The grade 10 science class investigated pH indicators and their practical application. Did you know red cabbage juice can change a rainbow of colours to indicate varying pH?
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Mar. 22nd, 2011 – Planting for a Garden
The Grade 9 math class planted leeks, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chives today as part of a data collection and graphing unit. We will be measuring the height of our vegetables over the next few months and then planting most of the vegetables at Evergreen Brick Works in their community garden.
Mar. 11th, 2011 – Grade 10 Science “Blast Off”
In today’s science lab our goal was to blast the lid off a film canister in 45 seconds. To achieve our goal we needed to take control of the rate of reaction. We altered heat, concentration and surface area.
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Mar. 7th, 2011 – Virtual class exploration via Skype
In order to explore the effects of technology on communication, the grade 11 Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology class held a ‘virtual class’ today using webcams and Skype. The students presented their findings of their technological deprivation experiments, during which each student gave up a favourite piece of technology for three days to study the effects on their personal lives.
While there were a few bumps getting everyone up and running, students Ben, Raquel, Max and Jessie seemed happy with the overall results of having a discussion online.
Raquel said, “We now know that we are able to have a discussion over the internet, so if anyone is sick they can use this technology to get their work done.”
In regards to the possible downsides of having a virtual classroom, Ben said, “I felt weird during the discussion. This was because I felt like I was not really talking to people but more talking at people. For me it was hard to understand the others, this was mostly due to the fact that the internet was not very stable or fast. When I talked I did not know if I was being listened to, I could not make eye contact with people or see them respond to what I was saying.”
While the focus today was on group discussion, possible applications for the future include learning activities and presentations, and perhaps ‘Skyping’ in a guest speaker who otherwise wouldn’t be able to visit the school. Any volunteers?
Feb. 17th, 2011 – Academy Adjective Graffiti Day!
In an attempt to make our school environment more descriptive, the grades 9 and 10 English classes brainstormed a plethora of adjectives for a variety of nouns. People, places and things were transformed to helpful, sleep-deprived people, bustling, peaceful places and warm, fuzzy, multi-coloured things. Try this at home to make your life more interesting!
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