Friday December 19, 2008

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 7B

• Great work getting current events done! I'm very proud of you.
• Your homework, those questions in sia7, you need to prioritize. Good job to those of you that got them done. I expect to see the rest of them in my hands the FIRST day back to school BEFORE the bell goes.
• Hope you enjoyed your celebration, we'll finish the movie on our first day back.

Have a fun, safe, restful, break!

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Nice work people!
• Did NOT do vocabulary. Are you up to date with your vocabulary duotang?
• Reviewed our BRIDGES worksheet. Do you know which bridge is which?
• Did a FORCES lab with marshmellows & handed it in. NICE WORK AGAIN 7B!
• Planned our WINTER CELEBRATION for FRIDAY. Please remember NO electronics. You may bring board games & food. I will play a movie.
• For our celebration to occur, current events MUST be done and EVERY person MUST hand in sia7 c&r p306 #1 & 2. We talked about these questions in class. This should take you 10 minutes or so to answer. READ sia7 p300-306 (omit p304-305) for help.
• What does the word OMIT mean?
• See you FRIDAY!

Monday December 15, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.....good work people! Is your turn on WEDNESDAY? BE READY.
• Started our Stress our Marshmellow Lab. If you were away, you will need to get caught up!
• Got a new vocabulary today - #20.
• Bring your marshmellow handout to class on WEDNESDAY.
• Did an EGG Experiement. What was our hypothesis? Based on what previous knowledge? What were our results? Did our results support our hypothesis?
• Watched Planet Earth Caves. If you had to sell a structure, how would you do that? What kinds of features would you look for? How could you MARKET them, or make them appealing for a potential buyer? Make a list, then come up with a strategy.
• Do a rough draft of a COMIC STRIP that could help you sell these structures.
• Structural shapes, components, stress, failure & fatigue. What do they mean?
• How do we build a structure for stability?
• What are some PROPERTIES of building materials? What is a property?
• 7B, it is cold out there, please remember to dress WARMLY!!

Thursday December 11, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. EVERYONE was ready! WELL DONE!!
• Got vocabulary #19.
• There was a mistake - last day's vocabulary was #18, not 19.
• Finished building our bridges.
• Did a presentation to the class about the bridge our group built.
• Worked on our bridges handout.
• Read sia7 p296-298.
• Do sia7 p299 #1 & 2.

Tuesday December 9, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events - good work, are you ready for Thursday?
• Got vocabulary #19 - see the side lists!! Due Thursday
• What are load, static load, and dynamic load?
• In Groups, Using K'nex, we made the type of bridge assigned to us.
• IF WE FINISHED our bridge we had a worksheet to work on.
• All of our bridges are in the classroom, we will present them next day.
• HOMEWORK: do sia7 p293 #1-4.

GREAT WORK TODAY 7B!

Friday December 5, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had Current Events - WELL DONE! Is it your turn on Tuesday?
• Reviewed what we have learned so far in structures and forces.
• Read sia7 p280 - 282 together. What did you learn about FORCES?
• Can you define MAGNITUDE, DIRECTION & LOCATION as they apply to FORCES?
• Read sia7 p 284 as a class. What is a NEWTON? Did p284 c&r #3 in class. Do you understand it?
• We identified structures in our classroom and classified them as; shell, frame or solid. Can you have a structure that falls into more than one of these categories?
• HOMEWORK: Read & UNDERSTAND sia7 p 285-294, OMIT p 292-293.

Wednesday December 3, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy Video on Structures & Forces. What is the difference between TENSION & COMPRESSION?
• Finished our Famous Structures Presentations. Well done!
• Did Current Events. Well Done! Is it your turn on FRIDAY? Please be ready!
• Got a new schedule for current events. You are set until the end of January. Please highlight your name so you know when your turn is.
• Handed in our Structures & Forces title pages.
• Talked about STRUCTURE & FUNCTION.
• Talked about FRAME, SOLID, & SHELL structures.
• Have a LOOK at sia7 p278 give it a try. What do you think? Come prepared to discuss your ideas.
• DO sia7 p279 ayl #1-4. Yes, you need to write the question down.
• Let's remember what it means to be respectful of EVERYONE in our classroom.
  

Monday December 1, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about what you did while I was away.
• Did our Famous Structures presentations & handed in our write-ups.
• Started our Structures & Forces Title pages. Made a plan. Final Copy Due on WEDNESDAY. Don't forget YOUR NAME, CLASS, DATE, & a QUESTION YOU have about Structures & Forces.
• Current Events on WEDNESDAY. You know who you are, please be PREPARED.

Wednesday November 12, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about what you did while I was away.
• Did current events - well done! Be ready on your day!
• Who is the Cleanest of them all? How did we answer this multiple choice question?
• Handed in our vocabulary - no new vocabulary today.
• Worked on our Unit Review for Interactions & Ecosystesm p89-90 #2-20.
• You have done the vocabulary
• Played with the Van der Graaf Generator - what happened? Why did it happen? Was it FUN?
• Interactions & Ecosystems Unit Final Next Wednesday.
• What kinds of study strategies will you use?
• Maybe you would like to take your vocabulary duotang home to study? If you have done a good job on your vocabulary studying will be easy!

Friday October 31, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. Please be ready if it is your turn on TUESDAY.
• Did vocabulary #15.
• Went over succession & pioneer species. Can you remember what we said about them?
• We reviewed c&r p64 #1-6: your answers should now be complete.
• Please do AYL p65 #1-6 for Tuesday.

Wednesday October 28, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got vocabulary #14, handed in vocabulary #13.
• Did current events.
• P60 c&r #1-3, should have been completed in class.
• TSQ4R p62-63: did you have time to do it in class? You should be done you had lots of class time.
• Give it a Try p62 - in pairs. What is a pioneer species?
• C&R p64 #1-6: due Friday. Did you format your assignment properly?
• Would you like to work ahead? Read p66-70! Can you tell me what they are about?
• Hope you had a good day!

Monday October 27, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Got word list #13.
• Proof read & handed in our letters for our action projects.....why was no one done on time?
• Read pages 50-51 as a class.
• Did the Give it a try on p55 as a JOURNAL ENTRY.
• Check & Reflect p54 #1-4.
• Read p55-60, omit p58-59.
  

Thursday October 23, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• No vocabulary today!
• Reviewed our homework (ayl p25 & 48) to help us prepare for our quiz.
• Wrote a quiz on sections 1.0 & 2.0 in Interactions & Ecosystesm. How did you do?
• Started a letter asking for support of our action project. Who did you choose to write to? What did you include in your letter. Due Monday.

Tuesday October 21, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Vocabulary #12. Due Thursday.
• Had current events. Is it your turn on Thursday?
• Handed in our SIGNED Interim Self Evaluation. How do you think you're doing?
• Will have a quiz on Thursday on sections 1 & 2.
• Look at the summary on p85 to help you prepare.
• Make sure you have completed sia7 p 25 #1-5 (we did this a while ago), & sia7 p48 #1-8, due Thursday.
• Lets continue to think about our action project so we can ACT on it!

Thursday October 9, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. You have a schedule, make sure you check it.
• Handed in Vocabulary #11. Is your vocabulary duotang up to date?
• Is your journal up to date?
• Did a self-evaluation for science. Please go over it with your parents and have them sign it.
• Over the break think about our class action project!
• Try to review what we have done so far in our interactions & ecosystems unit!
• Come back from break ready to work HARD!

Tuesday October 7, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Got a schedule for current events....you know EXACTLY when your turn is. If you have missed your turn be prepared to go on an open day.
• Handed in Vocabulary #10.
• Got Vocabulary #11 - Due Thursday.
• Started our ACTION PROJECT. What ideas do you have to include in a LETTER to city council? Our project is starting to take shape - great work!
• Did sia7, c&r p25 #1-5. We also did the "focus on...." questions p25 #1-3. Due Thursday.

Friday October 3, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. Is your turn on TUESDAY?
• Handed in Vocabulary #9, g0t Vocabulary #10, due Tuesday.
• Went over our examples of Symbiosis & adaptation.
• Read sia p. 20-23.
• Did the give it a try on p 20 - how do the thing we do every day impact our environment?
• Do sia7 p24, c&r #1-6. Due Tuesday.

BUDGET your TIME:

The vocabulary should not take more than 15 minutes - you had lots of class time for this.

The reading should take you about 15 minutes.

The questions may take you half an hour (30 Minutes)

You have 4 days to complete this work, 15 mintues MAXIMUM per day should do it!

Wednesday October 1, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current Events.
• Handed in Vocabulary #8.
• Got Vocabulary #9 - Due Friday.
• What does carbon dioxide have to do with ocean noise?
• Read sia7 p14 and wrote a journal entry - how long could you survive without all of your basic needs being met?
• Read together sia7 p16, 17 & 19. You need to come up with 3 examples EACH of Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, and Adaptations. Due Friday.
• Do c&r sia7 p19 #1-3. Due Friday.

Folks, lets work until the bell goes.....that way you have LESS homework & more time to review & enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather.

Monday September 29, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events, it is UP TO YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY!
• Handed in vocabulary #7, got vocabulary #8 - Due Wednesday.
• Reviewed pictures from our field trip!
• Wrote a journal entry, two paragraphs 1) what did you do and learn on your field trip? 2) what ACTION could you take to help protect and preserve that parkland?
• Do sia7 pg 15, c&r #-4 - Due Wednesday. Make sure your assignment has a PROPER TITLE (page numbers, what it is), write out the questions, answer the questions in complete sentences.

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events! Your presentations were well done! Is it your turn on Monday?
• Check the current events schedule!
• Handed in vocabulary #6.
• Got vocabulary #7 - Due Monday.
• Did a give it a try activity - how many biotic & abiotic things did you come up with?
• What is the difference between biotic & abiotic?
• Talked about TSQ4R - what is it? How do you do it?
• To take notes on sia7 p 8-15 use the TSQ4R method. omit p 14. What does the word omit mean?
• Do your notes have a title? Are your name, date & class on your page?
• Don't forget to check out the "key concepts" and "learning outcomes" sections of your textbooks.
  

FIELD TRIP ON THURSDAY!

MEET IN THE HUB @ 9AM on THURSDAY

DRESS APPROPRIATELY!

Thursday September 18, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our title pages.
• Handed in our field trip forms. YOU NEED TO GET THESE IN TO ME.
• Had a current events demonstration - we will start daily presentations on TUESDAY. Is it your turn? Be prepared.
• Worked on Vocabulary #6 - Due TUESDAY.
• Did a slide show presentation on Plastic bags and wrote a journal entry about it. Your journal entry should be in your duotang.
• Had a fire drill, you guys did GREAT exiting the school in single file and lining up outside. For next time lets remember to line up FARTHER AWAY from the school and in ALPHABETICAL order.
• How did you use your class time today?
• I will stop checking your agenda soon - you are doing a great job of using them, keep it up! Agenda use is one of the best habits you will develop!
• BRING IN YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS!

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our Lab Safety Contracts (blue form)
• Got our next set of vocabulary words: Due Thursday.
• Your Interactions in Ecosystems title page is due on THURSDAY.
• Went outside and made some OBSERVATIONS. How are observations different from INFERENCES?
• Wrote a journal entry about what we saw in our school yard.
  
• We talked about the LHC - what is it?
  

Have you handed in your field trip forms?

Friday September 12, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched a video about Terry Fox.
• Got our next set of vocabulary words: Due Tuesday.
• Talked about our Field trip & got our permission forms. Your forms are due back by September 20.
• Our field trip is to Kananaskis on September 25, if your parents would like to volunteer to come along, please contact the school. We need volunteers to make our field trips happen!
• Your plan for your Interactions in Ecosystems title page should be done. We will work with it on Tuesday.

What is in your agenda?

Have you completed all of your tasks?

Do you UNDERSTAND them?

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched a lab safety video.
• Wrote our lab safety quiz.
• Got & went over our Laboratory Safety Contracts. Due back signed on FRIDAY.
• Put our vocabulary #2 in our duotangs.
• Got vocabulary #3 - Due Friday.
• Got a copy of our title page rubrics & talked about our next title page.
• A PLAN for our Interactions & Ecosystems Title page is due on FRIDAY.
• Got back our title pages, scavenger hunts, & following directions sheets, added them to our binders & wrote the information in our science table of contents. Our binders should be ship-shape.
• Talked about our up coming field trip. We need parent volunteers!! Please call the school if you are interested in helping us out! THANK YOU!

Don't forget to ask your parents if they would like to volunteer to come on a field trip with us in a couple of weeks!

How are your study habits coming along?

Are you doing 10 minutes of homework per night?

Are you using your agenda?

What would an independent learner do?

Monday September 8, 2008

Today in Science we:

• Handed in our Practice Current Event.
• Wrote spelling quiz #1.
• Got a Science Binder Table of Contents & filled it out.
• Took notes on Safety - 18 Rules.
• Got a WHMIS symbols handout - Due Wednesday.
• Science Safety Quiz on Wednesday.
• Got 5 vocabulary words - Due Wednesday.

How did you use your class time today?

You had time to do all of the assigned activities, you may even be done if you used your time well!

When you walk into the classroom, where should your agenda go?

Thursday September 4, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our Vocabulary #1 words. Is your vocabulary in your duotang? Is it in the classroom?
• Got 10 words for Spelling Test #1. Spelling test #1 will be on MONDAY.
• Reviewed the guidelines for Science Current Events.
• Chose an article, read it, & started our practice write up. Due on MONDAY.
• Handed in our Textbook Scavenger Hunts.

Are you using your AGENDA?

How did you use your class time today?

Remember ALL of your materials for Science class!

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Put our vocabulary homework into our vocabulary duotangs.
• Did you finish your vocabulary? When will you comlete it?
• Talked about our instructions quiz - why is it important to read instructions carefully and follow them?
• Worked on a Text book scavenger hunt. This is due on THURSDAY.
• Got a handout for Science Current Events. Please read this handout by THURSDAY.

Are you using your agenda appropriately?

Is your binder organized?

Bring ALL of your materials to class with you!

Thursday August 28, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our title pages
• Had an "instructions quiz" - how did you do??
• Read sia7 p433-434 - what was it about?
• Got a vocabulary assignment - 25 words, due on Tuesday.
• Your vocabulary assignment should include: the term, the definition, a picture, and using the term correctly in a sentence. You may want to use a chart to sort out your vocabulary.

Tuesday August 26, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got our textbooks
• Labelled our textbooks & wrote down our texbook numbers in our agendas.
• Using our PLAN, we worked on our Published copies of our title pages.
• Published copy due THURSDAY.
• Don't forget to bring your textbook to class on Thursday.
• What does sia7 stand for?
• REMEMBER YOUR DUOTANGS!

Friday August 22, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our course agreement forms.
• Handed in our duotangs.
• Talked about what science is......
• Talked about safety in groups.
• Made a rubric for a title page.
• Started working on a safety title page, due Tuesday.
• How is your agenda working? Where should it be as soon as you come into the classroom?

Wednesday August 20, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our course outline and science agreement.
• Please bring them back to me SIGNED on Friday.
• Completed an "all about me sheet" and had a short chat with Ms. Wilson.
• Listed some ideas we had about what science is.
• Where does your agenda go when you come into the science room?
• Remember to bring two (2) Duotangs with you to science class by MONDAY.

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