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

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2 Course Outline	3 Welcome Class Notes Dice-Breaker Stacking Cups Survey	4 Nature of Science 1 Class Notes Guided Note Pasta Tower	5 Nature of Science 2 Class Notes M&M Experiment	6 Nature of Science 3 Class Notes Guided Note Task – Observations and Inferences	7 Nature of Science 4 Class Notes Task – Telling it Like it Is (pencil crayons req;d)	8	Textbook Link here
9	10 Scientific Method 1 Class Notes (guided) Video Link – Scientific Method Worksheet - SM Worksheet - Beach	11 Scientific Method 2 Class Notes Guided Note Grade Assembly	12 Con’t Worksheet Questions KAHOOT Quiz – Scientific Method	13 Scientific Method 3 Class Notes Guided Note Worksheet -graphing Excel Spreadsheet Work	14 Laboratory Equipment Handout – Lab Eq Worksheet – Lab Eq	15
16	17 Family Day	18 Scientific Method 4 Design Whirlybird	19 Scientific Method 5 Design Whirlybird Continued Compass Survey	20 Finish Whirlybird Write Up WHIMIS and Symbols Class Notes Worksheet - Symbols (need textbook) 2015-symbols 2015-WHMIS update LITERACY ACTIVITY	21 Organize Notes for Unit Test Handout Checklist	22
23	24 WHIMIS and Symbols KAHOOT Worksheet #1 Worksheet #2	25 Laboratory Safety Handout – Safety Video – Jefferson Worksheet - Safety Class Pic Jefferson Quiz - Jefferson	26 Unit 1 – Test Word Search Intro to Chemistry	27 Chemistry Class Notes – Plastics Guided Note Task - Plastics	28 Snow Day	March 1
2	3 Matter Oooze Demo Guided Note Worksheet - Matter Video - Cornstarch PHET link	4 Classifying Types of Matter Guided Note Worksheet – Classify (pencil crayons) Video Link PHET-Build a Molecule	5 Molecular Models (need kits) Inquiry Activity – Elements and Compounds	6 Properties of Matter (physical – chemical) Class Notes Guided Note Textbook – physical Textbook – chemical Demo - Magnesium Solo-Pair-Group Worksheet - Crossword	7 Note organization Ooooblek	8
9	10 March Break	11	12	13	14	15
16	17 Properties of Matter – Density Guided Note Density Demos Quiz – Chemistry1	18 KAHOOT Review Density Calculations Worksheet - Density	19 Inquiry Lab – Mysterious Substance Mysterious Instructions Mysterious handout Test - Outline	20 Changes in Matter Class Notes Guided Note Worksheet-Changes	21 Inquiry Lab Demos Handout Worksheet - Properties of Substances	22
23	24 Snow Day	25 Test Review Test Review Handout	26 Test #2 – Chemistry Task – Wordsearch	27 Periodic Table Intro Class Notes Guided Note Worksheet	28 Periodic Table Patterns Class Notes Guided Note Create a Legend (need pencil crayons)	29
30	31 Task – Future Elements - Future	April 1 Finish Future Worksheet – Periodic Table Review Quiz – Periodic Table	2 Theories of the Atom Class Notes Guided Note Textbook Support Video Link Video Link1 Jigsaw Activity	3 Snow Day	4 Current Model of the Atom Class Notes Worksheet - Model Bohr-Rutheford Diagrams Class Notes Guided Note	5
6	7 Bohr Model and the Periodic Table Class Notes Guided Note Task – Bohr – Periodic Drawing Test #3 Outline	8 Putting Atoms Together Class Notes Guided Note Task – Atoms Together	9 Review Atomic Review	10 Test #3 – Atomic Tomato Prep	11 Space Exploration Video Link1 Size Video Link2 Tears Video – Bill Nye Task – Outer Space	12
13	14 The Universe Guided Note Andromeda Video Link1 Life Cycle Video Link2 Task – Galaxies and Stars	15 Con’t	16 Constellations Guided Note Star Map Link Task – Star Map Kahoot	17 Constellations Con’t Quiz Constellation Detective Constellation Match Up Anishinaabe Star Map Ojibwe Art Link Link1 Link2	18 Good Friday	19
20	21 Easter Monday	22 The Planets Guided Note Size Video Link1 Jump Video Link2 Nasa Scavenger Hunt	23 The Planets Planets Video Link1 Task – Planet Scavenger Hunt	24 The Moon NASA Video Link Guided Note Crossword Moon	25 Seedling Starts – Zucchini, Broccolini, Kale, Peppers The Moon Landing Class Note review Task – A Lunar Dilemma Full Moon Names	26
27	28 The Sun Video Sun1 Video Sun2 Video Sun3 Guided Note Video Aurora Sun Crossword	29 Humans in Space Class Notes Test #3 Success Criteria	30 Other Objects in Space Guided Note Space Review Task	May 1 Test #4 – Space Ecosystem Word Wall (need computer)	2 PA Day	3
4	5 Biology Intro Ecosystems Finish Word Wall Class Notes Guided Note Video - Ecology Terrarium Task - Lorax Video Link	6 Terrarium Resource collection	7 Finish Terrarium (make observations) Ecosystems – Earth’s Spheres Class Notes Guided Note Video Link Video Link2 Worksheet	8 Terrestrial Ecosystems in Canada Class Notes Guided Note Video Link Worksheet	9 Literacy Practice Aquatic Ecosystems Class Notes Guided Note Page 61 questions Video Link1 Video Link2 Video Link3 Video Link4	10
11	12 Test #1 Outline Zebra Mussels Invasion Article Canada-ZM website ZM Questions ZM Worksheet Quiz	13 Terrarium Observation Garden Preparation (dress for outside)	14 Review for Test Test #1 – Ecosystems	15 Food Chains Class Notes Guided Note Worksheet1 Worksheet 2 Video Link1 Video Link2	16 Food Web con’t Worksheet1 Literacy Practice Quick Write Activity	17
18	19 – Victoria Day	20 Build a Food Web Food Chain – PowerPoint Task - Start Quiz	21 Name that Critter Literacy Pre-Test	22 Energy Flow Guided Note Notes Summary Video Link – Relationship P-C	23* PowerPoint Task Due on Edsby Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems - Water Guided Note Video Link0 Video Link1 Video Link2	24
25	26 Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems – Carbon Guided Note Video Link0 Video Link1 Video Link2 Video Link3 Test #2 Outline	27 Conserving Biodiversity Guided Note Test #2 – Success Criteria	28 Test #2 – Ecosystems and Climate Change PowerPoint Sharing	29 Electricity Static Electricity – Electron Basics Class Notes Guided Note Video Link Static Electricity Explore	30 Conductors and Insulators Class Note Video Link Task – Conductors Current and Electricity Basics Class Note PHET Link	31
June 1	2 DC – Circuits Series (terms, conductors, measuring tools) Class Notes Task – Circuits Worksheet Explore Circuits Hands On Investigation Lab	3 Simulation – Parallel and Series Circuits Task PS Circuit Worksheet PHET Link	4 Dry Cells Simulation – Batteries in Series and Parallel Class Notes Cell Demonstrations (jars, potato) Task - Cells Quiz - Circuits	5 Ohm’s Law Investigation Graphing Task Worksheet - Calculations PHET Link	6 Power Generation Techniques Video Link1 Video Link2 Task Power	7
8	9 Review Review Task	10 Electricity Test	11 Culminating Activity Day 1	12 Culminating Activity Day 2	13 Culminating Activity Day 3 (10%)	14
15	16 Exam Review (Inquiry process, WHIMS) Review Package pdf Summary A Summary B	17 Exam Review (periodic table, elements, classification of matter, physical chemical properties) Summary C	18 Exam Review (Ecosystem and climate concepts) Summary E Summary F	19 Exam Review (Electricity and circuits - Space) Summary D	20 – Exam pd 1 Final Exam (10%) Review Package (10%)	21
22	23 – Exams pd 2	24 – Exams pd 4	25 – Exams pd 5	26	27	28