Thursday, February 19, 2009

Thursday February 19, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

  • Did current events. You should have completed at LEAST one current event for this term.
  • Did Vocabulary #30. Did you alphabetize? Definition in your own words? Use the word correctly in a sentence? Include a picture?
  • Got alot of work back. Are you up to date? Is the work you are handing in your best effort?
  • Talked about STATIC electricity. What is it?
  • What are the sub-atomic particles that move?
  • Played with the van der Graaf Generater & wrote a journal entry. HOW DOES IT WORK? Why does it crackle? What are the sparks made of?
  • Watched the Brainiac Video - electric fence. What happens in this video?
  • Read & UNDERSTAND sia9 p272-283, omit p277. We have already talked about this content & done vocabulary related to it. You had 15 minutes of class time to do this.
  • HOMEWORK: do sia9 p278 #1-8. Remember to format your assignment properly. We have already answered most of these questions, if you have trouble with these questions you need to pay me a visit & get it sorted out.
  • Talked about our POTENTIAL field trip to Kananaskis. It will be by INVITE only. Please think about your behaviour in the classroom & in the hallway. How do you treat others? Teachers? Classmates? Are you respectful & responsible? If you are not handing in work, & not being the model student, person, & citizen, you will not be invited to go on the field trip & will have an assingment to complete at school for that day.

What were the two alkali metals used in the second brainiac video?
What did they do?
Where can you find them on the periodic table?