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Join us for our Science Information Sessions in many different locations.

Science Information Sessions

Thursday, November 12, 2009
STAO Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton – Toronto Airport
655 DIXON ROAD,
TORONTO ON,  M9W 1J3
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Teaching Applied Science using McGraw Hill Ryerson’s New Science Links 9 & 10
Build your student’s confidence for success with McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s brand new Science Links resources. Experience a thoughtful, hands-on workshop demonstrating powerful tools that will allow you to fully engage your learners.
Presenter(s): Katy Farrow & Barbara Nixon    

Thursday, November 12, 2009
STAO Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton – Toronto Airport
655 DIXON ROAD,
TORONTO ON,  M9W 1J3
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 
Achieving Scientific Literacy for Every Student: What Does This Look Like?
The new Curriculum, Grades 9 & 10: Science, 2009 challenges educators to ensure all students have a high degree of scientific literacy while maintaining a sense of wonder about the world. This will be achieved with McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s new resources.
Presenter(s): Tigist Amdemichael, Anu Arora, and Steve Bibla

Friday, November 13, 2009
STAO Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton – Toronto Airport
655 DIXON ROAD,
TORONTO ON,  M9W 1J3
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Engaging Classroom Digital Resources for Grades 9 & 10
How to connect your classroom practices with digital resources! Engage your students through interactive activities, virtual labs, and online materials. Leave with lessons and handouts you can use Monday morning.

Friday, November 13, 2009
STAO Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton – Toronto Airport
655 DIXON ROAD,
TORONTO ON,  M9W 1J3
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Looking Ahead to Senior Biology
Join us for an engaging discussion on meeting the needs of your classroom while introducing the new curriculum.
Presenters: Chris Clovis & Patricia Thomas

If interested in attending please contact Lesia Lapointe.
Telephone: 1-888-793-7706 ext 5241
Email: lesial@mcgrawhill.ca

Technology & Science News

1. RCMP aims to halt Craigslist erotic ads - The RCMP is working with Craigslist to try to stop erotic ads that many fear are a cover for prostitution from being posted on the company's website in Canada.
2. BP spreads blame for Gulf spill - BP says a "sequence of failures" involving "multiple companies" led to the explosion and fire that killed 11 people and caused a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
3. Purported Franklin Expedition records found - An Inuit family says a box that was hidden for over 80 years in the Arctic contains logbooks linked to the doomed Franklin Expedition.
4. Invasive species fought in P.E.I. National Park - Parks Canada is trying to kill off an invasive species called Japanese knotweed that's been growing near the Intrepretive Centre in the Greenwich adjunct to P.E.I. National Park.
5. VIDEO: 3D image used to slow drivers down - A new road safety campaign in Vancouver uses a 3D image of a young girl chasing a ball to jolt drivers into slowing down.
6. Oil industry lowballs bird deaths: study - A new study says birds are likely dying in Alberta oilsands tailings ponds at a rate that is at least 30 times higher than that suggested by the oil industry.
7. Climate change tied to bee pollination decline - A 17-year study in a pristine mountain environment has found a 50 per cent decline in bee pollination, and suggests climate change may be to blame.
8. Electric car ends coast-to-coast trip - A 21-year-old engineering student is claiming to be the first person to cross mainland Canada in an electric car.
9. HP sues former CEO - Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing former CEO Mark Hurd to stop him from taking a job at rival Oracle Corp.
10. VIDEO: New Zealand quake holds lessons for B.C. - B.C. could learn a lot from the massive earthquake that damaged 100,000 buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, over the weekend, a local researcher says.
11. Indonesian volcano erupts again - An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 25 kilometres away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.
12. Sockeye fishermen call for longer season - B.C. commercial fishermen were out in full force Monday, hoping it would not be the last full day of the 2010 sockeye fishery.
13. B.C. video game designer dies in collision - A North Vancouver video game developer has died in a head-on collision in which three people were killed, police in Washington state say.
14. VIDEO: Astronauts' exercise slows aging - Hitting the gym helps slow the aging process in space, as well as on Earth, Canadian scientists have found.
15. Northern decomposition study may expand - A Yukon-based forensic study on how carcasses decompose in Canada's North has the potential to expand into further research.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 Sustainable Ecosystems
Chapter 1 Nutrient Cycles and Energy Flow
Chapter 2 Populations and Sustainable Ecosystems
Chapter 3 Biodiversity
Unit 2 Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
Chapter 4 Properties of Elements and Compounds
Chapter 5 Understanding the Properties of Elements
Chapter 6 Understanding the Properties of Compounds
Unit 3 The Study of the Universe
Chapter 7 The Night Sky
Chapter 8 Exploring Our Stellar Neighbourhood
Chapter 9 The Mysterious Universe
Unit 4 The Characteristics of Electricity
Chapter 10 Static Charges and Energy
Chapter 11 Electrical Circuits
Chapter 12 Generating and Using Electricity
Toolkits and Appendices
Glossary
Index
Credits
Periodic Table

Development Team: ON Science 9 & 10

Leesa Blake, Malvern C.I., TDSB
Alex Mills, University of Windsor
Jim Ross, retired, London Catholic DSB
Frank Mustoe, U of T Schools
Eric Grace, Victoria, BC
Nancy Flood, Kamloops, BC
Tom Dickinson, Kamloops, BC
Tom Stiff, Lakehead University, Orillia Campus
Steve Bibla, Eco Schools Coordinator, TDSB
Jennifer Parrington, Markville S.S., YRDSB
Craig Jackson, TV Ontario
Anu Aurora, Resource Teacher, Peel DSB
Tigist Amdemichael, Northview S.S., TDSB
Lea Francis, King City S.S., YRDSB
Christina Clancy, Loyola Catholic S.S., Dufferin-Peel DSB
Paul PassAfiume, Markville S.S., YRDSB
Anjuli Ahooja, Appleby College
Rob Smythe, Retired, Halton DSB

Development Team:  Science Links 9 & 10

Beth Lisser, Consultant, Peel DSB
Barbara Nixon, OISE
Sandy Searle, Calgary, AB
Dave Erb, Retired, Red Lake DSB
Eric Brown, Toronto, ON
Rob Smythe, Retired, Halton DSB
Steve Bibla, Eco Schools Coordinator, TDSB
Katy Farrow, AB Lucas S.S., Thames Valley DSB
Stephanie Grant, St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S., Dufferin-Peel DSB
Frank Mustoe, U of T Schools
Nadine Morrison, Westdale S.S., Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
Kay Stephen, St Puis X, Ottawa-Catholic DSB
Patricia Gaspar, King City S.S., York Region DSB
Keith Gibbons, Central Catholic S.S., London Catholic DSB
Mirella Sanwalka, Coordinator, York Region DSB
Mike Lattner, Hastings-Prince Edward DSB
Craig Jackson, TV Ontario

McGraw-Hill Ryerson will be attending and sponsoring several workshops on our new science titles at this years STAO Conference including:

Achieving Scientific Literacy for Every Student

The revised curriculum, Gr.9 & Gr. 10: Science, 2009 challenges educators to ensure all students have a high degree of scientific literacy while maintaining a sense of wonder about the world. This will be achieved with McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s new resources.
Presenters: Tigist Amdemichael, Anu Arora, and Steve Bilbla

Teaching Academic Science using McGraw Hill Ryerson’s New ON Science 9 & 10

Discover the ease of teaching academic science with McGraw Hill Ryerson’s new and invigorating ON Science resources. From classroom tips to incorporating the revised curriculum you’ll learn everything you need to fully empower your learners.
Presenter: Jennifer Parrington

Teaching Applied Science using McGraw Hill Ryerson’s New Science Links 9 & 10

Build your student’s confidence for success with McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s brand new Science Links resources.  Experience a thoughtful, hands-on workshop demonstrating powerful tools that will allow you to fully engage your learners.
Presenter: TBD

Link this event listing to STAO Website: https://stao.ca/stao-conference/conference.htm