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Posted: February 16, 2012

Pick an ecosystem   Forest, Freshwater, Marine (Ocean) or Meadow, verify with the teacher that you are able to do this ecosystem.   YOu must find 20 species of plants and animals that are part of your ecosystem and illustrate on bristol board with picturess, words and arrows how all the species are related in terms of a food web.  Include the SUN!!!!   You are also required to provide a written document stating the predators and prey for each of the 20 species.   Due:  Wed, Feb 22, 2012

Posted: February 9, 2012

Complete the questions on combustion from page 39 #2-5
        You are going to be given a species of either a plant or an animal to research and design a poster for that species. The project must be on white paper (minimum size 11 X 17)and it must be neat and eye-catching. Go to the following website and pick a species www.sararegistry.gc.ca  go to Species List, schedule 1  What you must include:                  1) A picture of the animal 2) Whether it is extinct, extirpated,endangered, vulnerable or threatened 3) The reason why number 2 has or is occurring 4) Where it can /(once was found) in the Canda? 5) What does/did it eat? 6) Two other interesting facts about this species. 7) List any recovery initiatives for the species & what is being done.  8) List of all sources use on the back of the poster.   Some other helpful websites:  http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/endangered/extinct...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_North_America       Due Feb 16, 2012

Posted: January 11, 2012

General Review information for the Grade 9 Science Exam   Exam Monday Jan 23 at 1 pm in room 4262

Posted: January 10, 2012

Complete the following assignment to be handed in page 423  Q 1-7. 

Posted: January 9, 2012

Started Chapter 11 Homework  pg 416 Q 1-6, 8 & 13   Students should begin reviewing for final exams if they have not already.    

Posted: December 21, 2011

Test tomorrow on Chapter 1

Posted: December 21, 2011

Test tomorrow on Acceleration

Posted: December 20, 2011

Complete Food Web Project

Posted: December 20, 2011

acceleration speed constant acceleration average acceleration instantaneous acceleration slope of a line tangent   Acceleration what is the difference between positive and negative   Speed- time graphs - slope gives average acceleration - area under the line gives the distance travelled nstantaneous speed - on a distance-time graph, slope of the tangentto the curve - on a speed-time graph, read off the graph     Review questions page 410-411 Q 2,3 7-14

Posted: December 19, 2011

Food web Project due Wed   Homework Complete the following questions p 33 Q 1,2 & 6 p 44 Q 2,3 & 4

Posted: December 19, 2011

Homework Complete questions 1-9 on page 400

Posted: December 16, 2011

Homework Complete questions 8-11 pg 393    

Posted: December 16, 2011

Food web project   Find 20 organisms that live in your assigned environment State how the organism gets energy from the environment (what it eats, include its predators as well) Neatly draw or use a computer to create a food web to demonstrate how all the organisms interact with one another You MUST use bristol board   Due Wed Dec 21st

Posted: December 15, 2011

Acceleration quiz tomorrow (Friday)   Complete page 393 Q 5 & 6   Answers for p 388-389 attached as PDF
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