Mrs. Hamilton | Max Aitken Academy

7/8H Homeroom, Math, Science and Health, 7P Math, 6/7/8 Technology class

Posted: February 17, 2017

8E Math Homework

Yellow Fractions sheets are due Wed. Feb 22 (to be finished in detention if not complete). Please see me before Wed if you still have questions with any of the sheets.

8E Math Test Corrections

Posted: February 9, 2017

If you did not receive an acceptable mark on your Squares, Square Roots and Pythagorean Theorem Test, you have the opportunity to make corrections to show your understanding.

I require the following:

1. Explain the mistakes you made and how to fix them.

2. Do one other example of each type of question you made a mistake on. (Ex: if you made a mistake with a pythagorean thm question, do another one to show me you can do it. It can be one you make up or from the textbook)

You can do this right on the test if you have room, or attach an extra sheet of loose leaf to your test.

3. Get your test signed as well.

Due Date:

Monday, February 13, 2017

8E Science - Jan 30/31 Notes on Ocean Currents / Convection

Posted: January 31, 2017

Notes for review or catch-up on Ocean Currents and Convection

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Posted: December 17, 2016

7 Math Assessment

Due to the storm day Friday, 7A will write their benchmark Math assessment Tues Dec 20.

Posted: December 8, 2016

Scientific Method practice for all Mrs. Hamilton's Science classes

So we've been learning about the scientific method in science. We have completed a few labs as a class but now you are going to pick your own project (a pre-planned one is ok here) to practice using the scientific method! You can use this site to help narrow down some topics. Remember this is a short-term project that is not necessarily your STEM fair project (but maybe you can expand this project later?). Let's get messy!

Posted: December 5, 2016

Hour of Code 2016!!

Students will be participating in the 2016 Hour of Code this week! Why? "Computer science is foundational. Every 21st-century student should have the opportunity to learn how to create technology. Computer science is changing every industry on the planet. The basics of computer science also help nurture creativity and problemsolving skills, and prepare students for any future career" (https://hourofcode.com/files/hoc-one-pager-canada.pdf)

Over the next 10 years, there will be over 1.4 million jobs in computer science with only about 400,000 graduates qualifying for those jobs.... a shortage of about 1 million people...

Check out the attached flyer or https://hourofcode.com/ca for more details :)

Check out @TheSTEMcell_HMS on Twitter for updates as well!

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Posted: November 28, 2016

Grade 6 Tech 2 Digital Citizenship Assignment

1. Get your username and password for 'Digital Passport' from the teacher.

2. Go to https://www.digitalpassport.org/user/studentLogin and enter your username and password.

3. Navigate through the site to become familiar.

4. If you have trouble you may look through 'Seesaw' after 9:55.

Grade 8's getting their blood pumping!

Posted: November 23, 2016

Grade 8's were hard at work for their Heart Rate Lab in Science today :) Does two minutes of exercise increase your heart rate? By how much? Why? Do some exercises increase your heart rate more than others? Is 5 minutes long enough to return to a resting heart rate? So many questions to find the...

8A Science Jigsaw Assignment

Posted: November 23, 2016

1. You will be assigned to an 'expert' group on one of six body systems. You and approximately 5 other students will be responsible for becoming an 'expert' on that body system.

2. Go to: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/brockhalladay/502/jigsaw.html to view your assignment.

3. You will gather again as an 'expert' group on your system to review what you have learned and to make sure everyone has enough information to take back to their 'jigsaw' group.

4. Together with your jigsaw group, you are to create a presentation of your choosing, to teach the class about the 6 systems of the body that you learned about.

You will be assessed individually on: Interactions, Independence, Organization, Responsibility, Initiative and Knowledge

Your presentation could be a video, powerpoint, oral presentation with posters, skit, gameshow etc. Be Creative!

If you would like to print a copy of these instructions, please see the attached file :)

Due Date:

Friday, December 2, 2016

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Posted: November 21, 2016

7A Math Quiz Wed Nov. 23rd

7A will have a Math quiz on Linear Relations, Tables of Values and Graphing on Wed Nov 23rd. We will be reviewing your last assignment tomorrow in class and you may also rely on questions in your duotang as examples of the types of questions you will see on the quiz.