Finding FuscoFinding Fusco http://mr.fusco.ca a place to share things about school Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 One More to Go http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/05/13/one-more-to-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-more-to-go http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/05/13/one-more-to-go/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 01:56:42 +0000 Mr. Fusco http://mr.fusco.ca/?p=305 In Grade 10 Science (SNC2D), students wrote their Chemistry unit test last week and I am in the process of marking it. I will be updating the marks page once I take it up with the students.

Markusram / Foter

Also, in Grade 10 Science we will be starting our Climate Change unit. This in an inquiry based research project where students get to be the instructor for a specific topic. We will be using collaborative writing tools, specifically, Google Docs. Students will need to sign up for a Google account to complete this project.

My Grade 12 Biology students are starting the last chapter of our Homoeostasis unit this week. We will be having our Unit Test on May 25.

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[F]oxymoron / Foter

Provincial Winner
Rongzhao Li

Top 1%
Charles Zinn

Top 3%
Billy Jin
David Ju
Artem Kholodov
Jim Zhang

Top 10%
Tony Hu
Rhiannan Pinnell
Jonah Shallit

Top 25%
Molly Chen
Steven Liu
Monisha Naik

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this contest.

See the website for a full list of results and solutions.

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ScottSchrantz / Stock Photos

On the OSSTF PD Day on Friday April 20, 2012 I talked to Science teachers about using various web services in their classroom. If you are interested in finding out more you can take a look at the presentation and Google Doc that was shared that day.

Web Tools that Work

  1. Presentation
  2. Google Doc
]]> http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/20/sharing-pd-day-links/feed/ 0 WWSEF Results http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/10/wwsef-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wwsef-results http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/10/wwsef-results/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:10:21 +0000 Mr. Fusco http://mr.fusco.ca/?p=277 It was another great year for WCI students participating in Science Fair. Below is a list of WCI winners. For the complete list of winners from the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair please check the WWSEF website.

 

WCI Results for the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair

 Award of Merit (Participating in the Canada Wide Science Fair)

  • Nanocrystalline Cellulose: A Renewable Antioxidant
    Janelle Tam
  • Improving Compliance to Lifesaving Medications
    Avinash Pandey

Best of Division Award

  • Life Science
    Improving Compliance to Lifesaving Medications
    Avinash Pandey

Sir Isaac Newton Award

  • Nuking Fluids
    Billy Jin & Jim Zhang

Best Written Report Award

  • Antioxi vs Cancer: Cured by Sword, Caused by Sword
    Linda Lu

Ontario Assoc. of Medical Laboratories Award

  • Nanocrystalline Cellulose: A Renewable Antioxidant
    Janelle Tam

Gold Medals

  • Refining the Lining
    Steven Liu     &   Kevin Peng
  • Nanocrystalline Cellulose: A Renewable Antioxidant
    Janelle Tam
  • Temperature-dependence Sex Determination in Leopards
    Tamar Patolsky & Sarah Zhang
  • Improving Compliance to Lifesaving Medications
    Avinash Pandey

Silver Medals

  • Antioxi vs Cancer: Cured by Sword, Caused by Sword
    Linda Lu
  • The Colour-Memory Connection
    Heather Friedel
  • K, Let’s Talk About Plants
    Rhiannan Pinnell & Zara Hasan
  • A Hot Topic:Water vapour and the greenhouse effect
    Alexandra Johns & Michaela Johns

Bronze Medals

  • Where’s the Hot Spot?
    Eilish Cashubec & Mathilda Pfersch
  • Lift and Drag: Opposite Sides of the Force
    Kevin Dong & Tom Sun
  • All Work and No Play . . .
    Maya Keshav
  • Can you feel the charge?
    Charles Boo & Chris Motz
  • Rule 30
    Charles Zinn
  • Nuking Fluids
    Billy Jin & Jim Zhang

Pewter Medals

  • Sanitizer Scam!
    Sharu Kunasekaran & Monisha Naik
]]> http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/10/wwsef-results/feed/ 0 Coming in April http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/02/coming-in-april/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coming-in-april http://mr.fusco.ca/2012/04/02/coming-in-april/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:58:36 +0000 Mr. Fusco http://mr.fusco.ca/?p=272 Just a quick update to let you know what is going on at school.

On Tuesday April 3 you can go to Bingemans to see my student’s projects at the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair.

In SNC2D we are half way through our Chemistry Unit and students just completed a Nomenclature Quiz today.

Students in SBI4U will be writing a unit test on Molecular Genetics on Wednesday and then we will be starting our new unit on Homoeostasis next week.

Also keep in mind that I am getting ready to start putting marks together for the next reporting period. I hope to update class marks early next week so anyone that has any outstanding assignments will have an opportunity to hand it in.

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