Day+Planner

**__Day Planner__** __**Wednesday, June 2nd**__  __**Tuesday, June 1st**__  __**Monday, May 31st**__  __**Friday, May 28th**__  __**Thursday, May 27th**__  __**Wednesday, May 26th**__  __**Tuesday, May 25th**__  __**Friday, May 21st**__  __**Friday, May 14th**__  __**Thursday, May 13th**__  __**Wednesday, May 12th**__  __**Tuesday, May 11th**__  __**Monday, May 10th**__  __**Friday, May 7th**__  __**Thursday, May 6th**__ <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __**Wendesday, May 5th**__ > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 4th __** > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, May 3rd __** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Friday, April 30th __** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Thursday, April 29th __** > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, April 28th __** > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, April 27th __** > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Monday, April 26th**__ > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Friday, April 23rd**__ > <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Thursday, April 22nd
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We finished our circulatory system mini-unit! We also received review questions, posted in the Worksheets and Questions section.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had a demo on blood transfusions - won't be tested on it, but still pretty interesting!! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We learned about different diseases and conditions that affect our circulatory system - and how some of them will also affect the digestive system...
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We started our first day of the respiratory system. The powerpoint is posted!
 * ** Remember the assignment on the sphygmanometer is due TOMORROW!!!!!!! **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We reviewed the heart and its functions, as well as the path an RBC takes through the circulatory system. It is VERY important to know ALL the structures and correct pathway - since it's cyclical, it doesn't matter where you start, but the order will be the same.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We did a small note on Blood Pressure and started an assignment. __**This assignment is due Thursday!!**__
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We briefly went through some of the Microslides Answers. The rest will be posted in the Worksheets and Questions page.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wrote a note on the Human Heart.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We labelled a diagram on the Human Heart.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through a kinesthetic activity on how blood flows through the heart --> we will be going over it again tomorrow!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had a small activity on how to use stethoscopes, and used them to hear the LUBB DUBB of our hearts. :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Marks were shown today!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We worked on the Microslides on Human Blood and the Circulatory System.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wrote a note on Blood Vessels.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We spent the rest of the class working on Microslides on Human Blood and the Circulatory System.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wrote a redo quiz because I had left a diagram of the digestive system on the board. That question on the quiz won't count, so make sure you've re-wrote it!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We then took up the questions from yesterday.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We watched Bill Nye woo!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wrote a note on the Components of Blood.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had questions 1,2,4,and 7 to do for homework.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our quiz on the Digestive System was today!! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went quickly through the diseases of the Digestive System and saw some really gross pictures of what they looked like.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We copied a note on circulatory systems and their functions.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were questions on the powerpoint - these are due tomorrow!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through how to take our pulse. We first did in sitting down __**at rest**__ - but then we ran for 2 minutes around the school and then took our pulse. We noted the similarities and differences.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We almost completely finished with the digestive system today with Food Energy and Essential Nutrients. Monday we will be going through certain diseases associated with the digestive system.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't forget to the diet homework due Tuesday! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We completed our large diagrams of other organisms' digestive systems.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We have a quiz on Tuesday! <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is on everything we have done UP TO today's stuff. Today's powerpoint is not included.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We briefly discussed the unit test and how everyone felt about it. I will attempt to use this knowledge when creating the final unit test of the year on Anatomy.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through an overview powerpoint on the unit itself.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wrote our KWHL charts - just trying it out to see where I should take this unit! Those who were absent will do theirs on Monday.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We did a pre-assessment activity on the systems of the body, to see how much you do or do not remember from last year. Everyone did fairly well!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through a powerpoint (taken down as notes) and watched a video on the digestive system. We will finish the other video on Monday!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">BIODIVERSITY TEST today!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We spent half of the period with our Phylum Comparison Challenge - a sorting of characteristics of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. The winners will get prizes in the form of Timbits tomorrow!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The other half of the period was spent with a (perhaps eye-opening) jeopardy game as a review of some of the material. Good luck studying for the test tomorrow!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today we finished off our unit with the highly common-sense-based powerpoint on Factors that Affect Plant growth - know how to explain two of these!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The rest of the period was given to work on the review - see Worksheets and Questions for the review sheet if you missed the class! This is <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**due tomorrow,**__ <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> so I can post the answers tomorrow afternoon.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Labs are due today!!**__
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had a maaaassive homework check on the last 2 days of plant work - the summary table and accompanying booklet on transportation in plants, as well as the plants' evolution booklet.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through a powerpoint on natural and artificial propogation (reproduction).
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had a small worksheet on hormones in plants.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were given an assignment __**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">due this Friday **__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> on Soil Erosion. This is available online and in the classroom!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We concluded our lab, which is due Monday. Remember that this is not a formal lab - but all parts should be complete and submitted!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were also given a homework assignment on the evolution of plants - due Monday.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure all plant work up to today is done for Monday, because I will be checking it! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through a powerpoint presentation about the parts and functions of the monocots and dicots - the full powerpoint is up!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We began our 2-day lab in rm. 303 on biological drawings of monocots and dicots - there will be 4 in all!! This will have to be handed in on Monday. This is __**NOT**__ a formal lab; however, all parts should be complete and submitted with the checklist.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We proceeded onto Day 2 of Plants, learning about the different types of transportation of nutrients there are in plants. We learned about transpiration, diffusion, osmosis, and translocation within roots, stems, and leaves.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We took up the answers to most of the work stations from our activity on Friday and Monday. The answers will be posted here shortly - please remind me if I forget!! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We started our mini-unit-within-a-unit on Kingdom Plantae. Today we did a powerpoint on the structure and function of the parts of vascular plants. We will be heavily focussing on the vascular plants as this knowledge will help you succeed in grade 12U biology! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We worked on a question sheet regarding the information learned. If you missed this, see the Worksheets and Questions section!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We continued and finished (for the most part) our workstation activity on Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, and Kingdom Animalia. We will take up this work booklet on Tuesday and I will post the answers Tuesday night.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Labs are due today!!**__
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We began a workstation activity on three kingdoms (Protista, Fungi, and Animalia). We will finish this on Monday and take it up on Tuesday!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We took up the virus worksheet and will be briefly looking at the comparison sheet between bacteria and viruses tomorrow.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had our first quiz of the unit today!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We filled out exit cards on how I am doing as a teacher so far, while watching some Planet Earth and taking 6 notes on the video.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We did a lab today on the spread of viruses - if you missed this, you need to get the package from me, and copy the results table from someone else!! Retype the introduction, materials, and purpose; type in your hypothesis; refer to the handout for the procedure; use a question/answer format for the analysis; use the questions in the conclusion to write your conclusion in paragraph form; **THIS IS A FORMAL LAB DUE MONDAY, MAY 3RD!!**
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't forget about the quiz Thursday!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We worked on copying down the rest of the notes from the presentations on the good and bad aspects of bacteria that we didn't get a chance to copy down the day before.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went fairly quickly through 2 powerpoints: **Importance of Bacteria** and **Viruses**.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two worksheets were handed out - one on viruses (__**due tomorrow**__), and one on a comparison between bacteria and viruses (__**due Friday**__).
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't forget about the quiz Thursday!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Evolution projects are due today!!**
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through the homework on the Bacteria Colour Plate fairly quickly. If you have questions on these things, come and see me!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We divided into groups and read articles on different aspects of life that bacteria contribute to in positive and negative ways. We organized the most important aspects onto large chart paper and presented these points to the class. We started, but did not finish, copying down these notes, as I will be using these notes as a basis for quizzes and tests in the future!! :)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evolution Projects are due tomorrow!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We quickly went through the classification system booklet as a class.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went through a powerpoint on Bacteria, which turned out to be really different from the student version we downloaded the night before.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were given three sheets for homework for the weekend and got started on it before the end of class: classifying bacteria concept map, colour plate of bacteria, and crossword on bacteria. **These are due Monday!!**

Wednesday, April 21st**__ <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __**Tuesday, April 20th**__
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">EVOLUTION TEST today!!
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read Coral Reefs Face Extinction Article and do questions