YELLOW LEAVES MEAN AN END TO SUMMER

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. Species At Risk Project is Due October 5th (next Monday)
2. Unit Test will be Wednesday, October 7th
3. New Vocab and reading
4. It is offically autumn now; this means the day length will get shorter and shorter until December 21st, then it will get longer each day until the next equinox (March 21)

* A reminder to all grade nines that your marks in term 1-2 will affect your placement in highschool. I know this is extra stress, but take as another reason to try hard in Science this year! Of upir average is below 60% you will be placed in Science 14 instead of Science 10.

SEPTEMBER 17

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE

• Continued studying biological diversity through an analysis of the schoolyard ecosystem
• Our Ecosystem assignment is due Thursday
• Began our "Species at Risk Project" by looking at what species are at risk in Canada
• Reviewed River watch photos and discussed learning that occured on trip

ASSIGNED WORK

• Read up to page 36 in our textbooks...do not get behind!!
• New defintions (vocab #4)
• Check and reflect questions page 29 (1-5), page 36 (1-4 only),

ALL WORK IS DUE ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21st FOR HOMEWORK CHECK

WELCOME TO YOUR FINAL YEAR OF JUNIOR HIGH SCIENCE!

RIVER WATCH TRIP FOR 9E IS FRIDAY!

WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?

1. Lab safety
2. Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (Riverwatch)
3. Began Biological Diversity

WHAT WORK HAS BE DONE ALREADY? Yes you should be done all of this...

• Benchmark task - a benchmark of your current understanding of topics in grade 9 Science
• read page 92-96, Check and reflect pg 96 (1-9)
• Read page 183-195
• Various lab safety videos and worksheets
• Riverwatch pre trip work online including survey
• Learned about Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation initiative (see poster in class)
• vocabulary from different sections (see list of words below; remember keep vocab in your duotang as a record of your learning

TODAYS WORK:

1. Vocabulary: interspecies competition, niche, resource partitioning, variablity, natural selection
2. Reading: pages 1-25
3. Questions: Check and Reflect, page 15 (1-7 only)

UPCOMING PROJECTS: Species at Risk Action Project, Our Ecosystem task, Wildlife What am I task