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.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

October 1 - 5

Congratulations Senior Girls Volleyball Team: Finished 4th out of 10 teams!!! Excellent Job!

PHYSICS 20
Mon - Finished watching "Waves" video to introduce the new unit.  Students then had to start researching "Waves" terminology/definitions.
Tue - no class
Wed - Students used my hotspot and their cell phones to continue definitions pertaining to Waves.  We went through all of the terms together as a class and then moved on to notes: Properties of Waves.
Thur - Students read Pg. 375-377 (Ch. 14) in textbook.  We discussed and made notes, then students worked on assignment Pg. 378 #1-5.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Fri - Corrected yesturday's assignment.  We did Lab #3 Waves where we did different actions with a very long spring coil and students had to record results.  Lab due Oct. 12th.

FP 10
Mon - Chapter Test from textbook to review for Unit Exam TOMORROW.
Tue - Unit 1 Test
Wed - Unit 2: Trigonometry was started.  I did a number of examples then assigned Pg. 75 #3ac, 4ac, 5ac.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Thur - no class
Fri - Reviewed yesturday's lesson.  Did another example of Tangent Ratio and then assigned Pg. 75 #6ace,8,10ac,12,14,17.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

FM 20
Mon - Unit Review for Exam on WEDNESDAY.
Tue - no class
Wed - Unit 1 Test: Inductive & Deductive Reasoning
Thur - no class
Fri - We went through Unit Test.  Then we discussed Ch. 2.1: Exploring Parallel Lines.  We discussed the Eplore the Math (Pg. 70) and then assigned Pg. 72 #2, 3, 5, 6.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

PRE-CALC 20
Mon - no class
Tue - We did notes on Ch. 1.4: Geometric Series.  Assignment: Students need to do all questions on worksheets Except #5.
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - no class

WA 30
Mon - Continued work on Unit Project.
Tue - continue work on Project
Wed - continued work on Project
Thur - continued project - DUE TUESDAY, OCT. 9.  Unit 2 Exam on Thursday, Oct 11.
Fri - continued project

IP 10
Mon - We went through Units 1 &2 Exam together as a class.  I then introduced the new Unit: Word Processing and the expectations.  Students started reading through "Proofreader Marks".  Will continue Proofreader Marks exercises next class.
Tue - No class.  School In Motion - we danced for a half hour. 
Wed - Students did a Proofreading exercise where they had to make corrections for a piece of work.
Thur - Students typed out answers for the Homonym Assignment, then moved on to 20 Questions Assignment.
Fri - Students had to finish their '20 Questions' Assignment from last class.  If they were finished, they started a Thanksgiving Project.

Monday, September 24, 2012

September 24 - 28

PHYSICS 20
Mon - no class
Tue - Unit 1 Test
Wed - We did a Weight/Mass Lab to wrap up Unit 1.  Formal Lab Reports are due 1 week from today: October 3.
Thur - Length Lab #1 DUE.  We went to the computer lab to work on typing up our formal Lab Report for Weight/Mass Lab #2.  These are DUE OCT. 3RD.
Fri - We went through Unit 1 Test together as a class.  Then I introduced Unit 2 with a Video on Waves.  We only just started watching it.

FP 10
Mon - Reviewed last day's lesson.  We then learned a couple new formulas for Volumes of Right Cylinders and Right Cones.  After a couple examples, students started working on the assignment: Pg. 22 #6,7,9,11,14a,18d.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Tue - Quiz on Volumes of Right Cylinders/Cones. Notes and examples on Volumes of Spheres and Hemispheres.  Assigned Pg. 51 #3ac, 4ac, 5a, 7, 8, 9, 11.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed -  no class
Thur - I finished notes on Ch. 1.6: Surface Area of Hemispheres.  We then corrected Homework Assignments for Ch. 1.5 & 1.6 together as a class.
Fri - Ch. 1.7: Solving Problems Involving Objects.  We did 2 examples of determining Surface Area and Volume of different Composite Objects.  Then students started working on assignment Pg. 59 #3ab, 4a or 4b (students choice to do 4a or 4b).  DUE NEXT CLASS.

FM 20
Mon - no class
Tue - Ch. 1.7: Analyzing Puzzles and Games.  Then we discussed the Unit 1 Exam: Oct. 3rd Students picked...Assignment: Pg. 55, #2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8, 11.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - Workbook Worksheets.  Due next class.
Thur - No class.  Terry Fox Walk
Fri - We corrected the Worksheets from Wednesday's class.  Students played a puzzle/game to start determining the strategy to beat their opponent.

PRE-CALC 20
Mon - A quick review of what we've learned so far (sections 1.1 & 1.2), then we had a quiz that we completed in groups of 3.  We worked on Section 1.3 notes and then students started all the questions for this section.  DUE NEXT CLASS - all sections that we've covered so far as well as they must start on section 1.4.
Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - no class

WA 30
Mon - We reviewed Unit 1 exam and then did more examples in the areas that students had troubles.
Tue - Ch. 2.1: Accuracy & Precision - We did (from the text book) the Exlore the Math, Discuss the Ideas, Examples 1-3.  Assignment Pg. 88 #1-3, 4abcd, 5.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - Ch. 2.2 Tolerances.  I did a couple examples.  Assignment: Pg. 100 #1-3.
Thur - Computer Lab to work on Unit 2 Project.
Fri - Continued working on Unit 2 Project.

IP 10
Mon - Catch-up class. 
Tue - We read notes on APA Citing and 'Borrowing' other People's material.  Students were assigned a specific APA type of Citing and researched and worked on that in this class.
Wed - Started studying for Units 1 & 2 Exam (Computer Basics).  We studied in class.  I outlined the test.
Thur - Continued studying for test on Friday.
Fri - Computer Basics Exam

Monday, September 17, 2012

September 17 - 21

PHYSICS 20
Mon - We reviewed the questions from last class together as a class.  We did notes on Significant Figures and Operations as well as notes on Formula Manipulation.  Students need to complete Pg. 13 #2ac,3ac,4ac,5ac from their notes as well as Pg. 16 odd numbers from their notes.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Tue - Chapter Review: Pg. 24 #31-39,41,42. DUE NEXT CLASS.  Unit 1 Exam Sept. 25 (tuesday).
Wed - Continued Unit 1 Review: Pg. 25 #47,51,55,56,59,60,67ace,68ab,70ace. DUE NEXT CLASS.
Thur - Students started working on a Length Lab.  Lab Report is due Sept. 27.
Fri - We did a worksheet to ensure that students are familiar with their calculators before the Unit exam.

FP10
Mon - Quick review of solving Square Rootes and Pythagorean Theorem.  Then we moved on to examples from Ch. 1.4: Surface Area  of Right Pyramids and Right Cones.  Different examples were done and then I assigned students to determine the Surface Area of a Cylinder with Diameter of 6" and Height of 10cm.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Tue - no class
Wed - I did a couple examples of Surface Area together with the class.  No homework.
Thur - Examples from Ch.1.4.  Assignment: Pg. 34 #5,6a,7a,8,11,13b.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Fri - Ch. 1.5 Examples and then I assigned: Pg. 42 #4,5,8,10,12.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

FM20
Mon - Ch. 1.4: Proving Conjectures and Deductive Reasoning.  I did 4 different examples.  Will continue this next class.  No assignment.
Tue - Pg. 31 #1,2,4,5,7,8,10.  DUE NEXT CLASS.
Wed - We reviewed yesturday's assignment together as a class.  We then went to the computer lab to research and prepare to teach an example of Deductive Reasoning.  We discussed each students' findings at the end of class.
Thur - Discussed examples from Ch. 1.5: Proofs that are not Valid.  Assignment: Pg. 42 #1-3.
Fri - Discussed examples from Ch. 1.6: Reasoning to Solve problems.  Assigned: Pg. 48 #1,4,6,7,8.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

PRE-CALC20
Mon - no class
Tue - no class
Wed - no class
Thur - no class
Fri - no class

WA30
Mon - Started Chapter Review from the text.  Pg. 70 all questions.  Unit exam on Wednesday.
Tue - continued working on Unit 1 Review. Test tomorrow.  I answered questions that students had regarding this unit.
Wed - Unit 1 Test.
Thur - no class - Rush For Gold in Humboldt.
Fri - Introduced and started planning Unit 2 Project.

IP10
Mon - Reviewed the updates of the NHL lockout (pertaining to last day's assignment).  Then we moved on to notes on Wikipedia 101.  Assignment: Students picked a Wiki page and had to research and answer question pertaining to the banners, history, editting, etc.  Will continue this next class.
Tue - continued working on Wiki 101 Assignment fro  yesturday.
Wed - Notes on Proper Keyboarding and Posture.  Students went to the lab and started working on a Webquest to build a Flyer on proper Keyboarding Tequniques and Posture to prevent Workplace injuries.
Thur - no class - Rush For Gold in Humboldt.
Fri - Continued working on Ergonomic Brochure.