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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

WATER FOR THE WORLD...

We have now completed most of our unit, Environmental Chemistry. If you did not receive your unit test score be sure to see Mr. Mang.

CLEAN TALK WATER FOR THE WORLD: This week we will be working on a project! The deadline for this project will be determined by our progress as a class; expect it to be due at the end of the week at the beginning of next week.

GOAL: To create a short radio or TV broadcast teaching others about the need for clean water and proper sanitation around the world.

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: Is Water a Human Right? Is it our right to pollute water? What responsibility comes with polluting water? If water is indeed a human right, what do governments and citizens need to do to ensure that humanity world wide has clean water and adequate sanitation?

UNIT FINAL: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd

Be prepared for your Environmental Chemistry Unit Final: Wednesday, March 3rd.

This week:

• Completed a skill practice on page 217, creating one part per million
• Handed in a practice sheet on calculating parts per million (ppm)
• Plotted data into 2 graphs and answered questions (page 231)
• Assigned a review booklet for unit - this is due for a check on Monday

STUDY TIPS:

1. Review the textbook; re-read any sections you do not understand

2. Complete all assigned vocabulary and assigned questions from your textbook

3. Review notes for each section of the unit on www.edquest.ca

4. Visit http://www.edquest.ca/pdf/sia93ut.pdf and practice a unit test!

5. Working with a partner/parent/guardian/brother/sister, test each other on main concepts

6. Need a video to remind you of a concept? Check out www.howstuffworks.com and search for the topic you are looking for. Below are a few videos that are appropriate for studying your material

Videos: These are just two good review vids! If you want to learn more about "Global Warming" it is recommended that you watch "An Inconvenient Truth" staring Al Gore; this video changed the way many people understand the changing climate of earth.

1.http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17405-planetary-health-researching-the-health-of-a-stream-video.htm

2. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11698-emerging-careers-pollution-control-technicians-video.htm

ANOTHER SNOWFALL!

The snowfall reminds us that with out the water cycle (in this case snow) we could not live in Calgary; because snow melt feeds the Bow River, eventually being used by Calgarians for various uses.

READING: Be sure you have read up to page 233 by MONDAY

QUESTIONS: Check and reflect questions: pg. 224 (1-5), pg. 228 (1-4) and pg. 233 (1-4) and Assess Your Learning on page 234 (1-9)

VOCAB: New vocabulary! Do it!

ALL QUESTIONS ARE DUE FOR A CHECK ON MONDAY FEBRUARY, 22nd

ANOTHER BREAK IS APON US! HAPPY FAMILY DAY!

Environmental chemistry affects us each day! Think about how all of us add chemicals to the environment; showers, sewage, food we eat (and the chemicals used to produce it), transportation emissions (fossil fuels) and many more!

IS WATER A HUMAN RIGHT? IS POLLUTING A HUMAN RIGHT? IS THERE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH POLLUTING EARTH? We will continue to explore these guiding questions for our unit in the weeks to come as we wrap up Environmental Chemistry!

LAST WEEK:

CWA: You wrote your common written Assessment for Science; great job on this! If you missed the day we wrote, be sure to speak to Mr. Mang and arrange a make up time.
LAB: We completed a lab on pH. Were you here? The lab is worth marks!!!
QUESTIONS: Page 190/195, 203 (1-4), 209 (1-7), and Page 211 (1-11). All of these questions were already due! Did you get your homework check mark?
READING: You should have read up to the end of section 1.0, page 211 by now!!! Keep up!


THIS WEEK:

LAB: We will complete another lab on PH this Wednesday, testing water quality
WORKSHEETS: You have received two worksheets on water this week; finish them for Wednesday, February 10th!
READING: Read page 212-224
QUESTIONS: Page 224(1-5 only), do not do the rest unless you want a challenge