Monday, September 10, 2018

September 10, 2018 - September 14, 2018

Friday, September 14, 2018

Chapter 2 Packet is due and will be graded.  It should include all the items listed in Thursday's post.

The Water Properties Lab will also be graded.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

You will watch the video "Forces of Nature" a BBC production with PBS and takes notes highlighting how the elements discussed are used in the bodies of animals.

The following information will be turned in during class tomorrow:
1) Completed packet
2) class notes
3) home notes
4) 7 vocabulary words
5) Notes from the Forces of Nature Video
6) Table of Contents

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

You will take notes on the rest of the chapter.  We will also complete pages 13 and 14 of the chapter 2 packet in class.

Water: The Uncommon Liquid
Irregularity of the density of water. The highest density of water occurs when the molecules are packed tightly together.  The crystal arrangement of ice has a lot of space incorporated in it. There are fewer molecules of water per volume in ice, than there are in water.

 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

You will start the class defining three vocabulary words. The words are listed under the vocabulary tab above.
Lab activity;  You will work in groups of 2 to complete the Water Properties Lab.

Image result for water cohesive forces
Note the difference between
cohesion and adhesion

 Image result for water high surface tension                                      

Monday, September 10, 2018

Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life

Continue working on the chapter 2 Packet. Skip the fill in the blank pages.

You will have brief notes on the properties of the elements based on the arrangement of the periodic table. Also we will discuss the Water.  We will discuss the properties of water; the reason it is considered a miracle solvent.

Click the link to view : Properties of Water

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

September 3, 2018 - September 7, 2018

Friday, September 7, 2018

You will start chapter two by reviewing basic chemistry, mainly electron configuration. Click on the link to PLHS home work page to view reading assignment.

Click on the words Periodic table below to view a larger chart.
Periodic Table

Image result for periodic table elements

 
Thursday, September 6, 2018

You will take notes to examine Life's Levels of Organization.
We will also discuss and explain the the rest of chapter 1.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Experimental Design Guidelines.
You will design an experiment and identify the parts of your experiment: Title, hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, constant, and control.

Lab Report Format
You will learn to write a lab report.  Please keep the information to be used as reference during the lab activities.
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Assignment: Scientific Language Worksheet.
The class will learn the meaning of root words to help make the scientific vocabulary easier to understand.

Experimental Design Diagram Handout:
The class will discuss the parts of an experiment and then design an experiment that is scientifically accurate.

Monday, September 3, 2018, Labour Day. No School.  Enjoy

Monday, August 27, 2018

2018 - 2019 School Year

 August 31, 2018

Check the PLHS home work page for the reading assignment.
 
Class assignment: Students will use the information shared about the 7 Criteria for Life to create
a Mind map/ create concept map to explain the Criteria for Life.  They will use words and pictures in their explanation.

August 30, 2018

Lecture: The 7 Criteria For Life.

Question and answer session about the criteria needed for the classification of living things.
The Criteria:
1) Growth, Development, and Differentiation
2) Reproduction:
3) Need for Energy
4) Responding to Stimuli
5) Evolution
6) Homeostasis
7) Interdependence

August 29, 2019

Answer to the fill in the blanks worksheet, the implied answer and the correct answer.
The worksheet was used to explain the importance of education.  The worksheet was used to explain that there are a lot of things we don know, that we don't know, we don't know.

Click on the link to watch the videos:

Why People Believe they can't draw and how to prove they can

How to Draw to Remember- Graham Shaw



August 28, 2018

Fill in the blanks worksheet completed in class.
The syllabus is available on the PLHS home work page.
Video link to the Ted Talk: Want to Learn Better ? : Want to Learn Better?

The Best of Times is Now

August 27, 2018

New School Year.
Teacher and students  introductions sharing memorable summer moments.
Assignment: Students write their hopes and expectations for the year and the future.