Welcome to Mr. Childs Grade 9 Science - Calendar of Events

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

April 18

19 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

(Intro and warm up)

 

 

 

Quiz-Edsby Trial

 

 

Classes Start

20 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

(Computer Skills, OneNote)

 

 

 

Task – Survey (Edsby)

 

21 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

(working with photos)

 

 

 

Task - Interests (Edsby)

 

Task – OneNote-1

(intro to photos and video)

 

 

22  Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Task – OneNote-2

(an independent challenge – Scavenger Hunt)

 

Happy Earth Day!

 

QuizEdsby

(Computer Use)

 

23 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Task -  OneNote-3 (Gratitude)

(putting it all together:

Video-Photo-OneNote)

 

 

 

24

Computer Help Videos

 

iOS Scan to PDF - Notes

iOS Scan to PDF – Adobe Scan

Basic Windows Navigation

Basic MacOS Tips

25

26 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

·   Finish Gratitude Task

·   Metric System (prefixes and mass)

·   Airplane Research

27 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

Measuring Length, Area and Volume

 

 (Edsby)

 

Build Plane#1

 

28 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Volume Con’t

 

 

Build Plane #2

 

 

 

Quiz – Metric system

29 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

Scientific Method

(highlight observations and measurement)

 

 

Test Planes – make observations and changes

30 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Airplane Competition Day

 

(choose your best plane, throw three times, measure the distance, determine the average)

 

 

May 1

 

2

3 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

Safety and Symbols

 

Matter and Energy

4 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

Solids and Liquids

 

Quiz – Safety/Symbols

5 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

Gases

 

Changes of State

 

PHet Link

 

6 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

Mixtures

 

Quiz – Matter

7 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

Solutions

 

Literacy Work 

(Ms. Cameron)

8

 

9

10 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

1 – What is an Atom?

 

 

Solar Cooker Project Begins

11  Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

2 – Parts of Atoms

 

3 - Electrons

 

12 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

4 – Atomic Mass vs Atomic Number

 

 

 

Quiz – Atoms (Edsby)

 

13 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

5 – Elements

 

 

Parent Teacher Interviews

 

 

14 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

6 – Periodic Table

 

 

Solar Cooker Built

 

15

 

16

17 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

7 - Metals

 

Solar Cooker Update

 

18 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

8 – Non-Metals

 

Solar Cooker Trial #1

19 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

9 - Compounds

 

Seed Planting Begins

20 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

10 – Chemical Formula

 

21 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Chemistry Assessment

 

 

22

 

23

24 – Victoria Day

25 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

Acids and Bases

 

 

 

Solar Cooker Trial #2

26  Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Lab Catch Up Day

27 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Biology Begins

 

1 – Intro to Biology

 

 

 

 Seed Lab Entry #1

28 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

  Class Notes

 

2 – Cell and Cell Structure

29

 

30

31 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Factory Models

Model – 1

Model – 2

 

 

Task – Review Models

 

Seed Lab Entry #2

June 1 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

3 – Plant Cells

 

 

Task – Dandelion Drawing (OneNote)

2 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

5 - Ecology

 

 

Quiz – Bio (Edsby)

3 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

6 – Ecosystem Characteristics

 

4 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

7 - Biomes

 

 

Solar Cooker Trial #3

5

 

6

7 Virtual 1:00-3:30

Class Notes

 

8 – Environmental Change

 

 

 

 

8 Virtual 1:00-3:30

Class Notes

 

9 – Upset Nature

 

 

 

 

Seed Lab Entry #3

9 Virtual 1:00-3:30

Class Notes

 

11 – Organ Systems and Digestion

 

 

 

Quiz – Bio #2 (Edsby)

10 Virtual 1:00-3:30

Class Notes

 

12-Respiration and Circulation

 

11 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Quiz – Bio #3

 

 

 

Solar Cooker Trials and Write Up complete – make smores and chow down

 

12

 

13

14 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

1 – Static Electricity

 

2 – Current Electricity

 

 

PHet Simulation website

 

 

15 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

3 – Series Circuit

 

PHet Demo Site

16 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

4 – Parallel Circuit

17 Virtual 9:30-12:00

 

Class Notes

 

5 – Electrical Resistance

18

 

Asynchronous Day

 

Finish Seed Lab Write Up

 

19

Culminating Activity

Solar Cooker – 15%

Seed Lab – 7.5%

Electricity Project – 7.5%

20

21 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Class Notes

 

6 – Electricity Wrap Up

22 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Project - Electricity

23 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Project Electricity Due

24 Virtual 1:00-3:30

 

Recovery Day

25 – PA Day

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