Welcome to my shop! I love being able to help other teachers during the year when they have so many things on their plate.
I have taught both high school and junior high school science. I was also a scientist for a few years before I decided to teach. It made teaching very interesting and the students loved the stories.
I hope I have a little something for you all!
Welcome to my shop! I love being able to help other teachers during the year when they have so many things on their plate.
I have taught both high school and junior high school science. I was also a scientist for a few years before I decided to teach. It made teaching very interesting and the students loved the stories.
I hope I have a little something for you all!
Students will create their own species. They will include:
Species name
Picture of species
Habitat which includes the species, predator, prey, a symbiotic relationship, biotic factors, and abiotic factors.
Food source and picture of food source.
Interesting facts about the species
Students will create a species and habitat for their species to live in. They will list the food source and important information about their species.
Includes multiple versions of rubrics and an editable PPT rubric.
You will receive a test and review questions with answer keys.
Includes questions on:
Biodiversity, carrying capacity, human interaction, the three domains and 6 kingdoms, a dichotomous key, the characteristics of living things, and more.
There are 23 review questions in 2 formats
One where students use their own paper to record answers.
One where there are blanks on the page for students to record answers.
There 35 questions on the test
Multiple choice, matching, short answer, and includes a dichotomous key.
Differentiated test included with answer key
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This slide show covers:
The basic skills scientists use including observation, evaluating, classifying, etc
Explanation and student interaction slides of common ideas including quantitative, qualitative, inference, prediction, objective, and subjective
Basic definitions explained including independent, dependent, control, experimental group
The steps of the scientific method. They are explained in detail along with the ‘rotten meat and flies’ example
Questions and/or descriptions for each slide are located in the note section at the bottom of the page
Note sheet includes:
Note sheets that follow the Scientific Method slide show
Fill in the blank
4 pages
Easy to follow
1 page note sheet in table format of just the scientific method steps and descriptions of the steps
Answer sheets for all note sheets
You will receive the following in this packet:
A scientific method test and answer key
Review questions and answer key
The scientific method test is short answer and fill in the blank questions.
The following topics are covered on the test:
The steps to the scientific method
Classification
The tools scientists use
Identifying the following in a scenario: control group, experimental group, independent variable, and dependent variable.
Hypothesis creation
The difference between control group and experimental group
identifying the following as examples: prediction, inference, qualitative observation, quantitative observation, subjective, and objective.
You will receive a controls and variables activity with an answer key.
This activity can work with individuals, in a group, or teacher-led.
There are 2 scenarios where the students will have to identify the control group, experimental group, independent variable, dependent variable, and conclusion.
You will receive a 34 question test with key and review questions with key in PDF format.
The cell test is multiple choice, matching, and 1 essay question.
The following topics are covered on the test:
Hooke and Leeuwenhoek and the discovery of the cell.
The cell theory and Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow.
Comparing plant and animal cells.
Comparing prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Cell organelle function (from word list).
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 29 slide PPT covers
Types of cells.
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Plant cell
Animal cell
Basic cell function.
Basic cell organelle table. Includes 18 common cell organelles and the presence/absence in plant and animal cells.
Blank copy of the table found at the end of the PPT.
Description and diagram of each of the 18 cell organelles.
This activity can work with individuals, in a group, or teacher-led.
You will receive 2 different instruction sheets. One where students draw the tables themselves and one where you give the students printouts of the tables for them to fill in. You will also receive a rubric for the activity.
Students will be making a cell book with the organelles listed below:
Plasma Membrane, Cell Wall, Cytoplasm, Golgi Apparatus, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Ribosome, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, Cytoskeleton, Microtubule, Centrosome, Nucleus, Nuclear Pore, Nuclear Envelope, Nucleolus, Vesicle, Lysosome, and Vacuole.
Each organelle will have the following:
Name, the type of cell it is found in, structure, and function.
Completed rubric, blank rubric included, and answer key included.
You will receive a pdf test and review questions with answer keys.
The cellular transport test is multiple choice, matching, short answer, and 1 essay question.
The following topics are covered on the test:
The differences in active and passive transport.
Osmosis
The function of carbohydrates, proteins, and cholesterol in the plasma membrane.
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 16 slide PPT covers
Cellular Respiration
ATP description
Where the steps to cellular respiration take place.
The overall reaction (products and reactants).
~Breaks down each molecule of the equation into easy to read tables with the following information in the table:
What the molecule is.
Where the molecule comes from.
What the function is.
Detailed description of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
You will receive 40 vocabulary cards with definitions covering terms about the chemistry of life.
Acid
Atomic mass
Atomic number
Base
Buffer
Carbohydrate
Chemical bond
Chemical reaction
Compound
Covalent bond
Electron
Electronegativity
Element
Enzyme
Heat
Hydrogen bond
Ion
Ionic bond
Isotopes
Lipid
Mass number
Matter
Molecule
Neutron
Nonpolar
Nucleic acid
Nucleus
pH scale
Polar covalent bond
Polar molecule
Product
Protein
Proton
Reactant
Specific heat
Solute
Solution
Solvent
Surface tension
Temperature
You can use the cards in multiple ways, including: placing them on a word wall and use them as a vocabulary review game as a whole class or as a group.
I am able to customize vocabulary cards for any topic. Please let me know if you are looking for something specific.
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 17 slide PPT covers
Autotrophic organisms.
Photosynthesis
Where it takes place.
The overall reaction (products and reactants).
Breaks down each molecule of the equation into easy to read tables with the following topics:
What the molecule is.
Where the molecule comes from.
Where it entered the plant.
What the function is.
Detailed description of the light dependent reaction and the Calvin cycle with diagram.
You will receive an activity where students will compare photosynthesis and cellular respiration by looking at the equations, products, and reactants of each process.
**Answer key included! **
Students will:
Write the equation of both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
State which are products and reactants.
Explain where the reactants come from.
Explain what happens to the products.
You will receive 26 vocabulary cards with definitions covering terms about evolution and natural selection.
Adaptation
Adaptive Radiation
Analogous Structures
Artificial Selection
Behavioral Adaptation
Camouflage
Cladogram
Coevolution
Convergent Evolution
Descent of Modification
Divergent Evolution
Evolution
Extinction
Fossil
Homologous Structure
Macroevolution
Microevolution
Mimicry
Natural Selection
Shared Derived Characteristic
Speciation
Structural Adaptation
Survival of the Fittest
Theory
Variation
Vestigial Structure
You can use the cards in multiple ways, including: placing them on a word wall and use them as a vocabulary review game as a whole class or as a group.
I am able to customize vocabulary cards for any topic. Please let me know if you are looking for something specific.
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 39 slide PPT covers
Basic genetics and heredity background including Gregor Mendel and Reginald Punnett.
Punnett squares.
Vocabulary including allele, dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, and heterozygous.
Step by step set up of Punnett squares.
Probability.
Practice problems with step-by-step explanation of the answers.
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 53 slide PPT covers
All crosses have completed examples
All crosses have practice problems
Incomplete dominance
Using crosses between flowers
Co-dominance
Using crosses between cows
Single genes with 2 alleles
Using crosses about a widow’s peak
Single genes with multiple alleles
Using crosses about blood types
Sex-linked genes
Using crosses about colorblindness
You will receive a PPT and PDF version of the slide show.
This 26 slide PPT covers
Populations
Population density
Density dependent and independent factors
Population distribution
Uniform, random, and clumped
Births and immigration
Deaths and emigration
Population growth rate
Practice problems
You will receive ten 100% editable vertical labels PPT with a tiger border.
10 x 7.5 (full page)--one with tiger head and one without
5 x 7.5 (half page)--one with tiger head and one without
3.5 x 5 (quarter page)--one with tiger head and one without
3 x 7.5--one with tiger head and one without
1.5 x 3.5--one with tiger head and one without
If you have an animal request please let me know!!
This is the basic version of the Dragonfly Theme Teacher Planning Pages.
I have a full version of Dragonfly Theme Teacher Planning Pages available also.
You will receive the following 100% editable teacher planning pages all with a dragonfly theme:
Student roster
First week of school information recording sheet
~30 students per page
Grade sheet
~25 students per page with room for assignment name at top
Attendance log
~6 weeks (30 days) per page
~30 students per page
Blank template