Friday February 26, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. This term is rapidly coming to an end. Have you completed yours?
• P231 activity is DUE MONDAY!!!!!
• Review, you will have another quiz possibly Monday.

Thursday February 25, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Were reminded about CURRENT EVENTS TOMORROW. Is it your turn?
• Finished the textbook check. You should be bringing your textbook with you to every class.
• Did a quiz! Got to use your textbook. Gee, it sure would help if you brought it to class.
• Continued to work on our Carbon Dioxide Emissions activity from yesterday. You got the data for the second graph today. Make sure your graphs have a PROPER TITLE, & that the X axis & Y axis are LABELLED ACCURATELY!
• HOMEWORK: finish the activity on p231. You should have ALL of the steps completed, #1-9. Answer any questions on the back of your second graph. DUE MONDAY.
• On Monday you will hand in the completed activity on p231. This includes: 1 double line graph, 1 single line graph, questions written out with answers on the back of the second graph.
• Unit Final is still scheduled for NEXT WEDNESDAY! If you have extra time this weekend you should be REVIEWING. Start with the KEY CONCEPTS at the begining of each section. We have done ALOT of work with this unit, it is related to Biodiveristy, Matter & Chemical Change, & RIVERWATCH! You know alot, dazzle us with your brilliance!

Wednesday February 24, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our Homework & Handed it in.
• Did a textbook check. Did you come after school if you did not have your textbook in class?
• Have moved from WATER QUALITY to AIR QUALITY.
• Looked at the skill practice on p226. Do you understand the graph about nitrogen oxides?
• What is a trend?
• Started the Inquiry activity on p231. You should have completed #1 & 2. We will continue analyzing carbon dioxide emissions tomorrow. How are your graphing skills?
• HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ.
• QUIZ TOMORROW.

Tuesday February 23, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about PPM (parts per million)
• What did we do with food colouring & water?
• Did you bring a drink with a nutritional label? What information do we get? Have a look at some bottled water, do you understand all of the units?
• Did some practice calculations on the board.
• Did a PPM worksheet. Do you understand the steps?
• Can you solve a PPM problem?
• Homework: sia9 p224 #6-10. You may do this on the same page as yesterday's homework (p224 #1-4, in case you forgot!)
• UNIT FINAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 3, 2010.
• 9D - good work today during the lock down.

Monday February 22, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Vocabulary #20. Will you be getting full marks for your vocabulary this term? It is not too late!
• 9H handed in their "extra" current event from Friday.
• Read sia9 p216 about PPM (parts per million). Did the Skill Practice on p217.
• Homework: sia9 p224 #1-4.
• Bring a beverage tomorrow that has a nutritional label!

Friday February 19, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our homework from yesterday: p203 & 209. WAY TO GO 9H!!! Great work!
• Did current events. Nice work 9D & 9G.
• 9H & 9A some of you have a current event to complete for MONDAY. Please make sure this gets done.
• UNIT FINAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 3, 2010
• Money & Forms for the exam keys (to help you study), if you want to order them, are due NOW.

Thursday February 18, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did a quiz & marked it. How did you do? We were allowed to use our textbooks, did you have yours with you? It sure would have made things easier.
• Got assigned some questions. The amount of time you had to work on these questions was directly proportional to how much class time you wasted.
• P203 #1-4, AND p209 #1-7, #8 is a bonus question. DUE FRIDAY.

Wednesday February 17, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed the Give it a try activity on p196 - organic or inorganic. Do you UNDERSTAND the difference? What do the words mean? What are the exceptions?
• Got some work back, did you hand all of yours in?
• Reviewed p190 #1-10 as a class. Please make sure your answers are complete.
• Worked on our water resources worksheet. It is due tomorrow.
• Quiz tomorrow!

If you want to purchase the "KEYS" to help you study for exams, the forms that were in with your report card, & money are due back to your academic homeroom teacher by FRIDAY!

SPECIAL ALERT

SPECIAL REMINDER:

BRING YOUR FOWLER FORMS!

REGISTRATION IS TOMORROW!

(WEDNESDAY!)

Tuesday February 16, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our pH Lab from last WEDNESDAY.
• Worked on Vocabulary #19.
• You will have a QUIZ on THURSDAY.
• Looked at the EGGS from last week. What happened? What did the shell look like? The insides? What was the difference between the food coloured egg & the egg in vinegar?
• CURRENT EVENTS FRIDAY! The list is up! Make sure you know when your turn is!

Wednesday February 10, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our Water Worksheet.
• Finished our Osmosis & Diffusion activity. Handed it in. What did your raisin look like? What happened? How would TEMPERATURE affect this activity?
• Did a pH lab where we found a NUMBER. There were 3 different methods we used to do this, can you describe all three?
• Completed Lab sheet is DUE on TUESDAY.
• 9A - put an egg in vinegar, what do you think will happen? Put an egg in green food colouring, what do you think will happen? What PROCESSES are these?

Tuesday February 9, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Defined ORGANIC & INORGANIC as a group.
• Did the give it a try activity on page 196 as a group. Handed it in. How did you group do?
• Did TWO activites as a group. How were your groups? Did you work together to write your hypotheses? Who has your lab information? One activity was OSMOSIS the other was DIFFUSION, do you know which was which? We will look at our raisins tomorrow.
• Did a WATER RESOURCES worksheet: reading on the front, questions on the back. DUE TOMORROW!

Monday February 8, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Vocabulary #18.
• Handed in our "What am I?" Lab.
• Was your name on the whiteboard? What do you need to hand in?
• REVIEW. There must be a quiz on the horizon!
• Extension Question: Why can Carbon bond with four Hydrogen atoms but only two Oxygen atoms?

Thursday February 4, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Finished our CWA. GOOD WORK GRADE 9's!
• No homework over the weekend......unless you have to finish your "What am I lab", it is due on MONDAY.
• A good independent learner would use this time to REVIEW what we have covered in Environmental Chemistry so far, & may even work ahead!
• Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews 430-730pm TONIGHT & 9am-130pm TOMORROW!

Wednesday February 3, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about our CWA. You will finish it tomorrow, bring your planning, lined paper, and something to write with. Be prepared to work on this for the full class.
• You don't need to study for your CWA, but plan properly!!!
• Did a lab. Was it an acid or a base? How well does litmus paper work? What are the disadvantages of using litmus paper? What are the advantages?
• Complete the analysis questions on the back of your lab sheet. This will be due on MONDAY.

Tuesday February 2, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Worked on our Common Written Assessment.
• We read through the test, made notes in the booklet, did the planning.
• Do you understand the questions? The readings?
• Did you use the graphic organizer?
• Did you underline or highlight the vocabulary you were unsure of?
• What is YOUR opinion? Can you SUPPORT it? Use the readings we reviewed today, your experience on the field trip to the delightful Bonnybrook, your textbook, & any other research you choose to do between now & Thursday. For example, who is the largest producer of oil?
• You did good work today. Don't forget to bring your sheet of notes with you on Thursday to write your response to the question!

Monday February 1, 2010

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #17. Remember you can use your duotang during your Common Written Assessment.
• Talked about our Common Written Assessment.
• Looked at a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTLiJE-j1-I
• Handed in our lab activity from Thursday.
• Watched part of Planet Earth: Ice Worlds. How does this relate to Environmental Chemistry? It really does, can you think how?
• 9D & 9G handed in their check & reflect from last day.
• Tomorrow: Common Written Assessment begins. Bring paper, something to write with, & perhaps a dictionary.