Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Wednesday

*Marlies forms and money
*Fort York forms and money (*Unfortunately this trip overlaps with the Gr 7 boys basketball tournament)

Math
-Great work on your Cartesian co-ordinates quizzes! (out of 15)
-Make sure you are confident with: Cartesian co-ordinate systems, x-axis (horizontal), y-axis (vertical), origin (0,0), ordered pairs (x,y), quadrants 1/2/3/4, plotting ordered pairs
-Make sure you are confident with: Evaluating expressions, equations, variable, coefficient, constant, sum, difference, quotient, product
-Tomorrow we get started with Patterning and Algebra
-page 187 #3a), 4a), 5 (all), 6, 8, 9, 10 (for each question think about how thew pattern is changing)

This is a link to the program used in class today:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SimplePlot/

English - Current News
http://www.680news.com/2017/02/01/online-ads-foods-drinks-aimed-kids-nixed-heart-stroke/

1. Describe the change that the Heart and Stroke Foundation is asking the Federal Government to make.
2. Explain why they want this change made.
3. Describe the types of advertisements geared towards younger children (2-11) as compared to older ones (12-17)
4. Do you feel the government should have the power to block the type of online advertisements posted on websites geared towards children? Explain.
5. What are some of the health risks associated with childhood obesity?
6. Explain what is meant by the phrase "pester power."
7. Do you feel online advertisements influence your decisions to purchase certain products? Explain. Refer to a specific example in your life, if possible.

-Try to select your topic for our February issue of 210 magazine by MONDAY (and feel free to begin research and/or writing if you have time)


History
-Continue your 1812 research
-Projects due Monday