Science

Today in science student did 3 mini labs and reading that support three conclusions about light

1: Light is a form of energy.  Like other sources of energy it has the ability to do work (cause change).

 2: Light energy can be transformed into other types of energy such as electrical, thermal, or kinetic.

3:  Light travels in rays, straight lines, radiating from the source in every direction.  When light ray hit a surface they can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted, or some combination of these.

In their notebook they should have a description of the lab setup, observations, and a paragraph explain which of the three conclusion can be support by their observations.  Additionally, for homework students need to complete the topic 1 Review Questions from page 186 of the textbook.

Japan - Scrapbook Entry #1

My Journey Through Japan

- Scrapbook Entry #1 -

You have just reached Japan in the year 1600. You are amazed by the tiny country with the millions of people, the lush vegetation, and the sometimes volatile weather patterns!

Within days of your arrival, you experience your first typhoon. Luckily, you meet a very friendly teenager who invites you to wait out the typhoon in their family home. During the storm, your new friend tells you about how the sometimes extreme weather has affected their life, what it’s like to live in a small country with so many people, and how the lives of Japanese people can be very different because of the many types of landscapes in the various regions of Japan.

You have decided to write your first entry in your Travel Scrapbook about this unique geography, as well as document what you see by including several postcards.

Considering the geography tasks you have recently completed in class, write a detailed response about how the geography in Japan has influenced the way of life, or worldview, of the Japanese people. Don’t forget to write about what you know on the physical size of Japan, the population, the topography, its location, the climate, its resources, and the forces of nature it faces. Your response must be well thought out, edited and most importantly connected to elements of worldview. 

Provide several postcards that effectively illustrate the physical size, topography, location,  climate, and worldviews (connected to geography) of Japan.

Math and Science

Math

Students have been working on ways to identify if a number is a perfect square.  In class we discussed 4 ways to determine if a number is a perfect square and then practice those strategies on an assignment.  If students did not finish the assignment was homework.

Science

After looking at different sources of light we realized the sources of light we rely on the most begin with electrical energy.  Therefore we have been investigating the cost of using electricity. On D2L students are to follow the link "Kilowatt Hours" to read and take notes and then open the file "The Cost of Electricity" and complete the calculation in their notebooks.

I-Cubed - Tri-fold Guidelines

Tri-Fold Guidelines

Using your reflections in Google DOCS, you must summarize your information to be displayed on your Trifold.  You must discuss the following:

·          Name of Product

·          Your products slogan

·          Problem statement

·          Paragraph(s) including the possible solutions to the problem and the evolution of your final product design.   You should include an analysis of why you chose the materials you did to make your product, the production costs.

·          Summary of strengths and weakness of design/materials

·          Survey questions and results displayed graphically. 

·          Labelled diagrams of your various designs and final product.

·          Concluding paragraph describing the evolution of your idea from problem to product with suggestions for possible improvements.  

I-Cubed Blogging: Please make sure the following sections are complete...

Building Process

Besides answering the following questions, you could also include photographs at each of the stages of your build to include in your blog and final tri-fold presentation

1.       How is your group working together so far (communication, power, participation, etc)

2.     What did you accomplish today? Who did what?

3.      Did you encounter any challenges when building your design?

4.     Did you modify/change anything from your original plan?

5.     Did you make any decisions? What are they? How do you and your group come to these decisions?

6.     What do you need to do next?

7.     Outline your group’s plan for the building phase?

8.     What jobs need to be done? By whom? By when

The Testing Process

1.      Explain the procedure that your group developed to test your product (or part of your product).  What were you testing?  Why did you choose this feature to test?  What were your controlled variables?  What was your responding variable?  What was your manipulated variable?

2.     Does your invention work?

3.     Do you need to modify it to make it better?

4.     What changes could you make?

5.     Did you modify/change anything from your original plan? 

Marketing Process

1.      Do you have a catchy name for your product?

2.     Do you have a slogan for your product?

3.     What did it cost to produce?  What are the individual unit costs for each part?

4.     What price would you sell it for?

5.     Who is your target market for your product?

6.     What colors would attract consumers to buy your product?

7.     What was life like before your product existed?  What is life like with your product?

Math Homework

Page 416 #3-6 and 11 are for homework due on Wednesday April 8.

What we have been doing this week....

The Outsider's essay - all students completed (or mostly completed) their essay related to the novel. Please have your student share their work with you.

I-Cubed
Please talk to your student about what invention or innovation they have come up with for their I-Cubed project. Students are currently in the process of building, and designing logos and slogans for their product. Next week we will work on advertising techniques, presentation skills, putting together their tri-folds and colour theory (to make their tri-folds look amazing).

Logos and Slogans - 

Slogans:

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/5-tips-on-how-to-write-a-killer-slogan/

 

Logos:

http://blog.logodesignguru.com/hidden-messages-in-famous-logos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUaG2jGluM&noredirect=1

hidden messages

I-Cubed blogging - Please have the following sections completed by Tuesday:

Problem Solving Process

1.      What was the problem that you identified?

2    What information did you gather about possible causes?

3.     What solutions did your group suggest based on the cause?

4.     What criteria did you set so the solution was able to meet the problem?

Design Process

Besides answering the following questions, you could also include diagrams/sketches/mock-ups of your design(s)

1.      Summarize the different ideas that you had for each solution

a.     What were the strengths of each design?

b.     What were the weaknesses?

2.     How did your group decide on the Final Solution that you picked?

a.     Explain why you  have choses that solution

3.     What are they features of your final design?

4.     What materials are you using for each of the parts of your design?

5.     What tools/skills do you need to build your project?