Calendar for Mr. Woodhall's Classes

Friday, March 19, 2010

G.9 Science - Awareness Article #2_Period E_Feb 2010

Awareness Article #1 is due Friday, March 26, 2010.

Reminders:
1. Make sure you follow the format, a significant portion of your marks are based on proper format.
2. Complete the article in a word document and save it. Then copy and paste the content into your blog post. This provides you a backup in case an error occurs during the post.
3. There are a number of valuable sources found under the Science Links.

G.9 Science - Awareness Article #2_Period B_Feb 2010

Awareness Article #1 is due Friday, March 26, 2010.

Reminders:
1. Make sure you follow the format, a significant portion of your marks are based on proper format.
2. Complete the article in a word document and save it. Then copy and paste the content into your blog post. This provides you a backup in case an error occurs during the post.
3. There are a number of valuable sources found under the Science Links.

Friday, February 19, 2010

G.9 Science - Awareness Article #1_Period E_Feb 2010

Awareness Article #1 is due Monday, February 22, 2010.

Reminders:
1. Make sure you follow the format, a significant portion of your marks are based on proper format.
2. Complete the article in a word document and save it. Then copy and paste the content into your blog post. This provides you a backup in case an error occurs during the post.
3. There are a number of valuable sources found under the Science Links.

G.9 Science - Awareness Article #1_Period B_Feb 2010

Awareness Article #1 is due Monday, February 22, 2010.

Reminders:
1. Make sure you follow the format, a significant portion of your marks are based on proper format.
2. Complete the article in a word document and save it. Then copy and paste the content into your blog post. This provides you a backup in case an error occurs during the post.
3. There are a number of valuable sources found under the Science Links.

G.9 Science - Awareness Articles Format

Title:
Author: (if no author; it must be stated)
Date: (Article written or posted)
Website:
Submitted by: First Name, Last Initial

Summary: Should be approximately 5-7 sentences.

Additional Sources
Source 1:
Source 2:

Friday, June 12, 2009

Science: How Does Exercise Make you Stronger?

How Does Exercise Make you Stronger?

This article gives you a clear and concise summary of how we build strength. It is summed up in 2 processes; muscle hypertrophy and neural adaptation. To find out these mean you'll have to read the article... the link above will take you to the original.

Science: Could Batman Actually Exist?


Found an interesting article and book written by E. Paul Zehr, associate professor at University of Victoria (yes, the one in BC). The book is called Becoming Batman and it explores whether it would actually be possible for someone to be Batman! The book explores Batman's physical abilities, required training, effects of training, recovery time, bone density, reaction speed, effects of concussions, etc.
The following link will take you to an interview by Scientific American and Paul Zehr.