Friday December 18th, 2009 - Have a great Christmas Break!!

SNC 1D
1. More thorough discussion of Viewing assignment:
Part A - view & draw the moon each night (weather permitting) at the same time for 7 days. A perfect time to start this project is at 7pm on December 20th. 7pm on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, or 24th is also ideal. Try to start on a clear night because undoubtedly there will some nights when it will be too cloudy to view well. If you don't start until Dec. 25th, 26th, or 27th, try viewing at 9pm rather than 7pm.
Part B - View and draw Orion 2 different times (ex: 7pm and 10pm) on the same night. Explain how and why it appears to have moved.
2. Make an "astrolab" so that you can include "angle above the horizon" measurements with each of your drawings.

SNC 2D
1. More time to complete yesterday's "quest" (per. 3)
2. Work on Forecasting assignment / Inspirational videos / spelling&grammar bee.

Thursday December 17th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Astonomy quiz/test/"quest".
2. Discussion about viewing assignment to do over Christmas break.

SNC 2D
1. Review of selected topics with regards to the Forecasting Assignment.
2. Weather quiz/test/"quest".

Wednesday December 16th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Movie & Worksheet: Starlight.
2. Demonstration: Parallax (the apparent change in position of an object based on a change in position of the observer). The largest baseline for using parallax and triangulation from Earth is 2AU.
3. Lesson/Note: Doppler Effect and Redshift. How the spectral pattern observed from stars and galaxies shows that they are moving apart from each other and therefore the universe is expanding.
4. Assigned work: Read p. 503-512, do p. 512 #1,2

Quiz tomorrow. Read the back of the starlight movie worksheet and try the astronomy review here:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~parksidescience/Homework/SNC%201D%20Homework/Exam%20Review%20Sheets/Astronomy%20Review%20June%202007.doc


SNC 2D
1. Lesson: Review on how to do maps 1,2,4,5 from yesterday.
2. Lesson: How to use dewpoint and temperature data to determine areas of high humidity on maps 3 & 6.
Work on Forecasting assignment.
Quiz tomorrow. Do review & quiz posted yesterday!

Also: here is a link to the weather Ppoint:
http://fcinternet.hwdsb.on.ca/~noah.gardner/Weather.ppt?FCItemID=S046AA4FF

Tuesday December 15th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Solar Nebula Theory note.
2. 5 min. movie clip: Hyperspace (Solar Nebula Theory & the birth of a star)
3. Lesson/Note: Life Cycle of a star.
4. Activity: Make a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. To be completed for homework if not done in class.
5. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 14.2, do p. 473 #1-6
Astronomy quiz/test Thursday.

SNC 2D
1. Ask any questions necessary for Do the Dew lab report. Due tomorrow.
2. Intro to / directions & work on Weather Forecasting Assignment. Due 1st day back in January, but hand in this Thursday or Friday if you wish. Today: how to draw onto maps #1,4 (temperature and wind maps) and maps #2,5 (air pressure maps) to make the air masses more visible.
3. Weather quiz/test this Thursday.

Weather Review:
http://fcinternet.hwdsb.on.ca/~noah.gardner/Weather%20Review.doc?FCItemID=S0469C9E9

Weather Review Answers:
http://fcinternet.hwdsb.on.ca/~noah.gardner/Weather%20Review%20Answers.doc?FCItemID=S0469C9FB

Try this quiz for practice!
http://home.cogeco.ca/~parksidescienceq/SNC%202D/snc%202d%20weather%20quiz.htm

Monday December 14th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Lesson/Note: Other Celestial Bodies.
2. Demonstration & models: Position of Earth, Sun and Moon during: new moon, full moon, half moon, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse.

SNC 2D
Lab: Do the Dew. Collect observations and try calculations/questions.
A link to the lab sheet is here:
http://fcinternet.hwdsb.on.ca/~noah.gardner/Do%20The%20Dew%20Lab.doc?FCItemID=S0467D177

Friday December 11th, 2009

SNC 1D
Electricity Project due date and project marking day.


SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Relative Humidity Calculations
2. Assigned work (due Monday): Read 14.6, do p. 561 # 1-7,11

Thursday December 10th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Lesson/Note: The Sun
2. Spectroscope activity: Observing various forms of light (sunlight, fluorescent light, mlight from gas dicharge tubes - hydrogen, neon, iodine etc) and seeing how they are different.
3. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read p. 474,478-482, do p. 482 # 2-6

SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Weather Systems
2. Demo: Cloud in a bottle.
3. Assigned work: Turn the graph on p. 558 into a line graph.

Wednesday December 9th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Lesson/Note: Stars
2. Do Activity on p. 465 of textbook. Do p. 465 # 1-6
3. Pictures: Relative sizes of planets & stars.
4. Make sure work assigned so far this week is complete.
Homework: Work on your Electricity Project. It is due this Friday!

SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Prevailing (Global) Winds
2. Make sure work assigned so far this week is complete!

Tuesday December 8th, 2009

SNC 1D
Work period. Work on:
1. Worksheet assigned yesterday.
2. Read p. 443-456, do p. 456 #1-6 (assigned yesterday)
3. Read p. 460-467, do p. 467 #1-6
All work is due tomorrow.

SNC 2D
Work period. Be sure you have completed work assigned yesterday as well.
For today (due tomorrow):
Read:
p. 516-519
p. 546-549
p. 550-551
p. 553-555
DO:
p. 519 # 1, 2, 3a, 4
p. 549 # 1-6
p. 550-551 (a)-(k)
p. 555 # 1, 2, 5, 6

Monday December 7th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Movie & Worksheet: Bill Nye - Planets.
2. Definitions (AU & Orbital period) & work on back of worksheet.
3. Assigned work: Read p. 443-456, do p. 456 # 1-6

SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Cloud Formation
2. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read Sections 13.11 and 14.5 in text. Do p. 534 # 1-5 and p. 557 #1-6.

Friday December 4th, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Lesson/Note: Intro to Astronomy/Celestial bodies.
2. Assigned work: Read p. 426-431, do p. 431 #2,4. Assigned yesterday. Due on Monday.

SNC 2D
1. Homework Check/Take up homework.
2. Movie: Climate. Completed movie worksheet due Monday.
3. Demonstrations. A) Air pressure crushing a pop can. B) Convection "cell".

Thursday December 3rd, 2009

SNC 1D
1. Electricity Test
2. Assigned work: Read p. 426-431, do p. 431 #2,4

SNC 2D
1. Hand in Observing Convection Lab.
2. Lesson/Note: Atmosphere & Air Pressure
3. Assigned work: Read 13.4, do p. 513 # 1,4,5,6 (due tomorrow)

Wednesday December 3rd, 2009

SNC 1D
More Electricity Review. Unit test tomorrow.

SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Seasons on Earth
2. Work on Lab Report for "Observing Convection in Water". Lab Report due tomorrow.
3. Make sure questions on p. 503, 507 & 509 are completed for tomorrow (see past posts).

Tuesday December 1st, 2009

SNC 1D
Electricity Test Review.

SNC 2D
1. Lesson/Note: Intro to Weather - Energy Transfer
2. Lab: Observing Convection in Water. Lab Report due Thursday.
Make sure questions assigned yesterday are completed for tomorrow.