Christmas...

Merry Christmas to everyone...

When we return after the Christmas break you need to insure that you are up to date with all your work. I have spoken to most of you in class about what needs to be completed but this is just a reminder. All the following notes need to be completed:

Structure of the Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Plate Tectonics
Geothermal energy sheet
Renewable energy sheet
Rock cycle
Experiment write up: Why tectonic plates move

Anyone who had issues sending me a copy of your endangered species project do this over the holidays. Those of you who did not complete it you have a communication sheet home to do this, it must be signed. The questions for the project are on a previous blog entry.

Any queries just let me know.

Happy Holidays!

Climate Change Questions

We are currently studying the earth in class and renewable energy. Currently the UN Climate Change Conference is taking place in Copenhagen.

The BBC are asking for school pupils around the world to answer 4 questions about the climate where they live. Here are the questions:

1. Tell us about the extreme weather where you live. If you have been in storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves, or other extreme weather, tell us what happened.
2. Have you ever missed school because of extreme weather? Tell us what happened.
3. Do you think you are affected by climate change? If yes, how?
4. Whose job is it to look after the natural world?

Include your name and age at the bottom.

You must write the answers to your questions on a word document and then email the answers to me at rossc2@cqsb.qc.ca

If they are good they will be published on the BBC interactive map.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8368373.stm

Missing Endangered Species Projects

Here is a list of the missing Endangered Species Projects.
If your name is on the list and you have presented it, it means you did not leave me a copy. Either email it rossc2@cqsb.qc.ca, come at lunch with you USB memory stick or print a copy and give it to me.

Group 1
Maxime D
Edward
Alice & Jennyfer
Jacob & Henry
William Irving
Melissa
Maxime B
William Jack

Group 2
Vincent & William Goulet
Nicolas
Jordan C-G
Julianna Hamel
William Perron
Jordan Rioux

Group 3
Jasmin
William-Pierre
Wiliam Charette
Sheldon Brown
Daniel Chartier
Cassidy
Michel - Ange
Jonathan

ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE WITH ME BY FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER!

IF NOT YOU WILL RECEIVE NO GRADE.

Endangered Species Homework...

I am still missing alot of Endangered Species projects.

The presentations that were presented were on the whole very good, so well done!

Unfortunately we are unable to hear any other presentations as we have ran out of time in class. But I still need your work handed in so that they can be graded.

If you did not present in class either hand in a hard copy of your presentation or (if electronic) you may email it to me at rossc2@cqsb.qc.ca. If you feel that your work would grade better by being presented let me know and you can present it at lunchtime to me.

Homework - 'Day in the life' question

I have had a few people asking me to clarify what to do for the question in the homework: Write a day in the life of your animal.

What I am asking you to do is to imagine you are the animal you have chosen. Write a diary entry as if you were the animal, what does it do on a daily basis. For example; the animal will wake up, what food will it hunt for? Does it live in a group? How does it interact with other animals (of its species or others)? Where does it sleep? Describe the environment it lives in, does it move alot during one day? So, you need to imagine you are the animal and describe what you (the animal) does on a typical day.

I hope this helps. If not let me know and I'll help you further.

You should now have completed questions 1-6.

Endangered Species Homework

Here is your homework project:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aeq4n98MbWwSZGQ3NXZ0N3FfMTdka2NkNnZkdw&hl=en_GB

You will complete it over the coming weeks. I do not expect you to do it all in one go. But remember, once you have answered all the questions you will be expected to present it all in class as one project so make sure you have one final piece of work at the end.

Here is the schedule for when to complete the work:

Friday 16th October: By this date you must have completed Q1-6
Friday 30th October: By this date you must have completed Q6-13. Therefore your project will be complete.

Group 1 - You will present in class on Monday 2nd November
Group 2 - You will present in class on Tuesday 3rd November
Group 3 - You will present in class on Tuesday 3rd Novebmer

You can work individually or in pairs and may present your work anyway you like.

It will be evaluated so do your best work.

Good luck!

Wetlands

Here is a link to the powerpoint we used in class.

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Aeq4n98MbWwSZGQ3NXZ0N3FfMTBkM2JoY3ZmYw&hl=en_GB

This is a great website for finding out more information about the Wetlands in Canada:
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/theme_modules/wetlands/index.html

Classification

Hi Science Students,
This is quite a tricky topic so to help you refresh your minds here is a link to the powerpoint we used in class.

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Aeq4n98MbWwSZGQ3NXZ0N3FfNzNnbjhjZ2c4&hl=en_GB

If you are still unsure about anything come along to remedial day 5 & day 10 lunchtimes.

Remember!!! You don't need to memorise the long names, just know the process and how it works.

Hi Science & Technology Secondary 1 students.

This is your blog.

I will now post all your homework and documents that we have used in class here so that you can review them in your own time.

I cannot attach documents directly to a post so I will always give you a link to where to can view them online. For example here is your course outline:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aeq4n98MbWwSZGQ3NXZ0N3FfMHQzOXY2Y2Y1&hl=en

Comments, queries or questions are always welcome to feel free to blog back.

Keep working hard!
Mrs Ross