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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi

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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi
Chemical and Physical Changes
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Chemical and Physical Changes

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These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about chemical and physical changes. Changes Included: ♦ Explosion of fireworks - Chemical ♦ Ice melting - Physical ♦ Chopping wood - Physical ♦ Bread Molding - Chemical ♦ Sugar in water - Physical ♦ Glass breaking - Physical ♦ Burning wood - Chemical ♦ Rusting nail - Chemical
Scientific Method Lab Experiment/ Surface Tension Lab Experiment
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Scientific Method Lab Experiment/ Surface Tension Lab Experiment

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Scientific Method: This scientific method lab experiment has students answering the question: "How does soap affect how many drops of water a penny can hold?" This lab incorporates the topics of cohesion and surface tension into the lab and post lab questions. This scientific method lab experiment is one of my students favorites as it has them compete to see who can get the most water droplets on a penny. Not to mention getting the students interested in science.
Solar System: Planets PowerPoint
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Solar System: Planets PowerPoint

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Planets: This planets PowerPoint is meant to introduce students to the planets of our solar system. Students complete a graphic organizer which follows the lesson and includes the following information for each planet: Planets Power Point Contents: ♦ How Large is each planet ♦ How Far away from the Sun is each Planet ♦ What the planet's surface is like ♦ Composition of the atmosphere ♦ Temperature range ♦ Can it be seen with the naked eyes and where? ♦ Facts about its moons ♦ Year and Day ♦ Possibility for life on the planet? ♦ Video about the Planet
Astronomy/ Space Science Activities and PowerPoints Bundle
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Astronomy/ Space Science Activities and PowerPoints Bundle

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Astronomy: This astronomy bundle covers all the essential topics for a full year of Astronomy and includes all of my astronomy lessons outlined below: Important: All these lessons sell individually for $125; as a bundle they are 37% OFF, for $79! PowerPoints: ♦ Dwarf Planets: PowerPoint ♦ Eclipses: Lunar and Solar ♦ Halloween and the Pleiades ♦ Life Cycle of Stars with Worksheets ♦ Locating Constellations, Stars, Galaxies, and Nebulae ♦ Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites, Comets, & Asteroids ♦ Moon Phases ♦ Mythology and History of the Days of the Week ♦ Planet Mythology with Trading Cards ♦ Reasons for the Seasons: Student Engaging PowerPoint ♦ Solar System Formation ♦ The Constellations of the Zodiac - History & Mythology ♦ The Planets: A Tour Through the Solar System ♦ The Structure of the Universe Activities: ♦ Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites and Asteroids Accordion Booklet ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Accordion Booklet ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Wheel Dial ♦ Eclipses Accordion Booklet ♦ Graphing the Constellations ♦ H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Graphing Lab ♦ Life Cycle of Stars Accordion Booklet ♦ Moon Phases Wheel Dial ♦ Oreo Moon Phases ♦ Seasons and Eclipses Wheel Dial ♦ Solar System (Planets) Accordion Notebook Fun Stuff: ♦ Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, and Asteroids Cootie Catchers ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Cootie Catchers ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Word Search ♦ Eclipses Cootie Catchers ♦ Life Cycle of Stars Cootie Catchers ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Word Search ♦ Moon Phases Cootie Catchers ♦ Moon Phases Flip Book Activity ♦ Planets Cootie Catchers ♦ Solar System and Space Word Search ♦ Solar System and Space Cootie Catchers Other: ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Flash Cards/ Wall Display Cards ♦ Zodiac Constellations Clip Art
Moon Phases/ Phases of the Moon PowerPoint
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Moon Phases/ Phases of the Moon PowerPoint

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Moon Phases: This moon phases PowerPoint incorporates easy to understand explanations with interactive/ animations, and questions which keep students engaged while learning about what causes the moon's phases. Moon Phases Power Point Contents (46 slides): ♦ The Phases of the Moon (Title Slide) ♦ Two Types of Moon Shapes ♦ Crescent Moon ♦ Gibbous Moon ♦ Quarter Moon (3 slides) ♦ Full Moon ♦ New Moon ♦ Waxing & Waning ♦ Combining Shape & Appearance ♦ Guess the Moon Phase (Student Interactive Game - 15 slides) ♦ What Causes the Phases of the Moon? ♦ Waxing Crescent ♦ First Quarter ♦ Waxing Gibbous ♦ Full Moon ♦ Waning Gibbous ♦ Third Quarter ♦ Waning Crescent ♦ New Moon ♦ Animation of Whole Process (Slow) ♦ Animation of Whole Process (Fast) ♦ Question (Why is the moon not in Earth's Shadow?) ♦ Answer (The Moon is Inclined) ♦ When is the Moon in Earth's Shadow? ♦ Question (Time for the Moon to Orbit Earth?) ♦ Answer/ Question (Time to reach same Moon phase?) ♦ Answer (Moon Calendar) ♦ Question (What do you notice about the craters on the Moon?) ♦ Answer (All the same) Question: (why?) ♦ Answer: (Tidal Locking)
Rainbow Formation PowerPoint
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Rainbow Formation PowerPoint

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Rainbows: Rainbow Formation PowerPoint: This lesson incorporates easy to understand interactive/ animations, pictures and questions which keep students engaged while learning about the science behind the formation of rainbows. This lesson contains 31 slides and should run a full class period to teach, and contains the following Slide Titles: ♦ The Science of Rainbows (Title Slide) ♦ Additive Color Mixing ♦ Light Through a Prism ♦ Prisms and Water Droplets ♦ Rainbow Questions ♦ Primary vs. Secondary Rainbow (2 Slides) ♦ Reflection and Refraction ♦ Reflection ♦ Refraction ♦ Reflection vs. Refraction ♦ Reflection or Refraction? ♦ Angle of Violet Light ♦ Angle of Red Light ♦ The Primary Rainbow (2 Slides) ♦ The Secondary Rainbow (2 Slides) ♦ Primary & Secondary (2 Slides) ♦ Can You Ever Get to the End of A Rainbow? ♦ Why You Can't Get to the End of a Rainbow (5 Slides) ♦ What Time of Day Can You See a Rainbow? (4 Slides)
Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, & Asteroids - Interactive PowerPoint
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Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, & Asteroids - Interactive PowerPoint

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Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites and Asteroids PowerPoint: This lesson incorporates easy to understand explanations with interactive/ animations, videos, and questions which keep students engaged while learning about the differences between Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites, Comets, & Asteroids. This lesson contains 24 slides and should run a full class period or two to teach, and contains the following Slide Titles: ♦ (Title Slide) ♦ Meteoroids ♦ Micro-meteoroids ♦ Asteroids ♦ Q & A: Whats the difference? ♦ Meteoroids, Meteors, & Meteorites ♦ Meteors ♦ Meteorite ♦ What is a Shooting Star? (with video) ♦ Meteor Showers ♦ Lyrids Meteor Shower ♦ Perseids Meteor Shower (with video) ♦ Orionids Meteor Shower ♦ Leonids Meteor Shower ♦ Geminids Meteor Shower ♦ Fireball & Bolide Graphic ♦ Fireballs (with video) ♦ Bolides (with video) ♦ Comets ♦ The Oort Cloud ♦ Oort Cloud Graphic ♦ Comets: Coma's & Tails ♦ Comet Tail Formation (2 slides with videos)
Constellations of the Zodiac Clip Art
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Constellations of the Zodiac Clip Art

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Constellations of the Zodiac Clip Art: These are 2 sets of clip art images (empty backgrounds), which you can use in any of your projects. One set of Zodiac Constellations is black so you can use them against a white background, and the other is white so you can use them against a black background.
Life Cycles of Plants and Animals Escape Room - Science
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Life Cycles of Plants and Animals Escape Room - Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to improve their skills with life cycles vocabulary. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Vocabulary Included: Reproduction, Fertilization, Pollination, Germination, Maturation, Life Cycle, Growth, Offspring, Egg, Seed, Embryo, Larva, Pollen, Trait, Heredity, Spores, Nymph, Pupa, Chrysalis, Metamorphosis Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Carbon Cycle Activity: Escape Room - Science
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Carbon Cycle Activity: Escape Room - Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the carbon cycle. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Phosphorus Cycle Activity: Escape Room
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Phosphorus Cycle Activity: Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the phosphorus cycle. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Earth's Spheres (Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere) Escape Room
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Earth's Spheres (Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere) Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the Earth’s spheres (biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere) and their interactions. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Gravity Activity: Physical Science Escape Room Game
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Gravity Activity: Physical Science Escape Room Game

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of gravity. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
HR Diagram Activity: Space Science Escape Room Astronomy
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HR Diagram Activity: Space Science Escape Room Astronomy

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of an HR diagram. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Kepler's Laws Activity: Space Science Escape Room Astronomy
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Kepler's Laws Activity: Space Science Escape Room Astronomy

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
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Weather: This weather word search also doubles as a coloring book!. The advantage to this is that students can actually see the concept behind the term they are attempting to find. The solution to the puzzle is included. Weather Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Anemometer ♦ Barometer ♦ Condensation ♦ Dew ♦ Evaporation ♦ Hail ♦ Hurricane ♦ Jet Stream ♦ Lightning ♦ Radar ♦ Rain ♦ Rain Gauge ♦ Rainbow ♦ Thermometer ♦ Thunderstorm ♦ Tornado ♦ Warm Front ♦ Weather Map ♦ Wind Thank you to Truthme who provided some images
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Scientific Method: This scientific method gummy bears lab is a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method. This lab contains the following: 1. Question: What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into different solutions: Water, Vinegar, Water and Baking soda, Water and Salt? 2. Make Observations 3. Developing a hypothesis 4. Procedure 5. Data Tables 6. Graphing 7. Post-Lab Questions
Atomic Structure Cootie Catchers
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Atomic Structure Cootie Catchers

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Atomic Structure: These atomic structure cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about atomic structure. Atomic Structure Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Atom, Proton, Neutron, Electron, Nucleus, Electron cloud, Isotope, Element These atomic structure cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions. All of this totals 4 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms about atomic structure (with pictures) based from the definition. ***** Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids ♦ Constellations ♦ Eclipses ♦ Life Cycles of Stars ♦ Moon Phases ♦ Planets ♦ Solar System and Space ♦ Clouds ♦ Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics ♦ Erosion ♦ Fossils ♦ Layers of the Atmosphere ♦ Layers of the Earth ♦ Landforms ♦ Natural Disasters ♦ Natural Resources ♦ Rock Cycle ♦ Rocks and Minerals ♦ Seasons ♦ Soil ♦ Volcanoes ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Weather Life Science: ♦ Animal Adaptations ♦ Biomes ♦ Cell Organelles ♦ Classification and Taxonomy ♦ Ecosystems ♦ Evolution ♦ Food Web ♦ Habitats ♦ Human Body ♦ Life Cycles ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Plants ♦ Six Kingdoms of Life Physical Science: ♦ Atomic Structure ♦ Circuits ♦ Element Compound and Mixture ♦ Force and Motion ♦ Forms of Energy ♦ Light Energy ♦ Magnets ♦ Reflection and Refraction ♦ Scientific Method ♦ Simple Machines ♦ Sound Energy ♦ States of Matter ♦ Thermal Energy ♦ Waves
Desert Animals Cootie Catchers
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Desert Animals Cootie Catchers

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Desert Animals Cootie Catchers/ Fortune Tellers: These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of desert animals. These cootie catchers contain the following desert animals: ♦ Tarantula, Cougar, Lizard, Woodpecker, Vulture, Rattlesnake, Jackrabbit, Roadrunner These cootie catchers on desert animals come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions. All of this totals 6 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms about desert animals (with pictures) based from the definition.
Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet
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Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet

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Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each layer of the Earth and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each layer of the Earth. A completed layers of the Earth booklet with answers is included. This Layers of the Earth Booklet contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions for the layers of the Earth booklet 2. Completed facts for each layer of the Earth: Continental crust, Oceanic crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner core 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each layer of the Earth 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 5. Black and white versions of #1, 2, 3, and 4 ***** Do a search for my other Accordion Booklets in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ The Solar System: The Planets ♦ Eclipses ♦ Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites and Asteroids ♦ Life Cycle of Stars ♦ Constellations of the Zodiac Earth Science: ♦ Clouds ♦ Severe Weather ♦ Layers of the Atmosphere ♦ Volcanoes ♦ Fossils ♦ Plate Tectonics ♦ Natural Resources ♦ Layers of the Earth ♦ Rock Cycle ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Rocks and Minerals ♦ Landforms Life Science: ♦ Biomes ♦ Life Cycle of Plants ♦ Human Body Systems ♦ Habitats ♦ Butterfly Life Cycle ♦ Frog Life Cycle ♦ Dinosaurs ♦ Animal Adaptations ♦ Six Kingdoms of Life ♦ Pumpkin Life Cycle ♦ Cell Structures Physical Science: ♦ The Scientific Method ♦ Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures ♦ Forms of Energy ♦ Simple Machines