homework Sept 30

Reading responses 1 and 2 overdue (time at lunch or after school will be offered to catch up on writing assignments - by invitation)

Math- finish multiplication / division steps before we move on to the measurement unit

Some notes we took take about real-world application of Math were:

Math in Science
- graphing
- t-chart, to organize data
- measure mass grams (g) measure your body? kg
- cooking measure ingredients mL L (Litres) 1 teaspoon is 5 mL, 1 tablespoon is 15mL
- patterns
- angles, turns (robotics)
- be detailed, show your work eg. experiments
- money (purchase equipment etc.)

We also took notes about the steps to an experiment
(also known as characteristics of an experiment (procedural writing)
materials (what you need)
instructions / procedure / method (steps you need to do)
hypothesis / estimation(best guess, what you think might happen)
observations (watch what happens)
record results (actual measurements, changes, also part of observations)
discussion (look at results of what happened)
conclusions / make a theory or rule based on what you did, observed and happened

Reading - Dr. Lorne Babiuk: World Leader in Immunology
finish fact (3) and ideas (2) questions for homework
1. What university degrees did Babiuk get to prepare for his career?
2. What important work has VIDO done?
3. Describe the grant VIDO received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

1.What do you think might have changed in Dr. Babiuk's life since he became Vice-President for Research at the University of Alberta?
Why do you think he might have chosen this job?

2. Study the list of Dr. Babiuk's accomplishments in this article, particularly in the last paragraph. What do you think he might have sacrificed to achieve this much? Do you know anyone who has done this much? Would you like to have such a list of achievements at the end of your career?

Drama - spoke about use of voice, Started 8-0, 8-1 groups for "The Haunted Castle" Reader's Theatre. 8-2 forms group tomorrow.

Do experiment tomorrow or Friday.

See attached reading here: