Mrs Novak Science

  We need some fun, so we are having a spirit week and we want you to join us! Here are the events: Monday, Dec.14 - Hat day - wear your favourite hat to school (if it's a holiday hat, even better!) Tuesday, Dec. 15 - Character day - dress up as your favourite holiday character (from a book or a movie) Wednesday, Dec. 16 - Ugly Christmas sweater!! - The uglier the better? Don't have one? Make one!! Thursday, Dec. 17 - Pajama Day - make sure your clothes are school appropriate! Friday, Dec. 18 - Beach Day - we can't be there, but we can pretend! Get our your best summer wear! We would love for you to take some photos of yourself and share them with us for use in the yearbook. This is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL, but if you would like to, please do the following: make sure your picture is the highest resolution you have make sure your fill the frame (don't take a picture from a long way away) make sure the photo is school appropriate make sure your parents are okay with you sendi...

 Hi everyone, We will be having regular Google Meet sessions. The codes for each session will be the same, but will be unique for each class that I teach. Have a look below to find your class and see your code: 7-19 (Math and Science): MrsNovakSmath7-19 8-31: MrsNovakScience8-31 8-34: MrsNovakScience8-34 8-39: MrsNovakScience8-39 9-23: MrsNovakScience9-23 9-24: MrsNovakScience9-24 You can copy and paste these codes directly into the Google Meet by following these steps in Google Meet (not directly from this blog): Step 1: Click on 'Join or start a meeting' Step 2: Paste or type the code directly into the box: See you all on Monday in our first Google Meet session.

 Hello everyone,  Please see below the schedule of lessons for this week: Grade 7 Science Monday - 1-minute Plant Presentations ( from Introduction to Plants video ) Tuesday - Seed Plants Wednesday - Plant Processes   Thursday - Making food and movement in and out of cells Friday - No Science today (Math quiz) Grade 7 Math Monday - Conducting Probability Experiments Tuesday - Theoretical and Experimental Probability Wednesday - Practice questions Thursday - Revision: Practice Test page 192-193 of the textbook Friday - Probability quiz Grade 8 Science Monday - Topic 1 and 2 Quiz          LINKS FOR GRADE 8 TOPIC QUIZ  Test 1 (Understanding) and  Test 2 (Analysing)  (you MUST complete BOTH tests) If you usually complete an  adapted task (IPP or ELL) , complete the TWO tests below: Test 1 (Adapted Understanding)  and  Test 2 (Adapted Analysing) (you MUST complete BOTH tests) Tuesday - Introduction to the Digestive Syste...

Hello everyone,  Please see below the schedule of lessons for this week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Environmental Issues Project due today ( submission link ) and Revision for Unit Final Tuesday -  Revision Wednesday - Revision Thursday - Unit Final today                                                      LINKS FOR GRADE 7 UNIT FINAL  Test 1 (understanding) and Test 2 (analysing)  (you MUST complete BOTH tests) If you usually complete an  adapted task (IPP or ELL) , complete the TWO tests below: Test 1 (adapted understanding)  and Test 2 (adapted analysing)  (you MUST complete BOTH tests) Friday - Introduction to Plants Grade 7 Math Monday - Review of last week and Google Form link Tuesday - Probability of simple independent events Wednesday - Practice questions Thursday - No Math Today (Science Unit Final) Friday - ...

 Hello everyone,  Please see below the schedule of lessons for this week: Grade 7 Science Monday -  Environmental Issues Project  (Due next Monday) ( Meet time: 8.45am ) Tuesday - Environmental Issues Project ( Meet time: 1.58pm ) Wednesday - Environmental Issues Project ( Meet time: 10.13am ) Thursday - Environmental Issues Project ( Meet time: 8.45am ) Friday - No School (Staff PD Day) Grade 7 Math Monday -  Introduction to Probability  ( Meet time: 9.27am ) Tuesday - Language of Probability and  activity  ( Meet time: 2.44pm ) Wednesday - Setting out answers for Probability questions ( Meet time: 10.59am ) Thursday - Organising outcomes ( Meet time: 9.27am ) Friday -  No School (Staff PD Day) Grade 8 Science Monday - Overview of Stations  and  Station 1: Review of Topic 1  and  Google Form link Meet times:  8-31 @ 2.44pm 8-34 @ 10.13am 8-39 @ 1.58pm Tuesday -  Station 2: Introduction to Microscopes  a...

 Hello, Please see below the lesson schedule for this week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Introduced Species  and determining definitions Tuesday - Ecological Succession video and  activity Wednesday - Overview of online learning (blog, email, textbook, Google Forms) Thursday -  Environmental Issues project  and Math Revision Friday - No Science (Math Unit Final) Grade 7 Math Monday - Adding and Subtracting Mixed numbers video (no presentation) and worksheet Tuesday - Complete worksheet from Monday and textbook work (pg 250-251) Wednesday - Word Problems Thursday -  Revision Friday - Unit Final (divisibility rules, factors/multiple, adding/subtracting fractions)  Grade 8 Science Monday - Characteristics of Living Things and Adaptations Tuesday - Structure and Function (complete presentation from yesterday) Wednesday - Topic 1 Terminology BINGO activity (in-class activity only) Thursday - Topic 1 Review task and optional Unit Final Retest     ...

 Hello everyone,  Please see below the lesson schedule for this week. Grade 7 Science Monday - Math quiz and  Measuring populations  (if time permits) Tuesday -  Measuring populations activity  and introduction to Bioinvasion    Wednesday - Measuring populations  worksheet Thursday - Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school) Friday - Teacher PD Day (no school) Grade 7 Math Monday - Topic Quiz (Fraction Basics) Tuesday - Adding and Subtracting Fractions (unlike denominators) and worksheet Wednesday - Continue working on 'Unlike denominators' worksheet from yesterday Thursday - Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school) Friday - Teacher PD Day (no school) Grade 8 Science Monday - UNIT FINAL test ( Answers to Revision Sheet )                                                       LINKS FOR GRADE 8 UNIT FINAL Q...

 Hello everyone,  Please see the lesson sequence for the coming week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Cycles in an Ecosystem ( Water  and  Carbon  Cycles) Tuesday - Main Revision sheet (plus optional extra  Revision 1  and  Revision 2 ) Wednesday -  REMEMBRANCE DAY - No school Thursday - Topic 1 and 2 Quiz  (code required to complete quiz) Friday - Graphing exercise Grade 7 Math Monday - Fraction basics  and worksheet Tuesday - Adding and Subtracting (like denominators)  and worksheet Wednesday - REMEMBRANCE DAY - No school Thursday - Science quiz (no Math today) Friday -  Word Problems  and  worksheet Grade 8 Science  - NOTE: Unit Final MONDAY 16th November Monday - Topic 3 Quiz LINKS FOR GRADE 8 QUIZZES Quiz 1 (understanding)  and  Quiz 2 (analysing)  (you MUST complete BOTH quizzes) If you usually complete an  adapted task , complete the TWO quizzes below: Quiz 1 (adapted understanding)...

Hello everyone,  Please see the lesson sequence for the coming week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Producers and Consumers and worksheet 1 and worksheet 2 Tuesday - Flow of Energy and worksheet Wednesday - Math test (no Science today) Thursday - Food chains ,  Food webs ,  worksheet 1  and  worksheet 2 Friday - Catch up Math lesson (no Science today) Grade 7 Math Monday -  Percent of a number  and  worksheet  (pg 126) Tuesday - Revision  (and  extra practice ) Wednesday - Unit Final test Thursday - Divisibility rules  and 'cheat sheet' and worksheet  (textbook page 198-204) Friday - Factors and Multiples and worksheet  (page 203-205) Grade 8 Science - NOTE: Unit Final MONDAY 16th November Monday - 'Create your Own Lab' presentations Tuesday - 'Create your Own Lab' presentations Wednesday - Archimede's Principle , video and worksheet Thursday - Complete Archimede's worksheet ( Answers ) Friday - Compression of F...

 Hello everyone,  Please see the lesson sequence for the coming week: Grade 7 Science Monday - 'Trash in your Country'  Tuesday - 'Trash in your Country' Wednesday - 'Trash in your Country' presentations Thursday - 'Trash in your Country' presentations Friday - Staff PD Day (no school) Grade 7 Math Monday -  Ordering fractions  and  recurring/terminating decimals  and  worksheet  (Textbook pg 136) Tuesday - Completing Ordering fractions and recurring/terminating decimals worksheet Wednesday -  Discounts, PST and GST  and  worksheet  (pg 140-142) Thursday -  Percent and Discounts  (slide 9-11 only) and complete worksheet from yesterday (pg 140-142) Friday - Staff PD Day (no school) Grade 8 Science Monday - 'Create your Own Lab' planning day Tuesday - 'Create your Own Lab' (Materials, Research Question and Hypothesis due) Wednesday -'Create your Own Lab' (Procedure, Variables and Errors due) Thursday -'Create your...

  Hello everyone,  Please see the lesson sequence below for this coming week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Decimals Unit Final (no Science today) Tuesday - 'Trash in your Country' project Wednesday - 'Trash in your Country' project Thursday - 'Trash in your Country' project Friday - MIPI (no Science today) Grade 7 Math Monday - Decimals Unit Final test Tuesday - Fractions, Decimals and Percentages  and worksheet and  extra practice if needed  (textbook page 128, 132-136) Wednesday - Mental calculations with Percentages  and worksheet  (pg 127) Thursday - 'Trash in your country' (no Math today) Friday - MIPI (code required for quiz) Grade 8 Science Monday - Introduction to Density  (extra details on how to calculate density ) Tuesday - Density Lab  and Student Submission document Wednesday - Density Lab Thursday - Write up Density Lab task (DUE today) and Buoyancy presentation Friday - MIPI (code required for quiz) Grade 9 Science Monday - ' W...

 Hello everyone,  Please see the lesson sequence below for this coming week: Grade 7 Science Monday - Thanksgiving Holiday Tuesday - 'Create and Creature' task DUE TODAY!  Human Impacts  ( extra video 1  and  extra video 2 )  Wednesday - 'Check and Reflect' pg15 from Science in Action 7  Thursday - 'Lower Your Impact' activity Friday - Math revision (no Science today) Grade 7 Math Monday - Thanksgiving Holiday Tuesday - Order of Operation  and worksheet  (textbook pg 68-72) Wednesday - Word Problems  and worksheet  (throughout chapter 2) Thursday - Complete Order of Operations and Word Problems worksheet  Friday - Revision  (Answers provided Friday afternoon) Grade 8 Science Monday - Thanksgiving Holiday Tuesday - Solutions Lab report DUE TODAY! Solutions and Solubility  and worksheet Wednesday - Revision worksheet  and Answers Thursday - Topic 1&2 Quiz PART 1  and PART 2  ( you must do both ...

Grade 7 Science Monday - Work on ' Create a Creature ' from last Friday (task due next Tuesday) Tuesday -  Work on ' Create a Creature ' (task due next Tuesday) Wednesday -  Symbiosis  and  worksheet  and start  assignment  (bring tech to class if possible) Thursday -  Complete  Symbiosis research assignment  (bring tech to class if possible) Friday - Staff Only Day Grade 7 Math  - Note: Mathletics login details sent home today Monday - Subtracting by borrowing negatives and worksheet Tuesday - Multiplying Decimals and Mental Math  and worksheet Wednesday - Long division (video/explanation in class) and worksheet Thursday - Dividing decimals and worksheet Friday - Staff Only Day Grade 8 Science Monday - Solutions, Suspensions and Colloids Lab (summative task Due Tuesday next week)                  Documents for the lab: procedure , presentation , marking criter...

 Hello everyone,  Please see below the lesson sequences for the coming week: Grade 7 Math Monday - Area of a Triangle and Parallelogram  and worksheet Tuesday - complete area of triangle and parallelogram Wednesday - Area of a circle (slides 21-23 of the presentation) and worksheet Thursday - Place Value and Rounding and worksheet Friday -  Adding and Subtracting decimals and worksheet Grade 7 Science Monday - I ntroduction to Interactions and Ecosystems Tuesday - Needs of living things (complete presentation from yesterday) Wednesday - Adaptations ,  examples  and worksheet Thursday - Adaptations worksheet   Friday - ' Create a Creature' task (Summative Task - Due Friday next week) - more help available with the submission template and checklist Grade 8 Science Monday - Use of Fluids and Classifying Substances Tuesday - Separating Mixtures and Writing a Procedure (formative task) Wednesday - Complete procedure (due on Friday) Thursday -  Chr...

 Hello everyone,  Please see below the lesson sequence for this week. As many of my classes move into their new unit of work, please be aware that lessons will be updated and posted throughout the week. Depending on how well classes move through the lesson content, the sequence of lessons is always subject to change. Grade 7 Science Monday - Lab Skills Quiz and finish safety poster Tuesday - Introduction to Rotocopter lab task   Wednesday - Rotocopter lab Thursday - Rotocopter lab DUE  Grade 7 Math Monday - Constructing bisectors and perpendicular lines  plus worksheet 1 and worksheet 2 Tuesday - Complete constructions worksheets from Monday Wednesday - Note: No math today - working on Rotocopter Lab Thursday - Perimeter   Grade 8 Science Monday - Misleading Data Tuesday - WHMIS Kahoot! Wednesday - Introduction to Mix 'n' Flow and the Particle Model  Thursday - Ooblek Lab  Grade 9 Science Monday - Misleading Data Tuesday - WHMIS Kahoot! Wednesday...

 Hello students, I hope you all had a great weekend. Please see below the lessons and presentations for this coming week: Grade 7 Science This presentation includes the content for the following topics: Variables, Hypotheses, WHMIS Monday - Variables (see presentation link above) Tuesday -  Variables worksheet Wednesday - Hypotheses plus worksheet (see presentation above) Thursday - WHMIS (see presentation above) plus quiz Friday - Lab Skills Poster activity Grade 7 Maths Monday - Grade 7 Start Up quiz (don't worry, this is only for my information!) Tuesday  -  Angles and Protractors  and  worksheet 1  and  worksheet 2   Wednesday -  Transversal  and  worksheet 1   Thursday - Transversals  worksheet 2   Friday - Word problems from textbook (page 87-88) Grade 8 and 9 Science Lesson outline Monday -  Experimental Design Tuesday -  Observations and Inferences Entry Slip  and Writing Proced...

 Hi everyone, What a whirlwind start to the new school year!! It was so great to meet you all and see you all so happy to be back at school. As promised, here are the presentations and worksheets that we completed in class this week. Please click on the links below to access the lessons. Grade 7 Science Lab and Safety Notes  (Note: this presentation will also be used for next week) Lab Guidelines fill-in-the-blank Observations and Inferences worksheet (Note: we only did page 1) Math Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Notes Parallel and Perpendicular Line worksheet Grade 8 and 9 Science Observations and Inferences   Hypotheses and Variables I hope you all have a great weekend. I will (hopefully) be posting next lessons for next week over the weekend so that they are ready for Monday.

 Hi everyone,  I am so excited to be teaching you this year...well, for part of this year at least. We will be having a lot of fun in class, so be ready to ask lots of questions and to work hard. Be sure to come to my classes prepared with all of your equipment so that you can fully participate in all lessons that we do. I am looking forward to what the coming months will bring.

Hi everyone, Please see below the work for this week: Grade 8 - continue working on your Rube Goldberg machine. It is due tomorrow! Grade 9  - this week you will complete your 'Final Year Exam' (by clicking the 'Grade 9' link). This exam will cover work completed throughout the year. Note:  open book, no time limit but only ONE attempt. Do your best and take your time. Have a great week!

Hi everyone, The work being posted today is only for Grade 8, as Grade 9 already has their project for the week. Grade 8  - this project will last for this week, plus next week. This project is the 'assessment' task for the Mechanical Systems unit (there is no 'Unit Final'). Note: The Rube Goldberg task is INDIVIDUAL (not a group task). Grade 9 - this week is the final week to work on your 'Mission to Mars' project. Next week, you will be preparing for your 'Unit Final' task. Have a great week, everyone.

HI everyone, Hope you all had a great weekend. Here are the lessons for this week: Grade 8 - Work and  Pressure and Pascals Law  (there are two different topics this week) Grade 9 - this work will extend into next week (so, it should take 2 weeks to get through this work) See you all on Thursday for our Google Meet sessions (Grade 8 at 11.00am and Grade 9 at 1.00pm)

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend. Please see below the lessons for this week: Grade 8 Grade 9 See you all on Thursday at our Meet session (11.00am for Grade 8 and 1.00pm for Grade 9). Codes will be emailed on Thursday morning.

Good morning everyone, I hope you were all able to get out and enjoy the warmth and sunshine that the weekend brought! Here is the work for this week: Grade 8 Grade 9 Catch you all on Thursday at our Google Meet session (11.00am for Grade 8 and 1.00pm for Grade 9). The code will be emailed on Thursday morning.

Good morning, everyone. I hope you were all able to enjoy the extra time off over the weekend, and now ready to get to work on this rainy Tuesday! Please see below the work for this week: Grade 8 Grade 8 - Accommodated (only for those students (eg: ELL or IPP) who would normally complete adapted tasks. Note: Grade 8 will complete a task resembling a 'Unit Final'. Don't get too worked up about this, though - it is formative (so won't count towards your final grade for the year), but you still need to take it seriously. You will only get one attempt at the task, but you can use your notes and there is no time limit. It is a great way to see how well you have understood the content from the Mix 'n' Flow unit. Grade 9 See you all on Thursday at our Google Meet sessions (11.00am for Grade 8, 1.00pm for Grade 9). Check emails on Thursday morning for the code!

Hi everyone, Please check your emails, as you have been sent the code for today's Google Meet sessions. Grade 8 - 11.00am Grade 9 - 1.00pm See you all there!

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend. Please see below the links for this week's work: Grade 8 Grade 9 Accommodated Grade 9 Note:  These accommodated lessons are designed only for students who have been receiving accommodated work and assessments throughout the year (example: ELL students, students on IPPs, and other students receiving accommodations)  Have a great week, everyone!

Hi everyone, Please check your emails for an exciting message from Mr Dougherty!! Cheers, Mrs Novak

Good morning, everyone. I have sent you an email with today's codes for the google Meet sessions. Grade 8 session: 11.00am Grade 9 session: 1.00pm A reminder to be completing your tasks for this week. For direct links to those tasks are below: Grade 8 Grade 8 Accommodated Grade 9 See you all in the Meet sessions!

Hello grade 8, For your lessons for next week, you will need the following equipment: A plastic soft drink bottle (empty, clean and the label removed), no smaller than 600ml and no bigger than 2L. You will need the lid, as well. A pen/biro lid that DOES NOT have a hole in the top. A blob of blu-tack about the size of your thumbnail. You will be doing an investigation using these materials. However, if you cannot find them, I have provided an alternative activity to complete.

Good morning, everyone. I hope you all have a great weekend, even if it was a bit rainy yesterday. We were able to get out of the house for a bit and go for a small hike, which was wonderful! Please see below for this week's work. Grade 8 This week, there are TWO versions of the same lessons. One version is for students who would normally receive adapted or accommodated work in class, as assessments etc. Accommodated Lessons 1-3 Accommodated Lessons 4-5  (requires you to submit a Google Form task by Sunday 10th May) Lesson 1-3 Lesson 4-5  (requires you to submit a Google Form task by Sunday 10th May) Note: If you complete the Accommodated versions of these lessons when you would not normally receive this, you will be marked as having NOT SUBMITTED  your work. So, please be careful about which work you should be completing. If you are unsure, please let me know. If you do normally receive Accommodated work and choose NOT to complete the accommodate...

Good morning, everyone. A reminder that we have our Google Meet sessions today: Grade 8 at 11.00am Grade 9 at 1.00pm Emails have now been sent to students with the NEW codes.

Hi everyone,  Please see below the message from Mr Johal, the school Guidance Counsellor. If you would like to be in touch with Ms Johal, please check your emails for her contact details . Please remember, Ms. Johal continues to be available for online/phone sessions as needed. If you are struggling, feeling down or want a confidential chat, please email Ms. Johal and she will get back to you as soon as possible to set something up. For immediate support, please remember to contact the Distress Centre at 403-266-(HELP)4357. Stay well, everyone! 

Good morning, everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend and were able to get outside for a bit of sun and exercise. My family and I walked the Douglas Fir trail, which was great. We even saw some red squirrels - so cute, and for us, that was very exciting!! Please see below for this weeks' lessons: Grade 8 Lesson 1  - 60 minutes (includes a Google Form task to submit, due on Friday. 1st May) Lesson 2  - 45 minutes Lesson 3  - 45 minutes Google Meet session on Thursday at 11.00am.  Please check emails by Thursday morning for NEW code! Grade 9 Lesson - 2.5 hours (includes an entry slip Google Form and watching a documentary and submitting summary task, both due on Sunday 3rd May). Google Meet session on Thursday at 1.00pm.  Please check emails by Thursday morning for NEW code! Have a great week. everyone. See you on Thursday! 

Hi everyone, It is REALLY important that you indicate the correct class when you complete Google Forms. I will not be searching through other classes for your submission to check that your work might be saved within another class. If I cannot find your work with YOUR class' submission of Google Forms, it will be considered a non-submission, and I will be making contact with your parents and yourself about the work that has not been completed. I have had numerous students tell me they DID complete work, only for me to find it within the submissions for a different class. Thanks for your vigilance with this.

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend and were able to enjoy the warmer weather - it certainly is nice! Please see below the work for this week. A reminder, you should be spending, on average, 30 minutes per day on Science work, with a total of 2.5 hours per week. You can choose how to split up the work to cover during the week. Grade 8 Click on each lesson below for this weeks' tasks. Lesson 1 (30 minutes) Lesson 2 (30 minutes) Lesson 3 (60 minutes) Lesson 4 (30 minutes) - Note: this lesson contains a link to a Google Forms quiz to complete by the end of the week. The quiz can also be accessed directly with t his link . Answers to any question asked throughout the documents will be provided on Friday. A reminder for any student who has not completed either the 'Uses of Fluids' quiz or the chromatography lab submission to submit these tasks. I will be contacting students and parents via email today (Monday) to touch base with any studen...

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that all classes have tasks to submit this week . The links are below: Grade 8 - you have a summary quiz and a chromatography lab to submit, both on Google Forms Grade 9 - you have an entry slip to submit on a Google Form Be sure to email me if you have any questions. On Monday, I will be touching base with any student who has not submitted these tasks to see if there are any issues or you need a hand with them.

Hello Grade 8 students, When you receive the scores from the formative assessment on the 'Uses of Fluids' quiz, the score may not reflect the actual number of correct responses (for example, if you get 1 answer incorrect on an 8 part questions, the quiz program is unfortunately marking the entire question incorrect) - please do not worry about the number received at the end of the quiz and instead review the answers, making note of areas of improvement. When I check your work, I am NOT looking at the overall result, but will be checking individual questions Any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thank you for your patience as we work through the many intricacies of using these new learning platforms.

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great extra long weekend. Welcome to the second week of your online learning experience. I hope that you found the first week straightforward and easy to navigate the lessons. Remember, send me an email if there are any questions, issues or concerns. For both Grade 8 and Grade 9, there are tasks that you MUST SUBMIT as formative assessment for this week. For Grade 8 , this is a very easy lab task. You need to write a hypothesis, upload a photograph of your results and answer 4 questions. This will all be submitted via a Google Form. For Grade 9 , this is an entry slip that will quiz the work from last week. Grade 8 Science Lesson 1  - 60 minutes ( link to the Uses of Fluids quiz ) - this quiz should be finished by Friday. Lesson 2  - 30 minutes Lesson 3  - 60 minutes ( link to Google Form to upload formative assessment) Note: the Chromatography task is due by Monday 20th April. On Monday, I will touch base with any...

Hi everyone, I would like to run our first Google Meet session tomorrow (Thursday) at the following times: Grade 8 - from 11.00am to 11.30am Grade 9 - from 1.00pm to 1.30pm (extended to 1.45pm, if needed) Note: the Grade 9 session is scheduled at the same time as a Humanities session, which will end at 1.15pm (please see your email for more information). Please join the Science session after 1.15pm. These sessions are not mandatory and are an opportunity to catch up, check in and ask questions you might have about the work you have completed last week and this week. I need to remind you about the expectations for participating in a Google Meet session. Normal classroom rules will still apply and I will be managing behaviour as I would in a classroom. An email will be sent to you this afternoon with a link to a 'Google Meet Etiquette' document. By entering the Google Meet session, you acknowledge that you have read this document. The email will also contain the uniq...

Hi everyone, I hope that you all had a chance to work through the first part of this weeks' lessons. Here is the remainder of work for this week: Grade 8 Grade 9 I will post the answers to all the work for this week on Thursday. A reminder to please check your email, as I sent a link to a 'Check In' quiz (which is actually a fun Australian Trivia quiz). This quiz is mandatory and must be completed by Thursday 3.30pm.

Hi everyone, You should have now all received an email with a link to a Google Forms Quiz with some quick Australian Trivia Questions. I need ALL students to complete this quiz. It should only take a few minutes, but the quiz serves two purposes: 1.  For me to try using Google Forms for the first time and to iron out any kinks and issues you find in creating the form (which some of you have already done, so keep the feedback coming!) 2.  For me to touch base with you all and see if there are any students NOT engaging in work or not able to access emails, the blog and lessons. The link to the Google Forms has been emailed to you. You need to make sure that you are logged into your Google account to be able to access the trivia quiz. If there are any questions or issues with the link or the form, or you simply have feedback or suggestions about how I can make the forms better, please send me an email :) Have a little fun with the trivia quiz...I got my son to answer...

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend. Today marks the start of our next unit of work for both Grade 8 and Grade 9 classes. I will also be posting a very quick 'Touching Base' activity later this week. This is simply an opportunity for me to practice using Google Forms and for me to hear back from ALL my students to make sure you are all able to access my blog, emails and lessons. I will post the link to this Google Form in an email, but I will alert you to this Google Form on this blog when it is ready. Grade 8 Our new unit is...... MIX 'N' FLOW!!! Please use this link  to find an Introductory PowerPoint lesson. The PowerPoint includes a review of work from previous units and from last year, as well as practical activities and analysis questions. Tomorrow, I will post another link with the remainder of this weeks' tasks.  Note: There is about 2.5 hours worth of work in this weeks' lessons, but the expectation is to complete about ...