BRRR!

If you saw the Rick Mercer skit on earth day, you might be starting to agree that we have one long season called "Winfrasprummer"... Well it was winter on Saturday, summer yesterday and now its springish fall today. Maybe Rick is on to something!

STUDENTS AND PARENTS: Interviews will be held this Thursday evening and Friday morning. Please come in and talk about your learning in Science!

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:
READING: Continue to read our unit. Please read pages 296-310 by Wednesday
QUESTIONS: You will be assigned some questions this week
VOCAB: You will get a new vocabulary related to section 2.o this week
LAB WORK: We explored whether a fruit/veggie could produce voltage and current. Most of you found that indeed, a veggie or fruit can in fact create voltage. The current produced is so small that it was difficult to measure using our voltmeters.

NOTE: We are moving quickly through our unit. Please be prepared to work very hard as we will be finishing the unit in the next couple of weeks!!! Please come in for help any time you need it!

THIS WEEK IN GRADE NINE SCIENCE:

Report Cards: You will get your report cards on Friday. Be sure to read the comment I made for your performance in Science. Realize this is your last term at Terry Fox and you really need to try your best to maximize your learning in Science!

READING: Last week we read up to page 295 which means we have read section 1.0

QUESTIONS: Please complete the following questions by Wednesday, April 21:

pg 283 (1-4), pg. 287 (1-4), pg. 294 (1-4) and page 295 (1-9)

VOCAB: Vocab #12 will be assigned on Monday
CROSSWORD: Your crossword puzzle features words from our unit. Please ensure this is complete by Wednesday.
QUIZ: You will have a quiz on section 1.0 on Wednesday, April 23. Study!

WELCOME BACK!

Well done on your podcasts; they are entertaining and informative. Note that a representative from the United Nations comes Thursday after school to hear some of our projects. As your teacher, I will be very proud to show off some of your work!

We have begun the next unit "Electrical Principals and Technologies".

THIS WEEK:

• Started a title page for our unit which is due Thursday
• Began a new vocabulary for section 1.0 of the unit
• Watched a video called Electricity's attraction which you can watch here: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20175-electricitys-attraction-all-about-electricity-video.htm