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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
Mythology
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Mythology: Students will learn about the Greek and Roman myths surrounding the nine planets in this 34 slide PowerPoint story! Along with the myths are other interesting tidbits of information that will make students and adults go "I never knew that!" Greek and Roman myths surrounding the Planets are included because the Romans based many of their deities from the Greek gods and goddesses. There are 34 slides in this powerpoint with the following titles: ♦ Title Slide ♦ Mercury Title Slide ♦ Apollo & Hermes: Greek Mythology ♦ Hermes: Greek Mythology ♦ Mercury: Roman Mythology ♦ How Mercury Got Its Name ♦ Venus Title Slide ♦ Aphrodite: Greek Mythology ♦ Birth of Venus: Clam Shell Version ♦ Venus: Roman Mythology ♦ How Venus Got Its Name ♦ Earth Title Slide ♦ Gaia and Chaos ♦ Gaia and the Elemental Gods ♦ Gaia and the 12 Titans ♦ The 12 Olympians ♦ How Earth Got Its Name ♦ Mars Title Slide ♦ Ares: Greek Mythology ♦ Mars: Roman Mythology ♦ How Mars Got Its Name ♦ Jupiter Title Slide ♦ Romulus & Remus (2 slides) ♦ Mars: Roman Mythology ♦ Zeus: Greek Mythology ♦ Jupiter: Roman Mythology ♦ How Jupiter Got Its Name ♦ Saturn Title Slide ♦ Cronus:Greek Mythology ♦ The Castration of uranus by Cronus ♦ The Great Fear of Cronus ♦ The Return of the Titans ♦ The Great Battle of Titanomachy ♦ The Ambush ♦ The Fall of Cronus ♦ Saturn: Roman Mythology ♦ How Saturn Got Its Name ♦ Uranus Title Slide ♦ Uranus: Greek Mythology ♦ The Naming of Uranus ♦ Neptune Title Slide ♦ Poseidon: Greek Mythology (2 slides) ♦ Neptune: Roman Mythology ♦ The Naming of Neptune ♦ Pluto Title Slide ♦ Pluto: Mythology ♦ The Naming of Pluto
Calculating Density Worksheet: Math Message Decoder
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Calculating Density Worksheet: Math Message Decoder

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This message decoder is a great way for students to practice their skills with calculating density. All problems give the chemical equation needed to solve the problem. Problems include determining volume from cubes, cylinders, and graduated cylinders.
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the electromagnetic spectrum. Terms Included: ♦ Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet Light, X-Rays, Gamma-Rays, Electromagnetic Spectrum 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 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms based from the definition.
Chemical and Physical Changes
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Chemical and Physical Changes

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These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about chemical and physical changes. Changes Included: ♦ Explosion of fireworks - Chemical ♦ Ice melting - Physical ♦ Chopping wood - Physical ♦ Bread Molding - Chemical ♦ Sugar in water - Physical ♦ Glass breaking - Physical ♦ Burning wood - Chemical ♦ Rusting nail - Chemical
Calculating Density Maze: Physical Science/ Math
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Calculating Density Maze: Physical Science/ Math

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This maze is a great way for students to practice their skills with calculating density. Problems include determining volume from cubes, cylinders, and graduated cylinders, as well as calculating mass and volume given the density.
Calculating Work and Power Escape Room
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Calculating Work and Power Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with calculating work, force and distance (solving for w, f and d), and power, work and time (solving for P, W and t). Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple choice, Message Decoder, and a Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
1 Dimensional Kinematics Activity: Physics Escape Room Science
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1 Dimensional Kinematics Activity: Physics Escape Room Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with calculating acceleration, speed, distance, and time using kinematic equations. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple choice, Message Decoder, and a Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Constellations of the Zodiac Accordion Booklet
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Constellations of the Zodiac Accordion Booklet

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Constellations: This Constellations of the zodiac accordion booklet is a fun hands on activity for students, and is large enough to display on the classroom wall. Students may research different facts about each of the 12 zodiac constellations and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a drawing book, as students may draw in the constellations on the blank version of the booklet pages. A completed constellations of the zodiac booklet with answers is included. Constellations of the Zodiac Accordion Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the booklet 2. Constellations included: Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each constellation 4. Another version for students to draw the constellation themselves & blank lines 5. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 6. Instructions for completing the Booklet ***** 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
Elements Compounds and Mixtures Accordion Booklet
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Elements Compounds and Mixtures Accordion Booklet

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Elements Compounds and Mixtures Accordion Booklet: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research or show what they have learned by writing a description and listing examples of elements, compounds, and mixtures by writing on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in examples of each element, compound, and mixture. A completed booklet with answers is included. This Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Booklet contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions for the booklet 2. Completed facts for each term: Element, Compound, Homogeneous mixture, Heterogeneous mixture 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each term 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper ***** 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
Scientific Method
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Scientific Method: This scientific method accordion Booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Scientific method accordion booklet can be used in the following ways: 1. For students to demonstrate their knowledge of how the scientific method is used 2. For students to use during scientific experiments 3. As a poster in the classroom for the scientific method This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each picture depicting the scientific method. A completed booklet with answers is included. Scientific Method Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the scientific method booklet 2. Completed facts for each term: Question/ Problem/ Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data/ Results, Conclusion 3. Blank versions for students to write their own information about the experiment being conducted or the scientific method in general 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper ***** 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
Waves
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Waves: This waves word search allows students to actually see the concept behind the words they are attempting to find! The solution to the puzzle is included. Waves Word Search Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Amplitude ♦ Crest ♦ Diffraction ♦ Doppler Effect ♦ High Pitch ♦ Interference ♦ Longitudinal Wave ♦ Low Pitch ♦ Mechanical Wave ♦ Medium ♦ Refraction ♦ Sonic Boom ♦ Surface Wave ♦ Trough ♦ Vibration ♦ Wavelength
Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle
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Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle

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Scientific Method: This scientific method crossword puzzle is a great way for students to have fun while improving their vocabulary skills on the scientific method. Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle Contents: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key 4. Vocabulary Words: ♦ Conclusion ♦ Control Group ♦ Data ♦ Dependent Variable ♦ Experiment ♦ Hypothesis ♦ Independent Variable ♦ Inference ♦ Inquiry ♦ Law ♦ Observation ♦ Prediction ♦ Theory ♦ Variable
Solar System
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Solar System: This solar system crossword puzzle 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 4. Solar System Vocabulary Words: ♦ Asteroid ♦ Asteroid Belt ♦ Astronaut ♦ Comet ♦ Constellation ♦ Earth ♦ Galaxy ♦ Hubble Space Telescope ♦ Jupiter ♦ Mars ♦ Mercury ♦ Meteor ♦ Moon ♦ Neptune ♦ Saturn ♦ Solar System ♦ Space Shuttle ♦ Star ♦ Sun ♦ Universe ♦ Uranus ♦ Venus
Sound and Light Crossword Puzzle
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Sound and Light Crossword Puzzle

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Sound and Light Crossword Puzzle: 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 4. Vocabulary Words: ♦ Compression ♦ Concave Lens ♦ Ear ♦ Echo ♦ Electromagnetic Wave ♦ Mechanical Wave ♦ Medium ♦ Opaque ♦ Prism ♦ Rarefaction ♦ Refraction ♦ Sound Wave ♦ Spectrum ♦ Translucent ♦ Transparent ♦ Vibration
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Solar System: This solar system lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each planet and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each planet A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This solar system lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) Solar System Lapbook Contents: 1. How to Use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Solar System vocabulary with completed facts: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each planet 4. Check out the preview for more details ***** 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