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Bell Schedule
1st 9 Weeks
Day 2: Online Class Prep
Lesson 1: Intro to Science
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Vocabulary
Day 3: Scientific Method
Day 4: Bouncy Ball Lab
Day 5: Charts and Graphs Assignment
Day 6: Determining Bias
Day 7: Vocabulary Quiz/ Datta Assignment
Day 8: Metric System Review
Day 9: Measurement Lab
Day 10: Lesson 1 Review
Lesson 2: Ecology
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Vocabulary
Day 12: Ecological Cycles
Day 13: Ecological Cycles Worksheet
Day 14, 15, 16: Energy Resources
Day 17: Vocabulary Quiz/ Energy Resource
Day 18: Air Pollution Packet
Day 19: Air Pollution Activity
Day 20: Ecology Quiz 1
Day 21: Climate Change Part 1
Day 22: Climate Change Part 2
Day 23: Climate Change Part 3
Day 24: Climate Change Part 4
Day 25, 26, 27: Climate Project
Lesson 3: Space Science Part 1
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Lesson 3 Vocabulary
DAY 28: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 1
DAY 29: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 2
DAY 30: GRAVITY
Day 31: Big Bang Theory
Day 32: Stars
Day 33: Galaxies
Day 34: Lesson 3 Review
Day 36 and 37: The Solar System
Day 38- 42 Space Project
Quarterly Assessment
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Day 43: Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus
2nd 9 Weeks
Lesson 4: Earth and the Moon
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Day 45: Rotation and Revolution
Day 46: Earth's Place in the Solar System
Day 47: The Moon Part 1
Day 48: The Moon Part 2
Day 49: Eclipses and Tides
Day 50: Latitude and longitude
Day 51: Lesson Review
Day 52: Test
Lesson 5: The Earth
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Day 53: Navigating Earth
Day 54: Earth's Layers
Day 55 and 56: Continental Drift
Day 57: Mapping lab and Continental Drift
Day 58-60: Plate Tectonics
Day 61 and 62: Review Sheet
Lesson 6: Natural Disasters
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Day 64 and 65: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Day 66 and 67: Wildfires and Volcanoes
Day 68: Natural Disasters video
Day 69: Video Writing Assignment
Day 70 an d 71: Lesson Review
Lesson 7: Rocks and Minerals
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Day 73: Introduction to rocks
Day 74: Bill Nye Rocks and Soil
Day 75: Minerals
Day 76: Soil/ Rock Cycle
Day 77: Rocks and Minerals Review
Day 78: Rocks and Minerals Web Quest
Day 79: Rocks and Minerals Test
Lesson 8: The Atmosphere and Weather
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Vocabulary
Day 80: Earth's Atmosphere
Day 81: Weather
Day 82 Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Day 83: Air Movement
Day 84: Atmosphere and Weather Review
Day 85: Atmosphere and Weather WebQuest
2nd Quarterly Assessment
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Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus Assignment
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Bonus Assignment
3rd 9 Weeks
Lesson 9: Introduction to Chemistry
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Vocabulary
Day 89 : Atoms
Day: 90 Understanding the Periodic Table
Day 91: Combinations of Atoms
Day 92: Bohr Model and Atoms practice
Day 93: Properties of Matter
Day 94 and 95: Lesson Review
Day 96: Density Lab
Lesson 10: Properties of Matter
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Key Terms
Day 98: Physical and Chemical Properties
Day 99: Physical and Chemical Changes
Day 100: Review sheet
Day 101: Properties Lab
Lesson 11: Thermal Energy
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Day 103 :Vocabulary and Reading
Day 104: Temperature
Day 105: Thermal Equilibrium Lab
Day 106: Thermal Energy
Day 107: Review
Lesson 12: Solutions
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Day 109 and 110: Solutions
Lesson 13 Speed and Acceleration
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Day 112 and 113: Speed and Motion
Day 114: Average Speed Lab
Day 115: Acceleration
Day 116: Acceleration Lab
Day 117: Motion Graphs
Day 118: Gravity and Motion
Day 119: Newton's Laws
Day 120: Newton's Laws Video
Day 121: Law of Conservation of Energy
Day 122 and 123: Lesson Review
3rd Quarterly Assessment
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Review
4th 9 Weeks
Lesson 14: Simple Machines
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Vocabulary
Day 125: Wedge, Screw, Inclined Plane
Day 126: Levers, Wheel/Axle, and Pulleys
Day 127: Mechanical Advantage
Day 128: Review of Mechanical Advantage
Day 129: Rube Goldberg
Day 130: Crossword Puzzle
Days 132 and 133: Simple Machines Labs
Lesson 15: Circuits and Electricity
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Day 134: Circuit Components
Day 135: Series and Parallel Circuits
Day 136 and 137: Circuits Lab
Day 138: Circuits and Electricity Review
PSSA BIOLOGY REVIEW
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Cells
Heredity and Traits
Adaptations and Sources of Variation
Lesson 16: Engineering and Stem
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Day 146: Gum Drop Challenge
Day 147-149: Spaghetti Tower
Day 150 -151: Aluminum Foil Boat
Day 152-154: Rube Goldberg Challenge
Day 155- 157: Frog Dissection
4th Quarterly Assessment
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Review
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Day 1: Class Info
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E-Mail Mr. Kerekes
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Class Syllabus
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Kerekes Class Syllabus
Vekkeli Class Syllabus
Bell Schedule
1st 9 Weeks
Day 2: Online Class Prep
Lesson 1: Intro to Science
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Vocabulary
Day 3: Scientific Method
Day 4: Bouncy Ball Lab
Day 5: Charts and Graphs Assignment
Day 6: Determining Bias
Day 7: Vocabulary Quiz/ Datta Assignment
Day 8: Metric System Review
Day 9: Measurement Lab
Day 10: Lesson 1 Review
Lesson 2: Ecology
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Vocabulary
Day 12: Ecological Cycles
Day 13: Ecological Cycles Worksheet
Day 14, 15, 16: Energy Resources
Day 17: Vocabulary Quiz/ Energy Resource
Day 18: Air Pollution Packet
Day 19: Air Pollution Activity
Day 20: Ecology Quiz 1
Day 21: Climate Change Part 1
Day 22: Climate Change Part 2
Day 23: Climate Change Part 3
Day 24: Climate Change Part 4
Day 25, 26, 27: Climate Project
Lesson 3: Space Science Part 1
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Lesson 3 Vocabulary
DAY 28: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 1
DAY 29: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 2
DAY 30: GRAVITY
Day 31: Big Bang Theory
Day 32: Stars
Day 33: Galaxies
Day 34: Lesson 3 Review
Day 36 and 37: The Solar System
Day 38- 42 Space Project
Quarterly Assessment
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Day 43: Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus
2nd 9 Weeks
Lesson 4: Earth and the Moon
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Day 45: Rotation and Revolution
Day 46: Earth's Place in the Solar System
Day 47: The Moon Part 1
Day 48: The Moon Part 2
Day 49: Eclipses and Tides
Day 50: Latitude and longitude
Day 51: Lesson Review
Day 52: Test
Lesson 5: The Earth
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Day 53: Navigating Earth
Day 54: Earth's Layers
Day 55 and 56: Continental Drift
Day 57: Mapping lab and Continental Drift
Day 58-60: Plate Tectonics
Day 61 and 62: Review Sheet
Lesson 6: Natural Disasters
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Day 64 and 65: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Day 66 and 67: Wildfires and Volcanoes
Day 68: Natural Disasters video
Day 69: Video Writing Assignment
Day 70 an d 71: Lesson Review
Lesson 7: Rocks and Minerals
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Day 73: Introduction to rocks
Day 74: Bill Nye Rocks and Soil
Day 75: Minerals
Day 76: Soil/ Rock Cycle
Day 77: Rocks and Minerals Review
Day 78: Rocks and Minerals Web Quest
Day 79: Rocks and Minerals Test
Lesson 8: The Atmosphere and Weather
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Vocabulary
Day 80: Earth's Atmosphere
Day 81: Weather
Day 82 Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Day 83: Air Movement
Day 84: Atmosphere and Weather Review
Day 85: Atmosphere and Weather WebQuest
2nd Quarterly Assessment
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Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus Assignment
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Bonus Assignment
3rd 9 Weeks
Lesson 9: Introduction to Chemistry
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Vocabulary
Day 89 : Atoms
Day: 90 Understanding the Periodic Table
Day 91: Combinations of Atoms
Day 92: Bohr Model and Atoms practice
Day 93: Properties of Matter
Day 94 and 95: Lesson Review
Day 96: Density Lab
Lesson 10: Properties of Matter
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Key Terms
Day 98: Physical and Chemical Properties
Day 99: Physical and Chemical Changes
Day 100: Review sheet
Day 101: Properties Lab
Lesson 11: Thermal Energy
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Day 103 :Vocabulary and Reading
Day 104: Temperature
Day 105: Thermal Equilibrium Lab
Day 106: Thermal Energy
Day 107: Review
Lesson 12: Solutions
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Day 109 and 110: Solutions
Lesson 13 Speed and Acceleration
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Day 112 and 113: Speed and Motion
Day 114: Average Speed Lab
Day 115: Acceleration
Day 116: Acceleration Lab
Day 117: Motion Graphs
Day 118: Gravity and Motion
Day 119: Newton's Laws
Day 120: Newton's Laws Video
Day 121: Law of Conservation of Energy
Day 122 and 123: Lesson Review
3rd Quarterly Assessment
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Review
4th 9 Weeks
Lesson 14: Simple Machines
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Vocabulary
Day 125: Wedge, Screw, Inclined Plane
Day 126: Levers, Wheel/Axle, and Pulleys
Day 127: Mechanical Advantage
Day 128: Review of Mechanical Advantage
Day 129: Rube Goldberg
Day 130: Crossword Puzzle
Days 132 and 133: Simple Machines Labs
Lesson 15: Circuits and Electricity
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Day 134: Circuit Components
Day 135: Series and Parallel Circuits
Day 136 and 137: Circuits Lab
Day 138: Circuits and Electricity Review
PSSA BIOLOGY REVIEW
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Cells
Heredity and Traits
Adaptations and Sources of Variation
Lesson 16: Engineering and Stem
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Day 146: Gum Drop Challenge
Day 147-149: Spaghetti Tower
Day 150 -151: Aluminum Foil Boat
Day 152-154: Rube Goldberg Challenge
Day 155- 157: Frog Dissection
4th Quarterly Assessment
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Review
The test will be take on paper in class. If you are absent you can take it when you return. We will watch the video once everyone completes the test
Home
Class Info
Day 1: Class Info
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E-Mail Mr. Kerekes
Email Mr. Vekkeli
Class Syllabus
>
Kerekes Class Syllabus
Vekkeli Class Syllabus
Bell Schedule
1st 9 Weeks
Day 2: Online Class Prep
Lesson 1: Intro to Science
>
Vocabulary
Day 3: Scientific Method
Day 4: Bouncy Ball Lab
Day 5: Charts and Graphs Assignment
Day 6: Determining Bias
Day 7: Vocabulary Quiz/ Datta Assignment
Day 8: Metric System Review
Day 9: Measurement Lab
Day 10: Lesson 1 Review
Lesson 2: Ecology
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Vocabulary
Day 12: Ecological Cycles
Day 13: Ecological Cycles Worksheet
Day 14, 15, 16: Energy Resources
Day 17: Vocabulary Quiz/ Energy Resource
Day 18: Air Pollution Packet
Day 19: Air Pollution Activity
Day 20: Ecology Quiz 1
Day 21: Climate Change Part 1
Day 22: Climate Change Part 2
Day 23: Climate Change Part 3
Day 24: Climate Change Part 4
Day 25, 26, 27: Climate Project
Lesson 3: Space Science Part 1
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Lesson 3 Vocabulary
DAY 28: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 1
DAY 29: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PART 2
DAY 30: GRAVITY
Day 31: Big Bang Theory
Day 32: Stars
Day 33: Galaxies
Day 34: Lesson 3 Review
Day 36 and 37: The Solar System
Day 38- 42 Space Project
Quarterly Assessment
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Day 43: Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus
2nd 9 Weeks
Lesson 4: Earth and the Moon
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Day 45: Rotation and Revolution
Day 46: Earth's Place in the Solar System
Day 47: The Moon Part 1
Day 48: The Moon Part 2
Day 49: Eclipses and Tides
Day 50: Latitude and longitude
Day 51: Lesson Review
Day 52: Test
Lesson 5: The Earth
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Day 53: Navigating Earth
Day 54: Earth's Layers
Day 55 and 56: Continental Drift
Day 57: Mapping lab and Continental Drift
Day 58-60: Plate Tectonics
Day 61 and 62: Review Sheet
Lesson 6: Natural Disasters
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Day 64 and 65: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Day 66 and 67: Wildfires and Volcanoes
Day 68: Natural Disasters video
Day 69: Video Writing Assignment
Day 70 an d 71: Lesson Review
Lesson 7: Rocks and Minerals
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Day 73: Introduction to rocks
Day 74: Bill Nye Rocks and Soil
Day 75: Minerals
Day 76: Soil/ Rock Cycle
Day 77: Rocks and Minerals Review
Day 78: Rocks and Minerals Web Quest
Day 79: Rocks and Minerals Test
Lesson 8: The Atmosphere and Weather
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Vocabulary
Day 80: Earth's Atmosphere
Day 81: Weather
Day 82 Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Day 83: Air Movement
Day 84: Atmosphere and Weather Review
Day 85: Atmosphere and Weather WebQuest
2nd Quarterly Assessment
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Quarterly Assessment Review
Bonus Assignment
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Bonus Assignment
3rd 9 Weeks
Lesson 9: Introduction to Chemistry
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Vocabulary
Day 89 : Atoms
Day: 90 Understanding the Periodic Table
Day 91: Combinations of Atoms
Day 92: Bohr Model and Atoms practice
Day 93: Properties of Matter
Day 94 and 95: Lesson Review
Day 96: Density Lab
Lesson 10: Properties of Matter
>
Key Terms
Day 98: Physical and Chemical Properties
Day 99: Physical and Chemical Changes
Day 100: Review sheet
Day 101: Properties Lab
Lesson 11: Thermal Energy
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Day 103 :Vocabulary and Reading
Day 104: Temperature
Day 105: Thermal Equilibrium Lab
Day 106: Thermal Energy
Day 107: Review
Lesson 12: Solutions
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Day 109 and 110: Solutions
Lesson 13 Speed and Acceleration
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Day 112 and 113: Speed and Motion
Day 114: Average Speed Lab
Day 115: Acceleration
Day 116: Acceleration Lab
Day 117: Motion Graphs
Day 118: Gravity and Motion
Day 119: Newton's Laws
Day 120: Newton's Laws Video
Day 121: Law of Conservation of Energy
Day 122 and 123: Lesson Review
3rd Quarterly Assessment
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Review
4th 9 Weeks
Lesson 14: Simple Machines
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Vocabulary
Day 125: Wedge, Screw, Inclined Plane
Day 126: Levers, Wheel/Axle, and Pulleys
Day 127: Mechanical Advantage
Day 128: Review of Mechanical Advantage
Day 129: Rube Goldberg
Day 130: Crossword Puzzle
Days 132 and 133: Simple Machines Labs
Lesson 15: Circuits and Electricity
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Day 134: Circuit Components
Day 135: Series and Parallel Circuits
Day 136 and 137: Circuits Lab
Day 138: Circuits and Electricity Review
PSSA BIOLOGY REVIEW
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Cells
Heredity and Traits
Adaptations and Sources of Variation
Lesson 16: Engineering and Stem
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Day 146: Gum Drop Challenge
Day 147-149: Spaghetti Tower
Day 150 -151: Aluminum Foil Boat
Day 152-154: Rube Goldberg Challenge
Day 155- 157: Frog Dissection
4th Quarterly Assessment
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Review