SCIENCE 9: ASSIGNMENTS (08/09 Curriculum)

• Observe Ambiguous Figures. Examples
• Review Science 8 Curriculum
• 1. Complete "The Science Quiz" available here by clicking on the How Much Do I Know About Science? link.
• 2. Know the steps in the scientific method and the reason for each. Understand that the importance of ruling out chance. Be able to generate hypotheses for a given observation and describe how you would test the predictions that would follow. For Example: If we observe that the hallways are quieter this year, what hypotheses could potentially explain this?
• 3. What type of intelligence do you have? Find out by reading the multiple intelligences handout and ranking them from 1 to 9.
• Complete the Intelligence Test
• Review Course Outline
• 4. OBSERVATION: Jack of Clubs, Three of Diamonds, King of Clubs, Seven of Diamonds

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• Fill Out Student Information Sheet
• Fill Out Getting to Know You
• Types of Research Methods Assignment
• 5. Complete the assignment Thinking Critically with Science
• Surveys and Psych Tests Assignment
• . Complete the Correlational Analysis Worksheet on PsychSim 4.0
• . Complete the Descriptive Statistics Worksheet on PsychSim 4.0
• . Debate the pros and cons of animal testing
• 6. Read Page 8-13 in textbook and Complete Page 2-7 in Workbook.
• 7. Complete Part 1 Page 13 in Textbook by making a Safety Poster.
• 8. Read Textbook Page 16, 17, 18 (Changes of State) And define Matter, Mass, Volume, Chemical Change and Physical Change in your notebook.
• 9. Read textbook Page 18 (The Particle Model of Matter)
• 10. Read textbook Page 19 & 20 (The Kinetic Molecular Theory) and Complete Page 8, 9, 10 in Workbook.
• 11. Watch Video (VT 4137) and complete crossword.
• 12. Check out textbook website: www.bcscience9.ca
• 13. Read text page 21 and complete the reading check togehter.
• 14. Read textbook page 22 first paragraph and brainstorm Qualitative versus Quantitative Human Traits.
• 15. Watch Video VT 4133 and complete questions
• 16. Read the rest of Textbook page 22 and page 23 and complete Activity 1-2B
• 17. Complete pages 11, 12, 13 in workbook
• 18. Complete Activity 1-2C (Materials Properties LAB)
• 19. PROJECT: Investigating Those Who Investigated Matter
• 20. Activity 1-3A The Behavior of Gases (Page 29 Text)
• 21. LAB: Slivers of Silver (Page 35 Text)
• 22. Workbook Page 14 - 19
• 23. Watch Video VT4133
• 24. Read Page 42, 43, 44 in Textbook
• 25. Complete Page 22 and 23 in Workbook
• 26. Read Page 45, 46, 47 in Textbook
• 27. LAB 2-1B Generating and Burning Hydrogen Gas
• 28. Complete Page 24 and 25 in Workbook
• 29. Complete Textbook Questions Page 51 No.s 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 17a)
• 30. Read Page 59 to 57 in Textbook: The Periodic Table
• 31. Complete Pages 28, 29, 30, 31 in Workbook
• 32. Read Page 64 - 67 in Textbook.
• 33. LAB 2-3B
• 34. Complete Chapter Questions on page 71 of Textbook No.s 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
• 35. Complete Page 34 - 37 in Workbook
• 36. Complete Questions 20 - 28 on page 73 of Textbook
• 37. Read Page 76 - 82 in Textbook
• 38. Complete Questions 1 - 7 on Page 83 in Textbook
• 39. Complete Pages 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Workbook
• 40. Read pages 84 - 92 in textbook and Complete Practice Problems on Page 86, 87, 89, 90, and 91 as you read.
• 41. Complete Questions 4, 5 & 6 on Page 95 of Textbook
• 42. Complete 44 - 49 in Workbook
• 43. Read Pages 96 - 100 in Textbook
• 44. Complete Questions on Page 105 of Textbook
• 45. Complete Pages 50 - 55 in Workbook
• 46. Chapter Review Questions 13 - 20 in Textbook Page 106 and 107
• 47. Unit Review Questions in Textbook Page 112 - 115
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• REPRODUCTION UNIT
• 1. Complete the Cells Lab
• 2. Read Page 122-125 in textbook
• 3. Complete Review Questions 1.1.2
• 4. Activity 4-2A Identify the Mutation
• 5. Activity 4-2B 1 and 2
• . Complete Questions 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 on Page 145 of Textbook
• . DNA Extraction LAB
• . Cell Web Assignment
• . Complete Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21, 22 on Page 146 of Textbook
• . Section 4.2 - Cells and DNA crossword. Downloadable from textbook website.
• . Read Pages 150 and 151 in Textbook
• . Complete Activity 5-1A From One Cell to Many Cells
• . Read Page 152 - 158 in textbook
• . Complete Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. 11 and 12 on Page 165 of Textbook
• . Complete Questions in Booklet titled Mitosis 1.2.1
• . Mitosis / Meiosis Web Assignment
• . Booklet 1.2
• . Read Cytokinesis (Page 158), Checkpoints (159) amd Cancer (Page 160 & 161)
• . Read Asexual Reproduction (Page 166 - 175)
• . Read Human-assisted Cloning (Page 176 - 178)
• . Write a short story that involves cloning. Your story should be two pages double spaced. (Trouble getting started? Develop 2 or 3 characters and describe their traits, choose a setting, imagine a problematic situation the characters could encounter, decide what the outcome of the situation is)
• . Complete Questions 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on Page 183 of Textbook
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18c), 20 and 25 on Page 184 of Textbook
• . Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction Crossword. Downloadable from textbook website.
• . Read Meiosis (Page 188 - 191)
• . Read Booklet 1.3 Meiosis and complete the Quick Checks, the table on page 33 and Review questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
• . Workbook Page 56 - 63, 66 - 70, 73
• . Read Page 192 - 197
• . Complete Questions 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 & 17 on Page 203 of textbook
• . Workbook Pages 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 Read Page 204 - 215 in textbook
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 on Page 223 of Textbook
• . Workbook Page 80 - 85
• . Read Page 216 - 220
• . Complete Activity 6-2C on Page 221
• . Sexual Reproduction Crossword. Downloadable from the textbook website.
• . Read Page 224 - 229
• . Complete Assignment: Questions on Reproductive Technologies
• . Exploring The Health Canada Web Site
• . Read Page 237 in Textbook. Give your opinion on list items 1. to 10.
• . Complete Questions 28, 29, 31 on Page 239 in Textbook.
• . Complete Questions 37, 38, 40 and 46 on Page 240 in Textbook.
• . Complete Questions 53, 56, 57 on Page 241 in Textbook.
• . Reproduction Test Review Assignments
• . Read Page 248 - 250 in Textbook
• . Complete Activity 7-1B Page 251
• . Read Page 252 - 254 in Textbook
• . Complete Questions 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 on Page 257.
• . Read Page 258 - 261 in Textbook
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 on Page 265.
• . Complete Questions 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18 on Page 266 and 267.
• . Read Page 270 - 274 in Textbook
• . Complete Questions on Page 279.
• . Read Page 280 - 284 in Textbook
• . Complete pages 112, 117, 118 and 119 in workbook
• . Complete Questions on Page 289.
• . Read Page 290 - 297 in Textbook and Complete Practice Problems.
• . Complete Questions 8, 9, 10 and 12 on Page 301.
• . Complete Chapter Review Questions 9, 11, 15, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 on Page 302 and 303.
• . Read Page 306 - 313 in Textbook
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Page 319.
• . Read Page 320 - 326 in Textbook and Complete Practice Problems.
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on Page 329.
• . Electricity Test Review Assignment
• . Complete Chapter Review Questions on Page 330 and 331.
• . Read Page 346 - 352.
• . Complete Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on Page 355.