Grade+9+Academics+Period+4

Hi Period 4 grade 9's! Welcome to Miss Sowerby's Wiki space. I hope this will be a useful page for you to gain information about our science course. I will post test and quiz dates as well as assignment due dates. I will also begin posting notes so that if you are away you can get the information that you missed more easily. Please begin to check this site regularly. I'm a newbie at this...so bear with me! GOOOOOOOOOOOO SCIENCE!!

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the most up to date info - it's all here!!

Monday Oct 12th: NO school!! Happy Thanksgiving!

In class: finish CO2 footprint & textbook questions, discuss migratory birds, watch Life of Birds DVD
 * Tuesday Oct 13th:** Bring in Aviary Trip form & $20.00...trip this Friday

**HOMEWORK** : CO2 footprint (page 82 Q's 1,2,1,2) finish this - we will discuss it on Thursday Migratory birds & Coffee questions (on the back of your Life of Birds Video sheet) - bring it Thursday!


 * Wednesday Oct 14th**: Greenbelt internet assignment (Laptops) - assignment posted in "Manage Wiki" if you are away for the Geog. Trip...Have fun! :)


 * Thursday Oct 15th**: Life of Birds DVD finish and take up. Discuss Carbon footprint & Coffee homework from Tuesday ***Parent's Night 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the gym**


 * Friday Oct 16th: Aviary Trip with Miss Sowerby's period 4's, Mr. Stosich's period 2's & Mr. Michaud's period 1's. Depart at 8:30 for St. Catharines via bus. Look at lots of birds FUN! (wear a hat!). Return to SWC at 3:00. Bring a Lunch (or $...but best to bring food...also a jacket - we will do some walking outside)

Monday Oct 19th: Review day for ecology unit

Tuesday Oct 20th: Ecology UNIT TEST *

Wednesday Oct 21st: Safety Note, Safety Assignment

Thursday Oct 22nd: Finish Safety Assignment, Properties of Matter Note

Friday Oct 23rd: 5 white solids Lab **** & Homework questions **


 * Monday Oct 26th: Homework check, Density & solubility note, Density questions, Borax fun

Tuesday Oct 27th: finish borax crystals, take up density questions

Wednesday Oct 28th: physical & chemical changes note & check list work sheet

Thursday Oct 29th: credit maintenance

Friday Oct 30th: chemical & physical changes 8 station lab

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! **

​ ** Monday Nov 2nd: Classifying Matter Note, Mixture Madness activity

Tuesday Nov 3rd: Atoms, structure & history Note, Size of an atom activity

Wednesday Nov 4th: TYKTWD

Thursday Nov 5th: __//CHEM QUIZ #1//__, Bohr-Rutherford diagrams & the periodic table

Friday Nov 6th: Flame test & gas tests demo, Fireworks

Monday Nov 9th: checking homework: bohr-rutherford diagrams! Periodic table note, colouring, scavenger hunt. bonus for this week: my favourite element is Hg (mercury)!

Tuesday Nov 10th: Alkali metals reactivity demo & video clip, Trends in the periodic table questions.

Wednesday Nov 11th: Remembrance day. Periodic table Zodiac assignment

Thursday Nov 12th: Ionic compounds formula writing & naming compounds

Friday Nov 13th: __//CHEM QUIZ #2//__ **** (Bohr-Rutherford & periodic table) continue ionic. Monday Nov 16th: PA day!!

Tuesday Nov 17th: Ionic compounds, bonding & Naming

Wednesday Nov 18th: Molecular compounds, covalent bonds & Naming

Thursday Nov 19th: Mini Re-Quiz & catch up

Friday Nov 20th: Counting atoms

Monday Nov 23rd: model building, take up quizes, review naming

Tuesday Nov 24th: review day

Wedndsay Nov 25th: culminating lab

Thursday Nov 26th: Chemistry test!! **


 * Friday Nov 27th: electricity begins

Monday Nov 30: Law of Electric Charges Note, Charged & uncharged objects Discovery

Tuesday Dec 1: Bill Nye: Static Electricity, Charged & Charged objectes Discovery

Wednesday Dec 2nd: 3 methods of charging Note, Electrostatic series worksheet

Thursday Dec 3rd: Raging Planet: Lightning DVD

Friday Dec 4th: Insulators & conductors Note & demo, Bull Dog Buddies meeting 2nd half period 4

Monday Dec 7th: Current electricity like water note, Bill Nye: Current electricity

Tuesday Dec 8th: Schematic pictures, got a light Lab

Wednesday Dec 9th: Circuits note, Series and Parrallel booklet

Thursday Dec 10th: Computers room 305 - Edison

Friday Dec 11th: Sources of Energy reading & questions page 501 - 510 Define green highlighted words, answer questions pg 512 # 1, 3, 4, 6

Monday Dec 14th: Ohm's Law questions

Tuesday Dec 15th: Review

Wednesday Dec 16th: Test

Thursday Dec 17th: Credit Maintenance Day

Friday Dec 18th: MOJO!! Happy Holidays!!

Monday Jan 4th: Intro to space note, ancient astronomy questions pg 271 to 276 text

Tuesday Jan 5th: Closer look at the planets DVD,

Wednesday Jan 6th: Other objects in the solar system questions pg 297 to 303, Mission to the Moon activity

Thursday Jan 7th: Credit Maintenance day

Friday Jan 8th: Moon DVD

Monday Jan 11th: Take up Moon DVD, Planetary Motion Note, Finish Mission to Moon

Tuesday Jan 12th: Phases of the Moon Questions (Back of Planetary Motion Note), Crater Lab

Wednesday Jan 13th: Distances in space Note, begin Model of the Solar system

Thursday Jan 14th: Model of the Solar System

Friday Jan 15th: Math EQAO for those taking Math this semester

Monday Jan 18th: Space Exploration Note, Humans in Space

Tuesday Jan 19th: Station Review

Wednesday Jan 20th: Station Review

Thursday Jan 21st: Review - study sheets

Friday Jan 22nd: Period 1 Exam **