Tuesday's Homework

Math

Explain, in your own words, how to:

1) Find the Mean of a set of Data.
2) Find the Mode from a set of data.
3) Find the Median, if you have an even number of pieces of data.
4) Find the Median if you have an odd number of pieces of data.

This will be checked on wednesday, along with your math homework from monday.

UNIT TEST FOR MATH WILL BE ON FRIDAY!

Geography - Chapter 3 Test will be on Monday. Topics to study will be posted tomorrow or thursday.


Get English Fable rubrics signed and Chapter 2 Math unit test.

Monday's Homework

English- Word of the week (interesting word, two or more synonyms, two sentences using the word properly)

Geography Test - Chapter 2 - On Tuesday

Topics: Endangered species, environmental factors: climate, landforms, soil, water and natural vegetation, herbivore, carnivore, degradation of habitat, inshore vs. offshore fishing, trawlers, open-pit mining, ore, understanding a thematic map, types of maps: thematic, political, regional, physical, cultural landscapes, urban vs. suburban, clear-cut logging, conservationist

Geography Test - Chapter 3 - Thursday or Friday

Math Test - Unit 3 (Chapter 3) - Data Management on Wednesday (Primary, Secondary Data, Biased, Unbiased, Data, Mean, Median, Mode)

-Math - redo question 9d) on page 86 - list five ways to collect this data in an unbiased way

Geography Presentations (Natural Disasters) begin on Wednesday

Get Math Test - Chapter 2 signed by Friday
Get Moral Assignment Rubric Signed by Friday

Bring in good Mono Cliffs pictures

Homework for the Weekend

Math - Data Management Unit Test will be next Thursday

Geography - Read ALL of chapter 4 (62-87)

Complete the questions below:

1. List the two types of Volcanoes.

2. Draw and label a quick sketch of a Composite Cone Volcano.

3. Which zone of the Earth is magma found in?

4. Where are volcanoes typically formed? What causes them to form?

5. What is meant by the "Pacific Ring of Fire"? Which countries are included?

6. Where and when wdid the most powerful volcanic explosion in history take place?

7. Which island in the mid-atlantic range has several active volcanoes on it? (Hint: use the map on page 72 to help you)

8. List three nations that were almost entirely formed by volcanoes.

9. List the four major Landform Patterns.

10. Approximately how old is the Earth?

11. Many years ago, all of the Earth's continents were joined together. What was the name of this giant mass of land?

12. In your own words, explain what is meant by Plate Tectonics.

13. Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf4iJvrAv-M

Natural Disasters presentations will begin next Wednesday. Work on them, if you need to.

Bring in a USB stick with 5-10 of your best Mono Cliffs pictures.

We're back! Let's celebrate with some homework...

Geography - read chapter 4 (pg 62-71)

Questions:
1. Explain what causes Tsunamis
2. Draw a quick sketch of how a Tsunami is formed and label it.
3. Describe, not just list, the three "zones" of the earth.
4. Make a quick sketch of the Earth's three zones and label it.
5. Explain what causes an Earthquake.


Mono Cliffs Pictures - If you took any photos with your digital cameras please bring in 5-10 of your best images on a USB stick so that I can make a slide show.

Homework for the Weekend!

Math - Finish Data Management Assignment - Due before we leave for Mono Cliffs Trip (please print it out - it does not have to be mounted onto a poster)

Mono Cliffs - Pack for the trip. Check the weather Sunday afternoon and pack appropriately.

Jason - Don't forget the movie!!

Have a great weekend.

Wednesday's Homework

Speak to parents/guardians about interview times (thursday evening or friday morning)

Math - Data Management (see yesterday's blog posting)

Geography Questions (see yesterday's blog) and read chapter 3

Tuesday's Homework

Please arrange interview times with your parents or guardians. Thursday evening or Friday morning.

Math - Work on Data Management Assignment

-Find biased data examples from a newspaper, magazine or online newspaper or magazine and bring them in.

Due Thursday - typed out and glued neatly onto construction paper or bristol board

-You will have class time on wednesday and thursday

Data Management Assignment: Part 1

1.With your partner, design a survey question. Try to focus on opinion-type questions.

2.Decide upon a sample group that you feel will give you BIASED results. Clearly explain why the sample group chosen would give you BIASED results.

3. Use any form of graph or chart that you are familiar with (ie. stem-leaf, frequency table, bar graph, pie chart) to show the PREDICTED RESULTS of your survey question, if you ask the BIASED sample group. Properly label and title your graph. You may use Microsoft Excel to make the graph, if you wish.

4.With your partner, decide upon a way, or several ways, to change the sample group, question, or both, to make it AS UNBIASED AS POSSIBLE. BE VERY SPECIFIC about your changes.

5.Explain, in detail, how the changes made in question #4 will make your results UNBIASED or LESS BIASED.

6.Draw another graph or chart representing the results you predict for your unbiased question and sample group.

***The answers for your

project MUST be typed out.

Data Management Assignment:

Part 2

1.From a newspaper or magazine find one example of data represented in a graph or chart that you think is BIASED in some way. Cut out or print it. You may use online magazines or newspapers.

2. In detail, explain why you think the data presented is BIASED.

3.In detail, explain how you would change the way this data was collected to make it UNBIASED or LESS BIASED.

***The answers for your project

MUST be typed out.

Get Chapter 2 Math Unit Tests signed (Out of 32)

Geography (pg 47-50)

1. Explain what a conservation authority is.

2. Explain what a watershed is and make a quick sketch of one.

3. Explain what a transition zone is.

4. What are foothills?

5. List the physical regions in Ontario, going from North to South.

6. What major changes do you see in the vegetation as you go further south in Ontario?

7. Which tree species are found in Taiga or Boreal Forests?

8. Which tree species are found in a Mixed forest?

9. Which tree species are found in a deciduous forest?

10. What is a broadleaf forest?

11. What is a coniferous forest?

12. What is tundra?