Monday 30.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Speed and Motion: Newton's Three Laws part II
• Classwork- Finish PowerPoint and discuss, complete practice problems and chart
• Homework- Summarize Newton's Three Laws and give one application for each.

Year 10 Biology

• Teaching Point- Homeostasis: Investigation
• Classwork- Complete investigation on page 150 at the bottom
• Homework- Write up a report for investigation

• Teaching Point- Homeostasis: Glucogen regulation and Excretion
• Classwork- read and discuss pages 151-153
• Homework- Draw 3 diagrams from reading and answer questions 11.7-11.9

Sunday 29.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Speed and Motion: Newton's Three Laws Overview
• Classwork- PowerPoint and discussion
• Homework- 8.2 and 8.G only, summarize each of Newton's three laws in a paragraph and give one application of each

Year 10 Biology

• Go over test

Tuesday 24.04.2012

Half day- catch up no work for those lesson here.

Monday 23.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Speed and Motion: Introduction and Vocabulary
• Classwork- PowerPoint lesson and discussion
• Homework- Imagine you are on a roller coaster and write a short story about the things you feel while on the ride. Focus on forces.

Year 10 Biology

• Teaching Point- Homeostasis: Heat loss investigation
• Classwork- Conduct an investigation to determine if larger or smaller bodies lose heat more quickly.
• Homework- Plan investigation on the effects of evaporation on heat loss.

Sunday 22.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Speed and Motion
• Classwork- Complete KWL chart on Sound and Hearing and review. Begin KWL chart for Speed and Motion
• Homework- Complete any unfinished classwork.

Year 10 Biology

• Test- Assessment on Coordination and Response

Thursday 19.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Sound and Hearing: Review game
• Classwork- PowerPoint review game done as whole class in small groups.
• Homework- Prepare for next week's test

Sound and Hearing Assessment

• žLabel a diagram of the human ear to include parts and their functions.
• žColor and label a diagram of the vibration of sound to include; how it travels, frequency of wavelengths, pitch and amplitude
• žCorrect a statement about the topics we learned.
  

Wednesday 18.04.2012

Year 8

• Teaching Point- Sound and Hearing: Echolocation Review
• Classwork- Video Quiz
• Homework- Prepare for review game and test next week. Copybooks should be turned in tomorrow for marking.

Tuesday 17.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Sound and Hearing: Echolocation in Animals
• Classwork- Watch four videos on echolocation
• Homework- Bring in small musical instruments for tomorrow's investigation, prepare for quiz over videos
• 
  Echolocation
  video web sites
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZxLUNHEmPw&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1RLEtMkOw
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWspjcuUv8w&feature=relmfu
  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/brain-games/ngc-echolocation/
  

Year 10 Biology

• Teaching Point- Homeostasis: Skin and temperature regulation
• Classwork- Go over PowerPoint presentation and discuss, watch video on skin
• Homework- Draw a flow chart illustrating how the hypothalamus controls temperature in cold and heat

Monday 16.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point-Sound and Hearing: Sound from the textbook
• Classwork- Correct Sound Wave Diagrams, read pages 162-171
• Homework- Questions 1-7 from reading

Year 10 Biology Lesson 2

• Teaching Point- Coordination Response: GMQ self assessment
• Classwork- Complete 15 multiple choice questions from text book cd
• Homework- None

Year 10 Biology Lesson 3

• Teaching Point- Homeostasis: Introduction
• Classwork- Read pages 145-149 and discuss, answer questions #11.1-11.6
• Homework- None

Sunday 15.04.2012

Year 8 Science

• Teaching Point- Sound and Hearing: A closer look at a sound wave
• Classwork- PowerPoint about a sound wave, pitch and frequency, and amplitude and loudness, discussion
• Homework- Draw a labeled diagram of a sound wave to include as many vocabulary words as you can appropriately use
• Test next Tuesday!

Year 10 Science

• Teaching Point- Tropic Responses: Investigation Plan
• Classwork- Discuss the scientific method and go over a sample plan for an investigation. Begin planning for investigation.
• Homework- Complete investigation plan for tomorrow.
• Test next Sunday!