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
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of mitosis and meiosis.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about mitosis and meiosis. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the life cycle of a butterfly.
Terms Included:
♦ Pupa/ Chrysalis, Metamorphosis, Antenna, Life Cycle, Nectar, Butterfly, Eggs, Larva, Caterpillar
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the human body systems.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the different types body systems. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, and chickens.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the different life cycles of animals. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
This bundle includes task cards for plant and animal adaptations which are outlined below:
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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of plant and animal adaptations.
This product contains 48 cards with multiple choice questions about the different types of plant and animal adaptations. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 48 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of animal adaptations.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the different types of animal adaptations. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge on photosynthesis.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about photosynthesis. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These task cards are a great way for students to practice their skills identifying the structures within cells and their functions.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the different cell organelles and structures and their functions. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted.
The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different parts of the nervous system.
Terms Included:
♦ Neuron, Dendrites, Axon, Cell Body, Synaptic Terminal, Myelin sheath, Motor Neuron, Synapse
And
♦ Spinal cord, Central nervous system, Peripheral nervous system, Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brainstem, Brain
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the structure and function of DNA.
Terms Included:
♦ Chromosome, Hydrogen Bonds, Nucleotide, Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine, Mutation, Deoxyribose, DNA, Gene
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about heredity.
Terms Included:
♦ Allele, Phenotype, Genotype, Punnett Square, Heterozygous, Homozygous, Pedigree, Gene
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about genetic engineering.
Terms Included:
♦ Gene therapy, Transgenic animal, Plasmid, Clone, Electrophoresis, Gene, DNA Fingerprinting, Recombinant DNA
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with identifying and describing microscope parts.
Terms Included:
♦ Eyepiece/ Ocular Lens, Stage, Objective Lens, Arm, Lamp/ Illuminator, Coarse Focus Adjustment Knob, Diaphragm, Fine Focus Adjustment Knob
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with identifying living and nonliving things.
Terms Included:
♦ Soil, Cactus, Shell, Pie, Bacteria, Mushrooms, Crab, Computer
These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with folding instructions and instructions on how to play.
Biology Tests Bundle:
I have used these exams for both Middle and High School students; all questions are multiple choice and have answer keys. Even though course teachings and materials vary slightly from teacher to teacher, almost all of the questions apply to any course curriculum for the subject of Biology in Middle/ High School
This is a fully editable document, of which there are 33 pages which include the following topics and number of questions:
♦ Scientific method - 12 questions
♦ Cohesion, Adhesion, Capillary Action & Chemistry - 19 Questions
♦ Carbon Compounds & Enzymes - 20 Questions
♦ Microscopes & Cells - 37 questions
♦ Cell Transport - 25 Questions
♦ DNA - 26 Questions
♦ Fossil Record & Evolution - 30 Questions
♦ Classification - 15 Questions
Science Fair: Bacteria Experiment for Science Fair or In Class:
Turn your students into real scientists with this long term experiment which teaches scientific literacy through the writing of a real scientific paper.
This product is an editable guided walk-through for the completion of a full scientific paper (Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Works Cited) based on the question: "Which antibacterial chemical: ethyl alcohol (hand sanitizer), isopropyl (rubbing alcohol), or Triclosan (Antibacterial soap) is the most effective at inhibiting bacterial growth?
This product contains:
1. A teachers guide: Descriptions on how to set-up the experiment, materials needed, procedures, and helpful tips.
2. A lesson on Analyzing a Scientific paper utilizing a graphic organizer (Scientific Paper Included)
3. Student pages: a guided walk-through taking the students through the process of writing a full scientific paper.
This long term project (which takes about 2-3 months to complete, spread out intermittently) guides students through the process of writing a scientific paper in the same way scientists write their scholarly papers. Students are taught how to write an Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and works cited section.
This guided walk-through covers the following topics:
Abstract:
* Explanations of what goes in an introduction
- What the study was about & the hypothesis
- Summary of how the study was done
- The results that were obtained
- Significance of the results including the hypothesis being supported or not supported
Introduction:
* Explanations of what goes in an introduction
- What bacteria colonies are and what they look like (color, size,shape texture, etc.)
- What Fungal colonies are and what they look like
- The Cellular processes by which ethyl alcohol, isopropyl, and triclosan work to kill bacteria
Methods:
* Teacher notes and tips for conducting the experiment
Results:
* Instructions for:
- Calculating the average number of bacterial colonies
- Graphing the data
- Interpreting the data graph in words
- Describing the appearance of bacterial and fungal colonies
Discussion:
* Instructions for:
- Calculating the data to see if they are statistically significant
- Interpreting the significance of the data
- Calculating Percent effectiveness
- Supporting or not supporting the hypothesis
- Creating a theory to explain the results
- Creating an additional experiment that could be done to test the theory
- Discussing issues that occurred during in the experiment
Onion and Cheek Cell Lab Experiment: In this Lab students will be able to observe the following organelles: Nucleus, cell wall, cytoplasm, and the nucleolus within the cells of an onion and a cheek. Iodine and methylene blue are required for this experiment and are common in any schools science lab department.
♦ Burns and Skin Pathology
♦ The Structure and Function of Nerves
♦ Worksheet - Structure and Function of Nerves
♦ The Respiratory System - Upper and Lower Respiratory System
♦ The Pituitary Gland - Hormones and Diseases
♦ The Heart - Circulation, Chambers, Vessels and Valves
♦ Skin Appendages - Glands, Receptors, Nails, and Hair
♦ Worksheet - Gland Identification
♦ Muscle Shapes and Structure
♦ Worksheet - Muscle Structure and Function
♦ Muscle Pathology
♦ Joints and Pathology of the Skeletal System
♦ Worksheet - Joint Identification
♦ Bones - Structure, Composition and Bone Growth
♦ Worksheet - Labeling Bone Structures
♦ Body Tissues
♦ Worksheet - Tissue Types Identification
Body Tissues PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Body Tissues 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 different types of body tissues found within the body.
A worksheet is also included that allows students to identify and label each type of body tissue.
There are 48 slides (excluding title slides) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
What is a Tissue?
Epithelial Tissue
Simple Squamous
Simple Cuboidal
Simple Columnar
Stratified Squamous
Connective Tissue
Dense Connective Tissue
Loose Connective Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy & Atrophy
Hypertrophy vs. Atrophy vs. Hyperplasia
Neoplasm
there are then 31 slides that are used for students to attempt to identify the different tissue types based on actual microscopic images
Burns and Skin Pathology PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Burns and Skin 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 Integumentary System.
There are 20 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles:
Burns (3 Slides: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Degree)
Skin Grafting
Three Types of Disorders
Degenerative Skin Disorders
Melanoma
Moles
Freckles
Sebaceous Hyperplasia
Syringomas
Psoriasis
Vitiligo (2 Slides)
Eczema
Cystic Fibrosis
Infectious Skin Disorders
Impetigo
Ringworm
Furuncle (A Boil)