Smallpox and the first Vaccine

In the Early1600's and 1700's, people were inoculated with smallpox

with the hope that they would get a less deathly form of the disease.

Watch the video below to see how it was done.

 

 

Then, Dr. Edward Jenner discovered that the less deadly cowpox virus could be used in place of

smallpox and still provide immunity to smallpox. This became the first vaccine.

 

Conquiring Smallpox

The Smallpox Epidemic of 1862

In class today we explored the terrible Smallpox epidemic of 1862 that started in Victoria and was carried all the way up the coast to Haida Gwaii and Fort Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams). Smallpox killed  half of the First Nations People in the area. To Read the full story, ready the document attached from Persistance and Change, pages 94-96.

 

click here to download the PDF

Review - Adding and Subtracting Mixed numbers

Here are a bunch of great videos explaining how to add and subtract mixed numbers.

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/Mixed_number_add_sub/v/subtracting-mixed-numbers

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Review; adding and subtracting fractions

A Simplified Diagram of the Circulatory Dystem

Circulatory System Brain Pop videos!

Over the next two classes you will watch and complete online activities for some Brain Pop Videos at www.brainpop.com . You may take the Quiz more than once (practice makes perfect!) Don’t print the quiz until you are happy with your results.  

 

You will need to log in to watch the videos and complete the activities. Please print or email me the results of the quizzes and vocabulary or activity sheets.

 

 

·      Vocab Sheet

·      Review Quiz

·      Activity Sheet with heart diagram

·      Review Quiz

·      Review Quiz

Body Systems Online activity

http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html

Smoop Video: Improper and Mixed Fractions

http://www.shmoop.com/video/improper-fractions-and-mixed-numbers

Math Test Next Week

We will have a test next week (probably Wednesday) on the Pythagoras Unit.

 

You should know how to

Square numbers and find the square root of a number

Estimate square roots

Explain/ Prove the Pythagorean Theorem

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem a2 + b2 = h2      or     h2 - b2 = a2

Solve word problems using the Pythagorean Theorem

 

Unit Review Homework: Due Friday Jan. 17th

The Unit Review Questions should be finished up to and including #20. Don’t forget to check your answers at the back of the book.

Pythagoras Unit Review

Math Homework: Unit 1 (Pythagorean Theorem) Unit review up to # 6  (due Thursday)

 

Remember to check your answers at the back of the book!