December 16, 2025

 8th Wonder of the World (Compound Interest of Saving and Investing)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JQOX4B5G1c6eJ5sJp8zD7PuXLczKBmId2VSsI0XIwDU/edit?usp=sharing

8A, 8C Geography [project due on Dec 19 at 11:59pm]

 send your project to

kwokhomework@gmail.com

Make sure the subject of the email is Your name: Geography project

e.g. Daniel Kwok Geography project

December 15, 2025

Spirit Day tomorrow: Twin Day

 Financial Goals, post secondary fees and seeking the American Dream

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12FFUTTijUq0J8SRar9jr1_QNYZUwOGnnheccEJL8-8c/edit?usp=sharing

Financial Literacy Test on Wednesday. If you dont study, you will not do well. Review the practice test from last week

- simple and compound interest

- bank charges

- currency exchange

- university tutition and fee

- credit, debit cards, loan sharks

- Google Sheet formula

December 12, 2025

 STEM entrance exam on Monday

- the entrance exam is on Monday December 15 at 9am in your first choice school

- do the math practice test this weekend. There are three online

- Google "Education Perfect"

- Log in using Google TDSB account

Accept terms, then choose "Library" on the left side of the screen

- Math, scroll down to grade 8 specialized program

- test 1a, and start

- 29 questions, 30 mins, all multiple choice. Must have a scrap paper next to the computer to do the calculations. This is not a random guessing test

Currency convertion

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lacLOxgwWaGzdJoDkeyy5dR_JW0KVjEs-DYJ0pAckAM/edit?usp=sharing

ReadWorks.org (There are four reading passages you should do, especially during the Xmas holiday. Otherwise, you don't do anything for two weeks, your brain will be rusty and we will start from September 1st again!

1. Have students go to www.readworks.org/student

2. Students should sign in with their Google account.

3. Students enter class code ZCVDVQ

December 11, 2025

8C FL practice test solutions

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YepeRq48sRWsxnEKgaKykEcGa0MVNBh5/view?usp=sharing

 

8C Reading: Winter's Drive

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-82p_97KsDUNEk2TRB51g7r8-ZG9l9-Y/view?usp=sharing

Questions and answers

https://forms.gle/BnKeSCj6jHB1hNx46

8C Geography: Urban Sprawl

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NdedKKg85DviH1e0l1Nm_SRlQVTNg53rRexb5RcHbh8/edit?tab=t.0

Science Stem cells and cord blood

10:50 to 11:30 8D Science

• Two stem cell videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3g26p9Mh_k

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXZ7cGZo1w

• Write a short summary of stem cells in their notebook

• How umbilicoal cord bllod is stored at -180°C

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn-IU7iw-l0

8A and 8C Geography project due on Dec 19, 2025

 Send the file or link to

kwokhomework@gmail.com

No work, no mark and it is a ZERO. Merry Christmas

Dec 10a, compound interest calculator

 

Compound Interest Calculator - Daily, Monthly, Yearly Compounding

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ryG4qxQ8aagO0s0FqUBNhbnGB7UrPgmGzk5z4A6B_Nk/edit?usp=sharing