Welcome to Ms. Nore's Grade 9 Science Page!
Hello and welcome back! My name is Ms. Nore and I will be teaching 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, and 9-4 Science for the year. Please do not hesitate to contact me
questions or for assistance at any time.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (204) 785-8514
I look forward to working with you and your student!
Grade 9 Science
:
Week of September 6th - 9th
September 10th: Introduction, course outline - Please remember to get it signed and handed in
Week of September 12th - 16th:
Sept. 12: Wrapped up introduction to course, then handed out notes
for our first unit of Science. Started filling in the section on
Cell Theory (end of powerpoint). Will finish tomorrow. No homework.
Sept. 13: Finished our notes on Cell Theory and Cell Structures and
Function. Started labelling our cell diagrams which we will
continue to work on tomorrow. No homework. Filled in notes
found here.
Sept. 14: Labelled and coloured in our cell diagrams, then if finished,
students started working on constructing their assigned organelle
for our giant cell model - due Sept. 16th
Sept. 15: Continued to work on constructing our giant cell models. If
students did not finish today, they will now need to finish them
in their RIT period.
Sept. 16: Went over how to use our notes to find information, then practiced
doing so with a Kahoot. Students then used their notes to
complete this assignment on organelles - due Sept. 19th
Week of September 19th to 22nd
Sept. 19: Corrected Friday's assignment, then worked on this hand-in
assignment on the cell organelle's - due Sept. 20th
Sept. 20: Took notes on the nucleus and DNA today, then watched this
video to re-summarize. No homework.
Sept. 21: Reviewed how to use and care for a microscope. Students were
assigned Lesson 9 which can be found in their note booklets - due
Sept. 22
Sept. 22: Took notes on the cell cycle today. No homework.
Week of September 26th - 29th
Sept. 26: Completed and reviewed our notes on the cell cycle, then watched this video. Explained our next assignment that
students will begin tomorrow. No homework.
Sept. 27: Students are beginning this assignment, in which they have to
cut out and resort the steps of the cell cycle. This is a hand-in
assignment. Due date TBD.
Sept. 28: Today we took a break from cells to do a little astronomy as 2 big
events have/are happening this week: The first planetary defense
test (article found here) and Jupiter is as close to the Earth as it gets (article found here), making the viewing of it spectacular this week. Students were given this worksheet to work on using the articles provided above. Most of the information can be found in each of these 2 articles. Be sure to get out and look at Jupiter with a pair of binoculars or a telescope if you have access to one!
Sept. 29: Students were given time to finish up their assignments from the
week. Bill Nye cells was playing in the background for those that
were finished.
Week of October 3rd - 7th
Oct. 3: Ms. Nore was finally back, so all classes took time to look over what
was assigned last week and get ourselves caught up. Please have the
following completed for the following dates:
Lesson 9 Microscopes (found in your green note booklet) - due
Oct. 4
Astronomy worksheet - due Oct. 4
Cell Cycle sorting activity - last bit of class time given today, please
complete in your RIT period ASAP
Oct. 4: Corrected Lesson 9 and astronomy worksheet today. Please
complete your Cell Cycle Sort assignment if you have not done so
already.
Oct. 5: Students started a variety of activities that we will be completing
over the next 2 days. If they weren't done their cell cycle sorting
activity, students were to begin with this, then use it to complete this assignment.
We also began some microscope work, where students were either
working on their focusing skills, or completing this lab that helps
them learn how images are oriented on the microscope.
Oct. 6: Continued working on our assignments from yesterday.
Oct. 7: Student's took notes on Asexual Reproduction (blank notes here,
filled in here). They then watched a quick Amoeba Sisters video on
Asexual and Sexual reproduction, then began to take a closer look
at vegetative propagation with this Lesson 15 booklet - due Oct. 11th
Week of October 11th - 14th
Oct. 11: Corrected the stages of a cell cycle worksheet, then worked on a hand-in assignment on the cell cycle - due Oct. 12th
When finished, students could work on their microscope letter e lab or finish Lesson 15 (see Oct. 7th) - also due Oct. 12th
Oct. 12: Reviewed asexual reproduction, corrected Lesson 15 then started
to look at regeneration. Watched these three videos to further
illustrated this type of asexual reproduction:
Video 1: hydra
Video 2: planarian
Video 3: axolotl
Oct. 13: Finished watching our videos from yesterday, then worked on
Lesson 14: What is Regeneration? - due Oct. 14th
Oct. 14: Corrected Lesson 14, then split the class in half. Those who have
not finished the microscope work did that, while the other half
worked on Lesson 13: Sporulation and setting up their mold
growing experiment - to be continued Monday.
9-3 is a class behind and worked on Oct. 13th work (see above).
Week of October 17th - 20th
Oct. 17: Continued working on where we left off on Friday. 9-3 just started
this activity and will wrap it up tomorrow. Work from today is due
Oct. 18th.
Oct. 18: Went over the assignments we have been working on the past 2
classes, then filled in our 3-point approach (note: students have
only covered vegetative propagation, regeneration and sporulation this year). No homework.
Oct. 19: Finished filling in our 3-point approach on asexual reproduction
from yesterday (see Oct. 18th) then also went over the advantages
and disadvantages of asexual reproduction. From there we went
over the outline for our first Science Test which will be taking place
Tuesday, Oct. 25th
Oct. 20: 9-3 followed yesterday's outline. 9-2, 9-3 and 9-4 missed science
due to the activity afternoon.
***REMINDER: TEST #1 NEXT TUESDAY***
Week of October 24th - 28th
Oct. 24: Students had class time to work on completing their cheat sheet
for their test tomorrow. Students that were finished were asked to
complete this kahoot in preparation for tomorrow's test.
Oct. 25: TEST DAY!!! Remember that if you are away today and miss the
test, you will need to stay in at lunch and go to the homework club to complete it. Please do so ASAP.
Oct. 26: Mr. Derlago (student teacher) officially took over today, and will be
in charge of the Grade 9 Science course for the next 3 weeks. He
started the Chemistry unit with class today. If you need to contact
him, you can do so at [email protected].
Oct. 27: Students filled in pages 1-3 of their chemistry notes, then worked
on this crossword - due Nov. 3rd.
Oct. 28: Students worked on an article analysis assignment. They needed
to read this article, then answer these questions using the
information they just read - due Nov. 3rd
Week of October 31st - November 3rd
Oct. 31: Students took notes on physical and chemical changes. Finished
working on article analysis. If done, students could work on this
kahoot on physical and chemical changes.
Nov. 1: Students took notes on WHMIS and also completed a 3 page review
worksheet (same document as the notes)
Nov. 2: Take your kid to work day. No classes.
Nov. 3: Corrected the review worksheet. Students were also given a Ziploc Chemistry Lab Safety Sheet to fill in using MSDS sheets provided in class.
Nov 4: Parent Teacher Meetings. No classes.
Nov 7: Kahoot on History of Chemistry
Kahoot on Periodic Table Symbols
Work Period.
Nov 8: Students took notes on the atomic theory and model and completed the elements and their symbols worksheet
Nov 9: Students completed the Atomic structure of the first 18 elements worksheet
Nov 10: Students took notes on Metals, Metalloids and Non-Metals. Students were given a Determining the number of atomic particles worksheet
Nov 11: Remembrance Day, no classes
Nov 12: Students were given a review for their quiz on Friday November 18th. Class was a work/catch up period
Week of November 21 - 25th
Nov. 21: Students were given Ms. Nore's notes for the Chemistry unit and went over
the first 2 pages today. Some of it was new, but most of it was review from
Mr. Derlago's time with us. No homework.
Nov. 22: Today we looked at how models can help us in Science and watched this
video to illustrate this. We then went over the progression of the atomic
model, and watched these videos to re-summarize what we went over:
Video 1
Video 2
Nov. 23: Students were given notes on what elements are, how they were named,
and how their symbols were determined. We then looked at a list of 32
common elements Grade 9s are expected to be familiar with. Next up,
BINGO!!!
Nov. 24: Students watched the Bill Nye on atoms, then worked on this worksheet -
due Nov. 28th
Nov. 25:
Week of November 28th - December 2nd
Nov. 28: Students filled in their notes on how to read a square on the periodic table,
then worked on this Atoms Family hand-in worksheet - due Nov. 29th
Nov. 29: Students went over these notes on how to make a Bohr diagram, then
worked on these practice questions - due Nov. 30th
Nov. 30: Corrected practice questions, then worked on this hand-in
assignment - due Dec. 1st
Dec. 1: Students started working on their Bohr model assignment.
Dec. 2: Most classes missed Science today, due to the activity afternoon.
Week of December 5th - 9th
Dec. 5: Students began their element ball assignment. This assignment
will be ongoing.
Dec. 6: Students worked on the model's to go with their Bohr model
assignment. We will finish them tomorrow.
Dec. 7: Students finished their Bohr model assignments. This assignment
is now due.
Dec. 8: Students started notes on the periodic table today. We will finish
tomorrow and I will post them then.
Dec. 9: Students finished their notes on the periodic table, then started
the periodic table colouring activity.
Week of December 12th - 16th
Dec. 12: Students were given time to finish their periodic table colouring
activity (see Dec. 9th) - due Dec. 13th
When done, students were to work on their element ball
assignment - due TBD
Dec. 13: Students were given a practice quiz to get feedback on the
usefulness of the periodic table they created. A real quiz will be
given tomorrow, so make sure any fixes or updates are done by then. Students were also given Lesson 14 on the periodic table to
complete - due Dec. 14th
Dec. 14: Students had their quiz on the periodic table, then we corrected Lesson 14. No homework.
Dec. 15: Students worked on this hand-in assignment - due Dec. 16th
When done, students started working on this review for their
final assessment next week. More time will be given tomorrow and
we will mark it on Monday.
Dec. 16: Students continued to work on the review questions handed out
yesterday (see Dec. 15th). We will go over it on Monday, so please
have it completed for then.
Week of December 20th - 22nd
Dec. 20: Went over the review questions in preparation for tomorrow's final
assessment.
Dec. 21: Students started writing their final assessment. More time will be
given tomorrow for those that need it.
Dec. 22: Students who needed to complete their final assessment did so
and those that were done watched a movie. Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!
2023
Week of January 5th - 6th
Jan. 5: Students took notes on metals, non-metals, and metalloids then
watched video 1 and video 2 to summarize what we just learned.
Jan. 6: Students began working Metals vs. Non-metals which includes
Lesson 15/16. A little more time will be given on Monday - due Jan.
10th
Week of January 9th - 13th
Jan. 9: Students finished their Lesson 15/16 booklets (see Jan 6th) - due Jan. 11th
Jan. 10: Went over our Metals vs. Non-metals and Lesson 15/16 booklets. No
homework.
Jan. 11: Started our notes on chemical reactivity and chemical families.
Most classes made it up to the Alkali metals. Please watch the
videos contained within the power point to get a better sense of
the properties of each family. No homework.
Jan. 12: Continued with our notes from yesterday. Covered up to and
including the Halogens. No homework.
Jan. 13: Finished our notes on the various families of elements. Students
then worked on this assignment - due Jan. 16th
Week of January 16th - 20th
Jan. 16: Corrected our assignment from Friday, then worked on this
assignment - due Jan. 17th
Jan. 17: Took notes on Elements and Compounds and Chemical Formulas,
then practiced what we learnt with Lesson 18 - due Jan. 18th
Jan. 18: Corrected Lesson 18, then used our molecule modelling kits to
model some different compounds. No homework.
Jan. 19: Worked on this hand-in assignment - due Jan. 20th
Jan. 20: Took notes on chemical and physical changes, then watched some
demonstrations of each. No homework.
Week of January 23rd - 27th
Jan. 23: Students watched a Bill Nye on chemical reactions, then started
working on Lesson 22. We will continue to work on this tomorrow,
so no homework.
Jan. 24: Students continued to work on Lesson 22 (see Jan. 23rd), along with a modelling activity.
Jan. 25: Continued to work on modelling activity, Lesson 22 and added a
sorting activity. Please have the modelling activity done for
tomorrow.
Jan. 26: Went over the modelling activity, then used the remainder of the
class to finish our Lesson 22 which is due tomorrow, Jan. 27th.
Those finished worked on the sorting activity (in-class activity).
Jan. 27: Students watched this video on Comets, then read this article
and answered these questions on it - due Jan. 30th
Week of January 30th - February 2nd Halfway through the year!!!
Jan. 30: Went over Lesson 22 and our worksheet on Comets from last
week. No homework.
Jan. 31: Students worked on this hand-in assignment on chemical and physical changes - due Feb. 2nd
Feb. 1: Started some demonstrations of chemical and physical reactions
for students to see the indicators of change first hand. No homework.
Feb. 2: Students started working on this review in preparation for their
TEST on Feb. 7th.
fini
Week of February 6 - 10th
Feb. 6: Finished our demonstrations and gave time to finish up reviews and
any unfinished assignments. TEST TOMORROW.
Feb. 7: Went over our reviews, then wrote our Chemistry Test for the 2nd
half of the unit. No homework.
Feb. 8: Handed out note booklets for our 2nd half of our unit on
reproduction. Filled in the first page on sexual reproduction today, then watched this Bill Nye on Genetic Diversity. No homework.
Feb. 9: Corrected and discussed our worksheet from the Bill Nye yesterday,
then finished the meiosis section of the notes I posted yesterday.
We then watched an Amoeba sisters video on Meiosis to solidify
our understanding of what we just learnt. No homework!
Feb. 10: Students missed Science today due to an activity afternoon.
Week of February 13th - 17th
Feb. 13: Students were assigned Lesson 19: Meiosis today - Due Feb. 14th
Feb. 14: Corrected Lesson 19, then started these questions on comparing
mitosis and meiosis using this comparison chart - Due Feb. 15th
Feb. 15: Went over our assignment from yesterday, then filled in a compare/
contrast chart on mitosis and meiosis, followed by this assignment.
More time will be given tomorrow to complete this.
Feb. 16: Handed out the 2nd portion of the hand-in assignment (CYU #1-7), then students had the class to complete it - due Feb. 17th
Feb. 17: 9-1 and 9-3 worked to catch up on missing work.
9-2 and 9-4 started looking at the female reproductive system today.
Week of February 21st - 24th
Feb. 21: 9-1 and 9-3 started to learn about the female reproductive system
today, reading through the information from Lesson 26 (found in the
green booklet of notes for this unit) and completing the questions
that followed - due Feb. 22
9-2 and 9-4 began to look at the male reproductive system today,
then worked on the questions that followed - due Feb. 22.
We also watched these videos on each system:
Video 1: Female Reproductive System
Video 2: Male Reproductive System
Feb. 22: 9-1 and 9-3 reviewed the female reproductive system, then went
over the male reproductive system. Questions from Lesson 26
were assigned - due Feb. 23
9-4 reviewed the male system, then looked at the process
of fertilization. Students were assigned the questions from Lesson
26 (see Feb. 21st) - due Feb. 23rd
9-2 corrected Lesson 26, then watched this video on the process
of fertilization.
Feb. 23: Went through and discussed the information contained within
these pages from the textbook, then students used the information
to answer these questions - due Feb. 28th
Feb. 24: Continued on with yesterday's work or classes missed Science due
to our Festival afternoon!
Week of February 27th - March 3rd
Feb. 27: Classes either continued to work on our sexual reproduction in
animals worksheet (see Feb. 23rd) or had a presentation from
public health nurse Pam today.
Feb. 28: Same as yesterday.
Mar. 1: Students watched this video on plant reproduction, followed by this video on trading food for fertilization. They then went over
the information from Lesson 27 before answering the questions
that follows. We will continue to work on this assignment
tomorrow.
Mar. 2: Went over our reproduction in animals worksheet, then classes either completed the sheet on reproductive strategies or started going over it. Will continue to go over it tomorrow.
Mar. 3: Went over the various reproductive strategies in more detail today,
then watched these videos. to further illustrate these strategies.
No homework.
Week of March 6th - 10th
Mar. 6: 9-3 and 9-4 wrapped up our look at the various reproductive
strategies, then started on sexual reproduction in plants (see March
1st)
9-1 and 9-2 reviewed the flower as the organ of sexual reproduction,
then worked on the questions that followed - due March 7th
Mar. 7: 9-3 and 9-4 looked at Lesson 29 and fertilization (See March 1st for
video) - due March 8th
9-1 and 9-2 corrected Lesson 27 and 29, then started to look at
Human Development with this worksheet.
Mar. 8: Finished looking at plant reproduction, then continued to work on
the worksheet on human development (see March 7th)
Mar. 9: Students had time to look up the various milestones from the human
development sheet, then we went over it together.
Mar. 10: If we hadn't already done so, we went over the various milestones
from the human development sheet, then watched these videos
on the same topic. This brings us to the end of the section on
sexual reproduction, so in preparation for a test next week the
following outline was handed out. Please make sure your notes
and assignments are in order for Monday when we begin to work
on our cheat sheets.
Week of March 13th - 17th
Mar. 13: Students worked on their cheat sheets for their test on Wednesday
(9-3/9-2) and Thursday (9-1/9-4).
Mar. 14: Continued to work on cheat sheets.
Mar. 15: 9-2 and 9-3 wrote their tests today. 9-4 worked on cheat sheets as
their test is tomorrow.
Mar. 16: 9-2 and 9-3 worked on an astrology activity with Mr. Derlago who is
back joining us for the next month. 9-1 and 9-4 wrote their test on
sexual reproduction.
Mar. 17: Parent Teacher interviews. No classes for students.
Week of March 20th - 24th
Mar. 20: Notes Went over spring equinox and completed the Spring Equinox Handout (not due)
Mar. 21: Fire and Ice Day.... no classes
Mar. 22: Went over Spring Equinox sheet, and looked at latitude and longitude powerpoint
Mar. 23: Worked on Latitude and Longitude Assignment 1 and Latitude and Longitude Assignment 2 Astronomy Kahoot 1
Astronomy Kahoot 2
Mar. 24: finished the latitude and longitude assignments 1 and 2
Week of April 3rd-7th
April 3: students took notes on the "Earth's tilt and Orbit" PPT
--------Solar System Kahoot
April4: students took notes on "The Moon" PPT
Students were given a Moon Assignment (Hand in)
April 5: Snow Day, school is cancelled
April 6:Snow Day, school is cancelled
Week of April 10th-April 14th
April 10: students will continue to work on the Moon assignment.
If students complete the Moon Assignment before they are done, they can review class content by playing Longitude and Latitude Kahoot 1, Longitude and Latitude Kahoot 2 and The Moon Phases Kahoot
April 11: students completed notes on the Astronomy: Navigation and Culture powerpoint. They then completed a planets and constellations word search for bonus marks
April 12: students did an in-class activity where they tried to draw the solar system from memory and then compared them to one another
April 13: students completed notes on Units of Measure powerpoint. Last 5-10 minutes was used as catch up.
April 14: In class kahoot and converting astronomical units of measure practice sheet
April 17: students completed notes on the ****Sun and Planets*****.
April 18: in class kahoot on the moon phases and were given a short labelling/fill in the blank handout on the planets
April 19: students were given a review for the quiz on Friday. the quiz will be multiple choice with a labelling question on the lunar cycle
April 20: Students will be given. more time to complete/ study the review they received on the 18th. If they are done they can complete the quiz review kahoot
REMINDER THERE IS A QUIZ FRIDAY APRIL 21ST.
students can double check their review answers using the following powerpoints
*****Latitude and Longitude Powerpoint******
******Earth's Tilt and Orbit Powerpoint*******
******The moon Powerpoint******
******Astronomy and Culture Powerpoint*****
******Units of Measure Powerpoint*******
April 21: Quiz Day
April 24: Went over the Adopt A Planets/Moon Mini Project. There was a description/rubric sheet that was handed out and a Fact sheet that was handed out
April 25: Continued to work on the Mini Project
April 26: Did notes on ******comets, asteroids, meteoroids powerpoint*******
April 27: Work period for the Adopt a planet/Moon mini Project
April 28: Students were given notes on ********The Life Cycle of the Star****
May 1: Students were given the last work period to work on their project. Also were given a test review for the TEST ON FRIDAY
May 2: Students continued to finish their projects and complete test review
May 3: field trip to MB Museum and Forks
May 4: Class ran study period (answers to the review) and talk about the field trip. For anyone that missed answers from the review today, here is the KEY.
Good luck studying for your test tomorrow!
Powerpoints:
*****Latitude and Longitude Powerpoint******
******Earth's Tilt and Orbit Powerpoint*******
******The moon Powerpoint******
******Astronomy and Culture Powerpoint*****
******Units of Measure Powerpoint*******
****Sun and Planets*****
******comets, asteroids, meteoroids powerpoint*******
********The Life Cycle of the Star****
Week of May 8th - 12th
May 8: Students have now wrapped up their unit on Astronomy and will be
looking at genetics for the next couple of weeks. Today we began
with notes on heredity and DNA. Students then watched this
Amoeba sisters video on it and started working on their DNA model.
Please read the instructions at the top of the page carefully as it
tells you exactly what to do. More time will be given tomorrow to complete it.
***PowerPoint for Notes***
May 9: Students watched this Bill Nye on genes, then finished working on
their DNA model they began yesterday.
May 10: Did notes on introducing students to the concepts of basic
genetics with this PowerPoint, then played hangman with our new
vocabulary. No homework.
May 11: Did a review Kahoot on our vocabulary from yesterday, then worked
on this assignment - due May 12th
May 12: Only 9-3 and 9-4 had class today due to the school play. We
corrected yesterday's assignment then worked on this simple
genetics problems worksheet - due May 15th
Week of May 15th - 19th
May 15: 9-3 and 9-4 corrected Friday's assignment, then started working on
this design your own offspring assignment. We will be working on
this assignment for the next couple of days - due May 19th
9-1 did the review Kahoot and worked on this intro to genetics
review worksheet - due May 16th
9-2 corrected their worksheet from Thursday, then worked on this
worksheet - due May 16th
May 16: 9-1 worked on the simple genetics worksheet - due May 17th
9-2, 9-3, and 9-4 worked on their offspring project (see May 15th)
May 17: All grade 9 classes worked on the design your own offspring
assignment (see May 15th) today - due May 19th
May 18: Today is the last class for 9-3 and 9-4 to complete their offspring
assignment - due May 19th
9-2 is due May 23rd and 9-1 on May 24th.
May 19: 9-1 and 9-2 worked on their offspring assignment. Today was 9-2s
last day, so it is due Tuesday, May 23rd for them. 9-1 still has one
more class to work on it - due Thursday, May 25th
9-3 and 9-4 did notes on incomplete dominance today, then worked
on these practice questions - due May 24th
Week of May 23rd - 26th
May 23: Grade 9s were on a field trip to the Legislative Building today.
May 24: 9-1 had their last class to finish up their offspring assignment. It is
now due.
9-2 did notes on incomplete dominance, then worked on this
assignment - due May 26th
9-3 and 9-4 corrected their assignment from Friday, then worked on
this hand-in - due May 25th
May 25: Students attended the Goldeyes game today. Those students that
did not attend, remained at school to work on missing assignments.
May 26: 9-1 took notes (see May 24th under 9-2) on incomplete dominance, then worked on this worksheet - due May 29th
9-2
9-3 and 9-4 took notes on sex-linked inheritance, then started
work on this worksheet
Week of May 29th - June 1st
May 29: 9-1 corrected their worksheet from Friday, then worked on this
hand-in - due May 30th
9-2 took notes on sex-linked inheritance, then started work on this
worksheet - due May 30th
9-3 and 9-4 finished working on their sex-linked inheritance
assignment - due June 1st
May 30: 9-1 took notes on sex-linked inheritance, then started working on
this worksheet - due June 5th
9-2 finished working on their sex-linked inheritance worksheet -
due June 5th
9-3 and 9-4 started looking at a number of biotechnologies.
We watched video 1 and video 2 today regarding it.
May 31: 9-1 finished working on their