Thursday January 28, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did a lab! How do acids & bases react when mixed together?
• Do they need water to do something interesting? Why or Why not?
• How can you tell a chemical reaction is taking place?
• Do you understand how a tripple beam balance works? Say that ten times really fast!
• Were you able to complete the lab successfully?
• Complete the lab sheet for homework.
• Listened to the Acids & Bases song. Yes, there is a song! Filled in the blanks for the lyrics on the back of our lab sheet. There is alot of really useful information in that song!
• 9D & 9G - you will be handing in p195 #1-7 on Monday. I forgot to take it in today. This is your "grace period" use it wisely.
• HOMEWORK: Finish the lab sheet! Your CONCLUSIONS should answer the PROBLEM we set out to solve at the begnining of the lab. DUE MONDAY.

Wednesday January 27, 2010

Today in SCIENCE:

• ALL CLASSES: Talked about the SCIENCE common written assessment.
• 9D & 9G - handed in sia9 p190 #1-10.
• 9D & 9G - Read sia9 p191-195, did p195 #1-7. You will hand this in tomorrow.
• ALL CLASSES - Talked about pH - litmus paper & Universal Indicators.....how do they work?
• 9A & 9H - watched Planet Earth Ice Worlds - how does it relate to Environmental Chemistry? Think about it, you will be doing a journal entry!
• I gave detentions today. It was a sad day. Come to class prepared with all of your materials, it is not respectful to anyone when you arrive to class empty handed. If you missed your detention, I have your name on a list, if you don't want that list to make its way to administration, you had better come & talk to me.

Tuesday January 26, 2010

Today in SCIENCE:

• 9D & 9G had their presentations about high school registration from Mrs. Murray. If you have any questions please see her. This is VERY important. If you have a change of address please see her by MONDAY at the LATEST!
• 9D & 9G - you will hand in sia9 ayl p 190 #1-10 tomorrow.
• 9A & 9H - felt a bit of my rage. 6 people per class had their homework ready. WHAT?! You had several days and lots of time to get this done. Most disappointing. No homework, no lab activity.
• 9A & 9H - read sia9 p191-195, do p 195 #1-7. Handed it in at the end of class. Do you understand it?
• We will be doing a lab activity or two this week. No homework, no lab. No vocabulary, no lab. THEY MUST BE COMPLETE, ORGANIZED, & NEAT.

Monday January 25, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Vocabulary #16.
• Did you finish? You had lots of time.
• Wednesday we will do a lab activity. If your Vocabulary is not complete, you will not be doing a lab activity.
• REMINDER: sia9 p190 #1-10 is due tomorrow.

January 22, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Getting Better...........
• Did our self - evaluations for term 2. Did you improve? Why or why not? How?
• HOMEWORK: sia9 p190 #1-10. This is based on the reading you did last week. Did you read? Do you remember? Do you understand? Did you learn? DUE TUESDAY!

Thursday January 21, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Finished our Haiti Releif Efforts project
• Did a group evaluation
• Monday: Vocabulary #16
• Tuesday: Lab activity IF YOU HAVE SATISFACTORALITY COMPLETED VOCABULARY #14, 15, & 16
• 9D & 9G - sia9 p190 #1-10 Due Tuesday. Remember to Format your Work Properly.
• 9D & 9G - SELF EVALUATIONS. Look at the one you did last term. Did you reach your goals? Do your evaluation for this term. Be honest. Talk abou it with your parents.
• REMINDER: 9A & 9H CURRENT EVENTS ON TOMORROW!

Farewell photos on:

MONDAY JANUARY 25

&

TUESDAY JANUARY 26

Ask your TA teacher for details.

Wednesday January 20, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched a couple of recent news clips about the recovery efforts in Haiti.
• Continued to work on our relief plans. You will be finished this activity tomorrow. Looks like you're doing a great job. You are making difficult decisions are having good discussions.
• We will continue with our next topic, pH on MONDAY.
• Current Events FRIDAY.

Tuesday January 19, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about how to do VOCABULARY properly & WHY it is IMPORTANT.
• Did vocabulary #15. Did you finish? What do you have left to do?
• Common Written Assessment for SCIENCE will be February 2nd & 4th.

Friday January 15, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. NICE WORK 9D!
• Some of you had a current to do during class time. Did you hand it in before the end of the day?
• Think about your Emergency Response Team Plan. You will work on it again on Wednesday.
• Did you hand in your Vocabulary Duotang? How about your Science Journal?
• NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

Thursday January 14, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Studied the Earthquake in Haiti.
• Formed Emergency Response Teams and developed an action plan.
• Why is ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY important. What sorts of supplies are essential?
• WELL DONE. You had great discussions, and considered the situation carefully.
• REMINDER: Current Events tomorrow. It is the LAST CHANCE for a term 2 mark.

Wednesday January 13, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked some more about WATER. Why? Because it is important!
• Watched a presentation about water bottles. What do you think?
• What is the most interesting thing you learned about water in the last couple of days?
• Did a journal entry about all the water work we've done in the last two days: What do you know, and what have you learned about water.
• Did another journal entry about the following statement: This product does not contain chemicals.
• Is this statement True or False? Why? How would you re-state this phrase?
• Homework: Read SIA9 p184-190, omit p189. Pay close attention to, learn, & understand the following figures: 1.3 (nitrogen cycle), 1.4 (fertilizer, what do the numbers mean?), & 1.6 (sanitary landfills).
• What is sour gas?

Tuesday January 12, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did some group work about WATER. We discussed and answered the following questions as group then submitted our answers:

What is clean water? Define it. What does it mean to your group?

Is clean water a basic Human Right? Why or Why not?

Is it our responsibility to make sure everyone has access to clean water? Why or Why not?

• In what ways do we pollute water? List them.

Could we run out of water? How would that affect us?

• HOMEWORK: Read sia9 p180 - medicines in the environment. Why is this unit important?

Monday January 11, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our Environmental Chemistry Title Pages.
• Did Vocabulary #14. You have had some of these terms before. How has your understanding of them changed or developed over the year?
• Reminders: You need to have a definition in your own words, a picture where appropriate, USE THE TERM CORRECTLY IN A SENTENCE.
• Hand in your duotangs for marks.
• Did you finish your vocabulary today? If not, why not? You had TONNES of time.
• 9H & 9A - handed in your current event write up from Friday.

Friday January 8, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Have you completed two this term?
• 9H & 9A - you have an extra current event to work on. Please have your write ups about the articles you were given ready for Monday.
• Clean out your binders, but KEEP YOUR STUFF. You will use it to study for your final exam.
• Title Page Due Monday.

Thursday January 7, 2010

Welcome Back! Hope you had a GREAT break.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got some work back.
• How did you do on your unit final?
• Worked on our ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY title pages. They are due on MONDAY.
• Remember to do the title page on the back of the rubric.
• REMINDER: Current Events Tomorrow.

REMINDER: CURRENT EVENTS TOMORROW!!!!!