Liver Anyone? Today you were baristas and you made Liver Lattes and tested the foam !

 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 today's lab, we discover the new products

Make lego models of your balancing equations worksheet

Work with a partner and make lego balancing equations out of 5 of the worksheet questions  chapter 6

answer key is here 

Law of Conservation of Lego

  

We did some practice with lego to learn the law of conservation of mass

Nomenclature : Greek Naming system for nonmetals bonding with other nonmetals

 Learn how to write formula and compounds of nonmetals in my  video lesson below

 

Make lego formula

  practice making lego formulae.  Take a picture of the lego formulae you did in class

We will learn the analogy of LEGO and  practice building lego compounds, and writing lego formulae

Take a picture of the work you did in class

15 marks

Examples:

Calcium and Water lab report

  Assignment:   Write up our lab on Calcium and water. 

image by Katelyn M

 Your lab must include the following

1.  First and Last names of all investigators

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

3.a Materials: write a complete list of materials that we used including the litmus paper at the end.

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.

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?
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.  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
      

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
write all names and who contributed what including the % of their contribution. so two people who contributed equally would be50%

Ionic Bonding

 Watch my lecture on Ionic bonding. Work on the worksheet on ionic bonding and also work on your compound cards 

5 marks you did the practice worksheets

5 marks, you played solitaire

Solitaire assignment:

play a game of solitaire and make at least 

10 ionic compounds using your cards. 

photograph your cards AND 

a list of your formula.   Hand in on TEAMS

The Game of Compound!

 Make a deck of compound cards using the list of Common Ions which I gave to you in class.   Don't just make one of each card, make lots of repeat cards of the same ion so that the deck can be used to play a game.  Include as many of the ions as you can.   The challenge is to create a set of cards which can be used to play solitaire.  Photograph your set of  compounds.  

Evaluation criteria

18-20- your cards are complete and you were able to make a variety of compounds. The deck is very creative.  And the writing is legible, in ink or typed.

15-17 - your cards are comprehensive but not totally complete.  The deck is written in pencil. 

10-14 - your cards are a good start and almost a complete set. the deck is written in pencil

0-9 - your cards are pretty good but they are not yet complete.  You need to complete this assignment. 

The Imploding Can demonstration

 In our first lesson we  will go over science safety and start out with studying the ATOM. 

I will do a lesson on phase changes of atoms demonstrating SOLID, LIQUID, GAS.

I will ask you to write a paragraph describing our demo and also explaining phase changes in solid liquid and gas

Assignment 2:  summarize the class activity SOLID LIQUID AND GAS and explain how I did the demonstration using the following words:  solid, liquid, gas, evapouration, condensation, absolute zero, thermal energy, space between atoms.  draw a picture of the demo.or cartoon,   or photograph. 

completed summary: /10

8-10 / 10 - you explain the concepts in clear language and use all vocab words. You are an exceptional communicator and you are correct. your grasp of the concepts are excellent.

6-7/10 - you do an incredible job of summarizing and explaining the concepts.  you miss a few of the words

0-5/10- this work is not yet complete

this is due next day

What is an Atom?

 Assignment 3:  Practice questions:   What is an atom?

An analogy for Atoms, Compounds and Formula, drawn by SN This video is the first in the series for beginner Chemistry. In this video, I use the analogy of the atom as units very much like "lego bricks". This analogy was first used by researchers in MIT.

assignment : 

1. Please do this worksheet in pen and also photograph it :

An introduction to Chemistry worksheet. The answer key to the worksheets are all here. 

2. practice making a model of ATOM, ELEMENT, COMPOUND, MIXTURE  and label it

3. practice making lego formulae.  Take a picture of the lego formulae you did in class

We will learn the analogy of LEGO and  practice building lego compounds, and writing lego formulae

Take a picture of the work you did in class

4.  Colour code the periodic table

15 marks

Examples:

Safety Assignment

 1. Take a good look around our science room and imagine we are just about to do a lab were each student is given a flask of acid, a candle and magnesium. Identify ALL POTENTIAL HAZARDS in point form

2. Identify ANYTHING IN THE ROOM TO MITIGATE those hazards! in point form

3.  DRAW A MAP showing where the safety equipment is for all the things you mentioned in number 2

evaluation: 

9-10/10.   Your assignment is complete, neat creative and inked and coloured 

7-8   Your assignment is complete, neat creative and really well done!  it is in pencil

3-6.  your assignment is a good start. it is incomplete. 

Welcome to Science 10

  Welcome to Science 10! 

This course is a lab course which will cover Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Astronomy.   It is expected that you will receive most of your course content on line and we will do labs and field study in class.  You will hand in ALL assignments through Microsoft Teams.    I have set up my class so that the majority of the class notes shall be distributed on line from this blog.  

The majority of class time will be lab work (chemistry and physics experiments, microscope work) and also field study (walking to Trout Lake).  My windows shall be open ALL THE TIME to give us nice fresh air  so dress warmly! 

ASSIGNMENT 1. HAND IN YOUR CONSENT FORM  /5

 It will give us the ability to walk to Trout Lake or Renfrew Ravine or Central Park at any time that I announce during the term.   Bring this consent form to class. 

evaluation:  5 points for handing this in

As we go into your semester, I would like to prepare for learning during the second wave of Covid 19.  I would like to remind everyone that the best way to protect one another in class is to keep our distance (2m), wash our hand frequently AND to wear a mask especially in indoor spaces.  Further, the greatest protection you have is getting vaccinated! 

I invite you to flatten the curve by these simple measures! We will beat Covid 19 together!   Further, all of my class assignments will be posted here on this blog and therefore, if anyone misses any class due to illness, or self-isolation, you can easily keep up with the work. 

SAFETY MEASURES:

 In class, our safety measures will include:

- physical distance, as much as  possible in our class.

- wear a mask! It is strongly encouraged by our VSB!  (if you have medical reasons for not wearing a mask, please have your guardian inform me) 

- no academic penalties for being home sick, or isolating, or you found out your friend has covid and you think you'd better isolate, or you are afraid of the covid situation.

- windows shall be open in my class to admit adequate ventilation. 

- we can conduct class outside sometimes to do field study

- I encourage ALL STUDENTS TO GET THE VACCINE!!!  I myself am vaccinated!

- if you do not have the vaccine, the following places are dangerous:  ANY SPACE WHERE YOU SHARE AIR WITH PEOPLE NOT WEARING A MASK INDOORS. 

Science Safety Rules

 MAKE A POSTER SHOWING   SUMMARY OF ALL THE RULES

1. 

                         WHMIS -  WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS 
                         MATERIALS INFORMATION
                         SYSTEM 

      THESE symbols are on the MSDS sheet for
       all chemicals    Materials safety Data Sheet. 

1. Follow teacher instructions

a.     If you wish to change instructions, check with teacher

b.     If you break anything or get hurt, report it REPORT ACCIDENTS

2.     No horseplay, fooling around

3.     Keep yourself safe

a.     Hair tied back, no loose clothing, shoes are closed

b.     If chemicals get on skin, use water

c.     Use eyewash if anything gets in eyes

d.     Wear goggles if needed

e.  If you wear contacts, inform the teacher

4.      Keep your area safe

a.     your work area is neat and organized

b.     you have your lab instructions

c.     aware of fire safety and chemical safety

5.     Keep the classroom safe

a.     Carry materials in a safe way

b.     Aware of fire safety procedure

c.     Don’t remove any experiments from the classroom

d.     Don’t do experiments without first checking with teacher.

6.      Hot and cold and chemical safety

a.     never assume the temperature of something.  Take precautions

b.     hot beaker and cold beaker look identical

c.     always point a test tube away from everyone

d.     when smelling a chemical, waft.

You will create safety rules by reading and summarizing the safety procedures in your poster

The rules can be under the following categories:
HIGHEST PRIORITIES:
THESE RULES CAN BE SUMMED UP LIKE THIS
      Talk to the instructor                     

KEEP ORGANIZED AND SAFE
Keep the classroom safe
Keeping your work area safe
Keep safe with your colleagues
Keep yourself safe
KNOW THE SYMBOLS
Know the correct symbols, WHIMIS symbols


COMMUNICATE AND REACT TO AN EMERGENCY
     be familiar with emergency procedures for fire, toxins, spills, and evacuation  

SAFETY ASSIGNMENT: . Make a poster of the safety rules 
Draw a comic showing all the safety rules on one side of the page. 

  Further include the WHMIS SYMBOLS