October 1, 2013

Science 10  |  Acceleration

I will begin to describe the concept of Acceleration using this digital presentation.

Velocity Review

The students will complete the following review questions from their textbook:

p. 376-7 (#5, 8-11)

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Wellness 10 |  Fun Games and Soccer

Be changed and ready for indoor physical activity.

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SPED 20/30  |  Lawn Bowling

Meet in the gymnasium, ready for outdoor activity.  The class will walk to The Mayfair Lawn Bowling Club.
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Biology 20  |  Characteristics of Life

I will complete my presentation of the Characteristics of Life.

Charles Darwin

Natural Selection / Origin of Species

  

1.       Reading p. 298-309

2.      Questions p. 303 (#1-3) p.309 (#1-4)

September 30, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed, Time and Distance Review / Acceleration

I will review the concept of Velocity using the review activity which was due last week.  If I have time, I will begin to describe the concept of Acceleration using this digital presentation.

Here are the answers to the Velocity Review.
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Wellness 10 |  Fun Games and Soccer

Be changed and ready for indoor physical activity.

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SPED 20/30  |  Bocce Ball

Meet in the gymnasium, ready for outdoor activity.  The class will walk to Westmount park to play some Bocce Ball.
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Biology 20  |  Characteristics of Life

Using the lists the class compiled last week, we will devise an authoritative list of the Characteristics of Life.  This digital presentation may be helpful.

September 27, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed, Time and Distance Review

The class will be given time to work through the Speed, Time and Distance Review.  Questions #1-10 are due at the end of class on Friday.
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Wellness 10 |  Soccer

Be changed and ready for indoor physical activity.

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SPED 20/30  |  Lawn Bowling

Meet in the gymnasium, ready for outdoor activity.  The class will walk to Westmount park to play some Bocce Ball  the Mayfair Lawn Bowling Club to learn about the sport of Lawn Bowling.

Reminder:  The Explore Lawn Bowling Assignment must be completed to accompany the class on this activity.
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Biology 20  |  Documentary Friday

The class will watch a documentary video related to ecosystems and living organisms.

September 26, 2013

Science 10  |  Acceleration

I will review the Acting Out Motion Scenarios which we examined yesterday. 

The class will then begin to work through the Speed, Time and Distance Review.  Questions #1-10 are due at the end of class on Friday.
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Wellness 10 |  Indoor Activity

Be changed and ready for indoor physical activity.

Reminder:  Just Read today.
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SPED 20/30  |  Indoor Activity

Be changed and ready for indoor physical activity.
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Biology 20  |  Terry Fox Walk

The Terry Fox walk will take place during period five today.  Please report to room 227 for attendance.

For information on the Terry Fox Foundation, click here.

September 25, 2013

Science 10  |  Distance-Time Graphs

The class will use this activity to produce graphs based on motion scenarios.

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Wellness 10 |  Weight Room Orientation

Change and be ready for activity.
Reminder:  Your Personal Wellness Plan is due today.

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SPED 20/30  |  Disc Golf

The bus will leave for Diefenbaker Park today at 11:10 am.  Meet at the Avenue H doors nearest the gymnasium.  Dress comfortably for outdoor activity.

Meet in the gymnasium.  Change for indoor activity.

Meet in Room 227.  The class will complete the Explore Lawn Bowling assignment, which will be submitted to my dropbox before class begins on Friday.
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Biology 20  |  The Characteristics of Life 

In small groups, the students will attempt to identify the characteristics that all living organisms have in common.

September 24, 2013

Science 10  |  Distance-Time Graphs

The class will use this activity to produce graphs based on motion scenarios.

Introductory Graphing

The Speed Trap Lab is due today.

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Wellness 10 |  Introduction to Fitness

Meet in room 227.

I will use this digital presentation to continue my introduction of the concepts related to Physical Activity and Fitness.   
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SPED 20/30  |  Disc Golf

The bus will leave for Diefenbaker Park today at 11:10 am.  Meet at the Avenue H doors nearest the gymnasium.  Dress comfortably for outdoor activity.

Reminder:  The Explore Disc Golf Assignment must be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox in order to be able to board the bus.

Diefenbaker Park Disc Golf Course
Scorecard 

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Biology 20  |  Music Dichotomous Key Presentations

Students will present their Music Dichotomous Key to a group of their peers.

September 23, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed Trap Lab

Today is the final in-class period to complete the Speed Trap Lab write up.  A guide to lab write ups can be found here.

Here is the Assessment Rubric for this Scientific Method Lab.

The Speed Trap Lab is due Tuesday, September 24, 2013.

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Wellness 10 |  Introduction to Fitness

Meet in room 227.

I will use this digital presentation to introduce the class to concepts related to Physical Activity and Fitness.   
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SPED 20/30  |  Disc Golf

The bus will leave for Diefenbaker Park today at 11:10 am.  Meet at the Avenue H doors nearest the gymnasium.  Dress comfortably for outdoor activity.

Reminder:  The Explore Disc Golf Assignment must be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox before class starts today. 

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Biology 20  |  Music Dichotomous Key Presentations

Students will present their Music Dichotomous Key to a group of their peers.

September 20, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed Trap Lab

The class will analyze the data collected yesterday and begin formal lab write ups.  A guide to lab write ups can be found here.

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change for outdoor activity. 
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SPED 20/30  |  Disc Golf

Change for outdoor activity.  The class will walk to Westmount Park to play disc golf.

Reminder:  The Explore Disc Golf Assignment must be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox before class starts today. 

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Biology 20  |  Other Activity

Reminder:  Your Music Dichotomous Key will be ready for presentation on Monday. 

September 19, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed Trap Lab

Problem:
What percentage of cars are speeding in the school zone surrounding Bedford Road Collegiate in a 10 minute time period.

In groups of three or four, the class will use the scientific method to answer this problem.  Groups will have formulated a procedure to follow before class starts.  We will then go outdoors to collect data.  Once data is compiled, the class will go back to the classroom to analyze the data and start the formal lab write up.

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change for outdoor activity. 
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SPED 20/30  |  Disc Golf

Meet in room 227.  

The class will complete this Explore Disc Golf Assignment which will familiarize each student with the basic rules and game play of disc golf.  The assignment will be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox before class starts on Friday. 

Here is a map of the Diefenbaker Park Disc Golf Course.

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Biology 20  |  Music Dichotomous Key

Today is the final day to complete this activity.  Refer to this document to describe the assignment.  

September 18, 2013

Science 10  |  The Scientific Method

I will continue to discuss the the Scientific Method.  Once complete, we will use the scientific method to answer a real word, science based, question.  Here is a document describing how to complete a scientific lab write up.

Problem:
What percentage of cars are speeding in the school zone surrounding Bedford Road Collegiate in a 10 minute time period.

In groups of three or four, you will use the scientific method to answer this problem.



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Wellness 10 |  What the Heck is Wellness?

Meet in room 227.
I will describe the components of Wellness using this digital presentation.

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SPED 20/30  |  Tennis

Be changed for outdoor activity.  Meet in the gym.  The class will travel to a local tennis court to play some tennis.

I remind you that the  Explore Tennis Assignment must be completed and submitted to my dropbox before you can participate in this class activity.

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Biology 20  |  Music Dichotomous Key

The class will use today's class to construct, and hopefully complete the music dichotomous key.  Refer to this document to describe the assignment.  

Since Redmen Volley is taking place on Friday afternoon, I have decided to change the date of this presentation to Monday, September 23, 2013.  

You're welcome.

September 17, 2013

Science 10  |  The Scientific Method

I will use this PowerPoint presentation to introduce you to the Scientific Method.

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change and be ready for activity.  
Today:  Kicking and Punting!

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SPED 20/30  |  Tennis

Be changed for outdoor activity.  Meet in the gym.  The class will travel to a local tennis court to try out the skills we learned on Monday.

I remind you that the  Explore Tennis Assignment must be completed and submitted to my dropbox before you can participate in this class activity.

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Biology 20  |  Music Dichotomous Key

Refer to this document to describe the assignment.  You will present your completed dichotomous key to a group of your classmates on Friday, September 19, 2013.

My email address is . . .

Lewchuks@spsd.sk.ca

September 16, 2013

Science 10  |  The Scientific Method

You will use this answer key to assess your understanding of the questions related to speed, time and distance from page 358-9.  During this process, I will answer any questions you have related to this concept.

I will then use this PowerPoint presentation to introduce you to the Scientific Method.

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change and be ready for activity.  I will introduce you to the basic game play rules of football.  

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SPED 20/30  |  Tennis

Be changed for indoor activity.  I will introduce the class to the basic forehand and backhand strokes.  

I remind you that the  Explore Tennis Assignment must be completed and submitted to my dropbox before class begins today.  If you have not submitted the assignment, you may not participate in the class activity.

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Biology 20  |  Dichotomous Keys

I will use a classroom activity and this handout to describe the concept of a dichotomous key.

Here is the shoe dichotomous key that we constructed in class today.
Here is the answer key to the Lost Island Dichotomous Key we looked at today.

September 13, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed, Time and Distance

Please bring your textbook to class today.   I am hoping the class will complete the textbook questions relating to  speed, distance and time.

Page 358-9 (#1-10)

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change and be ready for activity.  We will engage in a game of football today.
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SPED 20/30  |  Tennis

Meet in room 227.  The class will complete this Explore Tennis Assignment which will familiarize each student with the basic rules and game play of tennis.  The assignment will be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox before class starts on Monday. 

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Biology 20  |  The Six Kingdoms

I will use this digital presentation to introduce the class to the Six Kingdoms of Biological Classification.

Reminder . . .

My SPED class will meet in room 227 today.

September 12, 2013

Science 10  |  Speed, Time and Distance

Please bring your textbook to class today.   You will continue to work through the following questions from your textbook which relate to speed, distance and time:

Page 358-9 (#1-10)

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Wellness 10 |  Football

Change and be ready for activity.  We will be going outside to learn how to throw a football.  Or you could just learn from Joe Montana.
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SPED 20/30  |  Tennis

Meet in room 227.  The class will complete this Explore Tennis Assignment which will familiarize each student with the basic rules and game play of tennis.  The assignment will be completed digitally and submitted to my dropbox before class on Friday. 

Meet in room 227.  The Redmile Barbecue will begin shortly after 11:15 am.  We will complete the Explore Tennis Assignment tomorrow. ________________________________________________

Biology 20  |  No Class

Enjoy the Redmile and the football game.  Go Redmen.

September 11, 2013

Remember that today is an alternate schedule due to the Pep Rally at 11:25 am.


Science 10  |  Please bring your textbook to class today.   You will complete the following questions from your textbook which relate to speed, distance and time:

Page 358-9 (#1-10)

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Wellness 10 |  Change and be ready for activity.  We will complete the final fitness testing component today in the gymnasium.
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SPED 20/30  |  More Cricket!

Be changed for outdoor activity and meet in the gymnasium.  I will review the basic rules of cricket which we learned yesterday, then we will play a modified match during the shortened period.

A simple set of rules can be found here.  Also included below, for your entertainment, is a diagram describing the cricket positions.  Silly Mid Off!

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Biology 20  |  Kingdoms and the Linnean System of Classification

Students will use the classroom set of textbooks to independently reinforce these concepts.

Reading: p. 518-521
Questions p.521 (#1-3,5)
Reading p. 533-535
Questions p. 535 (#1-3)

Our classroom textbook is available online here.  At the bottom left corner of the page, follow the link to the Online Book.  You will need to input the following username and password to access the digital version.

Username:  saskatoon.public
Password:  biology

September 10, 2013

Science 10, please bring your textbook to class today.  I will use a digital presentation to elaborate on the relationship between speed, distance and time.  Additionally, you will complete the following questions from your textbook:

Page 358-9 (#1-10)

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Wellness 10 |  Change and be ready for activity.  We will complete the final fitness testing component today.  When complete, we will head out to the football field to learn some skills related to the game of football.
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SPED 20/30 Cricket!

Be changed for outdoor activity and meet in the gymnasium.  We will examine some of the basic skills of this highly popular international sport.  A simple set of rules can be found here.

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Today in Biology 20,  the History of Biological Classification.

Also, Classification Lab is due today.

Here is a link to a story regarding the "discovery" of a new species of bee with a local component.

September 9, 2013

My Science 10 class will be introduced to the concept of motion and measurement through this digital presentation.  We will end the class with the role playing activity which is described in the presentation.  Also, your Motion Art Project is due today.

Science 10 bring your textbook to class on Tuesday.  I will use a digital presentation to elaborate on the relationship between speed, distance and time.

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Both my Wellness 10 and SPED 20/30 classes will change and be ready for activity.  I am hoping to complete the fitness testing today.

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My Biology 20 class will be given time to complete the Classification Lab, which will be due tomorrow.  If you are done the lab, bring other work / entertainment to pass the time.

Tomorrow in Biology 20, I  I will introduce the the class to the History of Biological Classification.

Picture Day

My SPED 20/30 class is scheduled for student photos during period three today.  Do not change out for activity.

September 6, 2013

Science 10

We will continue the Motion Art Project.  See yesterday's post for details.

Wellness 10

Be changed and ready for activity today.  We continue Fitness Testing.  I hope to complete this today.

SPED 20/30

Be changed and ready for activity today.  We continue Fitness Testing.  I hope to complete this today.

Biology 20

We will continue the Classification Lab which we started on Wednesday.  You should have begun the process of organizing the organisms in logical groups.  I will provide you with Monday's class to complete this lab.

This lab will be due on Tuesday, September 10, 2013.

On Wednesday we discussed the number of "discovered" or cataloged species of organisms on earth versus the potential number of individual species.  This article illustrates that not all newly discovered species are microscopic or live in remote locations.

Also, fifteen new species of birds!

September 5, 2013

Science 10

Yesterday in Science 10 we began discussing Motion.  You were asked to describe an object that moves, including all forces acting upon the object in motion.  To illustrate how invisible forces act upon an object in motion, we discussed how a bullet works.  

Today, your task is to expand your explanation of an object that moves by completing a small sized poster describing the object and forces acting upon it.  There are numerous ways you can complete this project.  I have limited art supplies in my classroom, so please bring your own supplies to class.

Wellness 10

Be changed and ready for activity today.  We will get a baseline of your level of physical wellness by starting Fitness Testing.  This activity will be completed on Friday.

SPED 20/30

Be changed and ready for activity today.  We will get a baseline of your level of personal fitness by starting Fitness Testing.  This activity will be completed on Friday.

Biology 20

We will continue the Classification Lab which we started yesterday.  By the end of class today, you should have completed cataloging the organisms around the room.  Once you are done cataloging, you will begin the process of organizing the organisms in logical groups.
This lab will be due sometime next week.

September 4, 2013

Get ready for an exciting day looking at course outlines!


Science 10

Here is the Science 10 Course Outline.  We will briefly discuss this before we move on to something more exciting.

Wellness 10

Here is your Wellness 10 Course Outline.  Enjoy.

SPED 20/30

Here is your SPED 20/30 Course Outline.  We will discuss this document tomorrow.

Biology 20

Here is your Biology 20 Course Outline.  We will briefly discuss the course outline.  When complete, we will dive into our first lab experience, the Classification Lab.  Fun.

September 3, 2013

Today is registration day at Bedford Road.  Welcome back!  My home room class (Wellness 10) will meet in Gym 1.  From there, we will go to Room 227 to slog our way through the registration process.  Nothing really exciting.  Bear with me through the boredom.

Welcome

Welcome.  My name is Sheldon Lewchuk and I am a teacher at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon, SK.  This will not be a conventional entertainment blog, but rather will be used to keep my students and athletes informed about course content and schedules this academic year.  My schedule this semester is as follows:

Period 1 (8:50 am to 9:55 am) Science 10/11 (Room 227)
Period 2 (10:00 am to 11:05 am) Wellness 10 (Gym 1)
Period 3 (11:15 am to 12:20 pm) SPED 20/30 (Gym 1)
Period 4 (1:10 pm to 2:15 pm) Prep
Period 5 (2:20 pm to 3:25 pm) Biology 20 (Room 227)

Additionally, I will be coaching the Senior Boys Basketball team this season at Bedford Road.  Tryouts begin November 12th.

If you would like to contact me, the best way is via email at:

lewchuks@spsd.sk.ca