Ms. A. Barrieau | Max Aitken Academy

Grade 7 & 8: Quiz Tuesday: multiplying and dividing fractions, Quiz revision distributed, Quiz on adding and subtracting decimals to be handed back Tuesday.

Grade 7 will finish nets; Grade 8 will begin Pythagorean Theorem.

Grade 7 Math Assessment Prep: https://forms.office.com/r/9NFL1DBbcn

Science/Collab- Final collab project reflections. Solar cars lab (hopefully finish this week if there is sun!) and microorganisms lab.

Grade 8 Science Assessment Prep: http://stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/sites/stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/files/doc//y2022/...

https://www.solpass.org/science6-8-new/releasedquestions/framepagescienc...

http://stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/sites/stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/files/noteattach/...

Sign and return report card.

Links for Wednesday

Why aren't solar cars everywhere? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXDWRhEOX7k

Bacteria vrs antibiotic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znnp-Ivj2ek&t=9s 4mins

What causes antibiotic resistance? - Kevin Wu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znnp-Ivj2ek&t=9s 4mins

Probability PROBABILITY | Math Animation Earth Pen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPF7o76ebuA

Posted: April 7, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for April 7-10

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Grade 7 & 8 will continue learning about multiplying and dividing fractions, Quiz revision distributed, Quiz changed to next Tuesday. Text pages listed on board, p 132 & 139 (grade 8 text).

Keep Change Flip! (Division of Fractions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZJKGyu-Kk

Science/Collab- Final collab project reflections. Solar cars lab and microorganisms. Sign rubrics for Climate Action project.

Sign and return report card.

Check in Survey: (copy and paste into browser)

ycinb.ca/asd-n

Posted: March 31, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for April 1-4

Math-

Grade 7 & 8 will continue learning about multiplying and dividing fractions. Several assessments went home for grade 7.

Science/Collab- Expo is Wednesday! Students should practice talking about their project!

Some questions to ask students: What is climate change? What have you done for your project to enact climate action? Why is it important? What does the research say? Did you talk to an expert? What have you learned?

Posted: March 17, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for March 17-20

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Grade 7- Continued: Remediation work on Plotting Coordinates and Probability; New Concept: Parallel and perpendicular lines, Perimeter. Handout to be given.

Grade 8- Dividing integers, quiz Tuesday. New concept: Volume of Right Cylinders

Science/Collab- Expo is postponed to date April 2nd. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students should be able to talk about what they did and why it's important with facts/research. Our mock expo will take place in class this Wednesday, March 19th.

Posted: March 10, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for March 10-14

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Grade 7- Remediation work on Plotting Coordinates and Probability (handout given Monday).

Grade 8- Dividing integers p 87 #5,9,10, 11, 12

Science/Collab- Expo is postponed to date TBD. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students should be able to talk about what they did and why it's important with facts/research. Our mock expo will take place in class on March 19th.

Mental Math Jeopardy 2

Posted: February 26, 2025

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Posted: February 24, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for Feb 24-28

2 Videos

Autumn Peltier, Water Protector

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A33XRMLBbOc&t=185s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcX0C2dpQtc

Math-

Grade 7- Plotting Coordinates and Probability Quiz Wednesday (handed back, please sign). Finish text practice and handout.

Grade 8- Graphs and Probability Quiz Wednesday (handed back, please sign). Finish text practice and handout.

Science/Collab- Expo is March 19th. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students will also need time to prepare to show their learning.

Posted: February 17, 2025

STEM and Homeroom Notices for Feb 18-21

Math-

Math Antics: Basic Probability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzfWUEJjG18

Grade 7- Plotting Coordinates and Probability. Text questions listed on board. Handout to be distributed. Building Thinking Classrooms Activity on Tuesday.

Grade 8- Graphs and Probability. Text questions listed on board. Handout to be distributed. Building Thinking Classrooms Activity on Tuesday.

Science/Collab- Expo is March 19th. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students will also need time to prepare to show their learning.

Video: AI & Climate Change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXtJUd2c3Q