Friday December 21st, 2012

SNC2P
1. Optics Test Part 2
2. Students were given a marks printout and should complete any assignments over the Christmas break for which they currently have an entry of zero (not handed in).  The bottom portion of this printout should be signed and returned to the teacher on Mon. Jan 7.

MDM4U
Presentations

SNC1P
1. Astronomy Test Part 2
2. Students were given a marks printout and should complete any assignments over the Christmas break for which they currently have an entry of zero (not handed in).  The bottom portion of this printout should be signed and returned to the teacher on Mon. Jan 7.

Thursday December 20th, 2012

SNC2P
Optics Unit Test

MDM4U
Presentations

SNC1P
Astronomy Unit Test

Wednesday December 19th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Hand in lab report for Activity 13.4
2. Optics review.
Optics unit test tomorrow.

MDM4U
Unit 5 Test.

SNC1P
Astronomy unit review.  Unit test tomorrow.

Tuesday December 18th, 2012

SNC2P Complete Lab: 13.4  Lab report with answers to all questions due tomorrow.
Optics Unit Test Thursday.

MDM4U
Presentations & work period for Culminating Project.
Unit Test tomorrow.

SNC1P
1. Read 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
Do p. 373 # 1-6, p. 377 # 1-5, p. 386 # 1-3,5,6
2. Movie: Space Exploration
Astronomy Review Sheet handed out.
Astronomy Unit Test Thursday.

Monday December 17th, 2012

SNC2P
Lab: 13.4 Exploring Images in Lenses
1. Use notes and lessons from last week to make a hypothesis.
2. Carry out experiment as described in the Procedure on pg. 511.
Homework: If you had trouble carrying out the Procedure or making a thorough Hypothesis, you likely need to spend more time reading and working through Section 13.5 in the textbook and completing the homework from Friday.  Complete this tonight so you can carry out the rest of the lab tomorrow.
Optics unit review sheet is here.

MDM4U
Work period in the computer lab for Culminating the project / test review.
Unit test Wednesday, Presentations Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

SNC1P
1. Lesson/Powerpoint: The Origin of the Universe
2. Assigned work: Read 9.8, do p. 355 # 1-4.

Friday December 14th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Quiz
2. Lesson: Images in Lenses.
3. Assigned work: Read 13.5, do p. 516 # 1-4,6

MDM4U
1. Work period in computer lab for Culminating Project.
2. Unit test next Wednesday.  Review sheets handed out; also do p. 357 # 1,4,5,6cd,7-17 for test review.

SNC1P
1. Review of the week.
2. Quiz
3. Assigned work: Read 9.7, do p. 352 # 1-4

Thursday December 13th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Note/Activity: Intro to Lenses.
2. For tomorrow: Read 13.3.
Quiz tomorrow.

MDM4U
Work period in computer lab

SNC1P
1. Finish Astrolab for measuring the Altitude of a celestial object in degrees.
2. Read Section 9.4, do questions 1-4 at the end of the reading.
TONIGHT: go outside and View the Geminid meteor shower!
Also, the forecast is for a nice clear night to complete the Orion viewing activity!

Wednesday December 12th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Hand in Curved mirror lab (12.7) if you have not already done so.
2. Lab: Total Internal Reflection.  Due tomorrow.

MDM4U
1. Take up homework.
2. Lesson/Note: Mutually Exclusive Events. Complete the questions listed at the end of the note.
3. Time spent in the computer lab working on culminating project.

SNC1P
1. Introduction to the Moon (& Orion) viewing Activity.  To be completed at home between now and January.  Due January 11th.
2. Make an "Astrolab", a device to measure the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Moon or a star.
3. Assigned work: Read 9.3, do questions 1-4.

Tuesday December 11th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Review of past concepts; incident, reflected & refracted rays, incident, reflected & refracted angles, etc.
2. Activity 13.1 - Refraction of light.
3. Worksheet: Refraction.

MDM4U
1. Lesson/Note: Dependent & Independent Events
2. Read 6.4, do p. 334 # 2,3,4,6,7,10-12.

SNC1P
1. Lesson/Note: Seasons on Earth.
2. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 9.2, do p. 339 # 1-5

Monday December 10th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Review of diverging mirrors.
2. Movie: Light & Optics
3. Procedure Steps 6 & 7 of lab/Activity 12.7 on p. 485
4. Assigned work (hand in tomorrow): Complete chart for activity 12.7 as well as thorough answers to questions a), b), c), d).

MDM4U
1. Lesson/Note: Probabilities Using Counting Techniques
2. Read 6.3, do p. 324 # 3-12

SNC1P
1. Lesson/Note: Other Celestial Bodies
2. Movie: Comet Halley
3. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 9.1, do p. 335 # 1-6.

Friday December 7th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Quiz
2. Note: Characteristics of Images in Diverging (Convex) mirrors.
3. Assigned work (due Monday):

MDM4U
1. Take up homework.
2. Lesson/Note: Odds
3. Assigned work: Read 6.2, do p. 318 # 1-5,7,9,10,12,13

SNC1P
1. Quiz
2. Finish watching movie: The Life & Death of a Star.
3. Discussion: The Life Cycle of Stars.
Here is a link to an excellent movie on stars; "The definitive guide to the Milky Way"

Thursday December 6th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Take up / discuss homework.
2. Activity 12.7 (Converging Mirror parts). Due for tomorrow: A completed Observation chart and answers to p. 485 # a),b),d).

MDM4U
1. Take up Unit 4 Test.
2. Lesson/Note: Basic Probability.  Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 6.1, do p. 312 #1,4,6,7ab,8

SNC1P
1. Finish discussing note: The Sun.
2. Activity: Observing light through a spectroscope - how astronomers learn about stars by analyzing their light.
3. Handout: The Life Cycle of a Star.
4. Video: The Life and Death of a Star. Watch It!

Wednesday December 5th, 2012

SNC2P
1. Lesson: Finding Images in a Converging (Concave) Mirror.
2. Read 12.5, do p. 479 # 1-3,5

MDM4U
Unit 4 Test

SNC1P
1. H-R Diagram shown to teacher & taken up.
2. Lesson/Handout: The Sun.
3. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 8.6, do p. 315 # 1,3-6

Tuesday December 4th, 2010

SNC2P
1. Hand in Activity 12.3 if you did not do so yesterday.
2. Worksheet: Drawing Images in Plane Mirrors.
3. Complete homework from Section 12.3

MDM4U
Take up review questions. Take up Unit 4 quiz.
Unit 4 Test postponed until tomorrow.

SNC1P
1. Lesson/Note: Stars.
2. Assigned work (due tomorrow): Read 8.5, do p. 311 # 1-7
3. Create a H-R diagram (like the one on pg. 310).  Mostly done in class, should be completed for tomorrow.

Monday December 3rd, 2012

SNC2P
1. Lesson/Note: Laws of Reflection
(& review of finding the image of a point in a plane mirror).
2. Assigned work: Read 12.3, do p. 471 # 2-5

MDM4U
1. Unit 4 Summary due.
2. Review for tomorrow's unit test.
3. Unit 4 Test tomorrow.

SNC1P
1. Lesson/Note: The Solar Nebula Theory
2. Movie: Star & Planet Formation
3. Handout/Worksheet: Planet Data.  Complete this page for homework.