Thursday, 17 September 2015

Welcome to science 9

In today's class you will create safety rules by reading and summarizing the safety procedures in your text.  Then you will take the Finn Laboratory Saftey Test

The rules can be under the following categories:
HIGHEST PRIORITIES:

COMMUNICATE AND REACT TO AN EMERGENCY
Talk to the instructor                     Emergency procedures for fire, toxins, spills, evacuation.


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

Monday, 8 June 2015

Remaining Term Assignments

1.   Make Two Column notes directly related to doing Ministry Exam corrections.  (25 MARKS)  that is:
a.  Do the four practice exams on the ministry website. Select "Sample Exams"
b.  call up the answer keys to these exams and DO THEM.
c.  If there is a key word you don't understand in a question you get wrong, include this in a set of Two column notes.  For example if you get a question wrong due to the fact that you didn't know what "mutualism" is, your notes should say

mutualism - a form of symbiosis where both organisms benefit

2.  Make summary notes (your own) for BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, RADIATION, PHYSICS, GEOLOGY (25 MARKS)

3.  REDO these exams as an open book exercise (due Tuesday) for full marks for this term: The links will be live tonight.

Biology chapter 1 and 2
Biology chapter 3
Chemistry exam

4. (optional) Camosun bog assignment (40 marks)



Monday, 25 May 2015

Do your corrections for the quizzes below

So you are ready for the retest.  I will be available lunch hours this week

Physics quiz
and
Radioactivity quiz

Your corrections must be done to do the retest of the same concepts

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Starting our Geology Unit

The following resources would be useful to you: Your homework is to start working on this
Your notes for the unit are here: We will go over these in class.
   -and older exams which include many of the topics from our unit.

the provincial exam study package, do chapter 12 section only.  chapter 10 and 11 are no longer on the provincial. answer key at the end of the package. 

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

full science notes, including radioactive decay

your notes may be downloaded here
Please get ready for a test next period on Radioactivity. Your worksheet from the last post ought to be complete and your answers checked. Practice the provincial exam questions on radioactivity.

Monday, 4 May 2015

Radiation Unit

Today we will have a lesson on Alpha Beta and Gamma decay and do some practice questions.
Notes can be downloaded here  and answer key to the questions can be accessed here.
Keep in mind that your radiation test will occur next thursday.