Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Happy Fall Break

In MATH we have been working on:

  • Math Facts
  • Number and Symbol Pattern Recognition
  • Order of Operations BEDMAS
  • Temperature Conversions
  • You all have 3 math duotangs that stay in the classroom:
    1. Math Facts/Minutes
    2. Math Challenge/Puzzles/Word Problems
    3. Math Topics (Patterns, BEDMAS, Temperature, Time
  • Fractions and Measurement through Shops and Foods.
    • Do you have a Shop Project you are working on?
    • Do you have a list of Foods recipes you want to organize and try?
Coming up in Math:  
  • Time

In SCIENCE GRADE 8 has been working on Mix & Flow of Matter
  • Vocabulary
  • Visual Journal:  Paper Chromatography
  • Concentration of substances
  • Solute/Solvent
  • Solubility

Coming up in grade 8 Science: 
  • Cardboard boat races.  Density, Buoyancy, Surface Area, Displacement
Reminder:
  • You have a work booklet in your folder to help guide you in the topics of study.
  • You have access to the Science in Action 8 Textbook through brightspace.

In SCIENCE GRADE 9 has been working on BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
  • Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
  • Genetics - chromosomes
  • Traits:  Inherited, learned, discrete, continuous
Coming up in grade 9 Science:
  • Meiosis vs Mitosis
  • Different organisms have different numbers of chromosomes
  • Karyotype analysis
Reminder:
  • You have a work booklet in your folder to help guide you in the topics of study.
  • You have access to the Science in Action 9 Textbook through brightspace.
Have a Restful, Fun, & Safe Fall Break!
Read for fun over break. 😊