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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
Bones PowerPoint: Structure, Composition, and Bone Growth
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Bones PowerPoint: Structure, Composition, and Bone Growth

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Bones PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Bones 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 Bones. There are 13 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles: Bone Composition Bone Structure External Features External Features Continued... How Bones Grow How Bones Grow Continued... Distraction Osteogenesis Internal Features Compact Bone Compact Bone Continued... Function of Osteocytes Spongy Bone Center of Long Bones
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
Cell Organelles Cootie Catchers
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Cell Organelles Cootie Catchers

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Cell Organelles: These cell organelles cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about cell organelles. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. There are 3 different versions, each in color and black and white Cell Organelles Vocabulary: Golgi, Rough ER, Central Vacuole, Chloroplast, Nucleus, Lysosome, Ribosome, Mitochondria 1. Students identify the vocabulary term from the picture 2. Students Identify the vocabulary term from the description 3. Students create their own description for the vocabulary term ***** 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
Cell Transport Task Cards
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Cell Transport Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the different types of cellular transport. This product contains 18 cards with multiple choice questions about cell transport. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 18 cards are also available as open ended questions.
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Cootie Catchers
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Cootie Catchers

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Vertebrates and Invertebrates: These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of vertebrates and invertebrates. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. Vertebrates and Invertebrates Contents: 1. Students identify a mix of vertebrate and invertebrate Animals: ♦ Dolphin, Caterpillar, Lizard, Penguin, Lobster, Wolf, Octopus, Grasshopper 2. Students identify invertebrate animals only: ♦ Snail, Caterpillar, Jellyfish, Worm, Lobster, Spider, Octopus, Grasshopper 3. Students identify vertebrate animals only: ♦ Monkey, Dolphin, Seahorse, Lizard, Penguin, Snake, Wolf, Falcon 4. #1, 2, and 3 where students add their own definitions 5. #1, 2, 3, and 4 in black and white
Joints & Pathology of the Skeletal System PowerPoint & Worksheet
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Joints & Pathology of the Skeletal System PowerPoint & Worksheet

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Joints and Pathology of the Skeletal System PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Joints and Joint 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 joints and pathology of the skeletal system. There is a worksheet attached to this lesson that reinforces the topics covered in the PowerPoint There are 30 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles: ♦ Joint Structure ♦ Cartilaginous Joint ♦ Fibrous Joint ♦ Synovial Joint ♦ Anatomy of the Knee ♦ Types of Synovial Joints ♦ Arm Bones (2 slides with mini quiz) ♦ Plane Joint ♦ Hinge Joint ♦ Pivot Joint ♦ Condyloid Joint ♦ Saddle Joint ♦ Ball and Socket Joint ♦ Guess the type of Synovial Joint (9 slides - mini quiz) ♦ Arthritis ♦ Osteoarthritis ♦ Rheumatoid Arthritis ♦ Ankylosing Spondylitis ♦ Osteoporosis ♦ How Bone Loss Occurs in Osteoporosis This Product is a part of my Anatomy Bundle that includes every other Anatomy product I sell as well.
Photosynthesis Task Cards
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Photosynthesis Task Cards

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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.
DNA Cootie Catchers
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DNA Cootie Catchers

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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.
Human Body Systems Cootie Catchers
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Human Body Systems Cootie Catchers

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Human Body Systems: These human body systems cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different body systems in the human body. Human Body Systems Included: ♦ Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Digestive, Endocrine, Lymphatic These human body system cootie catchers on the human body systems 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 electrial circuits (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
DNA Task Cards
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DNA Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of DNA. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about DNA. 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.
Nervous System Task Cards
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Nervous System Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the nervous system. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the nervous system. 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.
Types of Fossils Task Cards
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Types of Fossils Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the different types of fossils. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about fossils. 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.
Muscles and Muscular System Task Cards
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Muscles and Muscular System Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of muscles and the muscular system. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the muscular system. 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.
Skin Appendages PowerPoint: Glands, Receptors, Nails, & Hair
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Skin Appendages PowerPoint: Glands, Receptors, Nails, & Hair

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Skin Appendages PowerPoint: This PowerPoint on Skin Appendages 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 Skin Appendages. A worksheet is also included that allows students to identify and label each structure. There are 14 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles: ♦ Types of Glands ♦ Sweat Glands ♦ How do Sweat Glands Work? ♦ Cystic Fibrosis ♦ Your Sweat DOES NOT Smell! ♦ Ceruminous Glands ♦ Sebaceous Glands ♦ Nerves (Senstory Receptors) ♦ Meissner's Corpuscles ♦ Pacinian Corpuscles ♦ Ruffini Receptors ♦ Krause End Bulbs ♦ Peripheral Nerve Disorder ♦ Nails ♦ Hair ♦ The Hair Cycle
Evolution Task Cards
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Evolution Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of evolution. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about evolution. 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.
Bones and the Skeletal System Task Cards
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Bones and the Skeletal System Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of bones and the skeletal system. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the skeletal system. 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.
Burns and Skin Pathology PowerPoint
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Burns and Skin Pathology PowerPoint

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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)
Scientific Method
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Scientific Method

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Scientific Method Task Cards: This set of 20 scientific method task cards allow students to review concepts involving the scientific method. These can be laminated to provide multi-year use. These scientific method task cards can also be used in a key chain, as there is circle provided on each card where they can be punctured with a hole puncher. Teacher Answer Keys are provided
Biomes Cootie Catchers
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Biomes Cootie Catchers

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Biomes: These biomes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of biomes on Earth. Biomes Cootie Catchers Contents: ♦ Rainforest, Tundra, Grassland, Desert, Alpine, Savannah, Temperate forest, Taiga These Cootie Catchers contain the following versions: 1. Students identify the biome from the picture (environment) 2. Students identify the biome from the picture (animals) 3. Students identify the biome from the description (definition) 4. A blank cootie catcher for students to create their own questions. 5. All of the above cootie catchers are available in black and white. ***** 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