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Science 10 June 3rd 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: June 3rd

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

Bring Money (4 dollars) for workshop!

Chapt 3 Vocab

Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective 1.   Chapt 3 MC

2.   Working on “cheat sheet” for Pretest on Tuesday

3. Purple Duotang Contents

Yes
Topic

Number One

 

Key Points

·      Common questions on multiple choice test are vocabulary based. Many words are not just science terms.

Topic

Number Two

1.   You will be allowed hand written legal size sheet started in class.

Sheet needs to include concept map from Unit review and cross section diagram.

2. You can use grade 10 exam booklet

 

Yes
Topic

Number Three

The following is a list of items for the Duotang

 

Chemistry

1.   Lab on Vinegar and Chalk

2.   Media assignment on Nuclear power

 

Earth Sciences

1.   7 day weather lab assignment

2.   Media assignment on plate tectonics

3.   Problem set worksheets

4.   Energy in the atmosphere and biogeoclimate map hand outs

 

Biology

1.   Media assignment on farming

2.   Media assignment on pollution linked to fashion

3.   Feedback on vegan story (same lesson as fashion)

 

 

Please make sure to read through the blog lessons to confirm that this list is correct.

 

Media assignments due on Tuesday next week

 

Do not take duotangs!

 

 

 

 

 

Video and Youtube

 

BC provincial exams. Note you need to read and sign off for the right to print up the exam. You cannot make multiple copies nor use for other purposes.

https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/searchResults.php

 

 

 

Other stuff! Please not that I have put a page with links to several teacher pages.
Next Class Pretest for Unit and review prior to Unit 1

 

Take Home Message Do not forget!!!!!

Bring 4 dollars to class for workshop

 

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List of other Grade 10 Science Sites

Useful Science Ten Teacher Sites

 

Dear Teachers

 

These are sites selected either from students or Mr Carmichael.

 

We will appreciate your efforts and send a thank you note!

 

Teacher Name Address Feedback
Gess Ramsey from Winfield BC https://gessramsey.wikispaces.com/Science+10+Course+Material

 

Ms Doherty http://dpts.sd57.bc.ca/~adoherty/Ms._Dohertys_Science_Page/Science_10.html

 

Sardis Secondary http://www.sardissecondary.ca/science-10

 

York House https://community.yorkhouse.ca/course/view.php?id=59

 

Ms Bacon’s website for keeners https://mistake50.wordpress.com/science-10-2/notes/

 

Mrs McBride http://theamcbride.weebly.com/term-4.html

 

Ms Martin’s https://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/jsmartin/category/sc10mart2-1/page/4/

 

Mr Schmitt

Okanogan

http://mrschmittscience10.weebly.com

 

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Sc 10 Jun 1st 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: June 1, 2016th

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

3.3 Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective 1) Vocab Quiz for chapter 3

2) Life in the frog pond

3) Concept map and cross section of land diagram as study guide for pre test

 

 
Topic

Number One

 

To help with review purposes, please go to the following link.

·      https://community.yorkhouse.ca/course/view.php?id=59

·      (note that the flow chart is a download file with yorkhouse)

 

We will review next class some vocab and true and false questions prior to the multiple choice evaluation.

You will be able to use your workbook for the evaluation

 
Topic

Number Two

What is going on with the frog pond in the class room.

I will post some observations and discuss how the concepts about ecology can be applied to how our froglets are evolving.

In the “pond” we do have two invasive species (snails and duck weed). Abiotic factors such as temperature, ph and nitrates will be included in write up)

 
Topic

Number Three

To make a study guide we are going to start with completing the concept map found in your text on page 154.

On the opposite side of this sheet we are going to show how concepts can be applied to a cross section of both water and land. We will look at these study guides next class.

 

 

 

  Sustainability assignment is going to be due next Tuesday

 

 
  Video and Youtube

The following is a list of videos on ecology

·      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX

·      https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/crash-course1/partner-topic-crash-course-bio-ecology

 

 

 
  Exam Review Material

·      http://www.askmryuen.com/askmryuen2007/science10notes.htm

·      https://s-chen.wikispaces.com/Ecology

·      http://www.bcscience10.com/pgs/links_u1.html

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Other stuff! Please bring four dollars for work shop!  
Next Class Multiple choice Quiz for Chapter 3  
Take Home Message Remember..in Mother natures kitchen you either adapt…or die.  

 

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Sc 10 May 30th 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: May 30th 2016

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

3.1 Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective 3.2 Affect of Humans on the ecosystem

3.3 Sustainable Farms and invasive species

 

 
Topic

Number One

 

·      Powerpoint on 3.2 and 3.3

https://gessramsey.wikispaces.com/Science+10+Course+Material

 

·      Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTCZ9L834s

 

 
Topic

Number Two

Invasive and native plants

Videos

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4157GuG2WA

 
Topic

Number Three

 

Why sustainable farms?

 

Video references

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV_Wv6pt62o

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwn69A3z9A

 

·      Sustainable farming

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O3gX0JVTeo

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lW_M1GfQPQ

 

 

You are writing a simple article on sustainable farming.

The editor has asked you to do the following

 

a)   Provide a photo for your article

b)   Using the following animals and plants, create a food web to show interactions among species.

c)    Provide three sources of information.

d)   Simple one page write up considering : Who,What, where, when, why and how questions regarding sustainable farming.

 

Animals and plant to consider (see video 1 above)

Cattle, pigs,chickens, goats and two types of grains or plant species to help the soil between crop harvesting

 

 

 

  Practice Quizzes

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=rs43-science-10-digital-biology-chapter-3-quiz

 

Chapter 3 Quizlet

https://quizlet.com/3539422/bc-science-10-chapter-3-flash-cards/

 

BC Sc 10

http://www.bcscience10.com/pgs/quiz_section3.3.htm

 

 

 
  Video and Youtube

 

Coral Bleaching

https://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/324dd7c5f769c301d48c8fd362cc2236.htm

Invasive goldfish in Canada

https://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/09ba02b4591bf9abf8c48743efe04b47.htm

Invasive Lionfish in Florida

https://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/a5ab70e0f157b6e6963e8a8f5caca820.htm

 

 

 
  Exam Review Material

·      http://www.askmryuen.com/askmryuen2007/science10notes.htm

·      https://s-chen.wikispaces.com/Ecology

·      http://www.bcscience10.com/pgs/links_u1.html

 

 
Other stuff! Please bring four dollars for work shop!  
Next Class Vocab Quiz for Chapter 3  
Take Home Message Do not blame the world’s troubles on cows!  

 

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Sc 10 May 15th 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: May 15th

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

2.2 and Vocab from Chapter one Worksheet
Today’s Objective 1.   Multiple Choice Chapter One

2.   Chapter 2.3 “Bioaccumulation”

3.   Water and Clothing industry

Topic

Number One

 

While the evaluation was a foot…some thoughts

Many words in biology are words created from latin origins.

Terms like “bio” and “di” are sometimes great building blocks to understand grander words like..bioaccumulation…

Bio is life and to accumulate is to do what?

 

Lets discover some examples..

Topic

Number Two

Consider the following metaphor

Lets think of stuff that should not be in your room..say a plate or dish. If I asked each of you what was in your room it may be a small amount. If we added all of the rooms together what happens to the amount of plates? If we did a survey of several high school student’s rooms what would happen to the number of plates?

On the back of your 2.3 sheet try to construct both a food pyramid and a food web.

 

Answers to your worksheet are found by viewing

2.3 Bioaccumulation Powerpoint at the following site.

https://gessramsey.wikispaces.com/Science+10+Course+Material

 

Topic

Number Three

A news source says

 

the fashion industry is the dirtiest industry on the planet”.

 

Your mission:

 

Find evidence to support or debate the statement.

Remember to write down the source of the information.

Is the source popular news, academic or political?

Try and find some sources that include some numbers.

 

After a broad level google search

Cite three sites to argue for the statement

Cite three against.

 

 

Once you have your data

 

A)   Can you please create a flow chart to show how the fashion industry pollutes water.

B)   Can you offer some practical solutions both in your own life and community?

C)  Is there a word to describe accumulation of pollution due to multiuse of a resource like water? Can you invent one.

D)  Put (A-C) onto a legal size piece of paper to be used as a poster.

 

 

Treasure Hunt

 

Wiki Ref on Bioaccumulation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulation

 

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification

http://w3.marietta.edu/~biol/102/2bioma95.html

 

Defining Bioaccumulation

http://science.jrank.org/pages/854/Bioaccumulation.html

 

 

Video and Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxqDaTUh08o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdTV3F9k1IA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq0mM_vhhDU

 

 

Fashion and Pollution..some places to start

 

Prior to reading ..try and define who is the source and their point of view.

 

·      http://ecowatch.com/2015/08/17/fast-fashion-second-dirtiest-industry/

·      http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/detox/water/polluting-paradise/

·      http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/10/06/assessing-the-environmental-impact-of-the-fashion-world/

·      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Cost

 

Other stuff! What is your take on this story?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/may/03/vegan-restaurant-meat-eating-owners-cafe-gratitude-california

 

Next Class Adapt or Die…is it really that extreme?

 

Take Home Message Do not forget!!!!!

Bring 4 dollars to class for workshop

 

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Science 10 May 10th 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: May 10th, 2016

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

Chapter 2.1 Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective ·      Chapter 1 vocab

·      Chapter 2.2 Nutrient Cycles

·      Study Guide for Nutrients

Topic

Number One

Feedback on Vocab quiz
Topic

Number Two

Nutrient Cycle Powerpoints

In class

http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/ignasv/science-10/1-sustaining-earths-ecosystems/2-2-nutrient-cycles-in-ecosystems-carbon-nitrogen-and-phosphorous/

 

Other References

https://mistake50.wordpress.com/science-10-2/notes/

 

Topic

Number Three

Side One of study Guide

Make Three Columns on your sheet

In each column make a circle and divide that circle into three pie slices. Each slice should represent air, earth and water.

Now

Each circle should represent a nutrient cycle. Carbon,Nitrogen and Potasium.

You are to label how the nutrient moves around the circle or if it skips a wedge of your circle. You should include: processes and also formulas for processes. You should show relationship between living and non-living things. You should show where most of the nutrient is stored.

 

Side Two

You should construct a table to compare, Carbon,Nitrogen and Potasium

Compare

Similarity between the three nutrients

Constract and show differences between each nutrient.

 

 

 

Online Resources Look up on google..the origin of store high in transit

http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/ignasv/science-10/1-sustaining-earths-ecosystems/2-2-nutrient-cycles-in-ecosystems-carbon-nitrogen-and-phosphorous/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105×38540

 

 

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Next Class Quiz on Chapter 1 MC

Review of Chapter Two

Data collection from aquarium and terrarium resources

Take home message The cows know the truth and they are putting it out there.
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Science 10 May 6th

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: May 6th, 2016

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

1)   Exam on Earth Sciences

2)   Work book 2.2

3)   Vocab Quiz next class

Quizlet for Chapter 1

https://quizlet.com/16645862/bc-science-10-chapter-1-vocab-flash-cards/

 

Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective ·      Fact or Fiction Challenge

·      El Nino in a tank

·      Unit 1 Work sheet (Question 1-24)

 

 
Topic

Number One

In the news today

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elizabeth-may-fort-mcmurray-climate-change-1.3566126

 

Your mission

What is Ms May’s point of view?

Find three sources of information that support her point of view.

·      One source should be a public citizen point of view.

·      One source should be media source like News paper,enews, Tv

·      One source should be from a scientific source.

Now

Find three sources from an alternate point of view.

Again three sources should be public, news and scientific

 

After finding the information

·      Record point of view in point form

·      Review points of view

·      State your point of view based upon the evidence that you have found.

 

There is no right or wrong answer, just back up your point of view with objective evidence.

 

 
Topic

Number Two

El Nino

http://news.discovery.com/earth/wave-of-dead-sea-creatures-hits-chiles-beaches-160505.htm

 

This will be the next media assignment. So if you find new articles, please let us know.

 
Topic

Number Three

Unit Worksheet

Please focus on questions linked to Chapter 1-2

 

Yes the numbers did skip from 5-12!

 

 

Online Resources Predator and Prey Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsfJL-IIVz4

Population Dynamics

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

Aquarium researchers and El Nino

http://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/aquarium-researchers-measure-impacts-el-nino-some-worlds-most-isolated-coral-reefs

Why study ecology

http://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/

Why is it important to study ecology

http://eco-globe.com/why-it-is-important-to-study-ecology/

 

 

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Next Class Quiz on vocab, chapter 1

Review of Chapter Two

Data collection from aquarium and terrarium resources

 
Take home message Three constants folks..

Paradox, change and humour

All things are connected.

 
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Sc 10 May 2nd 2016

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: May 2nd, 2016

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

1)   Last class ( Levels of organization)

2)   Pretest Review

3)   Chapter 1.1 Quiz http://www.bcscience10.com/pgs/quiz_section1.1.htm

4)

Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective ·      Change exam to Wednesday

·      1.2

·      2.1

 

 

Topic

Number One

What is the difference between an ecosystem and a biome?

 

Powerpoint

http://www.sd67.bc.ca/teachers/jheinrich/Science%2010%20NEW_files/1.2notes.pdf

 

Our tadpole environment compared to research

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/42127/title/Frog-Nurseries/

 

Abiotic and biotic

Why define biological interactions?

Symbiotic

 

How to organize biological observations into ideas

Some thorough notes on Ecosystems

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/kling/ecosystem/ecosystem.html

 

Why study ecosystems

http://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/

 

Cleaning poop from water

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/f84f9dbc-9ecd-47ff-b7be-5b38367e93e8/cleaning-poop-from-drinking-water-engineering-is/

 

 

Topic

Number Two

Focus questions

What is the difference between a food chain and an energy pyramid?

Why does the amount of energy change between different trophic levels?

What happens when we change levels of energy or populations in a trophic level?

 

Energy flow through ecosystems

Teacher Power point and work sheet

http://www.brunerscience.com/sci-10-chapter-2

 

Key points

Each step of energy transformation will lose a portion of the original energy.

The further you move up the food chain, the more energy you need.

Respiration, the burning of sugar, requires oxygen and sugar and gives off water and carbondioxide.

Switching to being warm blooded means you need more energy.

Topic

Number Three

Flow of energy in coral reefs

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/hew06.sci.life.reg.foodweb/energy-flow-in-the-coral-reef-ecosystem/

 

Renewable Energy

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/earths-resources-467695176/costa-rica-uses-100-percent-renewable-energy-workers-earths-resources/

 

 

2.1 Quiz

http://www.bcscience10.com/pgs/quiz_section2.1.htm

 

Another quiz

http://www.mheducation.ca/school/learningcentres/mod/quiz/attempt.php?id=22200

 

 

Tales or tails about bovine feces

https://www.hiprofeeds.com/nutrition/do-you-know-poop-how-to-properly-evaluate-manure

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_dung

 

 

 

Online Resources Ecosystems and flow of energy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdfoZhpOVf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzUwtic1zXk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBagx9Qhdx8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvtRf4TAO4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVavgmveyY

 

 

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Next Class Evaluation ( Earth Science Unit)
Take home message A web is not a pyramid, a food chain is not showing the amount of energy being transferred. Instead of swimming in shallow water, adapt and overcome the fear..learn to learn in the deep end of the pool of knowledge!
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Science 10 April 22,2016

Science Ten Lesson                                     Friday the 22nd, 2016

 

From Last Class Review for Pretest

Please see separate Review Page

 
Topic 1 Alive or not?

Prior to reading chapter one

 

View the following Youtube videos

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juxLuo-sH6M

 

Can you..

Identify six activities that all living things do?

 

A simple activity to do!

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

 

 

What is the difference between inductive and deductive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXW5mLE5Y2g

 

How does biology do both types of reasoning?

 

 

 
How to study biology I have selected university and high school sites.

Please know the strategies are pretty much the same.

Please take and peak and give me some feedback

 

·      https://www.butte.edu/cas/tipsheets/studystrategies/studybio.html

·      http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_subject.php?id=4

·      http://www.wikihow.com/Study-for-Biology

·      http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/lr/PDF/studying%20bio%20(W).pdf

 

 

 
Topic Two Starting with 1.1

So where do we begin the journey of learning about life?

If we looked at all living things we could organize our observations

The size of the living thing or how that living thing relates to non living things.

1.1 Starts with the frontier of living and non living things.

 

 

Please note the levels of organization below.

Please put each on a cue card and give your own definition and an example.

Where do we start to consider the interactions between living and non living things?

 

 

Levels of organization

When we look at small things we go from:

·      Energy

·      Atoms and molecules

·      Biomolecules

·      Cells

·      Tissues

·      Organs

·      Systems

 

When we look at larger mixed living and non living we go from

·      Species

·      Population

·      Community

·      Ecosystem

·      Biomes

 

And now an youtube from team batman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFoOW-7FPc8

 

 
Topic Three So we are about to look at living and non living things in the classroom!

 

The question is..”How can we take observations and convert them into ideas and or theories?”.

 

Hear are some some suggestions

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibhnP5suqK8

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10079d8K4mE

 

 
Take home msg “Life is stranger than biology textbooks.”

David Rains Wallace, The Untamed Garden and Other Personal Essays

 
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Science 10 April 12th

Science 10 Lesson Outline                            Date: April 12th, 2016

 

Last lessons Objectives

 

1)   Chapter 12 Review

2)   Volcanoes

3)   End of Chapter questions

Evaluations

 

Today’s Objective 1.   Key Concept Comparisons:

·      Heat verses temperature

·      Conduction, Radiation and Convection

·      Atmospheric Pressure verses High and low pressure

·      Weather verse climate

·      Sources of temperature change and precipitation

 

You need to find all these terms in your workbook, provincial guide and text book.

 

 

 

 
Topic

Number One

Comparing Energy, heat and temperature

There are two types of energy, what are they?

Thermal energy is a form of energy.

We can describe lots of thermal energy as Heat

Heat is a sum of?

What is the unit for heat?

What are the three types of heat transfer?

Can you give an example of three types of heat transfer?

 

The behavior of things getting hot or cold is explored in a topic called “thermodynamic”. There are distinct “laws” of thermodynamics.

 

Temperature is a measurement of “average speed of kinetic energy or average speed of molecules”. Temperature is a quantitative value.

 
Topic

Number Two

How do we define “Pressure”

Force per unit area is pressure

Types of pressure

Units of pressure

High verses low pressure

 
Topic

Number Three

·      Weather to Climate

·      Reading a weather map

 

Please do the following:

a)   View two online videos

b)   Select one online “interpreting weathermaps” activity

c)    Complete Seven Day weather assignment

 

Online Resources

 

BC Weather Forecast Map ( synoptic chart)

http://www.weather-forecast.com/maps/British-Columbia

 

How to read a weather map

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd7DcVnrSL8

 

Wiki Youtube on How to read a weather map

http://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Weather-Map

 

Complete one of the following activities

Interpreting weather maps

http://www.duplinschools.net/cms/lib01/NC01001360/Centricity/Domain/413/interpreting%20weather%20maps.pdf

 

Do weather map activity at this site

http://www.3dgeography.co.uk/#!weather-worksheets/c18qo

 

Any one of worksheets at this site on interpreting weather map

http://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/weather-map

 

 

 

Seven Day Weather Assignment

Prior to starting this assignment you need to:

Locate online resources for local weather.

Environment Canada

 

https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html

 

Accuweather

http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v5y/weather-forecast/53286

 

Satellite Image

https://weather.gc.ca/satellite/index_e.html

 

 

You need to complete activity on how to read a weather map

Compare Daily Weather to weather forecast.

You need to go to one location and look the same direction at the same time.

You need to record data

·      Temp

·      Precipitation

·      Barometric pressure

·      Wind strength and direction

·      Time

·      Direction you are facing to observe weather

You will compare your observations with weather forecast

You will record data and convert data into a weekly plot of data to make a graph.

Questions:

1.   Did your daily weather match the forecast?

2.   What trend did you notice with temp, precipitation and pressure?

3.   What could have changed your daily weather in comparison to weather forecast?

4.   Was there a low or high pressure ridge or both?

5.   How is the wind direction related to the pressure system?

6.   How is the daily weather affected by the current season?

 

 

 

 

Online Resources Provincial guide..find sample questions  

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Next Class Quiz ( Multiple Choice) no cue cards.

Next week will be unit test

We start chapter one!

 
Take home message    
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