My Dance Project(Prezi)

http://prezi.com/tzfbiwywnwqo/our-dance-project/

HAPPY NEW YEARS! ♥

Heey guys!

so I just wanted to wish you all a happy new year! It's not 2012 as yet, but I have a feeling that I might forget to post this :) Hopefully 2012 is a better year for us all, and hopefully it is filled with love, learning, optimism and more!

anyways,  enjoy your winter break! ♥♥

The Blobs - Dance Presentation

Take a look at our dance presentation of The Blobs.

http://prezi.com/ulmtu2az1rr6/the-blobs/

Produced by: Rie Kezia, Rachel, Dasha and Jessica

Immune System Podcast

I have made a podcast of my Immune System Report. If you have any comments or suggestions, please post them below. If you would like more information, head over to here.




Enjoy!

Sanajay and tobi project
http://prezi.com/tyvn3ttqaxnb/copy-of-canadas-food-guide/

My colourful diagram of the Heart and its parts.

What's your learning style?

http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/questions.php

Take the short quiz and find out how you learn. If you know how you learn, then learning isn't a problem anymore.

Circles!

http://voicethread.com/share/2478604/

This is a review of everything we have learned about circles in math so far. Please post any comments or any corrections down in the comments below.

Enjoy!

Bitstrips For Schools

Hellow Students, I want you all to check up this website and play around.
Click on this link to visit the site. http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/
For 8OA click on 8OABH. Your class code is 8OABH.
For 8BH click on 8BHOA. Your class code is 8BHOA.
Play around and find out as much as you can. Be ready to share your experience in the class.
Mr. A.

Circle Calculator

I got a little bored and since I know programming (C++), I made a basic program to calculate everything we learned about circles so far. 

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28216185/CircleCalculator.exe
(Copy the link into your address bar and press enter)

My Cell Mind Map

cell mind map on Prezi

Word Questions in Our New Unit:- CIRCLE

Hey Students, here are some word questions in our new unit circle.
You know Mr. A. likes word questions, try them. Good luck.

Word Questions in our New Unit:-  Circle

Q 1) When Alexis won a contest, she got a bronze medal with a radius of 4 centimeters. What is the medal's area?
Use 3.14 for π.

square centimeters

The diameter of a circle is 8 meters. What is the circle's circumference?
 Q2)

d = 8 m

Use 3.14 for π.

meters

Q3) After taking part in a competition, Rufus received a silver medal with a diameter of 8 centimeters. What is the medal's radius?

centimeters

Q4) The radius of a circle is 4 centimeters. What is the circle's area?

r = 4 cm

Use 3.14 for π.

square centimeters

Ryan measured the button on his coat. Then he calculated that it has a circumference of 31.4 millimeters. What is the button's radius?

Use 3.14 for π.
Q5)  

millimeters

For More Questions Click the link below:

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8

My Science Project, enjoy!

If you have any comments or concerns, please post below.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Building a Plant Cell Model

This is my Plant Cell Model. Learn and enjoy.

http://prezi.com/ycr6eoeg22pr/building-a-plant-cell-model/

Animal Cell Project

This is a prezi presentation I made on animal cells. Please enjoy and point out any errors in the comment section below!

http://prezi.com/awnpvqldurfh/arsalan-ali-8bh-animal-cells/

http://prezi.com/9ohwo_hajxtg/animal-cell/

This is my awesome Cell Project

https://bubbl.us/?h=b6a7b/159399/74LLCQQUQg9rI

My Cell Project.

http://prezi.com/jox_vnta1zxw/animal-cell/

If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.

Thank You.

Cell Mind Map

https://bubbl.us/?h=b5c80/157831/74/T36nt/uYXY

My cell map that I made with Bubbl.us; please post a comment down below if you liked it

Integer Tip

Positve x Positive = Positive

Negative x Negative = Positive

Negative x Positive = Negative

Positive x Negative = Negative

If the sign is the same, the answer is Positive.

If the sign is different, the answer is Negative.

Dividing and Multiplying Integers

http://voicethread.com/share/2345152/





Please visit the link above for the voice thread!

Hello everyone, this voicethread explains the rules of multiplying and dividing intergers and how to use them to solve simple equations!

Subtracting Integers

http://voicethread.com/share/2340513/

If you don't know how to subtract integers, don't get it, or just want to learn a faster way of doing it or understanding it, simply watch the video.
(Make sure it's in full screen)

If you have any questions, or found something incorrect, simply post it down below!




*Watch it on the site. Messes up when you embed it on the page :(

Everything About Math

Interactive Math Website
Hello students! Here is one stop shop for everthing you need about math.
Click the link below and watch all interactive math websites.
Pick your Grade Level and continue to learn at your own pace.
http://www.theteachersguide.com/InteractiveSitesMathSmartBoard.htm

More About Cells

Hello Students, click on the link below, you will not believe your eyes what you will see about cells.

So many never seen before images of cells.  Yes, cells, both animal and plant cells.

Figure out all the differences between animal and plant cells.
http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=686&q=blank+image+of+animal+cell&gbv=2&oq=blank+image+of+animal+cell&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l39810l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0

Study and Know Everything About Cell

To Know everything about animal cell and prepare for any quiz, just click the link below:
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/jkousen/Biology/cell.htm
Be sure to take some notes that can help you remember what you learn.
Good luck.

What we learned about in cells!

http://voicethread.com/share/2330126/

My little presentation about what we learned about in science about cells. Please tell me if there's any incorrect information, or if I missed something. 

Make sure you turn down your speakers a bit : D

Cell Theory

Animal and Plant Cells

What have you learned about plant and animal cells in general?

Your discussion and explanation should include what you know about organelles, cellular transport, active transport, osmosis and diffusion.

Remember you can include diagrams, videos and photos in your write up. You can also provide links or URLs in your write up.

Check your spelling and proof read your work properly.

NASA's 'Project M' Aims to Send Robot to the Moon

Could the U.S. put the first robot on the moon?

That is the goal of a small team of NASA scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. As the world gears up for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery tomorrow with a humanoid robot ("robonaut") on board, another group of NASA scientists has proposed sending the same type of robot alone to the moon, in just 1,000 days. They call the idea Project M (M being the Roman numeral for 1,000).

As demonstrated in the concept video below, the robonot would travel to the moon on a small lander fueled by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, a cheap and lightweight fuel source. After landing, it could walk on the surface, perform some basic maintenance and construction duties, and test out student experiments.

Project M appears to have sprung out of some frustration over a lack of funding and bureacracy related to space research. Last fall, the Obama administration stopped funding the Houston center's ambitious Constellation project which would send more astronauts to the moon by 2020.

"We were frustrated. We saw what we had built and accomplished in the Engineering Directorate at JSC and knew we could do better. The talent was there; we just needed to unleash it," wrote project manager Matt Ondler on the Project M homepage.

The 1,000 day deadline is somewhat arbitrary, but as Ondler explained, the purpose is to complete the project before too many presidential administrations go by, thereby increasing the chance of its irrelevance.

The New York Times reports that Project M would cost no more than $450 million, a fraction of the $150 billion requested to send human astronauts to the moon.

 

A NASA spokeswoman said Project M was "just one of many ideas" floating around the center and has not been given authority to proceed, nor is there any active fundraising for the idea.

Yin, Sara. "NASA's 'Project M' Aims to Send Robot to the Moon | News & Opinion | PCMag.com." Technology Product Reviews, News, Prices & Downloads | PCMag.com | PC Magazine. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372015,00.asp>.

Khan Academy!

    Were you ever confused about something  you learned at school, but felt to embarrassed to ask a question about it? Lucky you, because there's something called Khan Academy just a few clicks away. There's over 2,400 videos on EVERYTHING in math (From basic arithmetic's all the way to Calculus), science (Biology, chemistry, health care, astrology, computer sciences & more), and various other topics. Not to mention there's practice exercises, badges, and several other goodies. But the best part is, IT'S 100% FREE! Absolutely astonishing what you can learn there!

    For example, let's say you don't really get fractions, or you don't understand how to convert them. Simply head on to http://www.khanacademy.org/ and there should be a search at the top middle. Just search for fractions and it'll give you ALL these videos to help you understand it so that you can ace that test and move on!  But you can also watch the video's in chronological order if you wanted to review, or even learn new things.

If you want to learn more about Khan Academy, check this out.

If you want to start learning right now, click this. Then navigate to whichever subject you want to learn about (Scroll down a bit and choose the play list)

    I would suggest reviewing stuff you didn't understand in Arithmetic's, then move on to Developmental Math 1. Finally, show off your pro math skills to your friends.

If you have any questions or comments, please write a comment down below  :D

Games and Fun web Page

You like to have fun?, Play Games, and watch video?
Then check out this website. Click the link below.


http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Skype In The Classroom

Virtual Microscope

Virtual Microscope

This is soooo cool,

Check this virtual microscope out, click this link:

http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html

Click this link to learn how to use microscope

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=BIO905

See if you can label your microscope, click this link:

http://www.sciencesource.ca/resources/4_1_2.swf

Solve this mystery image puzzle, click this link:

http://www.sciencesource.ca/resources/g8_pg14_jigsaw.html

Guess what these words are, click this link:

http://www.sciencesource.ca/resources/gr8_puzzle_page_13/yr7_ch01_l02.swf

Play The cell Game And Many More!!

Play The Cell Gamean play this game

See if you can play this game.

Observe how your white blood cells attack foreign

body in your system. Click on this link and enjoy it.

http://www.zerobio.com/monohybrid_man.swf

Click on this link to see cell models

http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/cellmodels_interface.htm

You can go the science textbook web site at www.sciencesource.ca

Your username is: learnscience

And your password is: goeagles

Enjoy many games and the site and remember to study the textbook by downloading e-book on your computer.

Find out more about cells

Click on this link: http://library.thinkquest.org/5420/index.htm

View this cell Power Point Presentation

Click this link : http://www.slideshare.net/cprizel/cells-powerpoint-presentation-presentation

If you want to create edible cell read the information below, just click on this link

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0251-NickHoffman/

View all key words and glossary

Electronic Student Book Glossary and Index

Math Makes Sense Number Sense and Numeration

Look and identify all the key words and important concepts in our current unit Number Sense and Numeration. Check this blog site daily for more information and clues on our classroom activities.

Math Questions

Try Out These Questions

Q 1)

Mr. A. tore a piece of paper into three parts. He tore each part into three more parts. If Mr. A. repeated this action 12 times in total, how many pieces of paper would he have?

Q2)

Mars is about 7^10km from the sun. Saturn is about 7^11km from the sun. About how many times the distance from the sun to mars is the distance from the sun to Saturn?

Think through the questions very well, contact your friends and try the questions together.

Good luck!

Cell Theory

All Important Key Words that Students need to be Familiar with.

These key words are words that we will come across during the study of the unit on animal and plant cells.

Creative Thinking and Self Directed Learning

Creative Thinking

          In our contemporary world, creative thinking has become very critical for success in life and workplace. The dream of every teacher is to produce creative thinkers who can function effectively in society and become problem solvers. Cennamo, (2009) describes creative thinkers as confident and possess ability to move forward even in the face of ambiguity. Creative thinking is the process of complex higher order thinking whose outcomes are not predictable; it involves the ability to do things differently using various ideas or a combination of ideas to accomplish a set goal. Using Cennamo’s words, it involves knowledge, generating ideas, self-regulation, reflective judgment and ability to see connection among different ideas.  Creative thinking is not a kind of single way process of information but rather involves variety of skills that people exhibit. (Cennamo, et, al, 2009) identified various forms of creative thinking such as divergent thinking which moves from simple to complex, convergent thinking from general to specific, innovative thinking which is about generating several ideas and possibilities, critical thinking which is a kind of analyzing and synthesizing, inductive thinking considers relationship of part to the whole, while deductive thinking compares and contrasts between or among objects.

 Creative thinkers are by their very nature self-directed learners, they try to feed their curiosity at every opportunity by taking what Gibbons, (2002) described as “taking the first step and assuming responsibility for the outcome”.

Dr. Cennamo quoting Gibbons (2002) defines self-directed learning as “any increase in knowledge, skills, accomplishment, or personal development that an individual selects and brings about by his or her own efforts in any circumstances at any time” (Cennamo, et, al, 2009, p, 2.)  In the 21^st century, we are faced with different types of problems and difficulties, these problems call for critical and creative thinkers who can think outside the box, those who do not follow guidelines all the time but are ready to take risks and brake down the old molds and make things happen. These are the times where we operate as teachers and destiny puts this on our shoulders to educate the 21^st century scholars who will take civilization to the next level, we therefore owe it a duty to teach these students how to learn and meet the challenges before them. The ubiquitous of technology is a blessing for teaching profession, there are variety of technology tools that can help us to develop and execute authentic, challenging, and activity packed instructions based on real life issues or scenarios that will ensure learner autonomy, active experiential learning that will help them to develop the 21^st century skills they need to gain competitive advantage.

Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
References
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Program thirteen. Technology:
Instructional tool vs. learning tool [Webcast]. Bridging learning theory, instruction and  technology. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010a). Program 1: Promoting self-directed learning with technology [DVD]. Integrating technology across the content areas. Baltimore, MD: Author

  Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010b). Program 2: Promoting creative thinking with  technology [DVD]. Integrating technology across the content areas. Baltimore, MD: AuthoTeaching SDL - Self Directed Learning. (n.d.). Self-Directed Learning - Teaching, Education, Learning. Retrieved September 5, 2011, from http://www.selfdirectedlearning.com

"21st Century Fluency Skills"

New blog site for math & science class where students will create and construct their own knowledge, develop to become self-directed learners and acquire the needed 21st century skills.

Students will engage in hands-on activities, learn with and from each other.

This is a new blog site, please come back and drop your comments.

Thanks for your time.