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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
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
Scientific Method
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Scientific Method: These scientific method skittles labs are a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method. Scientific Method Skittles Lab contents: 1. Skittle Colors Lab: A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles? B. Developing a hypothesis C. Procedure D. Data Tables E. Graphing F. Post-Lab Questions 2. Skittles Mass and Amount Lab A. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of mass and total number of Skittles? B. Developing a hypothesis C. Procedure D. Data and Analysis E. Post-Lab Questions
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
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
Making Predictions Task Cards
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Making Predictions Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with making inferences. A recording sheet and answer key is included. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to make a prediction about what is most likely to happen next. Students are also asked to support their answers with details from the passage.
Lab Equipment Word Search
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Lab Equipment Word Search

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Lab Equipment: This lab equipment 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 Lab Equipment Word Search/ Coloring Book contains the following terms: ♦ Beaker ♦ Bunsen Burner ♦ Crucible ♦ Dropper ♦ Evaporating Dish ♦ Filter Flask ♦ Flask ♦ Graduated Cylinder ♦ Microscope ♦ Mortar and Pestle ♦ Petri Dish ♦ Pipette ♦ Test Tube ♦ Thermometer ♦ Tongs ♦ Wash Bottle Thank you to Glitter Meets Glue Designs who provided the images
Layers of the Earth Lapbook
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Layers of the Earth Lapbook

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Layers of the Earth Lapbook: This lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each layer of the earth and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each layer. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) This layers of the Earth lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each layer: Inner core, Outer core, Lower mantle, Upper mantle, Crust 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each layer of the Earth 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
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
Human Body Systems Crossword Puzzle
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Human Body Systems Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the different human body systems 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: ♦ Cardiovascular ♦ Digestive ♦ Endocrine ♦ Excretory ♦ Integumentary ♦ Lymphatic ♦ Muscular ♦ Nervous ♦ Reproductive ♦ Respiratory ♦ Skeletal
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
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Escape Room
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Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the speed, velocity and acceleration. Full "Letter" sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Graphing Activity
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H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Graphing Activity

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H-R Diagram Graphing Activity: This activity has students completing the following: 1. Graphing stars based from their temperature and brightness. 2. Marking each star on the graph according to their size. 3. Label the Spectral Classes OBAFGKM 4. Identify each group of stars as either White dwarfs, Main sequence stars, Giants, or Supergiants. 5. Post lab critical thinking questions 6. Answer Keys: completed graph and answers to lab questions
Map Skills Escape Room
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Map Skills Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with maps. Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation on how to decode the levels. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Periodic Table Escape Room
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Periodic Table Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the periodic table of the elements. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Equivalent Fractions: Math Escape Room
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Equivalent Fractions: Math Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with equivalent fractions. 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
Endocrine System Crossword Puzzle
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Endocrine System Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the endocrine system 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: ♦ Adrenal Glands ♦ Hormones ♦ Hypothalamus ♦ Ovaries ♦ Pancreas ♦ Parathyroid ♦ Pineal Gland ♦ Pituitary Gland ♦ Testes ♦ Thyroid
Ocean Animals
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Ocean Animals

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Ocean Animals: This ocean animals interactive identification game is not your average PowerPoint! This PowerPoint is a live-working interactive dichotomous key! Each slide has code embedded within it that allows the students to answer yes or no questions about marine animals. The students are to pick an animal they like to begin the "game" or lesson. The students are then presented with questions about marine animals such as: Is the animal a mammal? Is the animal a vertebrate? Is the animal soft bodied? After clicking the correct button, only the animals with the chosen characteristics are left on the screen. Additional questions are asked until the correct animal is chosen. This PowerPoint can be used in many different ways: *Teaching young children about marine animals *Teaching young and older children about animal characteristics *Teaching older children about dichotomous keys Important Note: This interactive works when in SlideShow mode