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Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy Perseverance Mars Rover Powered by Uranium Energy Quiz Study Sheet The Scientific Method Series vs. Parallel Circuits Electricity Project Outline Electricity Project Rubric Innovation Day Self and Peer Evaluation – link How To Make Your Video using Screencastify Tutorial Fixing Electrical Problems There are so many uses for electricity. But what happens when something isn’t working right? Maybe your computer speakers are not working or your refrigerator isn’t staying cold. What do people do? They often…

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All of our Systems in Action unit resources will be posted here and broken down into 3 sub units; Introducing Systems, Getting to Work, and Designing Efficient Systems. Introducing Systems Student Note 1.1 – Types of Systems 1.2 – System Components (Read and answer question 2a, and 3) Examining Physical Systems Group Activity (In your group create a shared google doc and choose 1 system to examine) Physical Systems Possible Solutions Getting To Work 2.1 – Simple Machines 2.3 –…

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All of our Pure Substances & Mixtures unit resources will be posted here and broken down into 3 sub units; Classifying matter, Solutions, and Separating Mixtures. Any extras (Could do’s) are located at the bottom of the page. Classifying Matter 1.1 – What is Matter? (Make a copy of all student textbook pages and add them to your Chemistry Folder) 1.2 – More About Matter (After adding to your Chemistry folder, read and answer questions #1 -4) 1.4 – Pure…

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All of our learning, links, and information on Fluids can be found here. All student homework should be saved to your Science: Fluids folder in your google drive. Introduction to Fluids 7.1 – Introduction to Fluids (read and answer question # 1) Due Mon. Dec. 7 7.2 – Characteristics of Fluids (read and answer questions #1, 3, 5 ab, 6) Due Mon. Dec. 7 Laminar vs. Tubulent Flow example Viscosity 7.3 – Flow Rate and Viscosity (read and answer question…

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Our Solar System The Universe is Massive! Solar System Simulator Activity (Make a copy for yourself in your Space folder and follow the instructions) That Glorious Old Sun That Glorious Old Sun Research Activity link (Make a copy and add it to your space folder before beginning) – Due Tuesday Dec. 8th The Earth’s Orbit and Seasons Phases of the Moon   Spring and Neap Tides Tinkercad Login Instructions Spaceship Design Challenge Rubric Spaceship Design Growth Mindset Reflection Spaceship Voting…

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As part of our cross curricular learning and technology piece of the Science & Technology portion of our class, students will be 3D modelling dreidels in a class-wide and world-wide STEAM competition. Students are challenged to build a dreidel using the online software program, tinkercad, that spins and creatively incorporates a Jewish hero theme. All of our class competition information and tinkercad links will be housed here. Important Links Tinkercad login instructions link Rules and Guidelines link Rubric for Competition…

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The grade 8 class were fortunate enough to participate in session with Dr. Joanne Tannenbaum about vaccines as part of their unit on Cells. Students were able to learn from home in a shared google meet, and in the classroom as part of our hyflex learning program. They began learning about the differences between red and white blood cells, what their roles are in the body and specifically when they are fighting a virus or other harmful invaders. Of course,…

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Biotic and Abiotic Factors List the biotic and abiotic factors in this handout (make a copy for yourself and save it to your ecosystems folder) Download a copy of this ‘What is an Ecosystem?‘ text to your ecosystems folder Answer questions 2, 3, and 4 at the end of the text Ecosystem Unit Vocabulary Ecosystems Vocabulary Student Study Sheet (To be filled in using the 4.1 note) Vocabulary worksheet Biospheres Making a Biosphere Recipe  Making a Biosphere Rubric Helpful mason…

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Properties of Air  P   Please watch the video above and then answer the questions below in a google doc called ‘Properties of Air’. Place your google doc into your Flight folder. Questions 1.List the 4 Properties of Air discussed in the video (you may have to go back to the videos and find them!) 2. Define the following terms from the videos a) flight                      b) compress       …

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Cell Theory 4.2 Postulates of the Cell Theory Plant and Animal Cells 4.5 Plant and Animal Cells (Read and answer question 4 at the end of the text) Plant vs. Animal Cell Labelling Sheet 1 (Make a copy and save to your Cells folder)   The Compound Microscope 4.3 – The Compound Microscope (Read and answer questions 2-5 at the end of the text) Microscope Labelling Diagram Microscope Labelling Diagram Solutions Comparing Plant & Animal Cells Lab Lab sheet for…

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