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DATE	DESCRIPTION	LINKS/ASSIGNMENTS/ HOMEWORK
SEPT. 4/07	COURSE OUTLINE/LAB OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TO COURSE OVERALL EXPECTATIONS IMPORTANT DATES
SEPT. 5/07	SAFETY PACKAGE Safety rules, completing of safety package Safety procedures and location of safety devices	Study for quiz
SEPT. 6/07	QUIZ: SAFETY QUIZ DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS Producer to Consumer Herbivore to Omnivore Factors affecting population
SEPT. 7/07	DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS CONT'D Population and Community Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors Ecotones
SEPT. 10/07	ASSIGNMENT: RESCUING SOUTH AMERICAN FROGS VIDEO - PREDATOR TO PREY	Study for quiz
SEPT. 11/07	QUIZ-TERMS ENERGY FLOW First trophic to Third trophic level Top predator FOOD WEB ACTIVITY	Homework Read pages 8-9, 14-17 Do #'s 1-4, p. 17
SEPT. 12/07	PYRAMID OF NUMBERS/ENERGY AND BIOMASS Reverse pyramid vs. regular pyramid How does the amount of energy available effect the population of a species. POPULATION Density dependent factors, carrying capacity, inter and intraspecific competition	#1-6 p. 17
SEPT. 13/07	CYCLES OF MATTER Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
SEPT. 14/07	VIDEO - THE POND VIDEO - BASICS OF ECOLOGY	Complete Worksheet for Basics of Ecology Pre-lab write-up p. 61 (Testing for Acidity)
SEPT. 17/07	EXTINCTION Types of extinction How does extinction effect an ecosystem
SEPT. 18/07	EXTINCTION REPORT Write a one page summary of an extinct animal Make sure to include all information listed on the handout	Report due Thursday
SEPT. 19/07	P.A. DAY (NO CLASSES)
SEPT. 20/07	POPULATION GROWTH Factors affecting population growth VIDEO - SAVING SPECIES (PLANET EARTH DVD)	Paper due Read p.74-80 Do #'s 1-5
SEPT. 21/07	QUIZ: CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLE, POPULATION PYRAMIDS AND POPULATION FACTORS AND EXTINCTION VIDEO - SAVING SPECIES CONT'D
SEPT. 24/07	LAB: POPULATION FIELD STUDY
SEPT. 25/07	SOILS Different types of soils The layers that make up soil	Read p. 81-91, Do #'s 1-6
SEPT. 26/07	VIDEO: OCEAN DEEP
SEPT. 27/07	SUCCESSION Primary and Secondary Succession CANADIAN BIOMES Grasslands, Boreal, Tundra and Temperate
SEPT. 28/07	WORK PERIOD STUDYING FOR UNIT TEST	Assign Review Questions for Unit Test End of Unit Review p. 130-133 T/F - #4-8, COMP - #9-15, 17-18 MATCH - ALL; M/C - #22-26 S/A - #29, 31-35, 37-38, 40-41, 47-49 Look over lab for Monday
OCT. 1/07	LAB: ACID TEST
OCT. 2/07	REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST
OCT. 3/07	UNIT TEST: ECOLOGY
OCT. 4/07	INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY Review of Grade 9 terms and concepts Safety in the classroom Safety Package	Safety Package must be completed by tomorrow
OCT. 5/07	P.A. DAY (NO CLASSES)
OCT. 9/07	INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY Review of gr. 9 chemistry concepts Phys. and Chem. properties What is chemistry? Chemical families etc.	Read p. 140-146 Do activity: Electron Dot Diagrams & #1-6 on p.146
OCT. 10/07	TAKE UP UNIT TEST ELEMENTS OF THE PERIODIC TABLE Chemical Families Atomic Structure	Quiz tomorrow
OCT. 11/07	QUIZ: CHEMISTRY REVIEW IONIC CHARGES AND FAMILIES WORKSHEETS	Ionic Charges and Families Worksheets Read p.147 and 151, Do #'s 1-3 p. 154
OCT. 12/07	TAKING UP HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND QUIZ AS WELL AS THE WORKSHEETS
OCT. 15/07	WRITING AND NAMING IONIC COMPOUNDS What are ionic bonds? How do we name ionic compounds?	Ionic Compounds Worksheet
OCT. 16/07	PRE-LAB WRITE-UP TAKE UP WORKSHEET FROM YESTERDAY VIDEO: CHEMICAL BONDING
OCT. 17/07	POLYATOMIC COMPOUNDS Polyatomic ions and their ionic charge Naming and writing the formulas	Polyatomic Compounds Worksheet
OCT. 18/07	QUIZ: NAMING AND WRITING FORMULAS OF IONIC AND POLYATOMIC FORM CASE STUDY: HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT INTERVIEWS
OCT. 19/07	LAB: TESTING PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES	Lab Due Monday
OCT. 22/07	MOLECULAR COMPOUNDS	Molecular Compounds Worksheet
OCT. 23/07	CHEMICAL EQUATIONS AND REACTIONS Law of Conservation of Mass Dalton's Atomic Theory Writing Chemical Equations Balancing Chemical Equations BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATIONS ASSIGNMENT SHEET
OCT. 24/07	LAB: LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS	Write-up is due tomorrow
OCT. 25/07	TAKE UP BALANCING EQUATIONS WORKSHEET SEATWORK	Homework: p.174 #1-4 p.177 #17-19
OCT. 26/07	BUY-OUT - BASKETBALL GAME
OCT. 29/07	TYPES OF REACTIONS: Synthesis Decomposition	p. 189 #1-4
OCT. 30/07	TYPES OF REACTIONS CONTINUED: Single Displacement Reactions Double Displacement Reactions	Identifying types of reactions using Balancing Equations Worksheet Do #'s 1, 3, and 4 on p. 202
OCT. 31/07	LAB: IDENTIFYING POLYATOMIC IONS	Write-up due Thursday
NOV. 1/07	ENDOTHERMIC VS. EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS Description of the different reactions Demonstration/Lab activities
NOV. 2/07	REPORT: HALIFAX EXPLOSION	Report is due Monday
NOV. 5/07	REACTIONS INVOLVING CARBON COMPOUNDS Organic compounds Complete vs. incomplete combustion Products of combustion reactions
NOV. 6/07	ACIDS AND BASES What is an acid? base? Weak vs. Strong acids and bases Common acids and bases The pH scale	Read p.212-213 Do #'s 1-3 p.218 Read p.219-220 Do #'s 1-3 p.225
NOV. 7/07	LAB: pH INDICATORS LAB	Lab write-up due Thursday
NOV. 8/07	NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS What occurs during a neutralization? How do we go about neutralizing a substance?
NOV. 9/06	CASE STUDY: FOOD PRESERVATION AND ACID PRECIPITATION	Case Studies due Tuesday
NOV. 12/06	EARLY RELEASE DAY
NOV. 13/06	LAB: NEUTRALIZATION REACTION	Lab write-up due Thursday
NOV. 14/06	FACTORS AFFECTING RATES OF REACTIONS Temperature, Catalyst, Concentration and Surface Area How do these things affect the reaction rate of a substance?	Case Studies due today
NOV. 15/06	BLAST OFF LAB
NOV. 16/06	CATCH UP DAY	Students will complete work that is still owing.
NOV. 19/06	REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST	Unit Review Questions p.276 #'s 1,2,4,6,7,8,10,11,13,14,15 p.277 #'s 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 p.278 #'s 27,29,31,32,37 p.279 #'s 38,40 Look over factors affecting rate of reaction. Look over naming and writing compounds. Look over your labs.
NOV. 20/06	UNIT TEST: CHEMISTRY
NOV. 21/06	TAKE UP UNIT TEST INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS UNIT VIDEO: ROLLER COASTERS
NOV. 22/06	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
NOV. 15/06	VELOCITY AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE AND TIME Average Velocity, Instantaneous Velocity and Constant Velocity Distance - Time Graphs	Worksheet to be completed for Monday
NOV. 16/06	WORKSHEET ONCE COMPLETE READ p. 295-301- make your own notes on these topics	Complete worksheet for Monday
NOV. 17/06	VIDEO - FLUBBER
NOV. 20/06	LAB: CONSTANT VELOCITY	Write-up is due tomorrow
NOV. 21/06	ACCELERATION What is acceleration? What is final and initial velocity? Practice questions	Worksheet complete for tomorrow
NOV. 22/06	QUIZ: SPEED AND ACCELERATION TAKE UP PREVIOUS DAYS WORK AND DAY BEFORE Finish up acceleration. Speed - time graphs
NOV. 23/06	SPEED-TIME GRAPHS What does a speed-time graph show us? How is acceleration related to a speed time graph?
NOV. 24/06	ASSIGNMENT	Assignment due Monday
	LAB: ACCELERATION Carts and ticker timers	Write-up is due tomorrow

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