Grade 9 activity stream

mgelbart commented 1 year ago

Hello! Below you will find updates from VISST teachers regarding Grade 9 courses.

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Philip-Freeman commented 4 months ago

ADST-Physics Cross-over Project

Students have now finished and presented their ADST Physics Cross-over Projects! As mentioned before this was a very open project in which the students used microcontrollers (the Raspberry Pi Pico) to design a device to measure the acceleration due to gravity.

All groups managed to get data and produce reasonable results by a variety of means: ADST Presenting 0a ADST Presenting 0b ADST Presenting 1 aDST Presenting 2 ADST Presenting 3

Well done all!

ADST Final Project

Students are now starting their final design projects, beginning with finding need within their communities and/or product to address this need that can be addressed by the electronics skills they have learned so far. They will then design that product and discuss how to impliment and get word out about it. Screenshot 2024-05-22 102248 I am not sure if they will have time, but ideally they will be able to produce a prototype of their product by the end of the year.

yhuangteacher commented 4 months ago

Mandarin and French 9/10 combined forces for a joint cooking competition. The students picked Chinese and French-inspired dishes to make and present in class. We enjoyed dragon beard candy (龙须糖), tarte tatin (similar to an apple pie), barbecue pork bun (叉烧包), crème brûlée, and banh mi, among other delicious creations. Students voted for their favourite dishes, and Kenji won first place with his choux à la crème and Keinan got second with his Sichuan spicy beef (四川牛肉).

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ledworthy commented 3 months ago

We are working on a presentation for individual or small group inquiry projects in Social Studies. Ask your child to share their work so far as this will be great practice for them. Presentations will be done on Tuesday, 18th.

ledworthy commented 3 months ago

Students have chosen to explore one of the many conflicts during the time period we study in SS 9, 1750 - 1919.

yhuangteacher commented 3 months ago

The VISST Mandarin students went on a full-day field trip to Vancouver’s Chinatown on Thursday, June 6. Our day began with a tour of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s Classical Chinese Garden. Students learned about the history and cultural backgrounds of the garden, and they enjoyed looking at the intricate architecture and serene landscapes. We then had a delicious dim sum lunch; students sampled classic dim sum dishes such as shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns, sticky rice wraps, and egg tarts. In the afternoon, everyone eagerly engaged in the Tai Chi workshop, practicing basic movements under the guidance of a skilled instructor. We ended the day with a walking tour around Chinatown, which included learning about different historical buildings and attractions, such as the Millennium Gate, Shanghai and Canton Alleys, the Wing Sang building, and the Chinatown Memorial Monument. We also visited a tea shop and a Chinese herbal shop. I hope that everyone had a great time!

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https://github.com/VISST-school/2023-2024/assets/59521804/d92ca5da-c6eb-4e5c-80a7-95b003c87603

Thanks to Attila, JJ, Michelle, and Shaun for contributing photos and videos.

VISST-school / 2023-2024