 3 # 29-33, 81-85 and 62-65 are due Monday, along with the Mini-review WS of Solubility.  Lab 19C should be done today, unless you have made special arrangements with me.  The Unit 3 (Solubility) Test will be next week.  A practice test will be available later this afternoon.

Science 9:  Today we started with a short lesson on Pollutants and discussed biomagnification vs bioaccumulation.  We read pg 120 to 124 in the old Probe 10 text, and we did pg 125 # 2-6. 11, 16-17  half in sentences, half in quality point form.

In the second half, we spent time completing the first draft of our Fiction novel writing assignment.  We looked at a Scientific Paper to see how the Author formatted their work to make it easy to read, and we followed the same format.

Descriptive Title (Font 14, Bold, Times New Roman)

Your Name, all capitals Font 12,

Location, contact information, Font 10

[Body of your article:  Sentence and paragraph format, 2 pages, double spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, 1 or 2 Figures (numbered, include a short caption, text wrapped), don't write with first person language (exclude I's, we's etc), Be sure to include a short summary of the story, a description of the scientific ideas important to the story, and your opinion about if the events of the story could actually happen.]

Literature cited (list your sources following Mr. Wilson's instructions and online guide)

use a footer (Font 8, Times New Roman)  that includes the date, page number, and your last name.

Science 9:  After a short session on Atmospheric Pollutants, we did research on our Joy of Reading papers.  If you are starting to write you article today, keep these criteria in mind:

2 pages, double spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, 1 or 2 Figures (numbered, include a short caption), don't write with first person language (exclude I's, we's etc)

Be sure to include:

A short summary of the story
A description of the scientific ideas important to the story.
Your opinion on if the events of the story could actually happen.






Careers 8 Day 2:   

Time Management Assignment:  follow the instructions below:

1)  Open your desktop Excel app.   In Column A, make rows for each half hour of the day, starting at midnight.  On row #1, create 1 column per day for 1 week, starting with Saturday. 

2)  Use the fill colour button, and make all of your required school hours blue.  For this whole assignment, think of a typical week.

3)  Repeat, making all of your sleeping hours yellow.

4) Repeat using a different colour for all the categories of time spent:  Work, Soccer Practice, Church, etc.  Leave "free time" white.  School lunch hours are free time.

5)  Insert a Textbox and within it create a key to explain your colour scheme.

6)  State the total number of "free time" hours per week in your Textbox.

7)  Save this with a useful/searchable file name to your "One Drive",  Save a .pdf as well, and upload the .pdf into your My Files in myBlueprint. 

8) Complete the tasks from October 28th.

Careers 8:

We watched a short clip on managing your Digital Footprint well.

Day 1 Tasks for Careers 8

1.  Navigate to myBlueprint.ca and create an account.  The Activation Key is  "Revelstoke".  As this is your official high school myBlueprint account to be used until Grade 12, accurately type your name with proper capitalization.

2.  In the left corner, click on Menu in the navigation and select Who Am I.  Select the Learning Styles assessment, and complete it.  Report your learning style to Mr. Gale when you are done.

3.  In the left corner, click on Work and select Resumes.  Click the button + Create Resume and create a Grade 8 Resume.  Fill in as much as you can in the sections titled Contact Information, Education,  and Hobbies and Interests.  Write clearly and use appropriate capitalization and proper spelling.  We will do other sections later.

4.  In the Home left tab, click on Portfolios.  Add a Portfolio and call it Grade 8 Portfolio.  This is a place where you will store a collection of items that show your learning.  Create an appropriate Avatar.  Click "Add Box" and add both your Learning Styles and your Grade 8 Resume.

5.  Navigate back to the Who Am I section, and do the Personality Survey.  Add this to your Grade 8 Portfolio as well.  See Mr. Gale if this is all done.

Science 9:  Today we spent half of our class researching the scientific aspect found in our novel.  Ask Mr. Gale if you are not sure about what to look up.  Read, learn, and take a few key notes on a new Word Document with a useful title.  Keep a list of sources on your word document too.

Keep in mind these questions:
What are the basic science principles involved?,
What is the likelihood of this story really occurring?
What would prevent these events from taking place? etc.  Details about the Article you will be writing will come next class.

We also spent time reviewing biogeochemical cycles, brainstormed a little about pollutants, and watched a video on Coal Fired Electricity Production.

Chemistry 12:  Unit 3 # 56-61, 53, 25j due Tuesday.  Lab 19C due Wednesday am - you will get 30 minutes more to work on this on tomorrow morning.  Answers for you: 

56.  K_T = 9.0 x 10^-19, ppt forms

57.  [S^2- ] = 3.0 x 10^-36 M

58.  [F^- ] = 2.2 x 10^-4 M

59.  K_T = 2.4 x 10^-8,  ppt forms

60.  K_sp = K_T = 1.42 x 10^-7

61.  K_T = 3.4 x 10^-14,  ppt forms

52.  [OH^- ] = 4.3 x 10^-6  

Chemistry 12:  Work continues on Lab 19C, which will be due on the Double Block next week.

Science 9:  pg 60 from the old Probe 10 is due on Monday.  Your novel needs to be read by Monday.

Senior Girls Volleyball:  Permission forms and fees for the Kelowna trip tomorrow need to be in before we leave.  We will leave the school at 9:00 am and play our first match at Rutland Secondary School at 1:40 pm.

Science 9:  Today we started with a review of Biomes, and we began pg 60 in the Probe 10 (# 1-12, 15, 16.).  This is not due - we will work on it Thursday.

Chemistry 12:  We worked on Lab 19C, which is not due Thursday.   

Chemistry 12:  Today we did lab 19C, but it is not due.  Be sure that last day's work is completed - Unit 3 # 46-52 and the Review of 3.1-3.7 WS.

Science 9:  After a brief tour of the continents and oceans, we discussed the Phosphorus Cycle. 
Check out Video 1 and Video 2 of fungi, a variety of which are important to uptake of Phosphates from soil by plants.  Then we read about the 8 Biomes listed in the old Probe 10, and on our papers we recorded the rainfall, major plant species, 1 or 2 facts, and if you have visited this biome before.   Read your Joy of Reading novel by Monday!

Science 9:  1) Read and fix this article on the Phosphorus Cycle by pasting it into a new Word document  - use the Word App on your computer, not the net based version.   There needs to be 2 spaces after all periods.  Break the article into paragraphs, and indent the first sentence of each paragraph by using the TAB button.   When you are done, 1.5-space the whole article.  Put a proper header on this article (Cite "World of Chemistry, 8th Edition, 2000".)  Show Mr. Gale.

2) In the same Word document as your article, create an assignment that could be given to a Grade 9 student.   Ask questions on the 5 most important ideas found this article.

3) Save it to your OneDrive, and share it with Mr. Gale.

At Home, check the condition of your binder.  Use this checklist as a guide.  On Tuesday,  I will give you a paper copy for your adult to fill in with you, due on Wednesday.

Chemistry 12:  We added a 3rd Example to the notes from Friday on Ksp.  Unit 3 # 46-51 and a WS (Mini Review of 3.1 to 3.7) was assigned, and is due Tuesday.  We also prepared Lab 19C for Tuesday's class.

Science 9:  Our last day working with Mia on the Know Your Watershed Program.  Thank you Mia!  Now you are an expert on water issues in Revelstoke:)

Chemistry 12:  The long solubility lab was handed in at the start.  After a short mini review on Sections 3.1 to 3.4, we took notes on Ksp Problems and we did Unit 3 # 41-45, 21, 22 (these are due Monday).  We finished off with a homework quiz:

1) Write the formula equation, complete ionic equation, and net ionic equation for the following double replacement reaction:

A)   Na3PO4   +   CaCl2

B)   Zinc Bromide and Silver Nitrate


Thursday, October 17th

Chemistry 12:  Unit 3 # 18-20D, # 25 a-c and g-i, and the Solubility Lab WS are due next class.  Today we wrote a quiz on U3 # 1-12, 15.

Science 9 P12:  Today we went to The Water Treatment and Waste Water Treatment Plants, to meet with workers there and to see how the plants run.

Science 9:  Today I collected pg 95 # 2-10, 15, 17 from Period 12 Science 9, Period 56 will hand in theirs on Tuesday.   We drew 3 climatographs for 3 different biomes,  our partners did the other 3 biomes.   We are learning a little about weather because it helps move the Nitrogen and Carbon atoms around our globe.

Revelstoke Climate Data:
Jan ( -6C, 139 mm),
Feb (-2C, 92 mm),
March (1C, 75 mm),
April (7C, 73 mm) .
May (14C, 51mm),
June (16C, 75 mm),
July (19C, 60 mm),
August (17C, 61 mm),
Sept (12C, 67 mm),
October (6C, 90 mm),
November (0C, 120 mm),
Dec (-4C, 148mm)

Chemistry 12:  Unit 3 # 1-12, 15.  We worked on our mini "Dead Seas" to find determine the concentration of NaCl in a saturated solution.  A few of you were working on saturated Copper Sulphate solutions. 

Chemistry 12:  Today we wrote the Equilibrium Unit Test.  No homework is due for Tuesday.

Science 9:  pg 91 was collected from you today.  We took brief notes on the Nitrogen cycle, then read Section 4.3 in the Probe 10, then we did pg 96 # 2-10, 15 and 17.  Half in sentences, half in quality point form with no single word responses.   Pg 96 is due Tuesday

Thursday, October 10th

Science 9:  At the start of class we marked pg 85 # 1-10 from the Science Probe 10 Text and we reviewed local tree species (coniferous and deciduous).  We watched a TED talk on the Polar Biome, where producers are in short supply.  We started pg 91 # 1, 4-14, and 16 in sentences, again from the old Probe 10 but this was not assigned for Friday.  Click here to view the Probe 10 section.  In the second half we looked at Williamson's Lake water with microscopes, and sketched and labelled 2 phytoplankton and 2 zooplankton.

Chemistry 12:  Today we reviewed Equilibrium by completing the practice test.  Our Unit 2 test will be Friday.  Our next unit is Solubility Equilibria, so we made mini "Dead Seas" with our partner and on Tuesday we will determine the concentration of salt in those mixtures.   We took brief notes on Making Ionic Solutions, and did some experimenting with Conductivity.

Science 9 Period 12:  Today I collected pg 85 # 1-10 from the Science Probe 10 Text.  Due Friday is pg 91 # 1, 4-14, and 16 in sentences, again from the old Probe 10.  Click here to view the Probe 10 section.

Science 9:  We started off with a short ecology review, which included local tree species identification.  New today were deciduous trees and shrubs:  Mountain Ash, Trembling Aspen, Maple, Snow Berry, and Boxwood (doesn't lose its leaves seasonally).  The coniferous tree samples included cedar, hemlock, yew, fir, spruce and pine.  We read about Cycling of Organic and Inorganic Compounds in the Biosphere (section 4.1) and we did pg 85 # # 1-10.

Chemistry 12:  After a short review of Equilibrium Problems, we worked on U2 # 47-60.  If you are all done these, you can start the Practice Test.   Test on Friday. 

Monday, October 7th

Chemistry 12:  Super short class today - 5 minutes.  I collected your # 47-58 questions, please finish any problems that are not yet done.  Test on Unit 2 on Friday.

Science 9:  We reviewed 3 kinds of symbiotic relationships today, then got into the Carbon Cycle.  We spent time learning about 5 key reservoirs of Carbon:  Biomass, the Atmosphere, Fossil Fuels, Sedimentary Deposits, and Ocean Water.  We began a short discussion about how atoms of C move from one reservoir to another before the class was over.  I would like to collect pg 32 # 1-12 from the Science Probe 10 Text.

Chemistry 12:  Unit 2 # 47-58 are due Monday.  Answers below in blue:

Chapter 2 Answers:

47.  Keq = 5.0

48.  Keq = 3.0

49. a)  Keq = 0.013

49. b)  Keq = 0.93

50.  a) Q = 0.89, so shift to Products

50.  b)  Q = 7.5  so shift to Reactants

50.  c)  Q = 4 so no shifting required

51.  a)  Q = 7.5 so shift to Products

51.  b)  Q = 1.4 x 10⁴ so shift to Reactants

51.  c)  shift to Products

52.  [SO3] = .56 M

53.  [Cl2] = .229 M

54.  Shift to products; Q = 6.954.  Shift to products; Q = 6.9

#55  [CO] = 1.17 M;   

#56  0.639 mol Tl⁺;   

#57  K_eq = .044;

58.   0.098 mol H2S  

# 59  2.5 mol of CO2 removed

#60  [HI] = .0389 M, [H₂] = [I₂] = .0055 M;  

#61  16 mol NH₃;  

#62 [N₂O₂] = .0938 M

Science 9:  Today we read section 2.3 from the old Probe 10 to learn about parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism.  Pg 32 # 1-12 are due on Monday.  Write in fine sentences, except for the Multiple Choice problems where you will report a letter only.   

# 59  2.5 mol of CO2 removed

#60  [HI] = .0389 M, [H₂] = [I₂] = .0055 M;  

#61  16 mol NH₃;  

#62 [N₂O₂] = .093Science 9: