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Science Updated: January 14, 2010
Roller Coaster Project
The Pricipal's Newsletter: January 2009 With a new curriculum dawning in September, 2009 our science department has begun to make adjustments and prepare for the coming changes. New courses are being introduced, while all others are under revision and change. We also welcomed new members to our Lynx Pack as it
grows, and of course continued on with stimulating and solid academic
initiatives. All courses introduce and continue the on-going investigation
of inquiry-based learning, as problem-solving experiments and self-designed
labs become part of the regular curriculum activities. Grade 9s – Once again, Cosmic Connections visited our classroom on December 15th with another full day introduction to astronomy. The up close and visual presentation saw the audience viewing planets, star systems and other celestial bodies. Grade 11 Academic Biology and Grade 11 College
Biology – What is the quality of our ground water, streams
and creeks? Two classes trekked into nearby Sawmill Creek, a sub-tributary
of The Credit River, for a detailed look at the state of our water.
Each student was provided with an opportunity to deeply understand water
quality assessment using biological, chemical and physical means. The
These Grade 11 Biology classes again ventured to the new Riverwood Field Centre in early December, braving the cold to gather data and add to a census count for the annual ‘Winter Bird Count’. Holding and feeding Chickadees, counting resident songbirds and spotting Red-tailed Hawks were some of the awesome aspects of this trip. Students hiked through the woodlots of Mississauga and observed over twenty species. We even managed to add the American Kestrel to the parks list of species identified! Biodiversity, identification and ecological systems were some of the concepts investigated as each student. Biology 12: The classes used genetic engineering technology to put the genes of a firefly in E.Coli so that they had glow-in-the-dark bacteria. Grade 11 Physics: Using the dynamics of tension and force, the students were expected to build a tall tower to withstand great mass. The task structure was made of popsicle sticks, with a simulated budget limit added to the assignment. Grade 12 Physics: "Gizmo's
and Gadgets": The classes designed many functional devices and
structures to learn and apply the aspects of physics. Spring-launching
devices, aerodynamic egg-drop protectors and marble-motion structures
tied the theoretical concepts with the inquiry-based learning process. Goals of the Science Department To provide each student with:
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