Mrs Novak Science

Hi everyone, This is just a quick post to touch base and check in on you all. How are you all going? I hope you were able to relax and refresh over Spring Break. The times ahead are certainly very different, but we are all here for you, so just take things one day at a time. You will soon be receiving emails from school about what learning will look like in the coming weeks. However, for my science classes, all the information you will need (instructions for lessons, content and assessment) will be posted on this blog, so stay tuned! If you have assessment still to submit ("Follow Your Food" for Grade 8 and the Genetics problems plus the "Racing Extinction" task for Grade 9, you can still submit these to my email. Any questions can be posted on this blog or emailed to me and I will respond as soon as I can. Keep safe and stay indoors, everyone! We've got this!! (*insert fist bump here*)

Grade 9 Science Students to continue watching the documentary "Racing Extinction". I added a link to the documentary and a PDF version of the worksheet to Friday's blog post. Click  HERE  to access a Word document version. You can write your responses to the questions directly onto this document. Once finished, please email me a copy of the completed document and I will grade it for you. Your Genetics problems are also to be completed. You can find that document  HERE . This will need to either be printed or you can simply complete the working out and responses on a piece of paper, either scan the papers or take a photo of them and send them through. Again, I will grade these for you. Grade 8 Science Any student who is still to complete their "Follow Your Food" task can email me a copy of their document via attachment to the email or take a clear photograph. I will then grade your task for you. I I am working through the grading of the tasks...

Grade 8 Science IMPORTANT: UPDATES TO ASSESSMENT DATES (to be confirmed through the week) Please note that the Grade 8 Topic 3 Quiz has been moved to MONDAY 16th March. This is to accommodate more study time for students. Note:  UNIT FINAL STILL SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 19th MARCH  Grade 9 Science Students were given their question sheet for the 'Racing Extinction' Task. This involves watching a documentary and answering 13 questions. This task will be marked for assessment and will be due on Wednesday 18th March. The documentary can be found at the following link:  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5j2wsh The documentary worksheet with questions can be found  HERE . Upcoming assessment: Genetics Problems due Monday 16th March. Note: UNIT FINAL STILL SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 19th MACRH.

Grade 8 Science Please see below the PowerPoint presentations for the five systems taught in Topic 3 of the Cells and Systems Unit. Respiratory System Notes Nervous System Notes Excretory System Notes Digestive System Notes Circulatory System Notes Grade 9 Science Please see below the PowerPoint presentation for Genetics and Inheritance taught in Topic 3 of the Biodiversity Unit. Genetics and Inheritance Assessment Task: Genetics Problems

Grade 9 Science Students completed their topic quiz last Thursday and have been learning about Genetics (non-heritable and heritable traits (both discrete and continuous), dominant and recessive traits and calculating probabilites using punnett squares and monohybrid crosses, including incomplete and codominance problems).  For revision and further practice, students can read through pages 50-55 and complete questions on pages 54 (Check and Reflect) and 55 (Assess Your Learning) from the textbook. Additional practice questions can be found at the following websites: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/monohybrid_cross.html https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/classical-genetics/mendelian--genetics/e/punnett-squares http://www.elginacademy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Monohybrid-Cross-Homework.pdf Upcoming Assessment: An assessable worksheet will be handed out in class tomorrow (Wednesday 11th March) fo...