Science Class
Miss Koning's
He is before all things and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17
SNC1D Daily Agenda
Practice building circuits...virtually! Download the program found here.
UNIT 4: ASTRONOMY
FRIDAY JANUARY 13
1. Took up the video sheet
2. Solar System Cut & Paste Activity
THURSDAY JANUARY 12
1. Our Created Solar System video with video sheet
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11
1. 8.3 Earth, the Privileged Planet
2. Page 331 #3, 4, 7
3. 9.1 questions (see last slide in 8.3 ppt)
TUESDAY JANUARY 10
MONDAY JANUARY 9
1. 7.1 Space Flight to the Stars note
2. page 265: #1-6 and page 267: #1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14
UNIT 3: ELECTRICITY
TUESDAY JANUARY 3 - FRIDAY JANUARY 6
1. WORK PERIODS: Quizboard assignment
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 & FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
1. REVIEW AND TEST
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14
1. Tesla Documentary with video sheet
TUESDAY DECEMBER 13
1. Finished questions from yesterday
MONDAY DECEMBER 12
TEST ON FRIDAY!
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
1. 10 Shocking Facts about Electrical Safety
2. Take up 11.3 Short Circuits FIB & textbook questions
3. Iceland's Geothermal Energy: Storytime with Miss Koning
4. 12.1 Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources questions
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8
TUESDAY DECEMBER 6
1. Take up all of parallel questions on pages 7, 8, 14, 15, 16
2. Do lab on page 17
PLEASE BRING A CALCULATOR TOMORROW!
MONDAY DECEMBER 5
1. Make a parallel circuit with three bulbs. Can you predict where you would add switches to control each bulb separately?
2. Try it! Did it work? Why or why not?
3. While you are doing Parallel Circuits (handouts and lab) I will call you up to check on page 12, 13
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2
1. Plickers!
2. Finish Series Circuit lab from yesterday
3. Page 13 (as follow-up to lab)
4. Parallel portion from page 7&8 (we only filled in series circuit info so far)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30
1. WHERE Challenge submissions
2. The new elements have been named!
3. Plickers!
4. Check homework: up to page 9 in the booklet
5. Page 10: circuit diagrams
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29
2. 11.2 Series Circuits (page 6-10, only series circuit parts)
3. Phet Simulation - constructing circuits
MONDAY NOVEMBER 28
1. Take up questions from Friday: page 426 & page 428
2. Static vs Current Electricity Venn Diagram
4. Practice making circuits (i.e. checking on the materials!)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
1. 10.3 Electrostatics in Our Lives handout: answers
page 426: 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 & page 428: 1-7, 10, 11-16, 19, 21
2. How helicopters deal with static charge
5. Static Electricity activities
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24
1. Charging by Induction and Contact Lab - hand in
2. 10.3 Electrostatics in Our Lives: answers in the textbook
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23
1.Take up TVO video on Electrostatics (an oldie, but a goodie!)
2. 10.2 Transfer of Static Electric Charge
3. Charging by Induction and Contact Lab - hand in - Answers: page 1 and 2
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22
1. Finish 10.1 Exploring the Nature of Static Electricity ppt.
2. Take up Electrostatics Lab from yesterday
3. p. 403 #2-7, 9, 10, 11, 13
4. The Story of Benjamin Franklin (told by kids)
5. TVO video on Electrostatics (an oldie, but a goodie!)
MONDAY NOVEMBER 21
1. Electrostatics Lab (intro to static electricity)
2. 10.1 Exploring the Nature of Static Electricity ppt.
UNIT 2: CHEMISTRY
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17
1. WHERE Challenge work period
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16
1. UNIT TEST
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15
1. Metals, Non-metals, Ionic and Molecular Compound Lab
MONDAY NOVEMBER 14 - Pre-labs due today!
1. Demos for Pre-Lab (Alkali metals in water)
2. Work period: WHERE challenge
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11
1. Introduction to the WHERE challenge
2. REVIEW
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10
1. Quiz #7
2. Pre-Lab (for next week's lab)
3. Giant book of practice
4. 6.3 handout
UNIT 2: ATOMS, ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9
1. How to Name Chemical Compounds ppt. note (Molecular)
2. Practice handout
What's on the quiz tomorrow?
- Bohr Diagrams
- 6.1 How Compounds Form
- 6.2 Naming + Formulas for Ionic Compounds
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8
1. BBC: Planet Earth II clip
2. How to Name Chemical Compounds ppt. note (Ionic only)
3. Practice handout
MONDAY NOVEMBER 7
1. Who still needs to hand in Chemistry Labs? (These are WAY overdue!)
2. Element Cards due
3. Need extra help? See Tyler DeWit's YouTube Channel
4. YouTube videos (see page)
5. How Compounds Form: Bonding diagrams
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4
1. YouTube videos (see page)
2. Finish the "Giant Package" pages
3. White board Chemistry Challenge
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3
1. Quiz #6
2. Atomic Basics handout
3. 6.1 How Compounds Form (independent learning)
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1
1. Entry books
2. Work Period: Element Cards
MONDAY OCTOBER 31
1. Hand back Quiz #4
2. Element Card: due date? - work period tomorrow
3. Small groups Work Period
a. Check 5.2, 5.3 Metals, Non-Metals and Metalloids
b. Giant package of practice: page 2, 5, 6
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27
1. Quiz #5
2. YouTube: "The truly Periodic Table" and "The Genius of Mendeleev's Periodic Table"
3. Finish 5.2, 5.3 Metals, Non-Metals and Metalloids
4. Giant package of practice: page 2, 5, 6
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 - LIMA BEAN LAB DUE
1. History of Atomic Theory answers: check your work!
2. Periodic Table Bingo!
3. Element Card Assignment
4. 5.3 Metals, Non-Metals and Metalloids
What's on the quiz tomorrow?
- History of Atomic Theory
- 4.1 How to Read the Periodic Table
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25
1. PT crossword & puns
2. How To Read the Periodic Table ppt. note and videos
3. Periodic Table Bingo!
MONDAY OCTOBER 24
1. Finish History of Atomic Theory Questions and Lab Discussion questions - due Tues
2. PT crossword & puns
--- While you are working on the above, I will be having marks interviews with you ---
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21
THURSDAY OCTOBER 20
1. Quiz #4
2. Mid-semester Self Assessment
3. History of Atomic Theory cut n'paste
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19
1. Water on the International Space Station
2. Take up Science Lab Equipment matching
3. Pre-Lab demonstrations and questions
What's on the quiz tomorrow?
- 4.1 Classifying Matter
- 4.2 Chemical/Physical Properties and Changes
- Water: properties
- Science Lab equipment & WHMIS matching
What's on the quiz tomorrow?
- 4.1 Classifying Matter
- 4.2 Chemical/Physical Properties and Changes
- Water: properties
- Science Lab equipment & WHMIS matching
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 - Butter Lab questions due
1. "Water is Cool" handout
2. Water demonstrations/ Water on the International Space Station
MONDAY OCTOBER 17
1. Hand in data table for lima bean plants (one per group)
2. Finish Butter Lab questions: hand in on TUESDAY
3. Work period: Lima Bean Lab
FRIDAY OCTOBER 14
1. Make observations of the lima beans! (until Oct. 17)
2. Demo: What other chemical properties does magnesium have? - reactivity with acid
3. Take up practice half-pages (page 3-5)
4. Entry book
5. Lab: Can you actually lose weight by making your own butter?
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13
1. Make observations of the lima beans! (until Oct. 17)
2. Take up practice half-pages (the rest are due for homework)
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
3. Page 143 #1-4, 147 #1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 - check!
4. Practice classifying matter
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. 4.1 Classification of Matter ppt.
3. Page 143 #1-4, 147 #1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11
UNIT 1: SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS
FRIDAY OCTOBER 7
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Computer lab: Lima Bean Lab Assignment
THURSDAY OCTOBER 6
UNIT TEST!
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5
TUESDAY OCTOBER 4
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Take up Quiz 3, Hare/Lynx questions, Friday's questions: Page 67: 5, 7, 10 & Page 85: 8-10, 12, 13
3. Study Tips
4. Finish all questions/handouts from yesterday
5. Review Sheet
TEST ON THURSDAY!
MONDAY OCTOBER 3
1. New seating plan!
2. Make observations of the lima beans!
4. 3.1 Government Initiatives handout
5. Randle Reef Case Study with questions
6. Zoos Case Study
Have all of today's and Friday's questions done for tomorrow.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. 2.2 Assessing Impacts on the Environment ppt. with Page 67: 5, 7, 10 & Page 85: 8-10, 12, 13
3. Why is biodiversity important? article
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28
1. Hare/Lynx + Virtual Labs due TODAY!
2. Make observations of the lima beans!
3. 2.1 Human Impact on Ecosystems jigsaw activity
What's on the quiz tomorrow?
- 1.2. Food chains/webs, trophic levels, energy pyramids
- 1.3 Interactions between ecosystems
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Finish Hare/Lynx + Virtual Lab questions - due tomorrow!
3. Article: "Balanced on a Razor's Edge"
4. Entry books: how would the hare/lynx graph change if there was an invasive species? Or if they had a parasitic relationship?
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Computer Lab: Virtual Lab Simulation with this website
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Yesterday was the 1st day of fall! So why are the leaves going to be changing?
3. Finish 1.3 Interactions in Ecosystems ppt. note
4. Hare/Lynx Investigation - have the graph done for Monday
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22
1. Make observations of the lima beans!
2. Quiz #2
3. Take up 1.2 Food chains/webs, Trophic levels and Energy pyramids handout (see answers)
4. 1.3 Interactions in Ecosystems ppt. note
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21
1. Entry book questions
2. Make observations of the lima beans!
3. Crossword homework check
4. Food webs & chains Review
5. Food webs & chains with Disney animals!
6. 1.2 Food chains/webs, Trophic levels and Energy pyramids handout (use textbook)
Reminder: Quiz tomorrow! Biosphere & Priestley experiments and Nutrient Cycles (3)
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20
1. Hand back Quiz #1 (answers)
2. Why do we need water, nitrogen and carbon? See examples of these elements in nature here
3. Producers, consumers, decomposers crossword
4. Start "How have humans bean affecting ecosystems?" experiment
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19
1. Hand back Biosphere 2/Priestley questions (correct them using the answers)
2. Finish nutrient cycles diagrams (i.e. Nitrogen) (Yours should look something like this) and questions
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16
1. Nutrient Cycles (Water and Carbon): diagrams and questions
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15
1. Quiz #1
2. Planet Earth Video: "Jungles" - video sheet answers here
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14
1. Biosphere 2/Priestley Experiments
2. Video on Biosphere 2: do you think it was a total failure?
3. The 53-year-old Terrarium article
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13: GRADE 9s TO DUNDAS VALLEY!
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12
1. Article: Should Christians care about the environment?
3. Page 21 #10, 11, 15, 16, 17
3. Canadian Biomes map + summary table
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1. Ecology Intro discussion: What is a sustainable ecosystem? How much should we value the environment?
2. Copy 1.1 bolded terms into notes + include examples for each
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8
1. Practising Using the Scientific Method: The Whirlybird Experiment
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7
1. Welcome!: Student course outlines, info sheets, textbooks, classroom rules...
2. What is science and why do we study it? What makes a good scientific question? (BOAR) - see ppt.