Monday June 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. Are you done? It was your last chance. It really was.
• Did a reflection for bonus marks. Did you do it & hand it in?
• Interactions & Ecosystesms....watched a moive, how can you relate it to this unit? Plants for food & Fibre?
• It was our last day! Good Work 7B.
• Any questions? Please ask!

HAPPY STUDYING FOR FINAL EXAMS!

Thusday June 11, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Listened to the song that told us how many days of classes we have left.....how many?
• Showed me your review posters. The ones that are done look FABULOUS. They will help you review and study.
• Talked about exams, exam day, expectations, study schedules......any questions? Please ask!
• Watched a movie. How does it relate to interactions & ecosystems? Plants for Food & Fibre?

Happy Studying!!

Tuesday June 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Handed in our vocabulary.
• Worked on our review posters. Due THURSDAY.
• Remember you will be handing in your textbooks this week!!

Friday June 5, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. You have (2) TWO classes left to get this done.
• Finished our vocabulary. Your completed duotang is due on TUESDAY.
• Did a power point presentation on Plants for Food & Fibre. Did you write notes as we went along?
• Did a few demonstrations: What is the difference between OSMOSIS & DIFFUSION? Active Transport & Passive Transport?
• Don't forget to READ sia7 p169 & DO sia7 p172-173 #2-17.
• Your vocabulary duotangs will help you study for your final exams. Did you complete yours to the best of your ability?

Wednesday June 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Nice work, many of you have now completed this requirement.
• Did a quiz on Heat & Temperature sections 3 & 4. How did you do?
• Got & worked on vocabulary #46. It will be due on Tuesday June 9. It is expected that ALL of your vocabulary will be in your duotangs at this time. Don't forget to follow the instructions.
• All of your vocabulary words are in the Unit PLANTS FOR FOOD & FIBRE.
• There are only 13 days left until final exams start. What will you do to help you prepare??

Monday June 1, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. How many do you have left to do? You are running out of time.
• Is your vocabulary in your vocabulary duotang?
• Talked about how a Gallileo Thermometer works. Wrote a journal entry about it.
• Watched the end of the Day After Tomorrow. Wrote a journal entry about it. We summarized it & wrote a sentence about why we thought Ms. Wilson Showed us this movie.
• Made sure we finished all of our AYLs (sia7 p221, 237, 251, 189, #1-5).
• Started our UNIT REVIEW, sia7 p256-257 #2-22. Have up to question #10 done by Wednesday.

Thursday May 28, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Didn't do current events......why was that?
• Had a chat about what happened on Tuesday.
• Started to watch "The Day After Tomorrow".
• What does this movie have to do with Heat & Temperature? Interactions & Ecosystems? Plants for Food & Fibre?
• Finish up the 4 ayl's in the Heat & Temperature unit for homework. You should have started all of them.

Tuesday May 26, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. You time is almost up to get this done. What are you going to do about it?
• Vocabulary should be in your duotangs.
• Handed in sia7 p237 ayl #1-5 & Give it a try on p 239.
• Went outside and worked on two give it a try activites. P229 - about thermostats and p245 - what do you use electricity for. Did you read the instructions CAREFULLY?
• Did some fire demonstrations outside.......what is a bimetallic strip? How does it work? How does that relate to a thermostat?
• READ sia7 p238-250. Do sia7 p251 ayl #1-5.
• You will have handed in four (4) ayl's by the end of this unit.

Friday May 22, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. The clock is ticking, have you done two this term?
• Put our vocabulary in our duotangs.
• Handed in our Mission to Mars assignments.
• Worked on the give it a try activity sia7 p239. What would you do? Due Tuesday.
• Worked on ayl, sia7 p237 #1-5. Due Tuesday.
• If you want to work ahead you can read sia7 p238-250.

Wednesday May 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events??? Why was no one ready? 5%
• Is your word search and completed vocabulary in your duotang?
• Did a surprise quiz. How did it go?
• Handed in our convection conduction radiation posters.
• Got lots of stuff handed back. How did you do?
• Read sia7 p222-234.
• Worked on sia7 p235 Mission to Mars. How did you do? How creative were you?
• This is due next class. I can't wait to see what you have come up with!

Thursday May 14, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Got a VOCABULARY word search for Heat & Temperature sections 3 & 4.
• Talked about Particles, states of matter, & changing states of matter.
• Saw how change of states work on the smartboard. What happens when we add heat to something? Take away heat from something?
• What is the difference between HEAT & TEMPERATURE?
• Worked on sia7 p202 #1 as a class.
• What are CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, & RADIATION? (sia7 p211 & 213)
• Homework: sia7 p221 #1-5. Worked on our "miniposters" for question one today.
• Have a Great Long Weekend.

Tuesday May 12, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Put our Vocabulary word searches & vocabulary work in our vocabulary duotangs.
• Handed in our Short Story about "No Heat in January"
• Read & Answered the Three questions in the Career Profile sia7 p188. Put this in our JOURNALS.
• Did sia7 ayl p189 #1-5. What do you know about HEAT TECHNOLOGIES?
• We did some reading together & talked about the Particle Theory of Matter. We also talked about Different States of Matter. We also talked about what happens when we ADD HEAT & TAKE AWAY HEAT.
• DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE CONCEPTS? What 3 things do we talk about when we are describing the STATES of matter?
• Read sia7 p190-220. Omit p195, 197, 201, 204, 207, 208, 210, 218-219. We already read some of these pages as a class. Do you remember which parts we highlighted as being important?
• You will have QUESTIONS based on this READING on THURSDAY.
• Remember your ELA Part A EXAM is TOMORROW. Bring a dictionary, thesaurus, water bottle, & a book to read after you are done.

Friday May 8, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got a vocabulary word search for sections 1.0 & 2.0 of heat & temperature. Be sure to follow ALL directions & place the completed work in your vocabulary duotang.
• Did Current Events.
• Read sia7 p176-178. What questions should you keep in mind about this unit?
• Looked at the DEVELOPMENT of HEAT TECHNOLOGIES timeline, sia7 p184.
• Did the give it a try activity on sia7 p182. What is your short story going to be about?
• Looked at fire. Looked at how heat can affect certain things. You already know alot about this unit!!
• DUE TUESDAY: Vocabulary & Short Story.

Wednesday May 6, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Were appropriately behaved for the presentations?
• Did not do vocabulary.
• Did our last bit of unit review for Planet Earth.
• Wrote ourselves a "hint sheet" we could use during our UNIT FINAL.
• Did you bring a pencil?
• Wrote our PLANET EARTH UNIT FINAL.
• Did you remember to complete your journal entry & put it in your Journal duotang?
• Started working on our HEAT & TEMPERATURE Title pages. Do you remember what you need to include? Due FRIDAY.

Monday May 4. 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did not do Vocabulary.
• Worked on our Planet Earth unit review. Answered some questions. Talked about stuff.
• Mapped out a geologic time scale. If 1 metre = 1 billion years, where does the majority of the "action" take place?
• Unit Final on Wednesday.
• Homework: Finish Review Booklet, Study for your Unit Final

Thursday April 30, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did a journal entry about our trip to the ZOO!
• Started our Unit Review for Planet Earth. You got a booklet. In addition to working on the booklet you should be reviewing the figures and summaries in your textbook.
• Got our ROCK CYCLES back.
• UNIT FINAL NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009.
• Listened to a story about FLOATING CONTINENTS & DANCING ELEPHANTS. What do we mean by a Canadian Dancing Elephant?

Tuesday April 28, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Went to the ZOO! Did you have fun? What did you learn? What animals did you see?
• Did current events at lunch. WELL DONE!
• Disucssed what we learned when we came back to school.

Friday April 24, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did NOT do vocabulary.
• Finished working on our GEOLOGICAL BOOT CAMP. How did you do?
• We will talk about it after the Zoo.
• ZOO ON TUESDAY! Meet in the hub at 8:45am.

Wednesday April 23, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Are you ready for your turn?
• No Vocabulary today!
• DAY 2: GEOLOGICAL BOOT CAMP.
• Remember it is like a JOB. Would you hire yourself?
• Remember you are trying to figure out what your MYSTERY MINERALS are.
• We are at the end of a unit....maybe you should start to REVIEW??

FIELD TRIP FORMS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY!

Monday April 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Are you ready for your turn?
• No Vocabulary today!
• Got together with Mr. Mang's Class & worked on our GEOLOGICAL BOOT CAMP CRATE.
• Remember it is like a JOB. Would you hire yourself?
• Do you have any questions about it?
• Remember you are trying to figure out what your MYSTERY MINERALS are.
• We are at the end of a unit....maybe you should start to REVIEW??
• FIELD TRIP FORMS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY!

Thursday April 16, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Did word list #45.
• Handed in CRAZY KRAKATOA.
• Looked at some FOSSILS. What did you notice?
• Talked about LAYERS/STRATA. Do you remember the Parfait example? Everybody loves parfaits!!!
• How old is the Earth?
• Read and Discussed as a class sia7 p419-423.
• Started to work on sia7 p425 ayl #1-10. If you did two questions in class, that means you have two questions per day for homework. DUE MONDAY.
• FIELD TRIP FORMS!!!!!!
• Hey, we are coming to the end of this unit, hmmmm that means there will be a unit final VERY soon. How will you prepare?

Tuesday April 14, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• TRIED to do CURRENT EVENTS.....no one was ready who was supposed to be ready....why was that?
• Did word list #44. We will do the word OMIT until nobody asks what that word means anymore.
• Did a word search. Each word from the word search was part of your vocabulary, do you KNOW & UNDERSTAND them?
• Handed in sia7 p408 #1-3.
• Read sia7 p410-414 as a class. Do you understand how fossils are formed?
• Summarize sia7 p413.
• Did sia7 p414 #1-2 in partners. Do you understand the questions?
• Homework: Read & UNDERSTAND sia7 p415-418
• Crazy Krakatoa is due on THURSDAY!!!
• Got our information about the ZOO field trip today. Please make sure you bring back your money & signed forms by FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2009

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. You have the new schedule.....please be prepared on your day.
• Did word list #43.
• Handed in our MAPS.
• Talked about PLATE TECTONICS & CONTINENTAL DRIFT. What are they?
• What happens to our graham crackers & magic mud? What is this a MODEL of?
• What are 3 types of boundaries?
• What is a trench? a ridge?
• Reminder: Crazy Krakatoa is due next week!
• DO sia7 p400 #1-4.
• READ & UNDERSTAND sia7 p402-408. DO sia7 c&r p 408 #1-3. Due TUESDAY.

Monday April 6, 2009

WELCOME BACK!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.......why do you squander your chances away? When you are give the opportunity to make up a missed assignment, you should USE it WISELY.
• Did word list #42.
• Talked about the MAP assignment (sia7 p396). Do you understand it now? It is due on WEDNESDAY.
• Talked about the CRAZY Krakatoa assignment. It is due next Thursday, April 16, 2009. No exceptions. That will have given you a MONTH to complete this. No more class time will be given.
• Handed in our SIGNED progress reports with any missing work. TUESDAY is the last day to submit any work you need to catch up on.

Friday March 13, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did word list #39. IS YOUR DUOTANG HANDED IN?
• Talked about the 3 different kinds of rocks & the rock cycle.
• Listened to a song about the rock cycle.
• Did an interactive smart board rock cycle activity.
• Handed in our graphs.
• Poster/title page about the rock cycle is due on MONDAY.

Wednesday March 11, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did word list #38
• Did Current Events
• Wrote a quiz
• Did a journal entry, sia7 p373. This should be in your journal.
• Worked on a GRAPH of metals mined in different countries. sia7 p379, you were given graph paper to help you complete this.
• Homework: sia7 p390 #1, p391 #1, 2, 4, 5, & 7

Monday March 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Vocabulary #37. There was only one word. Please make sure your completed duotangs are handed in on WEDNESDAY.
• Did Current Events.
• Watched the end of the movie "Deep Impact". Wrote a journal entry. What was the movie about? What did you think about it? Do you think that there were other potential solutions to the problems in the movie? What were they?
• Did not do our quiz! WILL DO IT ON WEDNESDAY. FOR SURE!

Monday March 2, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Word List #35. Did you format it properly? Have you met all of the requirements?
• Did a Volcano/Earth Structure worksheet.
• Give it Try p 369. It should be in your Journal.
• Summarize sia7 p368-384. You have already read these pages and we have talked about them. You had class time to work on this.
• Homework: sia7 p384 c&r #1-4. FORMAT.

Thursday February 26, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Got Word List #34. Are you up to date? I will be marking these soon.
• Got a New Seating Plan. Don't ask to switch. It won't happen.
• DID IN CLASS: sia7 ayl p367 #-10.
• Do you have any questions???
• Homework: Read & UNDERSTAND sia7 p377-390, omit p382-383,388-389. Do sia7 p376 #1-2.
• Watched some Fun videos about science: electric fences & alkali metals.
• Listened to the Rocks & Gems & Minerals Song.

Tuesday February 24, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Got word list #33. Are you up to date?
• Talked about our reading! Went over the MOST ACCEPTED about how the EARTH is structured.
• What are the layers of the Earth? What do you know about them?
• Watched a short video clip about theories of how the Earth is structured.
• Set up our vermi-composters. What are we going to use them for?
• Homework: Do sia7 p366 c&r #1-5 Read & Understand sia7 p368-376, omit p373-375

Friday February 20, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events
• Did Word List #32
• Talked about our reading & homework. I will look at it on Tuesday.
• Homework: DO sia7 p362 #1, 2, & 5. READ & UNDERSTAND sia7 p363-376
• You have not done vocabulary for this reading yet, you will need to make questions for yourself to help your understanding.

Wednesday February 18, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. When is your turn?
• Did vocabulary #31. Is your vocabulary set up properly?
• Talked about Planet Earth. Did the give it a try activity on sia 7 p350 & put it in our journals.
• READ & UNDERSTAND sia7 p352-362. You had 25 minutes of classtime to do this. What did you learn?
• HOMEWORK: sia7 p356 #1-4. Remember to format your assignment properly!

Monday February 8, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. BE READY.
• Did not do vocabulary. Used this valuable time to review.
• Got our quizzes back, went over them.
• Handed our review booklets.
• Did our unit final for Structures & Forces! How did it go?
• Read sia7 p427.
• Worked on our Title page for Planet Earth. Due on Wednesday February 18th! That is LOTS & LOTS of time and it is something fun to do.

Thursday February 5, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Did vocabulary #30. These words were all on your quiz, some of those words you had seen before. Did that help?
• Did a quiz on sections 3 & 4. Do you understand the importance of READING & UNDERSTANDING ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS before you start?
• Got a review booklet for structures & forces. You will get ONE & ONLY ONE booklet. If you lose it, it is your responsibility to get yourself sorted out.
• The review booklet is due on MONDAY.
• UNIT FINAL MONDAY.
• Any questions? ASK!

Tuesday February 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabualary #29.
• Did current events. Remember you HAVE the new schedule - use it.
• Watched the end of our movie Six Degrees that could Change the World. What did you think? How can structures be changed? What is energy efficiency?
• You will have a quiz on sections 3 & 4 on THURSDAY. Be ready.
• Homework: sia7 p342-343 #12-18. Due Thursday, be ready to hand it in, you had class time to get it started.
  

For Thursday January 29, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #28
• Did current events. New scheudule starts this week, do you know when your turn is?
• Watched the movie Six Degrees that could change the World. What is going on in this movie? Why is it important for us to understand these processes when thinking about structure design?
• You will have a quiz this week - on Tuesday or Thursday.
• We are almost done this unit, what should you be doing?
• A quiz is imminent. What does this phrase mean?

What is a characteristic of an Independent Learner?

Tuesday January 27, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #27
• Did current events.
• Read a bit about roller coasters, their designers and inspectors. Sia7 p333.
• Wrote a journal entry about the roller coasters: sia7 p333 #1-3.
• Watched a National Geographic Documentary: Six degrees that could change the world. What is it about? We will finish it on Thursday.
• Homework: Read & UNDERSTAND: sia7 p334-335, do c&r p336 #1 & 2.

Friday January 23, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Did vocabulary #26.
• In groups, worked on designing a better back pack. What ideas did you come up with?
• Read & Understand sia7 p324-329.
• Homework: sia7 p327 #1 & 2.

Today was the last day to hand in any missing assignments to be counted for term 2.

Wednesday January 21, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did vocabulary #25
• Did current events.
• Talked about our homework.
• Handed in sia7 p321 #1-3.
• Did a journal entry from sia7 p321. What was that career all about?
• Started sia7 p323 ayl #1-5. You might have one question left if you used your time wisely.
• You should be reviewing your science EVERY night for about 10 minutes.
• Got our mark updates & self evaluation. Bring them back on FRIDAY SIGNED. There are bonus marks up for grabs!
• Where should your vocabulary & journal duotangs be at the end of EVERY class?

• Friday January 23rd at 130pm is the ABSOLUTE LAST time any work from term 2 will be accepted.
  
• Remember that if you leave it this long to submit your work you are gambling....will it get marked on time or won't it??
  
• The SOONER you hand it in, the better your chances of having your work marked & counted towards your grade!

Monday January 19, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Got Vocabulary word list #24.
• Worked on our questions about the Dam. What did you find out?
• Talked about joints & materials we see in NATURE. What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament.
• I will be taking in c&r #1-3 p321 for marks on Wednesday. Please have it ready to go.

Thursday January 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did vocabulary #23. Is it complete? Is it in your duotang?
• Did a quiz - how did it go?
• Wrote a reflection about our quiz.
• Look at & THINK about sia7 p318, #2.
• READ & UNDERSTAND sia7 p319-321. What do you think? We have borrowed many ideas from nature. Can you think of some?

Tuesday January 13, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events.
• Did vocabulary #22. Is it in your duotang?
• Worked on sia7 p312 #3 in PAIRS. What is an ecologist? A marina? A hyrdroelectric dam? What things must you CONSIDER for EACH person or situation?
• READ & UNDERSTAND sai7 p313-318. DO sia7 p318 #1 AND 3.
• There is a QUIZ in your VERY NEAR future.
• Are you up to date? Is all of your work where it is supposed to be?

Friday January 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events. GREAT WORK!
• Got Vocabulary #21. Had LOTS of time to complete it.
• Why did we crush a pop can?
• We Read and discussed sia7 p308-310 together. Do you UNDERSTAND it?
• How many different types of MATERIALS did you find? How many different types of FASTENERS did you find?
• What is a fastener?
• What is a PROPERTY of a material?
• What do we mean by MATERIAL?
• Homework: sia7 p312 #1 & 2. Due Tuesday.

Wednesday January 7, 2009

• Today in SCIENCE we:
  Did Current Events. WAY TO GO!!
• Remember you should have at least 2 (two) current events done for this term.
• Reviewed how to format our current event write up properly.
• Reviewed some dates. When does term 2 end?
• Got some work back. What are the sources of a very serious condition called "marking rage"? How can you prevent it?
• Watched the end of our movie. What are a few things in the movie that are true? Untrue?
• Wrote a journal entry about the bridges we built.
• Do sia7 p307 c&r #1-6
• If I was you, I would do some review. This will help you prepare for a pop quiz that may occur in your near future.

WELCOME BACK from Winter Break 7B!