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Posted: December 14, 2011

Homework - Complete questions 8-14 from page 388-389 for homework.    

Posted: December 13, 2011

Notes & examples on acceleration during class today.   Homework Complete questions 1-7 on page 388

Posted: December 13, 2011

Homework Complete Food Chains & Web worksheet - both sides are to be finished   Words for the video quiz matter less consumers carnivores web trophic decomposers ecosystems producers heat

Posted: December 9, 2011

Homework Complete the worksheets associated with the video Ecology: Organisms in Their Environment and page 23  questions 1 - 6a,b  

Posted: December 7, 2011

Complete the test review for tomorrow.  The file is attached if you were not present, lost or forgot it.    

Posted: December 6, 2011

Complete questions 1-6 p 365 for homework   If you have not completed the balloon car project, you can come in Thursday at 12:10 to do you three runs.

Posted: December 6, 2011

Read pages 16-19 Answer questions 1 a,b, 2& 3 for homework   Species at Risk poster due Friday, we will be going to the computer lab for part of the class tomorrow to find information for the poster.
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 3) Where it can /(once was found) in the Canda? 4) What does/did it eat? 5) Two other interesting facts about this species.  6) 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 Dec 9th, 2011              

Posted: November 30, 2011

HOMEWORK Complete questions 3-10 pg 358-359   Bring in any additional materials required to complete your balloon car.

Posted: November 28, 2011

BRING IN MATERIALS FOR YOUR BALLOON CAR FOR TOMORROW!!!! Homework  - COmplete the five questions assigned in class  & questions 3 & 4 from page 358 in textbook     1.) The scheduled flight time for a flight between Montreal and Toronto is estimated to be 84.0 minutes. If the airplane travels at an average speed of 534 km/h, what is the approximate air distance of the flight?       3. What is the average speed of a car (in km/h) if it travels 192 km between 9:10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.? 4. A cyclist is traveling at an average speed of 8 m/s down a straight stretch of road, how far (in km) does he travel in 20.0 minutes?  5. A train is traveling down the track at average speed of 120.3 km/h, how long does it take (in minutes) to travel between two towns that are 387 km apart. 

Posted: November 24, 2011

Homework Convert the following. a) 0.785 kg to mg   c) 7.56 mm to cm         d) 0.0300 h to s     e) 5 km/h to m/s     f) 60 m/s to km/h   Page 349: Questions 8, 9    Students should be looking for parts and designs for a car that can be moved 3m by a balloon.

Posted: November 22, 2011

Test for the Reproduction Unit FRIDAY!!!  Focus will be on Chapters 7 & 8 but will contains questions pertaining to chapters 5 & 6     Homework Complete the first section of review questions posted yesterday for Chap 7,  all material covered in this unit may be on the unit test.

Posted: November 22, 2011

Complete questions 3-6 p 349

Posted: November 21, 2011

Test coming up around the end of the week   Chap reviews p 228-29  Q 2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12 p 256-57  Q 2,3,6,7,9,14,15 Be able to explain the difference between indentical and fraternal twins.   Can both be different sexes, why or why not? Unit review p 260 Q 1 a-d, f_i   , 2 b,f,g,h,i,j, 3,4,5, 6    

Posted: November 18, 2011

Homework Read page 274 Explain on a piece of paper to be handed in for marks: Describe the purpose and structure of a catalytic converter   Begin thinking about the design for your balloon car and look for items you can use to make it. (textbook p360-361)      

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