camosun bog field trip

the map is here:

How to get to Camosun bog

Get there during class time only.  Fill out a data card and hand it in.  See you there

ms chung

TEST on chapter 1 and 2

15 questions from your notes.  chapter 1 study notes
also your biomes 2 notes
your nutrient cycle notes up to nitrogen cycle only.  carbon cycle will not be tested

15 questions will be from the above notes
35 questions would be from your bc science ecology study guide below.  Answer keys are at the end of this study guide.

And your bc science ecology study guide up to page 50 and covering up to nitrogen cycle

Oct 5 will not be a lab we will have a review of this unit to prep you for the test and go over concepts.  Please email me with questions.  I will be available after class on Wednesday oct 5 for a tutorial session if any of you need it.  Let me know.

ecological pyramid notes

Today we went over organism interactions and watched a hunting owl

Listen to this excerpt about an amur tiger   a predator adapted to a strange connection between the boreal forest and the tropics.  A documentary showing this huge tiger.  And meet ninja cat, evidence that even domestic felines have similar instincts.

Download the biome notes: pyramids here.  and remember the notes for the entire ecology unit is here

homework

Do the questions associated with sections 1.2 and 2.1 in your BC provincial exam study guide.  Print only the questions or do them with pen and paper by hand, the old fashioned way...

Library Orientation Day, Sept 13

Hello Trek science students,

Download a copy of the trek library orientation assignment.  You need to have your PW student number available for this session in the library. I will hand out your homework quiz question today too.  Ms. Lam, our teacher librarian will be conducting an orientation on useful techniques for research and citation.

Ms. Chung

Welcome to off trek.

It was great to welcome you to my class.  Please download this document for your group presentation:.  You need to make a group of 2 to 4 for this end of term presentation.
concept review group assignment

And access the ecology notes, powerpoints, text answer key, provincial exam review here:
ecology unit package

NEXT PERIOD:  DO YOUR HW QU.  ALSO, LIBRARY ORIENTATION

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY.
download the BCsc10unit1 exam review.  it is a pdf file called the provincial exam study package for sustaining earth's ecosystems..  Your homework is as follows: do all the qu up to p.15 and check your answers.  next wk, I will quiz you on a question.  It may not have exact wording but will test the same concept.  Optional exercise:  do the reading check questions in your text for 1.1.  These are questions designed to help you identify the important points of the chapter.  You will eventually be asked to do them. 
Given the changes in the provincial exams, I highly recommend getting the student workbook and working through this on your own.  We will not go over this material in class but it is extra study material.

the data booklet here might be needed for this exercise.

PARTICIPATION
I will be assessing how much you participate in class.  part of this assessment includes participation by raising good questions on this blog.  submit a comment and your full name.  I will publish your comment, deleting your name and taking note of who commented.  Your comments and questions would be very helpful feedback for me to respond to your learning.  I checked my settings and have enabled comments.

Ms. Ng Chung

Welcome to Trek Science

I'm Ms. Chung and you will be studying Ecology, Geology and some topics in Radiation with me for the Grade 10 curriculum.  On this website, you will find homework, announcements, assignments and learning links.  Schedule for the first class is: 
Introduction to the biosphere, get to know names, seating plan
technology set up:  sign on to nicenet
get textbooks.

Homework for first class is to download class notes and bring them to class next day for our first lesson.