Thursday, April 30, 2009

May 4, 2009 (week 33)

AP Physics 12 - Reminder of the chapter 18/19 test on May 4. Good luck to everyone on their AP Exams. We will suspend our class for a few weeks until all of your AP exams are out of the way. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the year:
*We will resume class on May 20.
*Chapter 20 test on May 26.
*Chapter 21/22 Test on June 3.
*In-class final examination worth 10% of overall mark on June 9.

Physics 12 - Students must complete a minimum of 25 practice problems in preparation for the chapter 20 test on May 11.

Physics 11 - Students must submit a minimum of 25 problems from chapter 14 on May 4. We are at Playland on May 5 to study Amusement Park Physics. We have started chapter 17 and are working on labs related to reflection and refraction. Students must complete a minimum of 25 problems in preparation for the chapter 17 test on May 14.

Science 8 - Students must complete all of workbook chapter 5 in preparation for the chapter 5 Optics Test on May 5. We will spend a few classes on human vision and the cow's eyeball dissection will take place on Thursday May 7.

Math 9 - We have begun chapter 8 Transformations. Students must complete the practice problems in each section of chapter 8.

Friday, April 24, 2009

April 27, 2009 (week 32)

AP Physics 12 - We will complete chapter 22 Electromagnetic Induction this week and spend the final few classes reviewing and preparing for the AP Exam in May.

Physics 12 - Reminder of the chapter 18/19 re-test on May 1. We will complete chapter 20 DC Circuits this week. Students must complete a minimum of 25 practice problems in preparation for the chapter 20 test on May 11.

Physics 11 - Reminder to chapter 14 review problems are due May 4 (minimum of 25 problems). This week we will get started with chapter 17 Reflection and Refraction of Waves. We will do several activities with the optics kit, and students must complete all of the practice problems in chapter 17 in preparation for the test in a few weeks.

Science 8 - We will complete chapter 5 Optics this week. We will do a few activities related to light passing through concave and convex lenses. Students should complete all of workbook chapter 5 in preparation for the chapter 5 test on May 5.

Math 9 - Reminder of the chapter 5 Polynomials test on April 28. This week we will get started with chapter 8.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

April 20, 2009 (week 31)

AP Physics 12 - this week we will cover chapter 21 Magnetism.

Physics 12 - We have started chapter 20 DC Circuits. Students must complete at least 25 practice problems in preparation for the test in a few weeks.

Physics 11 - We will finish chapter 14 Waves and get started with chapter 17 Reflection and Refraction of Waves.

Science 8 - We are currently working in chapter 5 Optics and will do a few activities related to reflection and refraction of light. Students should complete the workbook at their own pace in preparation for the chapter 5 test in a few weeks.

Math 9 - Reminder of the chapter 4 re-test on Monday April 20 (students must have completed all of the odd/even practice problems in each section of chapter 4 in order to qualify to do the re-write). Students must also complete all of the practice problems in chapter 5 in preparation for the chapter 5 test on April 28.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 (week 30)

Hope that you all enjoyed a joyous Easter weekend.

AP Physics 12 - We will finish chapter 20 DC Circuits and get started with chapter 21 Magnetism. Reminder to download some recent practice exams from AP Central Website. Also, my homework site has plenty of practice problems with solutions.

Physics 12 - Reminder of the Chapter 18/19 Test on April 17. This week we will get started on chapter 20 DC Circuits.

Physics 11 - We are starting Chapter 14 Waves. Students should complete all of the practice problems and end of chapter review problems in preparation for the test in a few weeks.

Science 8 - Reminder of the chapter 4 Light Waves test on April 17. We are starting chapter 5 Optics. This is a fun chapter with plenty of hands-on activities to explore reflection and refraction of light using mirrors and lenses.

Math 9 - We will try to complete chapter 5 Polynomials this week and tentatively have the chapter 5 test scheduled for the end of next week.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April 6, 2009 (week 29)

AP Physics 12 - We will postpone all big tests (ch 18,19,20,21,22) until after the AP exams in May. Meanwhile we are in a race to finish the last few chapters by the end of April This week we will complete chapter 20 DC Circuits. Reminder to check Mr Fuerderer's Burnaby South Homework site for more practice problems and solutions.

Physics 12 - Students must complete a minimum of 50 problems in preparation for the chapter 18/19 test which has been postponed to April 15. Reminder to check Mr. Fuerderer's Burnaby South Homework site for more practice problems and solutions.

Physics 11 - We will finish up chapter 12 this week and learn about heat of fusion and heat of vaporization. Students must complete a minimum of 25 practice problems in preparatin for the chapter 12 test on April 8.

Science 8 - Students must complete workbook chapter 4 in preparation for the chapter 4 test which is post-poned to April 17.

Math 9 - We will continue chapter 5 Polynomials. Students must complete the practice problems in each section of the chapter. We will have a quiz covering sections 5.1-5.5 on April 8.