Dates:

Monday

September

Tuesday

Wednesday
Observations Qualitative &
Quantitative

Airplane act

Intro to course

Candy act

Water demo & surface

tension

Pick project topics;

Photosynthesis &
Respiration ; BLM 117,1-18

Computer Lab Research for

projects

Begin cycles

Early Release Day

Populations & Graphing

Factors affecting
Populations

Project work day;

Hare\Lynx Case
Study

Pg.25#3,4,7,10;
BLM1-13

Act 2-2 Pg. 52

Hare vs Lynx Case

due Monday

Biosphere2

Discuss labs- Pred &

Prey patterns;
Symbiosis

September

Unit 1 - Ecosystems Eco terms, pp note

8th - 12th

Sustainability ,
Easter Isl, BLM 1-4

BLM 1-5, food chains Breakfast and energy

& webs;
loss,pyramids
Introduce unit project

September
15th - 19th

Bioaccumulation,
Energy loss,
Cycles- pp note &
respiration &
hndts, Q Pg. 19 #5-8, extracting energy
Pg.20 # 1,2,4,5

September

22nd - 26th

Friday

First Day of School

Labour Day

1st - 5th

Thursday

Recycling facts, 3
R's; making a survey
hndt
Acid
Precip,Greenhouse

What's in the Liquid

act

Q Pg. 23 #1-4, Pg.27

#1-8

Ecosystem Project
Recycling Survey Due :
work period

QPg.51#1-4

Game day

QPg.36#1,2,4-8
September 29-

Ecological Footprint

Inv 2-C Pg 82

October 3rd

note and Q Pg. 67#14,Pg.68 # 1, 3,4,5,6b Biodiversity

&c , 7

Ecology Review

Chemistry Unit

Ecology Test

Invasive Species
QPg.92#1-4
Pg.103#1-4
October
Particle Theory &
Pop Can Demo

Density - Lab

Partical Theory Review

Cognitive Skills Test and Properties of Matter
Cafeteria
Hndts

Properties Review

Phys. & Chem. Changes

Sources of Error,
Lab pg.166

QPg. 156 #1-4,

Hndts

PA DAY

6th - 10th

October
13th - 17th
Thanksgiving

Review lab
Phys/chem changes
hndt

163 #1-4, 165 #1-8

Gas Tests - lab

Physical & Chemical

Changes
October

The atom tutorial

Bohr Diag ; Hndt

20th - 24th

Hndt; Subatomic
QPg.186#3,6
Particle QPg.184#5-8

Pick topics-Elements
Isotopes,ions

Periodic Table

Research period
-Element Project

October
27th - 31st

Valenece electrons,
Bohr - Ions & ionic
charge ; Hndt
5.7a,b,c

Periodic Table

Research period
-Element Project

Pg192#1-4

Hndt4.4a,b

Metals & Non-metals

trip , many st away

Ionic Compounds

Element Proj due presentations

Read Pg 201&204

Proj day

Hndt

Quiz- Ionic

QPg.206#2-8

QPg.211#1-8,10
November
3rd - 7th

Review Ionic

Molecular
Compounds BLM 6.9 Flame Test
&5.11

November
Chem review

17th - 21st

Finish Moon Hndt;

Properties of Planets
Hndt and Planet Info
Sheet

November
24th - 28th

Space intro;
day,seasons,terms

Flame Test Lab

Gr 9- Take your Kids to
Work Day

Reasons for the

Seasons Hndt;

Molecular ; Crime scene

Fireworks hndt

Chemistry Test

How High Can You

Jump & Age on Other
Planets

Finish Jumping Lab;

Work on/recap
Astronomy Terms;
Take up Chem Test; Lab Stars/ Life of Stars
Time to work on Project Note
Project Hndt

The Sun ppt;

Life of Stars Note
BLM Hndt
Cont. & Hndts (Chart
& Flow Chart)
Q Pg.336 #1-4,

7 Wonders Project Work

Period;

Spectral Lines Cont;

Spectroscope, Spectral
Spectral Lines QPg.342
Lines & HertzsprungDoppler Effect
#1-4
Rusell Diagram; Inv 8B
Pg.352 #1-7
Q Pg. 371 #1-2,

Pg.338 #5-8

Pg. 376 #1-2

December

Big Bang Theory pp

Dark Matter

Electricity Day 1

1st - 5th

Q Pg. 376#3-7

QPg.379#14.Pg381#1,2;Review
Unit

Qpg.406#1-4,Pg.407#5Demos
8

December

Static & Uses

Induction & everyday

uses of Static; pp#5

8th - 12th

QPg410#1-8

Act.10-3Pg.416

Batteries

Simple Circuits and

Schematic Diagrams

December
15th - 19th
December
22nd - 26th

First Day of
Winter
Break

5th - 9th
January
12th - 16th
January

Static Electricity Hndt

Space Test

Induction QPg. 417 # 16

Last Day of
Winter
Break

December 29th January 2nd

January

PA DAY

QPg.274#1-4, 276#1The Moon Hndt

3, 5

10th - 14th

November

Molecular Compounds

Review Electricity

Virtual lab - Series &

Hndt: Electric Circuit Parallel Circuits
Lab
Electricity Project Due

Exam

Exam

19th - 23rd
January
26th - 30th

Exam

Exam

Exam

Exam

PA Day