Please be advised that the main Academy phone number: 416-928-0124 is once again reachable.
Jan 6th, 2014 – Parachute Egg Drop (Part 1)
The grade 12 physics class has been learning about energy and how it is transferred from one object to another, as well as how it is transformed from one form to another. As part of their second end of unit assignment, the students had to use their knowledge of energy transfer and transformation to build a device out of a limited list of materials that would encase an egg, and prevent it from breaking when thrown from a height of 2-3 storeys.
Each student was allowed one test drop with an egg. The drops were filmed and students had the opportunity to look at the footage to assess what they felt were issues that needed to be rectified whether or not they had a successful drop or not. Look out for part 2 of this blog when we talk about the actual launch and the results.
Jan 6th, 2014 – Phone System Down
Please be advised that we are experiencing inbound call issues as of this morning (January 6th). Inbound calls to our main number (416 928 0124) are not being routed.
We have opened a support ticket with our service provider, if you need to reach the school during please email Bonita.
Dec 19th, 2013 — Freezing Rain Warning
If the weather forces us to declare a snow/ice day for Friday, December 20, we will post school closure information in this space, on our Facebook site, and on Breakfast TV and 680 News radio, by 7:00 a.m.
Dec 16th, 2013 – Chemiluminescence Demo
In the grade 10 science curriculum, the unit on physics has students learning about optics (the study of the properties and behaviour of light). We look at what the characteristics of light are, as well as how light behaves. After we learn the characteristics of light, and just before we look at how light behaves, we spend a little bit of time talking about what the different sources of light are.
- Chemiluminescence – light from chemical reactions
- Bioluminescence – light from biological organisms
- Incandescence – light from hot objects
- Electric Discharge – light from electricity passing through a gas
Both incandescence and electric discharge are fairly familiar to students. Incandescence is how incandescent light bulbs produce light (the thin tungsten filament gets very hot and emits light) and electric discharge can be observed every time we see lightning. Of the remaining two, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence, chemiluminescence can be demonstrated using household bleach and a substance called luminol. With a little bit of preparation using water and sodium hydroxide, the two solutions react to produce a striking blue light that glows in the dark.