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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
Adding and Subtracting Integers Escape Room
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Adding and Subtracting Integers Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with adding and subtracting positive and negative integers. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 4 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search
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The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search

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This word search on the structures of the heart includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Aorta ♦ Inferior Vena Cava ♦ Left Atrium ♦ Left Ventricle ♦ Pulmonary Artery ♦ Pulmonary Veins ♦ Right Atrium ♦ Right Ventricle ♦ Superior Vena Cava
Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Cylinders: Geometry Escape Room Math
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Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Cylinders: Geometry Escape Room Math

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with volume and surface area of prisms and cylinders. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, and Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Synonyms
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Synonyms

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with synonyms. 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
Atomic Structure Crossword Puzzle
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Atomic Structure Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on atomic structure 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: ♦ Atom ♦ Charge ♦ Electron ♦ Electron Cloud ♦ Element ♦ Ion ♦ Isotope ♦ Mass Number ♦ Matter ♦ Molecule ♦ Neutron ♦ Nucleus ♦ Proton
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
Ancient Rome Word Search
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Ancient Rome Word Search

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Ancient Rome: This Ancient Rome 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 Rome Word Search/ Coloring Book contains the following terms: ♦ Ankh ♦ Arch of Titus ♦ Augustus ♦ Chariot ♦ Colosseum ♦ Constantine ♦ Fasces ♦ Gladiator ♦ Laurel ♦ Marcus Aurelius ♦ Minerva ♦ Mount Vesuvius ♦ Neptune ♦ Scroll ♦ Terracotta Thank you to Glitter Meets Glue Designs who provided the images
Ecosystems Word Search/ Coloring Book
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Ecosystems Word Search/ Coloring Book

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Ecosystems: This ecosystems 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. Ecosystems Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Alpine ♦ Arctic ♦ Beach ♦ Cave ♦ City ♦ Desert ♦ Freshwater ♦ Grassland ♦ Island ♦ Lake ♦ Marine ♦ Pond ♦ Rainforest ♦ Savannah ♦ Temperate Forest ♦ Tundra Thank you to Illumismart, Educlips and Ashley Hughes who provided the images
Cell Structures: Build an Animal Cell
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Cell Structures: Build an Animal Cell

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Cell Structures: This cell structures activity allows students to construct their own animal cell and is a great way for students to have fun while learning about cell organelles! Cell Structures Activity: In this activity, students will cut out the main animal cell organelles and paste them within a cell membrane. Students will then cut and paste the appropriate functions to the names. Finally, students will draw a line connecting the organelle with its function. Cell Structures (Organelles) Vocabulary: Ribosome, Nucleus, Lysosome, Vacuole, Mitochondria, Golgi body, Endoplasmic reticulum This activity contains the following additional structures: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Life Cycle of Stars
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Life Cycle of Stars

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Life Cycle of Stars Cootie Catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the life cycle of stars. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. Vocabulary set 1: Life cycle of Small and Medium Size Stars Interstellar Cloud, Protostar, Low mass small star, Medium mass star, Red giant, Planetary nebula, White dwarf, Black dwarf Vocabulary set 2: Life Cycle of Large and Giant Size Stars Interstellar cloud, Protostar, Large mass star, Giant mass star, Red super giant, Supernova, Neutron star, Black hole ***** Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids ♦ Constellations ♦ Eclipses ♦ Life Cycles of Stars ♦ Moon Phases ♦ Planets ♦ Solar System and Space ♦ Clouds ♦ Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics ♦ Erosion ♦ Fossils ♦ Layers of the Atmosphere ♦ Layers of the Earth ♦ Landforms ♦ Natural Disasters ♦ Natural Resources ♦ Rock Cycle ♦ Rocks and Minerals ♦ Seasons ♦ Soil ♦ Volcanoes ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Weather Life Science: ♦ Animal Adaptations ♦ Biomes ♦ Cell Organelles ♦ Classification and Taxonomy ♦ Ecosystems ♦ Evolution ♦ Food Web ♦ Habitats ♦ Human Body ♦ Life Cycles ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Plants ♦ Six Kingdoms of Life Physical Science: ♦ Atomic Structure ♦ Circuits ♦ Element Compound and Mixture ♦ Force and Motion ♦ Forms of Energy ♦ Light Energy ♦ Magnets ♦ Reflection and Refraction ♦ Scientific Method ♦ Simple Machines ♦ Sound Energy ♦ States of Matter ♦ Thermal Energy ♦ Waves
World War II Crossword Puzzle
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World War II Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on World War II 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: ♦ Adolf Hitler ♦ Allies ♦ Atomic Bomb ♦ Axis Powers ♦ Blitzkrieg ♦ D Day ♦ Douglas MacArthur ♦ Dwight Eisenhower ♦ Franklin Roosevelt ♦ Harry Truman ♦ Hideki Tojo ♦ Joseph Stalin ♦ Kamikaze ♦ Pearl Harbor ♦ Winston Churchill
Naming Ionic Compounds: Chemistry Escape Room - Science
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Naming Ionic Compounds: Chemistry Escape Room - Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with naming ionic compounds. A list of polyatomic ions is included for students. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 4 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, and Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
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Synonyms: These synonyms cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while reinforcing their vocabulary and their skills with synonyms. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 16 in total, and then asked to identify the synonym of a vocabulary word within the sentence. Multiple choice options are given along with the correct answer. ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Absolute Value Cootie Catchers
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Absolute Value Cootie Catchers

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Absolute Value: These absolute value cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while they practice solving problems on absolute value. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. There are 2 cootie catchers in this product, each one having 8 equations for a total of 16 problems. The problems include step by step answers for both possible solutions. *** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: *** ♦ Grades 1-3: Addition Arrays Balancing Equations Coins Estimating Sums Expanded Form Fact Families Greater Than Less Than Long Division Missing Addends Multiplication Word Problems Number Bonds Word Problems Skip Counting Subtraction Telling Time ♦ Grades 3-5: Balancing Equations Capacity Comparing Decimals Decimals Elapsed Time Expanded Form Exponents Fact Families Factors & Multiples Fractions Fractions on a Number Line Greater Than Less Than Greatest Common Factors Least Common Multiple Long Division Mean, Median, Mode, & Range Metric Measurement Mixed Numbers Multiplication Number Patterns Order of Operations Percents Place Value Prime & Composite Numbers Prime Factorization Probability Properties of Mult. Rounding Word Problems ♦ Grades 6-8: Customary Measurements Fractions: Add & Sub, Decimals, & Percents Fractions: Equivalent & Reducing Fractions Greater Than Less Than Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers Integers Operations with Fractions Rational Numbers Ratios Simple Interest ♦ Geometry: 3D Shapes Angle Pair Relationships Area of a Circle & Composite Figures Circumference of a Circle Missing Angles Perimeter Polygons Pythagorean Theorem Quadrilaterals Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms Volume & Surface Area of Cylinders Volume of Cones, Rectangular Prisms, & Triangular Prisms ♦ Algebra: Absolute Value Combining Like Terms Distributive Property Equations Evaluating Expressions Inequalities Linear Equations Polynomials Proportions Quadratic Equations Scientific Notation Simplifying Expressions Slope System of Equations Two Step & Multi Step Equations Writing Expressions
Food Web Cootie Catchers
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Food Web Cootie Catchers

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Food Web: These food web cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about food webs and vocabulary. Food Web Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Food web, Producer, Carnivore, Omnivore, Herbivore, Scavenger, Decomposer, Consumer These food web 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 about the food web (with pictures) based from the definition. ***** Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids ♦ Constellations ♦ Eclipses ♦ Life Cycles of Stars ♦ Moon Phases ♦ Planets ♦ Solar System and Space ♦ Clouds ♦ Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics ♦ Erosion ♦ Fossils ♦ Layers of the Atmosphere ♦ Layers of the Earth ♦ Landforms ♦ Natural Disasters ♦ Natural Resources ♦ Rock Cycle ♦ Rocks and Minerals ♦ Seasons ♦ Soil ♦ Volcanoes ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Weather Life Science: ♦ Animal Adaptations ♦ Biomes ♦ Cell Organelles ♦ Classification and Taxonomy ♦ Ecosystems ♦ Evolution ♦ Food Web ♦ Habitats ♦ Human Body ♦ Life Cycles ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Plants ♦ Six Kingdoms of Life Physical Science: ♦ Atomic Structure ♦ Circuits ♦ Element Compound and Mixture ♦ Force and Motion ♦ Forms of Energy ♦ Light Energy ♦ Magnets ♦ Reflection and Refraction ♦ Scientific Method ♦ Simple Machines ♦ Sound Energy ♦ States of Matter ♦ Thermal Energy ♦ Waves
Long Division
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Long Division

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with long division with remainders. 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
Electromagnetic Spectrum Escape Room
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. 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 ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Prepositional Phrases Task Cards
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Prepositional Phrases Task Cards

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Prepositional Phrases: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their grammar skills. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the prepositional phrase. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.