Friday, December 18, 2009
Updates all around!
Updates on homework:
Science 7 - no assigned homework. 7L has begun Mixtures and Solutions, 7C will start next class. We will be "borrowing" a computer class for Science sometime soon, as we replaced Science with Computers yesterday for both Gr. 7 classes.
Computers 7 - continue working on PowerPoint presentations. Will be due after Christmas (date TBA).
IP 10 - we spent last class playing with Comic Life and making Christmas cards. The new unit on Keyboard Shortcuts will be introduced after the break. Enjoy the down time while it lasts!
Great job to all of the students who performed at the Christmas concert on Tuesday! It went very well, and I was proud of all of you. The audience was very appreciative as well. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Pizza party update!!!!
Senior choir, don't pack a lunch for Monday - we will be having our pizza party in the music room directly following our rehearsal. This party is given by Mr. and Mrs. Moon as a thank-you for our performance at the REAL Interchange mass back in October.
7C - Our pizza party for winning the magazine sale competition will be on Monday as well. I'll be going back and forth between the classroom and the music room, eating lots of pizza at every stop!
Merry week-before-Christmas! Thank you also to all of the wonderful Secret Santas we've been seeing in our classroom this week! :o)
Science 7 - no assigned homework. 7L has begun Mixtures and Solutions, 7C will start next class. We will be "borrowing" a computer class for Science sometime soon, as we replaced Science with Computers yesterday for both Gr. 7 classes.
Computers 7 - continue working on PowerPoint presentations. Will be due after Christmas (date TBA).
IP 10 - we spent last class playing with Comic Life and making Christmas cards. The new unit on Keyboard Shortcuts will be introduced after the break. Enjoy the down time while it lasts!
Great job to all of the students who performed at the Christmas concert on Tuesday! It went very well, and I was proud of all of you. The audience was very appreciative as well. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Pizza party update!!!!
Senior choir, don't pack a lunch for Monday - we will be having our pizza party in the music room directly following our rehearsal. This party is given by Mr. and Mrs. Moon as a thank-you for our performance at the REAL Interchange mass back in October.
7C - Our pizza party for winning the magazine sale competition will be on Monday as well. I'll be going back and forth between the classroom and the music room, eating lots of pizza at every stop!
Merry week-before-Christmas! Thank you also to all of the wonderful Secret Santas we've been seeing in our classroom this week! :o)
Friday, December 11, 2009
Music reminders
Senior Choir and Jazz Choir - meet at the 15th St. doors @ 10:45 this morning to board the bus to Mont St. Joe's. We will be back before lunch.
Level 4 band rehearsals with St. Mary:
Today, P.1
Monday, P.6
Tuesday, P.1
Our Christmas concert is on Tuesday, Dec. 15th @ 7pm. I will update you in class as to what time you need to be at the school, as well as which warmup rooms you will be assigned to. Please be responsible for warming yourselves up and tuning before you get on stage! All instruments must be retrieved from the storage room on Tuesday after school, as we cannot have people going in and out of the auditorium while the concert is happening, or even as the audience is filing in.
Level 4 band rehearsals with St. Mary:
Today, P.1
Monday, P.6
Tuesday, P.1
Our Christmas concert is on Tuesday, Dec. 15th @ 7pm. I will update you in class as to what time you need to be at the school, as well as which warmup rooms you will be assigned to. Please be responsible for warming yourselves up and tuning before you get on stage! All instruments must be retrieved from the storage room on Tuesday after school, as we cannot have people going in and out of the auditorium while the concert is happening, or even as the audience is filing in.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Sc 7 exam review
List three sources that add carbon dioxide to the air, water, and/or soil.
True or false? Energy cycles through ecosystems without ever being lost.
Describe the transfer of energy from one living thing to the next in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Brainstorm a list of as many natural changes that can cause changes in ecosystems.
Define species and give an example.
Define population and give an example.
Define community and give an example.
Living things are often in competition with each other for things like food, water, and living space. Give one example of competition between living things in ecosystems.
How might weather affect the population of an ecosystem?
What is meant by the term “pioneer species”? What kinds of species are most often pioneer species in an ecosystem?
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Give on example of a pioneer species, and one example of a species in a climax community.
What is a biome? Give one example of a biome, describe it briefly, and explain where in the world it might be found.
True or false? Ecosystems can be changed by biotic and abiotic factors.
List the three main reasons why human beings have a bigger impact on ecosystems than any other living thing.
Give an example of a human technology that affects ecosystems and describe what effect it has.
Describe how humans spraying pesticides can ultimately affect their health in a negative way (diagram on p. 74)
Identify one example of human impact on an ecosystem that you could help to lessen and describe how you would go about lessening this impact.
Define biodegradable and give an example of a material that is biodegradable.
Name four methods of disposing of wastes using human technologies.
Why is reducing or reusing waste better than recycling?
True or false? Energy cycles through ecosystems without ever being lost.
Describe the transfer of energy from one living thing to the next in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Brainstorm a list of as many natural changes that can cause changes in ecosystems.
Define species and give an example.
Define population and give an example.
Define community and give an example.
Living things are often in competition with each other for things like food, water, and living space. Give one example of competition between living things in ecosystems.
How might weather affect the population of an ecosystem?
What is meant by the term “pioneer species”? What kinds of species are most often pioneer species in an ecosystem?
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Give on example of a pioneer species, and one example of a species in a climax community.
What is a biome? Give one example of a biome, describe it briefly, and explain where in the world it might be found.
True or false? Ecosystems can be changed by biotic and abiotic factors.
List the three main reasons why human beings have a bigger impact on ecosystems than any other living thing.
Give an example of a human technology that affects ecosystems and describe what effect it has.
Describe how humans spraying pesticides can ultimately affect their health in a negative way (diagram on p. 74)
Identify one example of human impact on an ecosystem that you could help to lessen and describe how you would go about lessening this impact.
Define biodegradable and give an example of a material that is biodegradable.
Name four methods of disposing of wastes using human technologies.
Why is reducing or reusing waste better than recycling?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sc 7L and 7C homework/exam dates
Hi 7L! Your next homework check will be tomorrow on the assigned questions from pgs. 93-95:
p. 93 #10-16
p. 94 #20
p. 95 #25-26
Just a reminder that your exam dates are as follows:
7C = Monday, December 14th
7L = Tuesday, December 15th
p. 93 #10-16
p. 94 #20
p. 95 #25-26
Just a reminder that your exam dates are as follows:
7C = Monday, December 14th
7L = Tuesday, December 15th
Monday, December 7, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Attack of the Wanted Posters!
Hi IP 10! Here is your Comic Life assignment. You have 2 choices:
Option #1:
Create a 1-page "WANTED" poster. Use a photo of yourself or, with permission, a photo of a friend. As long as the content is school-appropriate, you can be as creative as you wish with the reasons as to why this person is wanted. Suggested information to include: Physical description of criminal, suspected whereabouts, "rap sheet" (list of offenses), reward offered, etc.
Here is an example of a "WANTED" poster. Keep in mind that the template should be very simple, picture-wise. Note the font sizes on this poster, and which words stand out.
Option #2:
Create a 1-page comic book cover page entitled "ATTACK OF THE ________" (fill-in-the-blank). Choose a household or other inanimate object such as a vaccuum cleaner or trombone or bath towel as the subject of your comic book (be creative - you are very imaginative people!). Use pictures where appropriate, preferably one main picture that takes up the entire background of the cover.
Here's an example of a comic book cover to guide your creative thought process:
Notice the details of the cover, such as the month and issue number, price, comic book logo (in the corner), etc. Try to make your cover look as authentic as possible!
Save your projects with your last name and first initial, and either the name "wanted poster" or "attack cover" and submit to the IP 10 drop box. You will have a few classes to work on this project.
Option #1:
Create a 1-page "WANTED" poster. Use a photo of yourself or, with permission, a photo of a friend. As long as the content is school-appropriate, you can be as creative as you wish with the reasons as to why this person is wanted. Suggested information to include: Physical description of criminal, suspected whereabouts, "rap sheet" (list of offenses), reward offered, etc.
Here is an example of a "WANTED" poster. Keep in mind that the template should be very simple, picture-wise. Note the font sizes on this poster, and which words stand out.
Option #2:Create a 1-page comic book cover page entitled "ATTACK OF THE ________" (fill-in-the-blank). Choose a household or other inanimate object such as a vaccuum cleaner or trombone or bath towel as the subject of your comic book (be creative - you are very imaginative people!). Use pictures where appropriate, preferably one main picture that takes up the entire background of the cover.
Here's an example of a comic book cover to guide your creative thought process:
Notice the details of the cover, such as the month and issue number, price, comic book logo (in the corner), etc. Try to make your cover look as authentic as possible!
Save your projects with your last name and first initial, and either the name "wanted poster" or "attack cover" and submit to the IP 10 drop box. You will have a few classes to work on this project.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sc 7 notes (p. 69-85)
6.0 Human Activities Can Change Ecosystems
Ecosystems can be changed by both abiotic factors (i.e. floods, fires, erosion, high winds, etc.) and biotic factors (i.e. human activities such as clear-cutting forests, hunting, construction, using herbicides to kill weeds/pesticides to kill insects, etc.).
First Nations and Métis people of Saskatchewan do not view human beings as being at the top of the food chain, but rather the bottom. This is because humans depend on everything else on Earth for their survival.
6.1 The Impact of Technology
Human beings have a bigger impact on ecosystems than any other living things, because:
1. We exist in every biome on the planet (our species is very widespread)
2. We invent and use technology to alter our ecosystems
3. There are nearly 7 billion of us in the world
6.2 The Impact of Human Activities
Because the human population on Earth is so large (and continuously growing), we need to adapt to our growing population by altering our ecosystems.
Human beings need:
1. Space to live. We require more land for growing food and for buildings (schools, houses, businesses, etc.).
2. Energy sources to fuel our technologies.
3. Materials to build our homes, vehicles, etc.
Human beings regularly pollute the environment (air, soil, water). Because humans depend on all other living things for survival, essentially we are poisoning our own food chains when we pollute our planet.
Humans can also harm themselves by polluting ecosystems with chemicals. See pg. 74 for a diagrammatic example (spraying cockroaches, etc.).
7.0 Technologies have been developed to manage wastes that humans generate
Many years ago, all of the wastes that humans generated were biodegradable (could be broken down by scavengers and decomposers). However, now we produce many types of waste that are not able to be broken down to return nutrients to the soil.
7.1 Human Generated Waste: Dealing With Our Garbage
Garbage dumps used to be the most common places in which our waste was disposed. However, these dumps were unattractive and potentially dangerous (rainwater washing bacteria from garbage into the water systems, etc.) and so we developed technologies to improve our garbage disposal practices.
Examples of garbage disposal methods:
1. Recycling depot
2. Composting
3. Household hazardous waste operation
4. Sanitary landfill
5. Incineration
Landfills waste a great amount of energy. Reusing and recycling wastes is much more environmentally efficient than cutting down more trees for paper or drilling/mining new sources of oils and minerals, for example.
7.2 Have We Learned From Our Past?
Humans use a tremendous amount of energy and materials, while also creating a great amount of waste. In the past, we didn’t worry much about the impact that we had on ecosystems. Fortunately, with the “go green” movement of today’s society, we are paying more attention to our actions with regards to the environment.
Ecosystems can be changed by both abiotic factors (i.e. floods, fires, erosion, high winds, etc.) and biotic factors (i.e. human activities such as clear-cutting forests, hunting, construction, using herbicides to kill weeds/pesticides to kill insects, etc.).
First Nations and Métis people of Saskatchewan do not view human beings as being at the top of the food chain, but rather the bottom. This is because humans depend on everything else on Earth for their survival.
6.1 The Impact of Technology
Human beings have a bigger impact on ecosystems than any other living things, because:
1. We exist in every biome on the planet (our species is very widespread)
2. We invent and use technology to alter our ecosystems
3. There are nearly 7 billion of us in the world
6.2 The Impact of Human Activities
Because the human population on Earth is so large (and continuously growing), we need to adapt to our growing population by altering our ecosystems.
Human beings need:
1. Space to live. We require more land for growing food and for buildings (schools, houses, businesses, etc.).
2. Energy sources to fuel our technologies.
3. Materials to build our homes, vehicles, etc.
Human beings regularly pollute the environment (air, soil, water). Because humans depend on all other living things for survival, essentially we are poisoning our own food chains when we pollute our planet.
Humans can also harm themselves by polluting ecosystems with chemicals. See pg. 74 for a diagrammatic example (spraying cockroaches, etc.).
7.0 Technologies have been developed to manage wastes that humans generate
Many years ago, all of the wastes that humans generated were biodegradable (could be broken down by scavengers and decomposers). However, now we produce many types of waste that are not able to be broken down to return nutrients to the soil.
7.1 Human Generated Waste: Dealing With Our Garbage
Garbage dumps used to be the most common places in which our waste was disposed. However, these dumps were unattractive and potentially dangerous (rainwater washing bacteria from garbage into the water systems, etc.) and so we developed technologies to improve our garbage disposal practices.
Examples of garbage disposal methods:
1. Recycling depot
2. Composting
3. Household hazardous waste operation
4. Sanitary landfill
5. Incineration
Landfills waste a great amount of energy. Reusing and recycling wastes is much more environmentally efficient than cutting down more trees for paper or drilling/mining new sources of oils and minerals, for example.
7.2 Have We Learned From Our Past?
Humans use a tremendous amount of energy and materials, while also creating a great amount of waste. In the past, we didn’t worry much about the impact that we had on ecosystems. Fortunately, with the “go green” movement of today’s society, we are paying more attention to our actions with regards to the environment.
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