DNA

 Watch my videos on DNA, review the concepts in the slides below  and use class time to complete the assignments which are due on Friday.  

Here is another video from youtube which explains these concepts in more detail.





Assignment - 15 points

SUMMARIZE THE MAIN POINTS OF DNA NOTES 10 points

A. Summarize the main points of the DNA notes AND the DNA slide show in a Cartoon Format and make a clear photo of this cartoon.  upload your assignment in Microsoft Teams.   Include the details about Watson and Crick and Franklin.

EVALUATION rubric
10 points:  You included all the main points in a colourful, creative format which is written in ink and coloured.  You used humour and creativity and your assignment stands out for showing an understanding of the key points

8-9 :  you include all the main points and you show excellence and creativity. your assignment is in colour and inked

5-7 :  you include most of the main points and your assignment is handed in. It is a good start and  You needed more time to finish this.

2-4:  you handed something in that was not quite complete, although it is a pretty good start

You may do Assignment 3 Aas a poem that rhymes if you don't want to draw.

3B.  take a picture of  your drawing of this worksheet filled out: You may redraw it or edit it in Paint.
5 points

Clean Air festival topics and activities

Make a plan for your display : Create a strategy to invite people to come to your booth and make a plan to engage the interest of your audience

TOPICS: 

1. take CO2 levels in different school rooms show pics of result.  

Make a poster describing the CO2 levels in different areas of the school or home or in any other places of your choosing.  Also, include the following information in your poster

Good ventilation health effects Lancet article on designing infectious disease resilience in schools. pic1 of ventilation benefits 

https://healthybuildings.hsph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LANCET-April-2021-Designing-infectious-disease-resilience-into-school-buildings-through-improvements-to-venitlation-and-air-cleaning.pdf

Health Canada summary of ventilation as source of pic2 on CO2 harms

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide.html 

infectious disease https://www.salon.com/2023/06/25/poor-air-filtration-in-schools-is-driving-absences-and-tanking-productivity-but-the-fix-is-simple/

taking readings for aranet 4 

2. build a CR box write clear instructions for how to make a  CR box 

2.a Clean Air Crew instructions for CR box , note instructions on the single filter model

https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/

2.b CR boxes can reduce illness in classrooms by removing germs floating in the air . A news article summarizing  the scientific research 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/this-diy-air-purifier-costs-far-less-than-a-hepa-purifier-and-studies-say-it-works-1.6098237

  Air filters can reduce absence due to illness in Sweden

https://yle.fi/a/74-20062381

3.  Outdoor and Indoor air pollution. PM 2.5 from indoor and outdoor sources . What are the effects of wildfire smoke affect on health. make a poster & a physical creative display out of wood & human body model . 

Great visual on PM 2.5

https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics

fire smoke forecast 

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Fraser health summary of wildfire smoke health effects

https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/air-quality/wildfire-smoke

PM 2.5 harms learning

https://today.usc.edu/exposure-to-certain-pollution-sources-harms-childrens-learning-and-memory-usc-study-shows/

4.  historical CO2 levels NASA and NOAA data shows changes in CO2 over time. Make a poster of Climate change & a physical creative display of the earth & CO2 & using props  

5.  Performance options: 

Do some busking at the festival:  

Or help run a button making station or...your choice

6.  Co-design a sustainable future: Be an artist for the festival 

CREATE A DREAM FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

TOPICS can include  transportation , living in your house, work, shopping , gathering, recreation 

Online resources:

fire smoke forecast 

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Clean Air Crew instructions for CR box , note instructions on the single filter model

https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/

CR boxes can reduce illness in classrooms by removing germs floating in the air . A news article summarizing  the scientific research 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/this-diy-air-purifier-costs-far-less-than-a-hepa-purifier-and-studies-say-it-works-1.6098237

Air filters can reduce absence due to illness in Sweden

https://yle.fi/a/74-20062381

Fraser health summary of wildfire smoke health effects

https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/air-quality/wildfire-smoke

CO2 levels 

Good ventilation health effects Lancet article on designing infectious disease resilience in schools. pic1 of ventilation benefits 

https://healthybuildings.hsph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LANCET-April-2021-Designing-infectious-disease-resilience-into-school-buildings-through-improvements-to-venitlation-and-air-cleaning.pdf

Health Canada summary of ventilation as source of pic2 on CO2 harms

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide.html

infectious disease https://www.salon.com/2023/06/25/poor-air-filtration-in-schools-is-driving-absences-and-tanking-productivity-but-the-fix-is-simple/

taking readings for aranet 4 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/infographic-fine-particulate-matter.htmlwildfire smoke 

https://climateatlas.ca/wildfire-smoke-and-climate-change#:~:text=This%20will%20only%20continue%20as,more%20smoke%2Drelated%20health%20problems.

https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics

NASA data on climate impact of higher CO2 levels 

https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/?intent=121

Practice Drawing Bohr Diagram and Lewis Diagram

   

You will practice drawing Bohr Diagrams and Lewis diagrams.   You can practice this by working through  this Study guide on the same topic  and the Answer key   or you can work on any worksheets provided in class.

liver or potato enzyme lab

 

In the human body, ENZYMES help speed up chemical reactions. 

Today we take a piece of raw pork liver and add it to Hydrogen Peroxide.  Raw liver contains an enzyme called "catalase" which has a job of breaking the bonds in hydrogen peroxide.  When those bonds are broken, atoms rearrange themselves and new products are formed.  

In the lab, we discover the new products

Dry Ice lab: Solid CO2

 

you did  a solid carbon dioxide lab

Balancing Equations

 Watch the video on balancing equations

You may try using our class lego to balance equations by assigning a lego piece to an atom. 

 You may also work on the chemistry practice sheets on nomenclature. 

Calcium Lab lab report

Assignment:   Write up our lab on Calcium and water. FORMAT:  paper write up or word doc or pdf or powerpoint 

 Your lab must include the following

1.  Your First and Last name 

2. Purpose of lab:  The purpose of the lab is to find out what happens when you add calcium to water. PART I  Describe the teacher demo that preceded this lab. 

PART II DESCRIBE THE STUDENT EXPERIMENT IN DETAIL 

3.a Materials: write a complete list of materials that we used 

b.  Safety:  list the safety precautions for this lab

4. Procedure: Draw a cartoon to describe the step by step procedure  that is so well written that another person could read it and replicate your actions exactly. You may also upload pics demonstrating your procedure. 

A. PROCEDURE WITH TEST TUBE AND BEAKER

B  PROCEDURE WITH BEAKER AND SOAP

5.  What is the question we are trying to answer?  For example there were two possible gases that came out of this reaction.  What gases were they? What were possible outcomes of this lab?

6. Results:  Describe in detail what happened after you did the procedure.  Include any photos you took.  How did you know you made the gas, which gas?  

7.  What was the white stuff?  How did you test for the identity of the white stuff? 

8. Write your conclusion in paragraph form.  


EVALUATION   IS OUT OF 25 IN TOTAL

5
presentation is out of 5.  for 5/5 it is typed  with illustrations or photos and handed in electronically or on paper

     for 4/5 it is pretty good but there are a few spelling mistakes.  for 0-3 out of 5 it is in pencil or messy.  I prefer this to be printed

10
Clear writing is out of 10.  for 9/10 or 10/10, it is written with no English mistakes and it clearly communicates each part of the lab report.    7-8/10  it is very well written     for 5-6/10 some parts are not so clear and the reader must guess what you are trying to say.  0-4/10, it is minimally communicating what happened

10
Paragraphs are insightful and your observations are well done. this is out of 10.
             9-10/10,   your observations and conclusions are well written and logical.  It is brilliant
              7-8/10   your observations and conclusions are very well done
               5-6   your conclusions don't really logically follow from your results
                0-4   your conclusions are not relating to your results at all