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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
Lost Colony of Roanoke Cootie Catchers
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Lost Colony of Roanoke Cootie Catchers

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Lost Colony of Roanoke Cootie Catchers: These cootie catchers/ fortune tellers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the Lost Colony of Roanoke. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms: Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, CRO and CROATOAN, North Carolina, Roanoke Colony, Queen Elizabeth I, Anglo Spanish War, John White These 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 usable 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: ***** 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
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Christmas Math: This christmas match coordinate graphing & ordered pairs activity integrates math with Christmas (Christmas Tree!); a great way to have fun while improving math skills. Students may also color in their drawing and add any accessories they wish on top of the finished picture!
Metric Measurement Cootie Catchers
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Metric Measurement Cootie Catchers

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Metric Measurement: These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their skills with metric measurement using length. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. There are 2 cootie catchers in this product, each one having 8 problems for a total of 16 problems. Problems Include: 1. Students select the choice that has the same length of the given measure 2. Students compare two measures of length with different units 3. Students choose the most appropriate unit of length *** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: *** ♦ Grades 1-3: Addition Arrays Balancing Equations Coins Estimating Sums Expanded Form Fact Families Greater Than Less Than Long Division Missing Addends Multiplication Word Problems Number Bonds Word Problems Skip Counting Subtraction Telling Time ♦ Grades 3-5: Balancing Equations Capacity Comparing Decimals Decimals Elapsed Time Expanded Form Exponents Fact Families Factors & Multiples Fractions Fractions on a Number Line Greater Than Less Than Greatest Common Factors Least Common Multiple Long Division Mean, Median, Mode, & Range Metric Measurement Mixed Numbers Multiplication Number Patterns Order of Operations Percents Place Value Prime & Composite Numbers Prime Factorization Probability Properties of Mult. Rounding Word Problems ♦ Grades 6-8: Customary Measurements Fractions: Add & Sub, Decimals, & Percents Fractions: Equivalent & Reducing Fractions Greater Than Less Than Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers Integers Operations with Fractions Rational Numbers Ratios Simple Interest ♦ Geometry: 3D Shapes Angle Pair Relationships Area of a Circle & Composite Figures Circumference of a Circle Missing Angles Perimeter Polygons Pythagorean Theorem Quadrilaterals Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms Volume & Surface Area of Cylinders Volume of Cones, Rectangular Prisms, & Triangular Prisms ♦ Algebra: Absolute Value Combining Like Terms Distributive Property Equations Evaluating Expressions Inequalities Linear Equations Polynomials Proportions Quadratic Equations Scientific Notation Simplifying Expressions Slope System of Equations Two Step & Multi Step Equations Writing Expressions
Layers of the Atmosphere Accordion Booklet
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Layers of the Atmosphere Accordion Booklet

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Layers of the Atmosphere: This layers of the atmosphere 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 atmosphere and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in objects that are found within each layer of the atmosphere. A completed layers of the atmosphere booklet with answers is included. Layers of the Atmosphere Booklet contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the layers of the atmosphere booklet 2. Completed facts for each layer of the atmosphere: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each layer of the atmosphere 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
States of Matter Crossword Puzzle
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States of Matter Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the states of matter is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Atom ♦ Chemical Change ♦ Compound ♦ Condensation ♦ Element ♦ Evaporation ♦ Gas ♦ Liquid ♦ Mass ♦ Matter ♦ Melting ♦ Mixture ♦ Molecule ♦ Physical Change ♦ Solid ♦ Volume
Metric Measurement and Conversions
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Metric Measurement and Conversions

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with metric measurement and metric conversions. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Maze Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, and Message Decoder ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators Escape Room
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Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Maze Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, and Message Decoder ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Greatest Common Factor Escape Room
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Greatest Common Factor Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with greatest common factor. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Maze Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, and Message Decoder ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search
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The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search

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This word search on the structures of the heart includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Aorta ♦ Inferior Vena Cava ♦ Left Atrium ♦ Left Ventricle ♦ Pulmonary Artery ♦ Pulmonary Veins ♦ Right Atrium ♦ Right Ventricle ♦ Superior Vena Cava
Adding and Subtracting Integers Escape Room
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Adding and Subtracting Integers Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with adding and subtracting positive and negative integers. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 4 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Biomes Lapbook
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Biomes Lapbook

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Biomes Lapbook: This Biomes lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each biome and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in the picture of each biome. A completed biomes lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) Biomes Lapbook Contents: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the biomes lapbook 2. Biomes included with completed facts: Savannah, Grassland, Temperate forest, Taiga, Tundra, Rainforest, Alpine, Desert 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each biome 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to The Lost Teacher and Educlips 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
Ancient Egypt Word Search
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Ancient Egypt Word Search

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Ancient Egypt: This Ancient Egypt 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. This Ancient Egypt Word Search/ Coloring Book contains the following terms: ♦ Ankh ♦ Anubis ♦ Cartouche ♦ Eye of Horus ♦ Gazelle Jar ♦ Giza Pyramids ♦ Great Sphinx ♦ Isis ♦ King Tut ♦ Lotus Girl ♦ Nefertiti ♦ Osiris ♦ Sarcophagus ♦ Scarab Beetle ♦ Scroll Thank you to Glitter Meets Glue Designs who provided the images
The Water Cycle Word Wall Cards
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The Water Cycle Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their vocabulary knowledge of the water cycle. This product contains 12 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Cloud ♦ Condensation ♦ Dew ♦ Evaporation ♦ Frost ♦ Groundwater ♦ Percolation ♦ Precipitation ♦ Runoff ♦ Transpiration ♦ Water ♦ Water Cycle
Force and Motion Crossword Puzzle
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Force and Motion Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on force and motion is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Acceleration ♦ Energy ♦ Force ♦ Friction ♦ Gravity ♦ Inertia ♦ Kinetic Energy ♦ Mass ♦ Motion ♦ Potential Energy ♦ Rolling Friction ♦ Sliding Friction ♦ Speed ♦ Static Friction ♦ Velocity ♦ Weight
Life Cycle of Stars Word Search
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Life Cycle of Stars Word Search

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This word search on the life cycle of stars also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Terms for Small/ Medium Size Stars: ♦ Nebula ♦ Sun-Like Star ♦ Red Giant ♦ White Dwarf ♦ Black Dwarf Terms for Massive Sized Stars: ♦ Nebula ♦ Massive Star ♦ Red Supergiant ♦ Supernova ♦ Neutron Star ♦ Black Hole
Electromagnetic Spectrum Word Search
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Word Search

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This word search on the electromagnetic spectrum includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Electromagnetic Spectrum ♦ Electromagnetic Wave ♦ Gamma Rays ♦ Infrared Light ♦ Microwave ♦ Radio Wave ♦ Ultraviolet Light ♦ Visible Light ♦ X-Ray
Plate Tectonics Word Search
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Plate Tectonics Word Search

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This word search on tectonic plates also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Convection ♦ Convergent ♦ Divergent ♦ Earth Layers ♦ Earthquake ♦ Fault ♦ Hot Spot ♦ Ocean Ridge ♦ Pangaea ♦ Seismologist ♦ Tectonic Plates ♦ Transform
Balancing Chemical Equations Escape Room
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Balancing Chemical Equations Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with balancing chemical equations. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Tarsia Puzzle, and Message Decoder ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room