Monday, October 29, 2012

October 29 - November 2

PHYSICS 20
Mon - Review of Properties of Waves - Ch. 14-2.  Students read Pg. 381-385 in textbook and then I did examples of Determining Frequencies and Periods of Waves.  No assignment.  Unit 2 Exam on Tuesday (Nov 6th).
Tue - no class
Wed - Practice Problems Pg. 386 #15-19.  Then we corrected them (at the end of class).
Thur - Started a Unit Review. 
Fri -

FP 10
Mon - Continued Project - I introduced the Rubric to the students on how their Projects (Wheelchair Ramps) will be graded and they started finalizing their Projects (in groups).  Will continue this next class.
Tue - Continued project.
Wed - Unit 2 Chapter Review from Textbook.  Due Next Class.
Thur - no class
Fri -

FM 20
Mon - Unit 2 Test. 
Tue - no class
Wed - catch-up class
Thur - Started Unit 3. We did a Workbook Worksheet and then corrected it by the end of class.
Fri -

PRE-CALC 20
Mon - no class
Tue - Ch. 2.1 Notes and examples.  Students worked on all questions from the worksheets.  These are due next class.
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - no class

WA 30
Mon - continued Unit 3 Review.
Tue - We corrected the Unit 3 Review together as a class.  We then worked on another worksheet fore review.  Students have to do the odd #s.
Wed - catch up class
Thur - Unit 3 Test
Fri -

IP 10
Mon - Started discussing Resumes.
Tue - Finished Notes and Discussion on Resumes.
Wed - no class
Thur - Started our Resumes
Fri -


Sunday, October 21, 2012

October 22 - 26

PHYSICS 20
Mon - notes on Mechanical & Electromagnetic waves. 
Tue - We did a waves Web Quest.  Will continue next class.
Wed - no class
Thur - continued with the Waves Web Quest.
Fri - finished the Waves Web Quest

FP 10
Mon - Continued working on Unit Project: Building a Wheelchair Ramp for a step-up around the school.

Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - continued working in groups on our Wheel Chair Ramp Project.
Fri - continued project. 


FM 20
Mon - Unit Exam Friday - We started a Chapter Review from the textbook: Pg. 104.
Tue - Ch. 2 Review from Textbook...page 105.
Wed - no class
Thur - Unit 2 Review.   I CHANGED THE UNIT EXAM TO MONDAY. 
Fri - continued Unit 2 Review. 

PRE-CALC 20
Mon - no class
Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - no class

WA 30
Mon - I handed back the Unit 2 Exam.  Students worked on Corrections (for half of the marks).
Tue - Finished working on Ch. 3.2 Workbook Worksheets.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - no class
Thur - Ch. 3.3: Percentile Ranking - We did a couple examples involving Percentiles.  Assignment: Pg. 140 #1, 2, 3, 6.  DUE NEXT CLASS. 
Fri - Corrected last day's assignment.  Started Unit 3 Review.

IP 10
Mon - Students prepared (at the start of class) their 'Jobs involving Information Processing/Communications Media' paragraphs.  They presented their findings to the class.
Tue - Catch-up class.
Wed - no class
Thur - I introduced students to Engrade (but they already were familiar with it.)  I spent all class trying to get students logged in.
Fri - catch-up class

Sunday, October 14, 2012

October 15 - 19

PHYSICS 20
Mon - We corrected Pg. 845 #14a-f.  Then students requested more work/practice regarding Frequencies and Waves, so I brought a Worksheet to class called "Frequency, Period, and Waves".  Students need to have Sections A, B, C, and D completed for next class.
Tue - continued working on last day's Worksheets.
Wed - continued working on Periods, Waves, and Frequency Worksheet.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Thur - corrected worksheet from the previous few days.
Fri - no class

FP 10
Mon - no class
Tue - Discussed last day's assignment and I went through a question that most students struggled with.  Assigned Pg. 111 #3ac, 4ac, 5ac, 6ac, 7
Wed - Did one example of Calculating a Side Length Using More than One Triangle.  Assignment: Pg. 118 #3ac, 4ac, 6.  DUE NEXT CLASS.  Students were warned to bring all of their assignments from Ch. 2 because tomorrow we will correct
Thur - corrected previous assignments together as a class.
Fri - I introduced the Unit Project: In groups they are to design a Wheelchair Ramp.

FM 20
Mon - Ch. 2.4: Angle Properties in Polygons Notes and Worksheet Questions.  Students went through examples and then completed #1-5 FOR HOMEWORK.  This is DUE NEXT CLASS.
Tue - I went through the answers to a Quiz that students took on Parallel Lines intersected by a transversal.  Once I explained the proper procedures to doing these types of proofs, I presented the students with their quiz to do corrections for half the marks (that they are missing).  I assigned Pg. 99 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10.
Wed - continue working on Pg. 99 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10.
Thur - corrected previous assignments: Ch. 2.4 Workbook Worksheets and Textbook Assignment.
Fri - no class

PRE-CALC 20
Mon - no class
Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - Unit 1 Test.

WA 30
Mon - Ch. 3.2: Weighted and Trimmed Means & Outliers.  I did Examples #1 and 2.  Students were to read through the 3rd example.  Then I assigned Pg. 130 'Build Your Skills' #1, 2, 5, 8.
Tue - Students continued working on Ch. 3.2 Assignment.
Wed - I gave the students more practice questions for section 3.2.  Only the 1st section of this booklet is due for next class.
Thur - continued working on Ch. 3.2 Workbook Worksheets
Fri - continued working on Ch. 3.2 Workbook Worksheets

IP 10
Mon - Students worked on Assignments #8 & 9 from their Word Processing Duotangs.
Tue - Students continued working on Assigment #8 and #9 from yesturday.
Wed - Students continued working on Assigment #8 and #9 from yesturday
Thur - Continued working on Assignments #8 and #9.
Fri - Halloween Competition (using Paint)

Monday, October 8, 2012

October 9 - 13

PHYSICS 20
Tue - We watched a Video on Hooke's Law.  We then did notes on Resonance, Wavelengths, Vibrations & Phase, as well as Requency and Period Examples.  Then students worked on completing Questions from their notes (Pg. 8).  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - Corrected Frequency Worksheet from yesturday.  I did an example of dealing with determining Periods of Pendulums.  Assigned: Read Pg. 378-380 and do Practice Problems on Pg. 379 #6, 7, 8.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Thur - no class
Fri - Corrected Pg. 379 Questions together as a class.  Then I put students into groups to discuss the Ch. 14.1 Section Review.  After that, students worked on Assignment Pg. 845 #14a-f.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

FP 10
Tue - Ch. 2.2: Using Tangent Ratio to Calculate Lengths.  We did a couple examples and then students worked on an assignment: Pg. 82 #3ac, 4ac, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - Reviewed what the Tangent Ratio actually is and the Pythagorean Theorem.  Then we had a Quiz.  At the end of class, I put students in groups to start discussing the 'Try This' on Pg. 90 of textbook.  Will continue this next class.
Thur - Continued working on the 'Try This' on Pg. 90 of their textbooks (in groups).  Then I introduced the Sine and Cosine Ratios.  I did an example and then assigned Pg. 95 #4,5,7,8,10.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Fri - We discussed the group work from the last couple classes.  Then I did examples from Ch. 2.5: Using the Sine & Cosine Ratios to Calculate Length.  Assignment: Pg. 101 #3ac, 4ac, 5ab, 6, 7, 8, 9.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

FM 20
Tue - A brief discussion of where parallel lines and transversals are evident in students' lives.  Then moved on to Ch. 2.2: Angles Formed by Parallel Lines.  We did a couple examples and then students worked on assignment: Pg. 78 #2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - We reviewed how to Prove Angles.  Then I gave a Quiz.  From there, I did a couple examples from Ch. 2.3. Assignment: Pg. 90 #2, 3.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Thur - no class
Fri - We discussed the 'Problem Solving Strategies' Exercise that was due today.  Students who showed me that they worked on it got 5 out of 5.  This is an ongoing puzzle and the first student to email me the correct answer receives 2% added to their Final Mark.  Then we moved on and did another Example from Pg. 88 Ch. 2.3 (Proofs).  Assignment: Pg. 91 #7, 8, 11.  DUE NEXT CLASS. 

PRE-CALC 20
Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - We went through notes for Ch. 1.5: Infinite Geometric Series.  I assigned all the questions for this section.  I assigned the Unit/Chapter Review from the Textbook because we have Unit 1 Test on Friday, October 19th.  We then corrected Section 1.1 together as a class and then students handed in their Assignments for Sections 1.2-1.3 for me to correct.  I handed back to them so they could study for UNIT TEST FRIDAY.
Fri - no class

WA 30
Tue - Projects Due: Students presented their project for Unit 2 - Creating a Wheelchair-Accessible Washroom pertaining to Tolerances and design.
Wed - Reviewed for the Unit 2 Test tomorrow.
Thur - Unit 2 Test.
Fri - Students started reading examples and doing the 'Build Your Skill' sections from the handed out Notes.  This whole booklet (Section 3.1) DUE NEXT CLASS.

IP 10
Tue - Students worked on Assignment #4: "I Am" Poem and then begam Assignment #5: "If I ran the World".  Will continue this next day.
Wed - Assignment #4, #5, and #6 from Duotang.
Thur - Students continued working on Assignment #6 and #7 - Personal Business Letters from their Word Processing Duo Tang.
Fri - Students Researched Jobs Available to them Involving Information Processing and then had to write a brief paragraph explaining their findings.