Yummy! Christmas Peppermint Cupcakes!!

Find a recipe for delicious cupcakes here!

BitStrips for Schools- Health Bullying Prevention Assignment

Welcome to our BitStrips classroom! To sign in and create your avatar click here To view some examples of anti-bullying comics, click HERE!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles! (EGGLESS! FOODSAFE!)

This recipe for eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles is D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!

Nutrition Assignment Exemplar

Grade 7- 5 minute mug cake!

Follow the link to make this DELICIOUS and quick cake!

http://www.instructables.com/id/5-minute-Chocolate-Cake/  

Science 7- Monday March 17

Hi Guys,

Here is the link to the heat transfer website:

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/heattransfer/

Please answer these questions as you work your way through the sight. You will need headphones.

HEAT TRANSFER (How heat moves from one thing to another)

Explore the website to learn more: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/heattransfer/ or find the link at www.msreigertsblog.blogspot.com

1.      What are the three ways heat can be transferred?

2.      How does heat always move?

3.      What is conduction?

4.      List examples of good conductors.

5.      List examples of poor conductors.

6.      What is radiation?

7.      Explain how the sun warms the earth.

8.      List examples of radiation.

9.      What is convection.

10. What happens to a liquid or gas when it warms and cools?

11. List examples of convection.

Social 6- Chinese Railway Workers

Here is a link to the site about Chinese Railway Workers:

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2031.6-e.html
http://www.mhso.ca/tiesthatbind/BuildingCPR.php 

ELA 7 - Answering our Questions

Here are some links that can help answer the questions that you have been asking:

CBC: A History of Residential Schools in Canada

1000 Conversations

Misconceptions about Residential Schools

ELA 7- Voices of the Past

During this unit, we will be examining voices of the past (and present!) to explore what impact the Residential School system has had on First Nations and non-First Nations people. We will begin creating connections between history and the present to hopefully understand how important it is to understand that what has happened before us shapes how we live our lives today.

To begin our learning, let's explore this website called "Where are the Children." Please jot down any striking information or questions you may have as you read, view, listen and learn!

Science 7- Our quest for answers!

Hey grade 7 students! My science bunch has been asking several thought provoking questions...many I do not have the answers for. But that's okay, we can figure them out with just a wee bit of research! The internet is so helpful :)

So, one of the questions we have is: what is the hottest temperature ever created by scientists?

Take a guess!

a) 6000 degrees Celsius 

b) 25,000 degrees Celsius 

c) 1 million degrees Celsius 

d) 4 trillion degrees Celsius  

Find the answer at Live Science

PAA30 Final Review & Links

Follow the links to find the resources we used in these units:


Food Preservation

Current Food Issues

Michael Pollan & Deconstructing What We Think We Know About Our Food

We think we know our food- grocery stores, farms, gardens... But there is a lot more to our food system than that! Michael Pollan is known for his research in understanding what makes our 'food go 'round'- where it comes from, what it's made of, how it's grown, how it's processed, and how it ends up in our grocery stores and on our plates. He has a ton of knowledge, and from this, he has developed a set of 'food rules' - a set of guidelines which he believes we need to follow to maintain or improve our health. 

1: Michael Pollan on Oprah

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Food-Expert-Michael-Pollans-Food-Rules-Video

2: An excerpt from The Omnivores Dilemma 

http://390literacy.yolasite.com/resources/omnivore_young_readers_excerpt.pdf

Tasks:

Read- as you read, annotate your text with wonderings, questions, surprising information, new learning, comments, etc. 

Show understanding- illustrate the four food systems Pollan describes.

Apply knowledge- go through the lab's pantry and fridge. Which products contain corn or corn by-products? (Select a random sample of 10 products)

Analyze- 

Organic Eating

Infographic:

http://www.dailyinfographic.com/fruit-veggies-and-pesticides-infographic  

Questions:

Why is it problematic that 1.2 billion pounds of pesticide does not reach its intended target?

What effects might exposure to pesticides have on our health? Name 3 ways you may come into contact with pesticides.

How much of our produce may be contaminated with pesticides, even after washing?

List the top pesticide treated veggies and fruits and the number of chemicals they are typically sprayed with.

List the top foods on which pesticides are still present that you eat on a regular basis.

Part 2: Visit this site and read over her blog series on organic eating (parts 1,2,3). Complete the "it says , I say comprehension sheet as you read). Minimum 10 thoughtful points that are key pieces of information from the posts. 

It Says	I Say	And So…

Part 3: Take a stand on the statement that follows. Defend the side you take with at least 3 valid, well explained points. "People should strive to eat as much organically grown foods as is possible."  (do you think this statement is true or false and why?)