Thursday December 17, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Wrote our MATTER & CHEMICAL CHANGE UNIT FINAL!
• Way to go grade 9s!
• Made sure we handed in the following things: 1) pg 175 #1-10, 2) pg 170 #1-7, 3) unit review booklet, 4) ionic & molecular compounds questions/answers (handout)
• No homework over the break.
• Reminder: You need to have 2 (two) current events done by the end of January.
• We will Start ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY in the New Year!

Have a great winter break.

Wednesday December 16, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched Gattaca in 9H - what do you think abou the technologies they use?
• Watched Six Degrees that Could Change the world in 9A - Are these outcomes possible?
• Had a guest speaker in 9D & 9G - What a great way to start out next unit. What do you remember about River Watch? What links did our presentation today have with River Watch?

UNIT FINAL TOMORROW.

REVIEW BOOKLET IS DUE TOMORROW.

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed Sections 4.0 - chemical reactions.
• Did some examples & definitions.
• What is the definition of a chemical reactions?
• What are reactants & products?
• What 4 (FOUR) things do we look for to see if a chemical reaction has taken place?
• What is a Catalyst? Remember the car vs walking....the end point is the same.
• What is an Enzyme?
• What other 3 factors affect the RATE (speed) of a chemical reaction? Think about the sugar & the food colouring.
• You had questions #1-7 on page 170 to complete. These were due at the end of class or tomorrow. THEY WILL BE CHECKED.
• You got a review booklet to complete. This is Due on Thursday.
• Great work today 9G!

UNIT FINAL IS THURSDAY!

Friday December 11, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• WAY TO GO 9D!!!
• 9G - what was that? You can kiss your 5% good bye.
• Reviewed MOLECULAR & IONIC compounds. What are they? Can you name them? Can you identify them? Can you write them?
• If you need help with this please see me.
• Follow your handout. Complete the questions on your handout.
• Handed in our Unit Review #1-10 p175.

REMINDER: Fowler Tour on MONDAY. Bring your LUNCH.

REMINDER: UNIT FINAL THURSDAY.

Thursday December 10, 2009

WHO HAS MY TEXTBOOK????
Please Return it.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did the skill practice on p142 & handed it in. Do you understand how a chemical formula works?
• What are some of the things we talked about today involving chemical symbols & how to write formulas?
• Got a handout about molecular & ionic compounds. What are the differences & similarities? How do we NAME them? Just READ this for homework.
• Did a short quiz & marked it as a class. How did you do?
• REMINDER: p175 #1-10 is due tomorrow.
• REMINDER: CURRENT EVENTS TOMORROW. 5% - are you taking it?

Wednesday December 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got some work back. How did you do? If you didn't get your work back, well, why do you think that is?
• Went over our Practice Makes Perfect periodic table of elements worksheet. Remember to READ the QUESTION CAREFULLY & make sure you UNDERSTAND it.
• Reviewed how to read a periodic table & how to calculate Number of Neutrons.
• Did a quiz - the Tenacious Ten. How did it go?
• Work on p175 #1-10. These questions will be due on FRIDAY.

Tuesday December 8, 2009

On Friday December 4 & Monday December 7 in Science You:

• Did Current Events. 5% there it is for the taking, there it goes....
• 9H - you will do your current events this Friday due because you did the resiliency survey. So SAVE your current event.
• Worked on our Atomic Comics. If you have questions please ASK!!!
• On Monday you did some work with the periodic table.
• Did Skill Practice p105 - physical & chemical changes. Do you understand the difference? Try the quiz on this link: http://www.virted.org/chemist/pcchangequiz/pcchangequiz.html
• Did skill practice p129 - using the periodic table
• Did skill practice p133 - patterns in the periodic table
• All of three skill practices should be FORMATTED PROPERLY & done neatly. They are due on TUESDAY.

Tuesday December 8, 2009

Today in Science we:

• Talked about Atomic Comic
• Talked about Current Events
• Reviewed Skill Practice - fix yours and hand it back in.
• Quiz has been changed to THURSDAY and will be 20 Questions.
• Handed in Atomic Comic - you have until FRIDAY to get this in.
• Watched part of 6 degrees that could change the world. We are up to two degrees. What changes could we see? This is a good introduction to our Environmental Chemistry Unit.
• 9D & 9G did some practice questions. You will have a quiz tomorrow on this work.

Thursday December 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our worksheet. Do you understand it? Questions? Please ASK!
• Handed in our worksheet.
• Talked about the quiz and went over the questions. Once again ASK if you need some help.
• Reviewed the struture of an atom & how elements fit into this picture.
• Got our Atomic Comic assignment. It is due on TUESDAY.
• REMINDER: Current Events on FRIDAY!!!!!
• Quiz will be next week.
• REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW. If you have questions, ASK!

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Showed our "questions" about sections 1.0 & 2.0 to Ms. Wilson.
• Worked in our journals. Answered the questions: Who was BOHR? What was his contribution ot science? Why does he get to sit in a seating plan with Rutherford?
• Reviewed the general structure of an atom. What are all of the parts and where do they go?
• Who was Nobel?
• Reviewed how to work with the Periodic Table. You have a worksheet that should be nearly finished. Do you understand it? Complete it for tomorrow. Don't forget to add the NUMBER OF NEUTRONS column. Number of neutrons = Atomic Mass - Atomic number.
• Quiz tomorrow on sections 1.0 & 2.0

Tuesday December 1, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did some work in our journals. We talked about two main concepts & answered the following questions in our journals: 1) Rutherford - who is he? Describe his gold foil experiment (think about playing marbles). Why is it important? 2) Describe an atom. What does it look like? How are atoms & elements related? (think about humans as a group & individual humans)
• This link shows you Rutherford's experiment. Can you describe it in your own words? http://www.shsu.edu/%7Echm_tgc/sounds/ruther.mov
• Exchanged our journals & got feedback from a classmate. Did they write something different than you? Did you add to your journal entry?
• On page 126-127 in your texbook you chose your favourite element, made its "square", labelled it, defined all of the terms, and mentioned any other facts you knew about it. This should help you remember how to read a periodic table.
• The elements song: http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html (words), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwlzwGMMwc&feature=related (pictures)
• You have alot of work ready to be handed back to you....please remind me!
• What is an ion charge? Remember it has to do with electrons.
• Review sections 1.0 & 2.0 of Matter & Chemical Change. Write down two questions you have.
• Quiz on THURSDAY sections 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0.