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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
Rock Cycle Lapbook
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Rock Cycle Lapbook

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Rock Cycle Lapbook: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each stage of the rock cycle and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each stage of the rock cycle. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) This rock cycle lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each stage: Sediment, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rock, Magma, Igneous rock 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each rock cycle stage 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike and The Painted Crow who provided the images ***** Do a search for my other Lapbooks in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ The Solar System: The Planets ♦ Eclipses ♦ Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites and Asteroids 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
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Butterfly Life Cycle Lapbook

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Butterfly Life Cycle Lapbook: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about the life cycle of butterflies and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each stage of the butterfly life cycle. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) This butterfly life cycle lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage: Eggs, Caterpillar, Pupa, Emerging Butterfly, Adult Butterfly 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each butterfly life cycle stage 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to Kari Bolt Clip Art who provided the images ***** Do a search for my other Lapbooks in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ The Solar System: The Planets ♦ Eclipses ♦ Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites and Asteroids 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
Clouds Poster
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Clouds Poster

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Clouds: This clouds poster allows students to use cotton balls to create their own clouds poster featuring each type of cloud. Instructions are given directing students how to create each cloud. A grading rubric is also provided as well.
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Habitats: These habitats cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of habitats. These cootie catchers contain the following Habitats: ♦ Coral reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave, City/ Urban, Marine, Freshwater, Marsh These Habitats Cootie Catchers contain the following versions: 1. Students identify the habitat from the picture (environment) 2. Students identify the habitat from the picture (animals) 3. Students identify the habitat from the description (definition) 4. A blank cootie catcher for students to create their own questions. 5. All of the above cootie catchers are available in black and white. ***** 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
Volcanoes
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Volcanoes

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Volcanoes Accordion Booklet: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each type of volcano, lava, and pyroclastic flow, and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in the different types of volcanoes. (Note: only the three types of volcanoes are available for coloring) A completed volcano booklet with answers is included. This Volcanoes Booklet contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions for the volcano booklet 2. Completed facts for each of the following vocabulary terms: Shield volcano, Cinder cone volcano, Composite/ Stratovolcano, Aa lava, Pahoehoe lava, Pillow lava, Volcanic Ash, Lapilli, Volcanic bomb, Volcanic block 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each volcano vocabulary term 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
Plate Tectonics Accordion Booklet
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Plate Tectonics Accordion Booklet

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Plate Tectonics: This plate tectonics accordion booklet: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each term referring to plate tectonics and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed plate tectonics booklet with answers is included. Plate Tectonics Accordion Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the plate tectonics booklet 2. Plate tectonics terms: Tectonic plates, Divergent boundary, Convergent boundary, Transform boundary, Fault, Hot spot, Convection current 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each term 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
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle

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Water Cycle: These water cycle cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the water cycle, and to build their vocabulary. These cootie catchers contain the following water cycle vocabulary terms: ♦ Water cycle, Runoff, Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Transpiration, Groundwater, Cloud These water cycle 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 the water cycle (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
Eastern Europe Task Cards
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Eastern Europe Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to practice identifying the different countries of Eastern Europe. This product includes the following 20 countries: Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine
Plate Tectonics Cootie Catchers
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Plate Tectonics Cootie Catchers

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Plate Tectonics: These plate tectonics and earthquakes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about plate tectonics and earthquakes. Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Convergent boundary, Divergent boundary, Transform boundary, Subduction zone, Fault, Convection current, Hot spot, Tectonic plate And ♦ Earthquake, Seismic wave, Magnitude, Epicenter, Seismologist, Seismograph, Continental drift, Pangaea These plate tectonics and earthquakes cootie catchers come in color & black and white as well as pages for students to add their own definitions. All of this totals 8 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms (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
Habitats
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Habitats: This habitats booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each habitat and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed habitat booklet with answers is also included. Habitats Accordion Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the Habitats Booklet 2. Completed Facts about each Habitat: Coral reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave, City/ Urban, Freshwater, Marine 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts about each Habitat 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 5. Black and white version of #1, 2, 3, & 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
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Science: This is a bundle of all my earth science Accordion Booklets AND Lapbooks for interactive notebooks. Assembly instructions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these booklets sell for $80; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $39.95! 1. This product contains the following 12 accordion notebooks: * 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 2. This product ALSO contains the following 12 Lapbooks: * 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
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This is a bundle of all my Geography Cootie Catchers/ Fortune Tellers. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $42; as a bundle they are 30% off, for $29! There are 24 different topics as outlined below: * Continents * Map Skills * Types of Maps * Oceans * Africa: Central and South * Africa: East * Africa: North * Africa West * Asia: East * Asia: South * Asia: Southeast * Asia: West * Central America * Europe: East * South America * States and Capitals: Midwest * States and Capitals: Northeast * States and Capitals: South and Southwest * States and Capitals: West * U.S. Regions: Midwest * U.S. Regions: Northeast * U.S. Regions: South and Southwest * U.S. Regions West
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This is a bundle of all my Earth Science cootie catchers/ fortune tellers. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $42.40; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $31.80! There are 16 different topics, each one having multiple versions in color and black and white: * 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
States and Capitals Task Cards Bundle
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States and Capitals Task Cards Bundle

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States and Capitals Task Cards Bundle: This Bundle includes all 50 states which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $8; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $4.95!
US Regions Unit: Word Searches Bundle
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US Regions Unit: Word Searches Bundle

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This Word Search bundle on the five regions of the United States includes all of the products listed below: Important: All these products sell for $6.2; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $4.65!
Seasons
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Seasons

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Seasons: Reasons for the Seasons PowerPoint: This lesson on the reason for the seasons incorporates easy to understand interactive/ animations, easy to understand analogies, and questions which keep students engaged while learning about the real reasons for the seasons. This lesson contains 39 slides and should run a full class period or two to teach, and contains the following Slide Titles: All slides have pictures and or moving animations explaining the concept ♦ Earth & Sun Size and Distance (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Orbit (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis (3 slides) ♦ Earth Around the Sun (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Tilt and the Seasons (2 slides) ♦ Punching a basketball - Direct light analogy (2 slides) ♦ Light Intensity Animation (2 slides) ♦ Skipping stone and falling stone - Direct light analogy (3 slides) ♦ Direct and Indirect Light Animation (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis and the Seasons (6 slides) ♦ Why the sun is high, medium or low in the sky (4 slides) ♦ Why the Sun never rises or sets on the North/ South Pole (8 slides)
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United States History: * 13 Colonies * American Heroes * American Revolution * American Symbols * Benjamin Franklin * Bill of Rights * Black History Month * Boston Tea Party * Branches of Government * Christopher Columbus * Civil Rights * Civil War * Cold War * Columbian Exchange * Constitution * Declaration of Independence * Dust Bowl * Economics * First Thanksgiving * French and Indian War * Gilded Age * Great Depression * Immigration * Industrial Revolution * Inventors * Jamestown * Lewis and Clark * Lost Colony of Roanoke * Louisiana Purchase * Loyalists or Patriots * Martin Luther King * Native Americans * Oregon Trail * Pilgrims * Progressive Era * Reconstruction * Spanish American War * Texas Revolution * Underground Railroad * War of 1812 * Westward Expansion * World War I * World War II World History: * Absolute Monarchs * European Explorers * Famous Explorers * French Revolution * Holocaust * Middle Ages * Renaissance * Crusades * Titanic * World War I * World War II Ancient History: * China * Egypt * Greece * India * Rome * Incas * Aztecs * Maya's * Mesopotamia * Vikings Geography: * Continents * Map Skills * Types of Maps * Oceans * Africa: Central and South * Africa: East * Africa: North * Africa West * Asia: East * Asia: South * Asia: Southeast * Asia: West * Central America * Europe: East * South America * States and Capitals: Midwest * States and Capitals: Northeast * States and Capitals: South and Southwest * States and Capitals: West * U.S. Regions: Midwest * U.S. Regions: Northeast * U.S. Regions: South and Southwest * U.S. Regions West