Pure Substances and Mixtures Quiz
March 13, 2008 |
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| The last quiz for the Pure Substances and Mixtures unit will be today. Students who miss this test should come back after the break prepared to write the test. |
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Pure Substances and Mixtures Review Sheet
March 12, 2008 |
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| Students are asked to complete science review sheet in preparation for the quiz tomorrow |
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1.12 Products from Raw Materials
March 11, 2008 |
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| Students are asked to read pgs. 40-43 and copy the definitions of the 4 terms in bold onto their vocabulary sheets. The last test for this unit will be on Thursday, March 13, 2008. |
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Pure Substances & Mixtures Test Review
February 18, 2008 |
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| There will be a science test on Friday, February 22nd. Today students worked on their review sheet for the test. It is to be completed for Thursday. |
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 Review Sheet (7.35 KB)
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1.5 How Do Solutions Form?
February 12, 2008 |
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| Read pgs. 26-27 and do question #3 on pg. 27. If school is canceled tomorrow, read pages 28-29 and do questions a-h. |
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1.1 Classifying Substances
January 10, 2008 |
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| Today students worked on a science investigation in which they were asked to describe the properties of a dozen substances and then classify them into groups of their choice. They will finish this activity in class tomorrow. For homework, they are asked to get their tests signed. |
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1.1 Pure Substances and Mixtures
January 8, 2008 |
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| Today students took notes on the states of matter (solids, liquids and gases). For homework, they are to complete a sheet on descriptive words. |
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Science Quiz
December 19, 2007 |
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| Science quiz today. This will be the last quiz for the current theme of living things. |
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Study for Science Quiz
December 18, 2007 |
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| There will be a science quiz tomorrow. Students are encouraged to use the review sheet completed for homework last night to study for this quiz. |
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Science Quiz Review
December 17, 2007 |
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| Today students worked on their science review in preparation for Wednesday's quiz. For homework, they are asked to complete this review. |
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5.20 Succession
December 14, 2007 |
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| Today students continued working on section 5.20 Succession on pages 298-299. For homework, they are to complete questions h-r in their binders for Monday. |
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5.20 Succession
December 13, 2007 |
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| Today students learned about succession in ecosystems. For homework, students are asked to read section 5.20 Succession on pages 296-297 and answer questions a-g in their binders. The remainder of the section will be assigned for homework for Monday. |
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5.19 Solutions for Global Warming
December 12, 2007 |
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| Today students worked on the case study in section 5.19 Solutions for Global Warming on pages 294-295. They are asked to finish answering questions a-j in their binders for homework. |
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5.18 The Carbon Cycle
December 11, 2007 |
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| Today students read section 5.18 The Carbon Cycle on pages 290-293 and answered questions in their binders. They are asked to finish this for homework. |
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Carbon Cycle Questions (2.91 KB)
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5.18 The Carbon Cycle (homework)
Due Date: December 10, 2007 |
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| Today students took notes on the carbon cycle. For homework, they are asked to complete both sides of the sheet passed out during class. |
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5.14 Rethinking Before Recycling (homework)
Due Date: December 5, 2007 |
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| Today students read section 5.14 Rethinking Before Recycling and worked through an activity to help with reading comprehension (SQ3R). For homework, they are to finish that activity. |
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CSI Microscope Activity (homework)
Due Date: November 27, 2007 |
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| Today students (who are not in band) worked on a microscope activity where they had to create slides of human skin cells and examine them under the microscope. No homework was assigned. A homework check will be done tomorrow for questions (a)-(k) on pgs 280-281 and questions 1-2 pg. 281 (last night's homework). |
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5.13 Choosing a Waste Disposal Site (homework)
Due Date: November 26, 2007 |
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| Today students discussed the various considerations that go into choosing a waste disposal site. For homework, they are to read pgs 280-281 and answer questions (a)-(k) as they read. Then they can answer questions 1-2 on pg. 281. |
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Science Quiz (homework)
Due Date: November 22, 2007 |
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| Today students went over the science review for the quiz tomorrow. For homework, they are asked to study for tomorrow's test. |
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5.11 Pesticides in the Food Chain (homework)
Due Date: November 20, 2007 |
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| Today students learned about pesticides and how they make their way into the food chain in unintended ways. For homework, students will read pages 276-277 and answer questions (a)-(i) in their binders. A science test is scheduled for Friday. |
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5.7 Microbes in Ecosystems (homework)
Due Date: November 1, 2007 |
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| For homework, students are asked to read pgs 268-269 and answer questions 1-4(a,b,c) in their binders. They are also asked to complete their wordsearch. |
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Food Chains/Food Webs Sheet (homework)
Due Date: October 29, 2007 |
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| Today students reviewed food chains and food webs. For homework, students are asked to complete both sides of the review sheet (due to copyright laws, this sheet can't be made available online). |
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5.6 Cycling of Matter pgs 266-267 (homework)
Due Date: October 25, 2007 |
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| Today students learned about food chains and food webs. For homework, students are asked to read pages 266-267 and copy the definitions of the ten vocabulary words onto their green vocabulary sheets. |
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Review Sheet (homework)
Due Date: October 15, 2007 |
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| Today students worked on a review sheet in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday. For homework, they are asked to finish the review sheet and bring it to class tomorrow. |
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Review Sheet (8.37 KB)
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5.4 Landfill Ecosystem (homework)
Due Date: October 11, 2007 |
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| Today students prepared for a science experiment that we will be doing tomorrow. They are asked to bring in shoeboxes (if they have any) and some small items to bury in our "landfill" experiment. Also they are to finish reading section 5.4 on pages 262-263 and answer questions 1-3 in sentences in their binders. |
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5.3 Adaptations (homework)
Due Date: October 9, 2007 |
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| For homework, students are asked to read section 5.3 and answer questions a-j in sentences in their binders. |
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March of the Penguins (homework)
Due Date: October 2, 2007 |
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| Today students began watching March of the Penguins. As they watched the documentary, they were asked to write down physical and behavioural adaptations of the Emperor Penguin. We will continue with this documentary tomorrow. |
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Review of Terms Sheet (homework)
Due Date: September 27, 2007 |
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| Today students worked on an exercise sheet reviewing the terms discussed in class on Wednesday. This sheet must be completed for homework tonight. |
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5.2 Organization of Life (homework)
Due Date: September 26, 2007 |
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| Today students learned some terms that we will be using in science to describe living things on our planet. For homework, they are asked to read section 5.2 Organization of Life on pgs 258-259 and complete questions 1-3 on pg 259 in their binders (complete sentences, please). |
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Abiotic/Biotic Sheet (homework)
Due Date: September 20, 2007 |
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| Today students learned about biotic and abiotic parts of the environment. For homework, they were given a sheet on which they are to label the parts of the environment that they see and tell whether they are biotic (living) or abiotic (non-living). |
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No homework assigned. (homework)
Due Date: September 19, 2007 |
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Field Study (homework)
Due Date: September 18, 2007 |
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| Today we went over the rules for the field study for tomorrow. We will be doing our field study at 9am so students are asked to wear appropriate footwear. |
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Field Study (homework)
Due Date: September 17, 2007 |
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| Today we went over the instructions for the field study that students will be taking part in tomorrow. No homework was assigned. |
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Field Study Instruction Sheet (3.05 KB)
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Living/Dead/Non-living Things Chart (homework)
Due Date: September 14, 2007 |
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| On Friday we began our unit called "Interactions with Ecosystems". In this unit we will be studying how living things must live together in order to survive. For Monday, students are asked to complete a chart by finding 10 examples of living things, dead things, and non-living things. |
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Lab Safety Poster (homework)
Due Date: September 12, 2007 |
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| Today we focused on safety in the science lab. After reading pgs 312-315 in the textbook, we created a list of rules to be followed in the science lab. For homework, students are asked to choose one lab safety rule and illustrate it on 8.5x11 white paper. The drawing should be done neatly in pencil. Time will be given in tomorrow's class to color the sketch with colored pencils. The posters are worth 10 marks and will be displayed in the science lab. |
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