Thursday, May 14, 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY UNIT IS ALMOST DONE!

THIS WEEK:

* Remember our fieldtrips start next week: 9H - May 20, 9E May 21, and 9B May 27
  • Handed in our field trip forms and money; deadline is technically past
  • We had our first LA PAT exam on Wednesday
  • Created a 50 year plan for Alberta's electricity generation
  • Finished up the Environmental Chemistry unit
  • Began a work book that reviews the unit

YOUR UNIT TESTS WILL BE: May 21 for 9B, May 22 for 9H and May 25 for 9E

Study tips:

  • Complete the review booklet using your textbook for help and the edquest notes
  • Review the textbook; re-read any sections you do not understand
  • Review notes for each section of the unit on www.edquest.ca
  • Visit www.edquest.ca and practice quizzes/tests for the unit
  • Practice calculating parts per million; practice with a friend!
  • Need a video to remind you of a concept? Look up the topic on www.howstuffworks.com

WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK:

  • Finished reading section 3.0 of the enviro chem unit
  • Created 1 part per million using food colouring and practiced caluclating parts per million
  • Graphed CO2 emissions per year and also per month and answered questions relating to the data