STAR TESTING

This coming up week is STAR TESTING! fun :( i am so not looking forward to testing. I hope that the test will not be to bad and the test will go easily for me. For the 1oth graders we have to test an extra day. That kind of sucks but i think it wont be too bad. I just can't wait for star testing to be over and i'm looking forward to the awesome spring break.

spring break 2010

This year i am going to San Diego for spring break. I have gone here for the past couple of years. This year i am traveling alone with my sister. No parents on the plane with us!!! I am a bit nervious because it is my first time alone but i think i can handle it. We are in San Diego to visit my cousins and Aunt. This is the only few times i see them which is very exciting for me. We may go to the beach, and go swimming, and possibly seaworld! And we may go to our favorite fro-yo parlor, Golden Spoon. They even have gold spoons! I'm super excited and i know this will be the best year ever!!!

David Webb and Vacuums!!!!

On block day we were fortunate to have an awesome visitor. His name was David Webb. He talked about our recent unit and other topics like vacuums. He also did other experiments showing how the vacuums work. Like the marshmallows getting bigger then all suddenly shrinking. Or the balloon enlarging until it can't go anymore then popping. These experiments i found very interesting. I liked the presentation and hope that he could come again to show our class a different set of experiments!

Upcoming test

I am supper nervious for the Energy test. I understand the types of reactions and what to do but i hope that i do well on the test this monday. My first goal is to try to finish the test and then hopefully getting the problems right. I am studying the packets and trying to master the online games. Hopefully i will do well on the test and pass with flying colors.

the 2010 olympics in vancouver

The 2010 olympics was a ton of fun! I left for the olympics on a thursday and came back on monday. But it was really hard leaving my hometown of Vancouver!! I unfortunately was unable to see any events because of the price and limited amount of time. But i was able to see the first medaling ceremony of the games. I saw ladies moguls, men's 500m speedskating, men's long distance, men's biathalon, and men's cross-country. It was quite a site, because i saw Apolo Anton Ono an J.R Celski in speedskating and the canadian moguls star who won the silver. Overall it was an amazing trip and i hope to see the summer olympics in London! And possibly the winter olympics again in Russia. Sochi 2014....... GO CANADA!!!!!

thermochemistry packet

The past week we learned about thermochemistry!!!About joules, calories, and kilajoules. The most common equation is Q=mc(deltaT). This equation is how to find the Joules or calories. There are various equations of the this. Trying to find the specific heat or the mass or even delta T. We also learned about the exothermic and endothermic reactions and their characteristics. Overall it was a tough unit but after a lot of practice i feel that i have somewhat mastered this unit.