I am a science teacher passionate about teaching Earth Science, Geology, Geography and Oceanography and sharing my science material/products to a wider audience.
My main focus is middle and high school, but since ability levels and needs vary widely, materials found in my shop may be useful to students from other grade levels.
I am also selling my educational resources on TpT website but under a different name, so in case you see the same resources there, it doesn't mean that they were copied.
I am a science teacher passionate about teaching Earth Science, Geology, Geography and Oceanography and sharing my science material/products to a wider audience.
My main focus is middle and high school, but since ability levels and needs vary widely, materials found in my shop may be useful to students from other grade levels.
I am also selling my educational resources on TpT website but under a different name, so in case you see the same resources there, it doesn't mean that they were copied.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST Venn Diagram
Enjoy this simple blank Venn Diagram to help your students compare and contrast. Venn Diagrams can be used as formative assessments with any type of text or subject matter.
The uploaded Venn Diagram comes with and without lines, depending on your preference.
Directions:
-Fill in your name and date.
-Label each circle with the name of the text/subject matter that you are comparing and contrasting. For example, one circle might be “dogs” and the other circle might be “cats.”
-Write the ways the subjects are different in the “outer circles”. Write the ways the subjects are similar or alike where the two circles are overlapping.
-When you compare something, you are telling how they are similar or alike. When you contrast something, you are telling how they are different.
-TIP: If you laminate the Venn diagram or slid it inside of a sheet protector, your students can reuse it with expo markers.
Click HERE if you want a digital and editable version of a blank Venn Diagram.
Happy Teaching!
Tarsia Puzzle - ASTRONOMY
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Astronomy related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
Students can be working by themselves or in pairs/groups depending on the grade level and/or how difficult the vocab terms are.
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Terrestrial Planets; Revolve; Rotation; Outer Planets; Heliocentric; Meteor; Solstices; Equinoxes; Neap Tide; Sputnik; Spring Tide; Geocentric; Apollo 11; Asteroid Belt; Meteoroid; Meteorite; Jovian Planets; Comet.
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Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - SOLAR SYSTEM
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Solar System related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
*Jovian planets; Jupiter; Gas giants; Saturn; Satellite; Terrestial planets; Neptune; Inner planets; Earth; Outer planets; Pluto; Mars; Asteroid belt; Mercury; Uranus; Dwarf planet; Venus; Moons.
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Tarsia Puzzle - ATMOSPHERE
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the vocabulary terms related to the Atmosphere. You will cut up the 16 triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms and create one large triangle.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Climate; Hadley Cell; Cyclone; Troposhere; Thermosphere; Angle of Incidence; Coriolis Effect; El Nino; Greenhouse Effect; Atmospheric Circulation Cells; Sea Breeze; Land Breeze; Convection; Global Warming; Condensation Nuclei; Albedo; Dimethyl Sulfide; Weather.
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - GEOLOGIC PROCESSES
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Geologic Processes (incl. Plate Tectonics; Volcanoes and Earthquakes) related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
Students can be working by themselves or in pairs/groups depending on the grade level and/or how difficult the vocab terms are.
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Lithosphere; Mantle; Divergent Boundary; Convection; Asthenosphere; Continental Drift; Convergent Boundary; Epicenter; Crust; Pangaea; Focus; Outer Core; Transform Boundary; Seismic Waves; Subduction; Fault; Plate Tectonic; Seafloor Spreading.
INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT (Webquest)
Are you tired of always having to come up with a new scavenger hunt or webquest? The answers to this scavenger hunt are never the same, as they depend on the day the students are looking up the answers online. In other words, you can use the same scavenger hunt multiple times with the same students if you want, and they can learn something new every time.
DIRECTIONS:
Use the links provided next to each question to find answers. If you don’t find a suitable answer or if the link is no longer working, google it.
SUITABLE FOR:
This product was made specifically for secondary classes, but would work with older elementary classes as well. It can be done individually or in pairs depending on the age group. The scavenger hunt is perfect for a sub plan. NO prep needed.
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Tarsia Puzzle: SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND FLAGS
In this activity, students will practice matching the names of 12 South American countries with their flags, as they piece together the pieces of each tarsia puzzle. Students will match their answers with a separate puzzle piece until all the countries have ‘found’ their capital and the puzzle is completed.
These GEOGRAPHY TARSIA PUZZLES are a FUN way for students to practice their multiplication facts that doesn’t involve a worksheet. The puzzle activity works well for individuals, as well as small groups. Alternatively, you can set up stations around the room, and have students or groups rotate to each station for a new math puzzle/game.
This resource includes:
1 tarsia puzzle 12 countries
1 answer key
Teacher directions
List of Countries Included:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Suggestions for using this resource:
Print multiple copies of each tarsia puzzle and place the pieces in separate plastic bags for safekeeping.
Print the puzzles on colored paper if you find the black and white version too “dull”.
Print the puzzles on large sized paper, if you want the pieces to be extra large.
Laminate the puzzle pieces BEFORE your students cut them out. It will allow you to use them for years to come.
Code the backside of each puzzle piece, so it is easier to find which plastic bag they belong to in case they get mixed up with other pieces.
You might also be interested in these other resources:
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Squares)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Large Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Small Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Decagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Domino)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Square w. Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated HexagonSmall)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated HexagonLarge)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Parallelogram)
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Tarsia Puzzle: ASIAN COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS (2 Puzzles)
In this activity, students will practice matching all 48 Asian countries with their capitals, as they piece together the pieces of each tarsia puzzle. Students will match their answers with a separate puzzle piece until all the countries have ‘found’ their capital and the puzzle is completed.
These GEOGRAPHY TARSIA PUZZLES are a FUN way for students to practice their multiplication facts that doesn’t involve a worksheet. The puzzle activity works well for individuals, as well as small groups. Alternatively, you can set up stations around the room, and have students or groups rotate to each station for a new math puzzle/game.
This resource includes:
2 different tarsia puzzles; one with 30 countries and the another one with 18 countries
2 answer keys
Teacher directions
List of Countries Included:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Suggestions for using this resource:
Print multiple copies of each tarsia puzzle and place the pieces in separate plastic bags for safekeeping.
Print the puzzles on colored paper if you find the black and white version too “dull”.
Print the puzzles on large sized paper, if you want the pieces to be extra large.
Laminate the puzzle pieces BEFORE your students cut them out. It will allow you to use them for years to come.
Code the backside of each puzzle piece, so it is easier to find which plastic bag they belong to in case they get mixed up with other pieces.
Check out our other Geography Tarsia Puzzles!
AFRICA AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
ASIA AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
AUSTRALASIA - OCEANIA AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
EUROPE AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
NORTH AMERICA AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
SOUTH AMERICA AND CAPITALS: Tarsia Puzzle
You might also be interested in these other resources:
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Squares)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Large Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Small Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Decagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Domino)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Square w. Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Small)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Large)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Parallelogram)
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Tarsia Math Puzzle: SUBTRACTION (SINGLE DIGIT)
In this activity, students will practice subtracting single digits, as they piece together the pieces of each tarsia puzzle (5 DIFFERENT PUZZLES INCLUDED). Students will match their answers with a separate puzzle piece until all the math problems have been solved and the puzzle is completed.
These MATH TARSIA PUZZLES are a FUN way for students to practice their multiplication facts that doesn’t involve a worksheet. The puzzle activity works well for individuals, as well as small groups. Alternatively, you can set up stations around the room, and have students or groups rotate to each station for a new math puzzle/game.
This resource includes:
-5 differentiated tarsia puzzles with a different puzzle shape for each
-5 answer keys
-Teacher directions*
Suggestions for using this resource:
-Print multiple copies of each tarsia puzzle and place the pieces in separate plastic bags for safekeeping.
-Print the puzzles on colored paper if you find the black and white version too “dull”.
-Print the puzzles on A3 sized paper if you want the pieces extra large.
-Laminate the puzzle pieces BEFORE your students cut them out. It will allow you to use them for years to come.
-Code the backside of each puzzle piece, so it is easier to find which plastic bag they belong to in case they get mixed up with other pieces.*
Check out our other Math Tarsia Puzzles!
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: MULTIPLICATION FACTS 2 to 5
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: MULTIPLICATION FACTS 6 to 9
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: MULTIPLICATION FACTS 5 and 10
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: ADDITION WITHIN 10
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: ADDING 2-DIGIT NUMBERS (NO REGROUPING)
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: ADDING WHOLE TENS (2-DIGITS)
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: SUBTRACTION (SINGLE DIGIT)
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: SUBTRACTING WHOLE TENS FROM 2-DIGIT NUMBERS
-Math Tarsia Puzzle: SUBTRACTING 2-DIGIT NUMBERS (NO REGROUPING)
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This video worksheet* allows students to follow along Bill Nye’s video about “DESERTS” (Season 4, Episode 12).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 18 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
*Video is needed for completion of this TES product
This video worksheet allows students to follow along the Bill Nye video COMETS AND METEORS (Season 5, Episode 15).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 23 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye the Science Guy video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
Happy Teaching!
This video worksheet allows students to follow along the Bill Nye video SKIN (Season 1, Episode 4).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 16 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye the Science Guy video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
Happy Teaching!
First day of School Activity (Human Bingo)
This is a FUN icebreaker activity for the first days of school. Students will be encouraged to introduce themselves to their new classmates or when you want them to get up, moving around and talking.
For a student to get BINGO, you may choose to have the card filled in completely or just 5 in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonally) depending on how much time you have available. The prize can be candy, bonus points, or something else.
This version is geared towards middle school or high school students, but feel free to amend the questions to fit your own classroom setting.
Happy Teaching!