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Science Newsletter
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Science Newsletter
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Page Content February 2019 Newsletter
The Science Department was
definitely booming last semester as we welcomed our incoming Grade 9 and 10
Pre-IB students in September! Our Grade
9 Science students were engaged in lots of fun laboratory experiments throughout
the course. The Grade 9 Science students
also took a field trip to the Ontario Science Centre to explore Space and Space
Technologies. They got to see the IMAX
film entitled, “Journey to Space.” And,
our Grade 10 Science students got creative by creating board games as their
culminating activity to help review for their final exams.
In Grade 11 Physics, music and
physics were fused together in a few activities where students needed to
install apps on their phone to turn it into a decibel meter and
sound frequency finder. Many of our
music students really enjoyed this activity! And in our IB Physics (SL) course,
students enjoyed throwing raw eggs in class!
The key is to throw and catch the eggs without breaking it. To do this, they have to apply their
knowledge of momentum that they learned in class. Many students were excited as they went in
front of a rocket to be launched to show projectile motion! They also did some sophisticated sound
analysis. See the pictures below to get
a glimpse of some of the exciting labs and demos conducted in our Physics
classes this semester.
In our Grade 12 Biology classes, students conducted a variety of
labs Including extracting DNA from strawberries. They also designed a lab on transport
mechanisms and explored issues related to dialysis. Our Grade 11 and 12 Chemistry students were
also quite busy in the lab with their titrations and calorimetry
experiments. The highlight of the
Chemistry course for many students was when they made fruit-smelling esters in
their organic chemistry unit. In our IB
Chemistry (HL) course, students conducted explosive combustion reactions of
gummy bears in high oxygen environments!
Preparation for the annual academic competitions will begin later
in February. Students in Physics will
have an opportunity to test their skills in the University of Toronto Leonardo
da Vinci and the University of Waterloo Sir Isaac Newton contests at the Grade
12 level and the Physics Teachers Association of Ontario competition at the
Grade 11 level. Senior Biology students
will compete in the University of Toronto National Biology contest. Chemistry contests are offered by the
University of Waterloo’s Avogadro competition in Grade 11 and Chem 13 News
contest in Grade 12. Please see your
subject teacher if you would like to find out more about these competitions.
The York Region Science Olympics will be held in May at York
University. We are looking forward to
giving some fierce competition again this year!
We will have 2 very enthusiastic junior and 2 senior teams who will be
competing in the areas of Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Please listen to the announcements or speak
to any member of the Science Department if you are interested in being on the
AMHS Science Olympics Team.
We are excited to have our HOSA Club again this year
at AMHS! Each year HOSA (Health
Occupations Students of America) Canada organizes Canada’s largest health
science competition, featuring over forty competitive events. Some events are
focused on developing profession-specific technical skills while others on
important soft skills like teamwork, leadership and communication. For the
Spring Conference, HOSA Canada is expecting a turnout of 3,000 students over
two days at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on March 25-26th. Our students are busy preparing for this
exciting event! We thank Ms. Anjum for
supervising the HOSA Club. The team
meets every Wednesday after school in Room 284.
There are many
opportunities for students to get involved in the Science Department. We have a Science Club that meets every other
Tuesday after school in Room 261. We
thank Mr. Martin for supervising this club.
Here, students have had the opportunity to do a variety of dissections,
conduct chemistry experiments and so much more!
Also, we have a Lab Assistants Club that meets on Thursdays after
school. Lab assistants have the
opportunity to set-up labs, organize and clean science equipment, make
solutions and carry out various chemical reactions. It is an excellent way to learn some
chemistry and have fun at the same time!
All students will receive volunteer hours for their time. If you are interested in either of these
clubs, please speak to a science teacher.
We also offer peer tutoring or extra-help sessions every Tuesday and
Thursday at lunch from 11:45 – 12:15 p.m. in Room 260. We thank Ms. Elias for supervising the
Science Peer Tutors.
We wish you much success
as you begin a new semester.
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