Mr. Petric
Stephen Petric
Education
Full Sail University – Bachelor of Sciences: Video Game Development
New Jersey City University – Bachelor of Sciences: Computer Science
New Jersey City University - Masters of Arts: Educational Technology
Certifications
K – 6 Elementary Content Knowledge
5 – 8 Elementary Teacher with Mathematics Specialization
Automated External Defibrillator, Lifeguarding, C.P.R, First Aid, Water Safety Instructor
Awards and Honors
Nominated for Advanced Achiever
Magna Cum Laude
International Golden Key Honour Society Member
Biography
As a product of the Union City school system myself I decided to give back to the community and impart my knowledge onto future generations. I have been a full time teacher for the past 10 years now. Prior to that I was a substitute teacher for an additional 2 years. Aside from teaching I was also the Assistant Coach for the UCHS Girls Swim Team, since I began coaching the girls swim team has become county champions 6 times in the last 7 years. Now I am currently the Head Coach for the UCHS Boys Swim Team.
Conference Times
To schedule a meeting please speak with Nancy Francisco. 201-348-5960 ext. 3111
Classroom Procedures and Policies
Students in 1st grade and upwards are required to have a separate science notebook. Also, all my classes are registered on Classdojo. If you have not received an invitation please email me and I will send one to you.
With the addition of the new science lab comes the addition of a few new classroom policies. If any student is being disrespectful and/or not following lab safety precautions that student will be placed in a brief time out. For restroom use only 1 student is allowed out of the room at any given time.
If you have not already signed up for classdojo please do so. If you need a parental code please email me. I post all assignments and pictures on there.
1st Marking Period Vocabulary
Hurricane - A spinning storm that stays in the sky
Tornado - A spinning storm that touches the ground
Mountain - A giant pointy rock
Valley - A gap between mountains
Lava - Melted rock
Wind - Moving air
Water - The most important liquid for life
Ocean - Salt water
Heat - A type of energy
Epicenter - Middle of an Earthquake
Precipitation - water that falls from clouds (rain, snow, hail, sleet)
Condensation - Water vapor turns into a liquid
Evaporation - Liquid turns to gas
Magma - Slow moving melted rocks
Lava - Fast moving melted rocks
Cyclone - Wind or water that spins
Temperature - How hot or cold something is
Thermometer - Checks temperature
Barometer - Checks air pressure
Weather - What it's like outside
Erosion-Movement of broken objects by wind and/or water
Weathering-Breaking objects with wind and/or water
Climate-The weather in a certain area over years
Cleavage-A clean/smooth break, has straight lines
Fracture-A rough break, has bumps
Atmosphere-Protective layer around a planet
Luster-Shiny
Hardness-Strength of a rock
Streak-Powder of a rock
Mineral-Build blocks of rocks, about 3,000
2nd Marking Period Vocabulary
Push - a force that moves away from you
Pull - a force that moves towards you
Gravity - a downward force
Buoyancy - Does it float? The property of floating
Mass - weight
Change - transformation
Energy - The ability to do work
Motion - movement
Friction - when 2 objects rub against each other
Matter - Anything and everything
Property - Anything you can see, hear, taste, touch or smell
Atoms - Building Blocks of Matter
Solid - Anything that you can't pass through, Food ooo
Liquid - Anything that flows, Oil, water, paint o o o
Gas- Anything you can smell, Smoke, Air o o o
Protons - Positive part of an atom, +
Neutrons - Neutral part of an atom
Electron - Negative part of an atom, -
Element - A type of Atom, 118 total
Hydrodynamics - movement of water around an object
Acceleration - Speeding Up
Velocity - Gaining speed in a certain direction
Plasma - 4th State of Matter, Sun and Electricity
Resistance - An opposite force
Reflection - Light Bouncing
Refraction - Light Bending
Impact - a collision
Molecule - 2 or more elements together, H2O
3rd Marking Period Vocabulary
Shelter – A safe place
Living – Something that eats, drinks, grows and reproduces
Nonliving – Something that does not eat, drink, grow or reproduce
Animal – A living thing that gets energy from food
Plant – A living thing that gets energy from the sun
Food Chain – The flow of energy from the sun to plants to animals
Predator – an animal that eats another animal
Prey – the animal that gets eaten
Food Web – Multiple food chains together
Transpiration – Water that evaporates from plants, dew
3rd Grade
Habitat – Home
Classification – Putting things in like groups
Mammals – Warm blooded animals that breathe air and give live birth, except for Platypus
Insects – Cold blooded animals with 3 body parts and 6 or more legs
Reptiles – Cold blooded animals that lay eggs and have rough skin
Birds – Warm blooded animals that have wings and feathers
Amphibians – Cold blooded animals that are born in water and live on land
Fish – Cold blooded animals that breathe water and have fins
Mollusks – Cold blooded animals that breathe with their skin
Germinate – to make a seed grow
4th Grade
Ecosystem – The balance in nature between plants, animals and all living and non-living things
Kingdom – A layer of classification, there are 6 kingdoms of life (Animals, Plants, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protist)
Calorie – The energy inside food
Coniferous – An ever-green forest
Deciduous – A forest that losses its leaves
Deforestation – The shrinking and disappearance of a forest
Flood – When water builds up where it normally is not
Drought – When water is lacking
Protista – A kingdom of life, example Plankton
Archaea – Oldest living kingdom, ancient bacteria do not have brains
1st MP Projects
Marking Period 1 Projects – Earth Science
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
2nd MP Projects
2nd Grade
Mandatory (will be done in class)
- Cardboard/ Styrofoam Plane
- Playdoh Boat
Choice projects – pick 2
- Slime
- An example of a Pulley System
- Simple Circuit (can be done in class)
- Lava Lamp *oil and water in bottle"
- Working Cup Phone
3rd Grade
Mandatory
- Egg Parachute (I will provide the egg)
- Catapult must be able to launch a small object
Choice - pick 2
Box Car
Playdoh Boat
Floating Egg Experiment
Atom Diorama
A Song, poem or skit about Matter
*For building projects students must have a detailed blueprint in their note books!
4th Grade
Mandatory
- Sled
-Must be at least 5 inches long
-Must have a seat belt for a lego person
-Must have a cargo area to hold a quarter
*Lego person and quarter will be given to students before race
- Balloon Powered Boat
-Example on Mr. Petric’s web page under videos.
Choice Projects - Pick 2
- Egg Parachute * Due before christmas
- Catapult
- Windmill
- Molecule Diorama
- A Song, poem or skit about Matter
3rd MP Projects
2nd Grade - Projects (pick any 3)
- Leaf Drinking Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIug9Foou3s
- Build a Birds Nest
- Family Tree Poster
- Food Chain Poster
- Plant Seeds
- Rorschach Butterfly
3rd Grade- Projects (pick any 3)
- Create a water filter
- Build a dam
- Animal Research Project
- Ecosystem Diorama
- Plant Seeds
- Make a 2000 Calorie meal plan
