Wednesday, February 28

Science 10 (56):  We made a poster showing the Atomic Structure of an atom that was assigned to you.  The poster requirements are below in blue.  We drew Bohr diagrams for the first 20 elements, and we marked pg 152 # 1,2,4,8-11.  We finished with a video on Sexual Selection, that we did not complete.

Create a poster showing the structure of an atom.

-show the placement and number of subatomic particles

-show a standard symbol for your isotope

-label the features on your standard symbol

-create a copy of Table 1 pg 156

-have a large title, and put your name and date in the lower left corner

Chemistry 12:  Today did lab 20B, and you left your lab books in room 313 so no need to finish the lab at home.  I did not get to check U2 # 17-27 (odd numbers only) which was due today. I will check it on Friday.

Tuesday, February 27 

Chemistry 12:  Unit 2 # 14,15, then # 8-13.  Have a coil bound notebook for Wednesday am's lab.

Chemistry 11:  Intro Unit Test Tuesday afternoon.  We started U5 # 6-9 (odd letters only) but this is not due on Tuesday.

Science 10 (56):  Biology Unit Test on Tuesday.  Also due Tuesday is the completed practice test.   We started some Review 6.1 (# 1,2,4,8-11) but this is not due Tuesday.  We spent some time observing about 17 different elements, and found they fit neatly into a "metals" category, and a "non-metals" category.

Science 10 (78):  Biology Unit Test on Tuesday.  Also due Tuesday is the completed practice test.  We spent some time observing about 17 different elements, and found they fit neatly into a "metals" category, and a "non-metals" category.

Science 10 P78:  Create a homemade Genetics and Heredity Test with 2 multiple choice problems, 2 written response questions, and 1 labelling question, as well as a separate answer key.  Complete the Practice Test that I gave you (due Monday).  In the second half we listened to a speaker and panel as they discussed the current "Tech" focussed job market.

Chemistry 11:  Today we started with a review of names and formulas for ionic compounds.  We finished Lab 2D (all questions, follow-up questions, and a conclusion).   In the second half we finished the Unit 1 practice test.  There will be a Unit 1 test on Tuesday.  

Science 10:  Create a homemade Genetics and Heredity Test with 2 multiple choice problems, 2 written response questions, and 1 labelling question, as well as a separate answer key.  Complete the Practice Test that I gave you (due Monday).  We also did lab 6A but none of the analysis is due Monday.

Chemistry 12:  WS:  Review of Concentration of Ions, due Monday.  Read 2.1 and 2.2 and do problems # 1-10, 12,13, also due Monday.

Chemistry 11: Today we raced through the procedure of Lab 2D.  Nice work!  None of this lab is due on Thursday, we will spend class time completing the analysis.  Expect a unit test early next week.

Chemistry 12:  I collected the Practice Test, and we did the Rates of Reaction Unit Test.  Nothing is due for Wednesday.

Science 10:  We started with a genetics review.  After reading about Evolution by Natural Selection, we did the Giraffe WS.  We will have a test on Tuesday on Genetics and Heredity (all that we have learned so far).  Chemistry is our next Unit.

Chemistry 12:  Today we started with a mini-review of reaction mechanisms.  We did the practice test today, which is due on Tuesday before you write your Rates of Reaction unit test.  I also had available some challenging extra practice, which is optional.

Chemistry 11:  We started with a short review of Names and Formulas of Ionic compounds as well as the Kinetic Molecular Theory.  Due Tuesday is any 20 problems from Unit 4 # 14-163.  Due next day is your prepared Lab 2D, which we will start right away Tuesday morning.  We will have a unit test early next week, perhaps Tuesday.

Science 10.  After a short review, we did Activity 40 (Fossil History of the Elephant).  Please be sure to bring your own elephant or mastodon to class for elephant labs - entering through the lower entrance is best.  Activity 40 is not due Tuesday.  Our first unit test will happen early next week.

Science 10:  Today we used the DNA sequence GGATCCCATAACAATGCA to find the complementary DNA strand, the mRNA strand, and eventually the amino acid sequence for the first few amino acids in insulin, a protein produced in some cells.  Answer keys were used to check the work from last day as well as Tuesday.  We watched about 30 minutes more of "What Darwin Never Knew".  There will be a Biology Unit Test next week, towards the end.

Chemistry 11:  We wrote a conclusion for lab 2E (or 3A, if you missed 2E) today, as well as # 8 and 9 from pg 74 in Hebdon.

Chemistry 12:  We wrote a conclusion for Lab 18C today.  You also received a practice test for our upcoming Rates of Reaction Test.

Chemistry 12:  Today we started with a mini-review of Reaction Mechanisms.  We took notes on Catalysts, and read sections 1.10, 1.11, and 1.12.  Unit 1 # 56-61 is due on Friday, as well as Lab 18C (without a conclusion).  We did a review assignment of all topics from 1.1 to 1.8, and finished with a Quiz on the Hebdon Questions that were assigned on Tuesday.  There will be a Rates of Reaction Test on Tuesday, February 20th.  Expect a practice test on Friday.

Science 10:  Today we learned about how the information in DNA is used to build a protein, which will likely go on to catalyze a chemical reaction.  We took some notes,  watched "From DNA to Protein", and read pg 141 - 146 in the old Nelson Biology 11 text.   We did pg 153 # 1-25 (all MC, answers only).  In the second half, we measured the lengths of about 250 beans and graphed the #beans vs the length, which revealed natural distribution (or bell curve).  This notion of variation among a population was the lead into "Natural Selection", which is the best explanation for all the diversity of life on this planet. Whew!  We learned a lot today!