Dec.18

Novel Study: The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

Chapter 2

Both Ponyboy and Two-Bit clarify the real difference between the Greasers and the Socials to Cherry and Marcia.  What is it and if you had to choose a side, which would you pick?  Explain with supporting reasons.

Would you agree with Cherry’s counter statements that the Greasers are “not innocent” and that “things are rough all over”?  Explain with supporting reasons.


Science Lab6: Concentration vs Solubility pg.42-44
Key Ideas:

A concentrated solution contains more solute particles than solvent particles.  For example, frozen orange juice pulp (solute) less than water (solvent) volume; if you add more water then OJ will become a dilute solution.

concentration formula: mass of solute divided by 100ml of solvent

A saturated solution is a solution in which no more solute can be dissolved.  For example, sugar (solute) vs coffee (solvent).  The volume of coffee in cup can dissolve only a certain amount of sugar - once that maximum point is reached, you have a saturated solution.  If there is still room to dissolve more sugar, then you have an unsaturated solution.

solubility formula: maximum mass of solute that can be dissolved divided by 100ml of solvent.

"Try This" on pg.44 is your Lab.  This will be submitted by end of 1st week back from holidays.

Dec.16

Area of complex shapes continued below + follow-up practice in textbook:

Wrap up:

• Geography "Movement" Prezi or Emaze to present Wednesday
• Novel Study Outsiders Chp.1 Characters
• e-mail Little Prince movie poster to post 

Dec15

Novel Study: The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

link to text: http://www.mrclements.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/S.E.-Hinton-The-Outsiders-Full-Text.pdf

In chapter one, we are introduced to two different gangs and a variety of different characters. 

How do you picture each of them in your mind?  Use your own thoughts and words to define what type of person they are to you as a reader.

Work collaboratively with one partner on this task.

For example:

Ponyboy gives me the impression that he is a good-hearted, sensitive teenager. I don't think he is like the rest of the gang.  Although he's a Greaser, I don't think he's the typical gang member.  I can't imagine him involved in any kind of violence or trouble with the law.  I feel he is better than that.  He seems scholarly, artistic and gentle.  I think he would be a loyal, true friend.  He seems like he really would like to please his older brother, Darry, who is a father-figure to him.  He seems to understand, respect and like his gang members but makes me think he has more potential than any of them.

Your impressions of:
-The Greasers
-The Socials (Socs)
-Dallas (Dally) Winston
-Darry 
-Soda Pop
-Johnny
-Two Bit Mathews


Area of complex shapes involving trapezoids, parallelograms, triangles, rectangles and squares:

complete 3 & 4

Check out 

SSLN 2014: Flip Math Design Project - Co-constructing the Computer Lab @ St. Andre

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3xTmB4i9vmM8DkrluD66j_fnIM0UbA3r

Dec12

QUICK TEAM MATH CHALLENGE

Gas prices have recently dropped significantly from $129.9 to $100.9 just today.

If your family drives a Honda Civic with a combined city/highway fuel consumption of 7.5L/100km (50L fuel tank) and drives a total distance of 1,000kms how much would you save in terms of:

-money? (how much “extra” $ in wallet now?)

-distance?

-gas tanks?

Do you think this drop would prompt Torontonians to drive more (avoid TTC) and further i.e. take a road trip?

**Round up to $1.30/L and $1.01/L**

compact fuel-efficient car vs sport utility crossover vehicle

Dec11

Dec10

• wrap-up Little Prince movie poster and e-mail to stsimongr7@gmail.com
• continue working on Geography Movement Prezi/Emaze; by now, you should have the broad topic, your specific focus and 3 big ideas to showcase using combination of text, images and a supporting video.
• catch up with your math corrections and complete 5.6 area of complex shapes:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Dec9

Geography: Movement pg.48-70

Topics to consider exploring in a group of 2:

• Commuting in Toronto: public transit (bus/subway/streetcar), car (highways, main arteries), train (via/go), air (pearson/island airports), Mayor John Tory's plan to relieve congestion/gridlock
• Electronic movement of information in the 21st century https://prezi.com/flrgq7_ilyj0/everything-and-everyone-on-earth-is-in-constant-movement/
• International trade: land, air, sea freight of goods consumed
• Natural movments: earthquake, landslide, erosion, tsunami, typhoon, tornado, hurricane.
• Migration of people in/out of city: suburban vs urban development
• Migration of animals 

Dec8

Work collaboratively to create a movie poster for our novel study of The Little Prince.  Download "movie letters" font from dafont.com   Follow the template and example below:

Dec1

Our configurations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITE0najvKjY&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

Nov.27

Little Prince 1974 Movie link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D1_irUE6MA&index=8&list=PLF2481370F09379D0

Using the qualities the Little Prince wishes remain intact and never forgotton within you throughout your life, namely: 

• innocence, imagination, creativity, natural curiosity, sense of wonder, care and love towards others, establishing positive relationships, appreciating that which is not tangible 

write him a personal, heartfelt letter (1st person point of view, "I").  
What would you say to him?

Patterns/Relationships 

example to follow:

transfer your table of values, algebraic rules, calculations, linking cube manipulatives onto chart paper neatly prior to filming

Nov26

Patterns/Relationships Team Task

Use linking cubes to build 4 figures, each growing, each including the previous figure within it.

Represent these figures on a Table of Values: i.e. figure #, #yellow cubes, #green cubes, total cubes.  

Identify the relationship between figure# and #cubes.

Express relationships using algebraic rule.

Use rule to calculate any other figure# without extending table.

Follow example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ogK0LANPs&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA




Healthy Living: Screen-Time Addiction & Sedentary Lifestyle

Save your MovieMaker project as a .wmv file  (click save project as, recommended for this project, title, windows movie video file)

Upload to St Simon YouTube channel.  Enter title, first names, description.  See current uploaded example.




Novel Study: Little Prince vs Fox, Train Switchman, Merchant, Pilot

Life becomes meaningful/serves a purpose when we establish positive and unique relationships, bonds, connections with people and things.

We cannot live a monotonous, mechanical life that lacks meaning in which we are spinning our wheels travelling no where.

We are to interact with others with an open heart not with our eyes that can't see beyond the superficial (outer layer).

Although relationships are susceptible to sadness and difficulty, they enable us to love, care, grow and ultimately make us better people.

It's suggested that as we grow, we tend to veer off path and drift about aimlessly looking for meaning, purpose, a goal.

We do not realize that true beauty lies hidden within a shell - our eyes are blind, we need to look with our hearts.  Virtues like "loyalty" are intangible, not always visible but hidden within the secret depths of a person or the "tenderness of smiling faces".

As we mature from child to adolscent to adult to senior, it's suggested that we always maintain our innocence, imagination, creativity, curiosity and wonder that is often forgotten or replaced by what we consider to be more important values.