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. 

Science 8:  We began with a review of Electromagnetic Radiation categories from last day.  After this we drew and measured some angles, and learned that "The Normal" is an imaginary line that is perpendicular to a surface.  We completed a short inquiry based on this question:  How does the angle of incidence compare to the angle of reflection when using a flat mirror?  With partners, everyone designed a simple procedure using the ray boxes, baffles, mirrors and paper.  Data was recorded and a tidy results table was created.

Science 10:  After the practice test was handed in we completed the Energy Unit Test.  Any remaining time was spent finishing the Solar System Model from Lab 13B.

Chemistry 11:  We began with a short review of reaction categories and predicting products.  We did a mini review of predicting products and balancing.  Time was given to finish Lab 6B, which is due Thursday (all Questions and Follow Questions, and a Conclusion).

Science 9:  Today we learned about Power, and how it can be calculated by multipling the Voltage and Current in a circuit.  After taking notes on Power, we complete pg 344 # 1-11 from a hand-out.

 Science 9:  Quizzes were handed back first, then we did a little review of key electrical terms.  We considered what happens to the total voltage when batteries are hooked up in series.  From this we generated an inquiry questions, a hypothesis, and a prediction.  30 minutes was given to perform an experiment to answer the inquiry question with your partner.  Everyone found that the voltages add when cells are connected in series. I collected your scientific report.  In the final minutes time was spent finishing page 243 # 1-5, which is due on Monday.

Chemistry 11:  Quizzes were handed back, as well as an answer key for last day's Limiting Reactant WS.  Following a short balancing practice sheet, we did Lab 6B (Day One), and nothing from this lab is due Monday.  Due Monday is Unit 6 # 66 and 67 (a-h for each part). 

Science 8:  We started by going over pg 151.  We made a placemat on legal sized paper and read pages 152 - 160 in our textbook.  For each type of EMR (Radio, Microwave, IR, UV, X-ray, and Gamma) we listed technologies that use them and created one simple sketch.  This video clip shows the Electromagnetic Spectrum.  At the end of class we wrote a short quiz on waves (amplitude, wavelength, frequency.

Science 10.  The practice test was handed in, then we started Astronomy with a short discussion about space objects.  Activity 13B was started while I marked the written response section of your Energy Transformations Unit practice test.  On Monday we will have an Energy Unit Test. 

 

 Science 10:

1)  Open a new Word Document using the desk-top app.  Its title needs to be "Green Energy Research Notes". Make a "Sources" section at the bottom of the Word Document.  Save this document to your Science 10 section in your OneDrive using this file name format:  "LastName Sci10 April 2024 TOPIC".   

[Example:  Dalton Sci 10 April 2024 TOPIC"  ] Wait for more instructions.  

2)  Research your assigned green energy technology for 45 minutes.   Record your new info in point form in your Word document.  Some cutting and pasting is clever.  Use "shift-command-4" to record any useful images on your Word document.  

In your Sources, make a link to any webpages that you use.

Chemistry 11:  I collected the Balancing WS from Tuesday as well as Lab 6A.  We took notes on Categorizing Chemical Reaction, read section 6.5, and completed Unit 6 # 66 and 67 (a-h in each part).   In the second half we learned about Stoichiometry, and we completed the WS titled Limiting  Reactant and Reactant in Excess.

Science 8:  We spent the first half of class listening to a visiting ecologist named Tyne Baker, who studies sounds in the ecosystem.  So relevant, since we have been recently learning about waves and frequency.  In the second half we read pages 144- 148, then completed pg 151 # 1-12 in fine sentences.  Everyone received a progress report, showing results on the work that has been handed in since we began this course.  Parents and students can see the same information by logging into myedbc.  Call the school's office if you need information on logging in.

Science 9:  We marked the Ohms Law WS first, then we did a practice sheet on resistor color codes, which was checked with the answer key at the side counter.  We completed the Measuring Current Lab in the first half - this lab is due on Friday.  In the second half we read pages 238 -242, then we started pg 243 # 1-5 but this is not due Friday.  We finished with a quiz on Ohms Law.

Science 8:  Today I collected page 143 # 1-9.  We looked at waves forms in slinky to learn about transverse vs longitudinal waves.  This animation explains them pretty well.  We completed the Waves and Frequency WS, then wrote notes on Light Behaving like Waves.  

Science 9:  I collected the Resistor Measuring Table at the beginning.  We quickly reviewed the differences between Current, Voltage, and Resistance.  A few examples of Ohms problems were shown on the board, then everyone did the Ohm's Law WS, which is due on Wednesday.  

Science 10:  We went through pg 257 # 1-5, then we listed ways that humans produce the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.  We brainstormed ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions for each sector that produces CO2.  In the last 30 minutes we did the Energy Practice Test, but this is not due Thursday.  Energy Test on Monday.

Chemistry 11:  An answer key was given out for the balancing WS, then a second balancing WS was given out for more practice.  Lab 6A was completed (no conclusion, but a Results Summary Table is needed).  Both the Lab and the balancing worksheets are due Thursday.

Chemistry 11:  We reviewed balancing chemical reactions today, and discussed the Law of Conservation of Matter.  We completed a balancing WS that is due Tueday.  We also did the second day of Ls 6A, and this will be due Thursday without a conclusion.

Science 9:  We completed the resistor activity (8 resistors;  find the measured and stated R, calculate the percent difference, the decide keep/chuck).  Time was given for the Electronics booklet, which is also due Tuesday.  

Science 8:  We completed the Chemistry Unit Test, then time was given for Lab 10-3 and to finish pg 143 #  1-9.  (pg 143 is due Tuesday).

Science 10:  After a short discussion about the Earth's incoming and outgoing energy, we watched this clip about the Earth's Energy Budget.  We read pages 250 - 255, and finished pg 257 # 1-7 (only 1-5 is due Tueday).  Energy test coming Friday. 

Science 10:  After a short review of Fision, Fusion, and Power, we made a placemat to guide our reading of pages 244 - 249.  Individually we read these pages, wrote brief notes, and completed the activity on page 247 ((#1-7 in good point form).  This placemat is due on Monday.  We will have an energy test next week.

Science 8:  The Chemistry practice test was handed in at the beginning and we then spent a little time learning about waves and "repeating motion".  This website has terrific animations of wave forms.  We used the images of transverse waves to measure the wavelength and amplitude as well as to calculate the frequency.  We calculated the frequency of Usian's steps during a 100 m sprint.  We read pages 134 to 138 and we started pg 143 # 1-9, but this is not due on Monday.  The practice test was handed back, marked, and we will have a similar chemistry test on Monday.   Like every day in class you will need a ruler and calculator for your test on Monday. 

Chemistry 11:  We handed in our practice tests again, then completed the Moles Unit Test.  A little time remained, and a few of us got going on Lab 6A, but this is not due on Monday.

Science 9:  We went through pg 227 # 1-9, then we wrote notes on Resistance.  This WS allows us to determine the resistance of a resistor by the colors printed on it.  In the final minutes, we made a table and collected 5 resistors from the side counter.  We determined  the stated resistance from the colored bands, then used a multimeter to measure the actual resistance.  Only pg 227 # 1-9 is due on Monday.  

Science 9:  We began by measuring the voltage of some cells and batteries, and we calculated the percentage decrease in voltage.  We also stated whether they were cells or batteries.  Time was given to complete the Electricity booklet, but this is not yet due.  We took notes on Measurement in Electricity, then we read pages 217 - 220 in our text.  We completed pg 227 # 1-9 in fine sentences.  Next class we will use multimeters to determine what happens to the total voltage when cells are connected in series.  

Science 8:  We began with lab 10-3 where we learned about how salinity affects density in water.  We spent just a little time learning about the bits that make up neutrons and protons, fundamental particles called quarks.  This video clip explains the Standard Model in brief.   In the second half was spent on Chemistry unit practice test, which is due on Friday.  Our Chemisty unit test will be on Monday.

 Chemistry 11:  I collected the Moles Practice Test today.  Following a short partner review of moles topics, we took notes on Chemical Reactions.  We read pgs 105 to 108 and completed the WS titled "Writing Chemical Reactions Equations".  Page 74 was used to write 4 acid formulas on our databooklet: Nitric, Sulphuric, Hydrochloric, and Acetic.  We completed Day 1 of Lab 6A and spent time finishing the MC section of the Moles Practice Test.  On Friday we will have a Moles Unit Test.  Neither the WS nor Lab 6A are due next class. 

Science 10:  We started by reviewing Fusion using the PHeT Fission animation.  We wrote notes on Nuclear reactions, then we read pgs 232 and 233 in our text.  This short clip explains nuclear fusion.  We completed a Worksheet on Nuclear Reaction Equations, then time was given to finish the WS titled 18.1.  In the second half we did Lab 5B, where we determined our power output as we ran up flights of stairs.  Both worksheets and lab 5B are due on Friday.

Science 10:   To begin we completed a short review of energy concepts that we learned before the holiday.  We watched this clip about photovoltaic cells that can produce electricity.  A short design challenge followed, where you were asked to find ways to store solar energy (gained during the day) so that customers have electricity at night.  Thanks for saving the world!  This clip shows how solar energy can be stored for night-time energy demand.  We completed the review assignment titled 18.1, but this is not due Wednesday. 

Science 8:  We began with a review of atomic structure, then we prepared our lab report and kit of solutions for Lab 10-3.  We will do the lab procedure on Thursday.  We finished by determining the density of a very heavy box of books.  So heavy, and such a chore to carry, but it turned out to have a low density:  0.52 g/mL.  It would definitely float in water.  

Chemistry 11:  After a short review of mole ideas we learned how to use the dilution equation.  Everyone was assigned a dilution to make, similar to the type of work our lab tech performs to reduce the concentrations of solutions we buy from our reagent supplier.  Next was the Moles Practice Test, and only the written response section is due tomorrow.  We will have a test on the moles unit (Chapter 5 from Hebdon, and Labs 4B and 4D from Heath) on Friday.

Science 9:  We took notes on Current Electricity, then we read pages 212 to 216 in our textbook.  We began the Electricity booklet, but this is not due on Thursday.  We also used multimeters to determine the voltage for a number of different types of batteries and cells.  We recorded our data in a 4 column table, and we will finish this on Thursday.  No work is due next class.   

March 15

Chemistry 11:  We began with a review of making standard solutions , then we learned how to find concentration when two solutions are mixed.  We read pgs 99-102, then we completed Unit 5 #  78 - 82, 87 and 88 to practice our skills.  Extra time was spent finishing the Empirical Formula WS.   Please have all this finished for the first day back.  At the end of the first week back you can expect a Moles unit test.  

Science 9:  We completed the Cell Division and Reproduction Unit Test today.  The remaining time was spent finishing the Karyotype Lab.  In the final 25 minutes we made simple circuits to turn on a miniature light bulb.  We learned about the 4 parts of an electrical circuit:  Source, Path, Load, and Control. 

Science 10:  To begin we marked section 18.3 # 1-5 (hand-out on the Law of Conservation of Energy), then we handed this in .  Next was a review of nulcear fusion, where we played with the Phet animation for a short while and watched this clip about nuclear power.  We read pages 230 - 234, then we sketched and labelled a nuclear power plant.   In the last few minutes we looked at these slides and talked about nuclear power plants.  

Science 8:  We made posters showing atomic structure.  On the poster we showed the number and location of protons, electrons, and neutrons in an atom.  Everyone was assigned unique atom.  On the poster there needs to be a key,  a standard symbol, and a copy of Table 1 on page 156 in the old Science Probe 10.