Today students are going to be studying their vocabulary for our Science unit on Particle Theory.  To help them study students will be asked to follow this link to the quizlet set to study.  Next week we will do some Quizlet Live and a quiz on these words.

https://quizlet.com/ca/424906348/particle-theory-mixture-flash-cards/

Today we are going to discuss the impact of residential schools in Canada.  Students will get a base of information and knowledge using the power point shown in class.  Then watch  3 min. video to gain further perspective.  Then, students will work in small groups to discuss the 94 Calls to Action as layed out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report.  To do this they will use the kid-friendly version linked below.  Student small groups will have 10 min. to discuss their page of the Calls to Action, pick one, and then plan what they might do in the real world with $1 000 000 to address that Call to Action.  When students are finished with their small group they may either a) use the reflection paper to write out the plan that their group made, b) write out a similar plan with their own adjustments , or, c) write a personal plan of their own design (if they wish to represent on their own).

Here is the link to the 3 min. video

Here is the link to the kid-friendly version of the Calls to Action

child_friendly_calls_to_action_web

Here is the link to the reflection sheet for students to work on after meeting with their group.

What do you think might happen and how might we all react?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tech/growing-risk-of-once-in-a-century-solar-superstorm-that-could-knock-out-internet-study-says-1.5579689

On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth’s magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3.
Picuted here is a lighten blended version of the 304 and 171 angstrom wavelengths. Cropped
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Here is the info covered in class on the Particle Theory of Matter (introduction). We went to this website, to watch the introductory video on What is Matter.  Then we went to this webpage on that site to move forward into the particle theory of matter.  Whilst observing these materials we took Chicago-style notes following Mr. Ewert’s lead. 21.09.22 particle theory notes

We will be using newsla this year to study the news and situations affecting humans from all over the planet.  Today we are starting with you joining our class on Newsela using this link.  Click on it, join, and start your first assignment.  Be sure to set the reading level for this first assignment to the proper level for your grade. This means: if you are in grade 7 you are to set it to the level between 1000-1100, and if in grade 8 between 1100-1200.

Once you have finished reading the article online, be sure to take the quiz, then complete your article summary for submission to Mr. Ewert.  If you need a copy of the article summary sheet (provided in class), 21.09.23 news article summary or on the assigment directly on Teams.

Today the grade 7s are finishing their integers assignment whlst the grade 8s are brushing upthe skills they learned this week with some Math Antics practice.  Remember: you have full access to Math Antics through Mr. Ewert’s log in (ask him for the log in info).

Follow this link to the lesson and materials