Monday, 16 March 2015

Week 26 - Circles and Science Fair

March 16, 2015

I feel like I'm running around in circles as I teach about circles! LOL

Math 9

Circles, Tangents and Chords, OH MY!

Geometry, I find you either hate it or love it.  We will be learning a few properties of circles this week to coincide with the following objective in the Saskatchwan Grade 9 Math Curriculum:

Outcome: SS9.1
Demonstrate understanding of circle properties including: 

  • perpendicular line segments from the centre of a circle to a chord bisect the chord
  • inscribed angles subtended by the same arc have the same measure
  • the measure of a central angle is twice the measure of an inscribed angle subtending the same arc
  • tangents to a circle are perpendicular to the radius ending at the point of tangency.

YouTube Videos that may help understanding:


Science 8

SCIENCE FAIR ON THURSDAY!

DUE TOMORROW:  Beginning of Class:  Project Summary, Log book 
                                     End of Class:  Display Board 
                                     REMEMBER ORAL PRESENTATION FOR JUDGES*

Science 7

SCIENCE FAIR ON THURSDAY!

DUE WEDNESDAY : Beginning of Class:  Project Summary, Log book and Display Board
                                      REMEMBER ORAL PRESENTATION FOR JUDGES*

*
Presentation to Judges
On the day of the science fair, you will be approached a number of times by a judge or group of judges who are excited to see what you did your project on.  Follow this outline in order to give a proper presentation:

1) Smile and introduce your self and shake hands with the judge(s)
After this point the judges will ask you to tell them about your project.  At this point you will be required to give a presentation that lasts around 3-5 minutes

The presentation will require you to tell the judges a variety of things regarding your project.  You can either use your backboard as a guide or use cue cards.  DO NOT STARE AT YOUR BACK BOARD AND READ IT WORD FOR WORD!  Present in the following way.

2) State your title to the judges and tell them how you came up with the idea (introduction)

3) Discuss your main question (purpose) and what you believed your findings would be (hypothesis)

4) Explain the research you did to begin answering your question (background information).  Use statements like: “I did some research on ____________ and I found out that ___________.”  If you did a study, this section will make up the majority of your presentation and you will not include step 5.

5) Discuss how you set up your experiment or innovation. (procedure)

6) Explain your findings by referring to your observations and data collected. (data and observations and conclusion) Make sure you refer to any charts, graphs, or photos you have to back up your results.

7) Explain how your project is significant to the world we live in and the people in society (significance) and discuss anything that may have gone wrong (sources of error)

8) feel free to add in any other interesting or important pieces of information that you think the judges would like to know.

At the end of your presentation, the judge(s) will often ask a few questions to either clarify something about your project or to find out further information.  If you truly put in a good effort and worked hard, you will know the answer to these questions.  In the case that you DO NOT know the answer DO NOT TRY TO MAKE UP AN ANSWER!  When you are asked a question you are unsure of just be honest and let the judge(s) know that you are not sure what the answer to that question is.


Please read over this document and feel comfortable with it.  Plan out your presentation in advance so you are ready for the day of the fair.  Be confident and ready to let everyone know about the great work you did!



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