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
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
Muscle Pathology PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Muscle Pathology is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the Muscular System.
There are 6 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Myopathy
Mitochondrial Myopathies
Myotonic Dystrophy
Tetany
Muscular Dystrophy
Signs of Muscular Dystrophy
Muscle Shapes and Structure PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Muscle Shapes and Structure is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about Muscular System.
A worksheet is included that allows the students to identify and label the structures.
There are 14 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Muscle Patterns
Muscle Origins (3 Slides)
Muscle Structure
Fascicles
Epimysium
Muscle Fibers
Myofibril
Sarcoplasm
Large Picture showing the entire structure
Sarcomere (the proteins)
Large Picture showing the proteins of a Sarcomere
Neuromuscular Junction
Pituitary Gland PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on The Pituitary Gland is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the Pituitary Gland.
There are 9 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
The Pituitary Gland
Hormones of the Pituitary
Molecular Make-Up
What if Something Goes Wrong?
Consequences of Pituitary Tumors
Diseases of the Pituitary
Gigantism
Gigantism Continued...
Skin Appendages PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Skin Appendages is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about Skin Appendages.
A worksheet is also included that allows students to identify and label each structure.
There are 14 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
♦ Types of Glands
♦ Sweat Glands
♦ How do Sweat Glands Work?
♦ Cystic Fibrosis
♦ Your Sweat DOES NOT Smell!
♦ Ceruminous Glands
♦ Sebaceous Glands
♦ Nerves (Senstory Receptors)
♦ Meissner's Corpuscles
♦ Pacinian Corpuscles
♦ Ruffini Receptors
♦ Krause End Bulbs
♦ Peripheral Nerve Disorder
♦ Nails
♦ Hair
♦ The Hair Cycle
Bones PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Bones is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about Bones.
There are 13 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Bone Composition
Bone Structure
External Features
External Features Continued...
How Bones Grow
How Bones Grow Continued...
Distraction Osteogenesis
Internal Features
Compact Bone
Compact Bone Continued...
Function of Osteocytes
Spongy Bone
Center of Long Bones
Joints and Pathology of the Skeletal System PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Joints and Joint Pathology is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the joints and pathology of the skeletal system.
There is a worksheet attached to this lesson that reinforces the topics covered in the PowerPoint
There are 30 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
♦ Joint Structure
♦ Cartilaginous Joint
♦ Fibrous Joint
♦ Synovial Joint
♦ Anatomy of the Knee
♦ Types of Synovial Joints
♦ Arm Bones (2 slides with mini quiz)
♦ Plane Joint
♦ Hinge Joint
♦ Pivot Joint
♦ Condyloid Joint
♦ Saddle Joint
♦ Ball and Socket Joint
♦ Guess the type of Synovial Joint (9 slides - mini quiz)
♦ Arthritis
♦ Osteoarthritis
♦ Rheumatoid Arthritis
♦ Ankylosing Spondylitis
♦ Osteoporosis
♦ How Bone Loss Occurs in Osteoporosis
This Product is a part of my Anatomy Bundle that includes every other Anatomy product I sell as well.
Nerves PowerPoint - Structure and Function: This PowerPoint on Nerve Structure is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about Nerve Structure.
A worksheet is also included to allow students to identify and label the structures.
There are 6 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Nervous Tissue Types
Parts of Neurons
Types of Neuroglia Cells (2 slides)
Central and Peripheral Nervous System
Schwann Cells
Respiratory System PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on The Respiratory System is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the Respiratory System.
There are 10 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Compoenents of the Respiratory System
Upper Respiratory System (5 Slides):
-Nasal Cavity
-Paranasal Sinuses
-Pharynx
-Larynx
-Laryngeal Prominence
-Larynx (Closer Look)
Lower Respiratory System (3 Slides):
-Trachea
-Bronchial Tree
-Lungs and Alveoli
Heart PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on the heart is geared to any High School Biology or Anatomy class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the human heart and the circulatory system.
A worksheet that allows students to label the heart and its structures is also included.
Cell Organelle Interactive Activity (Plant Cell City): This activity has students compare cell organelles to structures found in a city. This assignment is typically done in a boring chart, in this interactive activity, students cut out the organelles, paste it in the correct box that corresponds to the appropriate city structure, and then explain why it is similar to that city structure.
This activity comes with two different boards: One if you have access to a color printer. And another that is ink friendly (wont consume too much ink)
This PowerPoint on The Theory of Human Evolution is geared to any Middle or High School Science or Biology class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about human evolution including:
A. The main idea of human evolution with explanations & video
B. The theories for bipedalism and intelligence
C. Transitional Species including: Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erecus, Neanderthals, and the little people of Flores
On average this presentation should run approximately 1-2 days (depending on the amount of note-taking) of class time and is meant to either introduce or reinforce concepts.
There are 35 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Did Humans Evolve from Monkeys?
Answer (3 slides)
Human Evolution Video
Human vs. Chimp DNA Sequences
Vestigial Structures
Vestigial Structures in Humans (8 slides: see below:
(Wisdom Teeth)
(Third Eyelid)
(Tail Bone) - 2 slides
(Darwin's Point)
(Human Yolk Sac)
(Plantaris Muscle)
(Appendix)
(Extra Ear Muscles)
(Tail Bone: Coccyx)
Homologous Structures
Homology: From Jaws to Ears (2 slides)
The Theory for Bipedalism
Migration of Humans
How do we Know the Human Race Began in Africa?
The Theory for Human Intelligence (2 slides)
Transitional Species (Transitional title slide)
Human Phylogenic Tree Pictures/ Illustrations (2 slides)
Ardipithecus Ramidus (2 slides)
Australopithecus Afarensis (2 slides)
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo Neanderthalensis - Neandertals
The Little People of Flores
Fossils:
This PowerPoint on The Fossil Record is geared to any Middle or High School Science or Biology class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about the fossil record including:
A. The different types of fossils and how to identify them
B. How fossils form (with videos)
C. Changes over time in fossils
D. Evolution of whales
E. Vestigial and Homologous structures
On average this presentation should run approximately 15 to 35 minutes (depending on the amount of note-taking) of class time and is meant to either introduce or reinforce concepts.
There are 30 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
5 Types of Fossils
Body and Trace Fossils
Mold, Cast and Resin Fossils
Identify Each Type of Fossil (Identification game: 12 slides)
Question (body or trace fossils)
Answer
How do Fossils Form?
Fossil Formation Animations
What type of Creature is More likely to Fossilize?
Answer
What does the Fossil Record Really look like?
Question (about the Fossil Record)
Answer
Fun Facts
Timeline of the Fossil Record
Evolution of Whales
Whale Evolution (short video)
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures (2 slides)
Science Experiments: This bundle includes all of the products listed below. Answer keys are provided for each product.
Important: All these products sell for $13; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $9.95!
♦ 1. Skittles Lab Experiments
♦ 2. Gummy Bears Lab Experiment
♦ 3. Surface Tension Lab
♦ 4. Iron in Cereal Lab
♦ 5. Onion and Cheek Cell Lab
♦ 6. Plant Cell "Stomata" Lab
♦ 7. Scientific Method Fold and Learn: Good with any Science Experiment
Ecology: This ecology bundle includes of all of my interactive notebooks as outlined below: Completed facts and blank pages for students to fill out are included in all versions.
Important: All these sell for $30; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $14.95!
There are 4 different topics, each one comes in an accordion booklet and lapbook format and come in color and black and white:
♦ Animal adaptations: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Biomes: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Habitats: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Water Cycle: Booklet, Lapbook
Ecology: This ecology bundle includes of all of the cootie catchers as outlined below: Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included.
Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $19; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $14!
There are 7 different topics, each one having multiple versions in color and black and white:
♦ Animal Adaptations
♦ Biomes
♦ Ecosystems
♦ Evolution
♦ Food Web
♦ Habitats
♦ Water Cycle
Scientific Method: This bundle contains all of my activities on the scientific method.
All these lessons sell individually for $24.50; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $14.95!
1. Scientific Method Fold and Learn:
A. Fold and learn scientific method cover in color
B. Fold and learn scientific method in black and white
C. Blank version for students to explain each stage of the scientific method OR use
with an actual experiment (example experiment included)
D. Along with an experiment, students describe each stage of the scientific method.
E. Example experiment: How does salt affect the boiling point of water.
2. Scientific Method Cootie Catchers:
Vocabulary: Observation, Question, Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials,
Procedure, Data, Conclusion
3. Task Cards:
A. 20 Task Cards (Can be put onto a key chain)
B. Student Answer Pages
C. Teacher Answer Keys
4. Word Search:
Vocabulary: Bar Graph, Classification, Conclusion, Data, Experiment, Hypothesis,
Line Graph, Materials, Measure, Observation, Pie Chart, Prediction,
Procedure, Question, Research, Variables
5. Scientific Method Skittles Labs:
A. Skittle Colors Lab:
A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles?
B. Developing a hypothesis
C. Procedure
D. Data Tables
E. Graphing
F. Post-Lab Questions
B. Skittles Mass and Amount Lab
A. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of
mass and total number of Skittles?
B. Developing a hypothesis
C. Procedure
D. Data and Analysis
E. Post-Lab Questions
6. Scientific Method Gummy Bears Lab:
A. Question: What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into different
solutions: Water, Vinegar, Water & Baking soda, Water & Salt?
B. Developing a hypothesis
C. Procedure
D. Data Tables
E. Graphing
F. Post-Lab Questions
7. Scientific Method Lapbook AND Accordion Booklet
Completed facts for each term:
Question/ Problem/ Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials,
Procedure, Data/ Results, Conclusion
Life Cycles: This fun life cycles bundle includes all of my life cycle lapbooks which are outlined below:
All these lessons sell individually for $10.65; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $8.50!
1. Plants Life Cycle
1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook
2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage:
Seed, Germination, Seedling, Plant, Flowers/ Pollination
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each plant life cycle stage
2. Butterfly Life Cycle
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 life cycle stage
3. Frog Life Cycle
1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook
2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage:
Eggs, Tadpole, Tadpole with legs, Froglet, Frog
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each frog life cycle stage
Life Cycles: This fun life cycles bundle includes all of my life cycle accordion booklet activities which are outlined below:
All these lessons sell individually for $10.65; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $8.50!
1. Plants Life Cycle
1. Assembly Instructions for the plant life cycle booklet
2. Completed facts for each stage of the plant life cycle:
Seed, Germination, Stems & Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Pollination, Flower Parts
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each life cycle phase
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
2. Butterfly Life Cycle
1. Assembly Instructions for the butterfly life cycle booklet
2. Completed facts for each stage of the butterfly life cycle:
Eggs, Caterpillar, Pupa, Emerging butterfly, Butterfly
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each life cycle phase
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
3. Frog Life Cycle
1. Assembly Instructions for the frog life cycle booklet
2. Completed facts for each stage of the frog life cycle:
Eggs, Tadpole, Tadpole with Legs, Froglet, Frog
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each frog life cycle phase
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
This is a bundle of all my Life Science cootie catchers/ fortune tellers. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included.
Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $34.35; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $25!
There are 13 different topics, each one having multiple versions in color and black and white:
* Animal Adaptations
* Biomes
* Cell Organelles
* Classification and Taxonomy
* Ecosystems
* Evolution
* Food Web
* Habitats
* Human Body
* Life Cycles
* Photosynthesis
* Plants
* Six Kingdoms of Life