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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
Layers of the Earth Cootie Catchers
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Layers of the Earth Cootie Catchers

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Layers of the Earth: These cootie catchers about the layers of the Earth are a great way for students to have fun while learning about each layer of the Earth. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. There are 3 different versions, each in color & black and white for a total of 6 usable pages which include the following: 1. Students Identify the vocabulary term from the description 2. Students create their own description for the vocabulary term 3. Students identify the vocabulary term from the picture These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms: ♦ Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Crust, Fault, Tectonic plate ***** 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
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Biomes Lapbook

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Biomes Lapbook: This Biomes lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each biome and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in the picture of each biome. A completed biomes lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) Biomes Lapbook Contents: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the biomes lapbook 2. Biomes included with completed facts: Savannah, Grassland, Temperate forest, Taiga, Tundra, Rainforest, Alpine, Desert 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each biome 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to The Lost Teacher and Educlips who provided the images ***** 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
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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
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
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
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle

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Water Cycle: This water cycle lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each stage of the water cycle and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each stage of the water cycle. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) This water cycle lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each stage: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Transpiration 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each water cycle stage 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to Truthme who provided the images ***** 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
Six Kingdoms of Life Fold and learn
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Six Kingdoms of Life Fold and learn

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Six Kingdoms of Life Fold and Learn: 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 different facts about the six kingdoms of life. This fold and learn also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in the picture of each type of organism. A completed version with answers is included. This Six Kingdoms of Life Fold and Learn fits neatly inside of composition books and contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions 2. Completed facts for each kingdom: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each kingdom
Natural Resources Word Search
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Natural Resources Word Search

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Natural Resources: This natural resources word search allows students to actually see the concept behind the word that they are searching for! Included within this product is a black & white version as well as the solution to the puzzle. Natural Resources Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Coal ♦ Earth ♦ Fossil Fuels ♦ Geothermal Energy ♦ Hydroelectric Dam ♦ Metal ♦ Natural Gas ♦ Nuclear Energy ♦ Oil ♦ Soil ♦ Solar Energy ♦ Sunlight ♦ Timber ♦ Water ♦ Wind Energy
Rock Cycle Lapbook
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Rock Cycle Lapbook

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Rock Cycle Lapbook: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each stage of the rock cycle and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This lapbook also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each stage of the rock cycle. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) This rock cycle lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each stage: Sediment, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rock, Magma, Igneous rock 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each rock cycle stage 4. Check out the preview for more details Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike and The Painted Crow who provided the images ***** 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
Seasons
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Seasons

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Seasons: Reasons for the Seasons PowerPoint: This lesson on the reason for the seasons incorporates easy to understand interactive/ animations, easy to understand analogies, and questions which keep students engaged while learning about the real reasons for the seasons. This lesson contains 39 slides and should run a full class period or two to teach, and contains the following Slide Titles: All slides have pictures and or moving animations explaining the concept ♦ Earth & Sun Size and Distance (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Orbit (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis (3 slides) ♦ Earth Around the Sun (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Tilt and the Seasons (2 slides) ♦ Punching a basketball - Direct light analogy (2 slides) ♦ Light Intensity Animation (2 slides) ♦ Skipping stone and falling stone - Direct light analogy (3 slides) ♦ Direct and Indirect Light Animation (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis and the Seasons (6 slides) ♦ Why the sun is high, medium or low in the sky (4 slides) ♦ Why the Sun never rises or sets on the North/ South Pole (8 slides)
World Geography Escape Room Bundle: Africa, Asia, Europe, Central/ South America
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World Geography Escape Room Bundle: Africa, Asia, Europe, Central/ South America

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This breakout escape room bundle is a fun way for students to review their geography skills by identifying all the countries within Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central/ South America. All these products sell individually for $20; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $13! 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
Continents Cootie Catchers
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Continents Cootie Catchers

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Continents: These continents cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about each of the continents. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. These Cootie Catchers contain the following: 1. Students identify the continent from the picture: Continents, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica 2. Students Identify the continent from the description: 3. Students create their own description for each continent 4. Spanish version of everything above 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 6 usable pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms (with pictures) based from the definition.
Geography: South America Cootie Catchers
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Geography: South America Cootie Catchers

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Geography: South America Cootie Catchers: These cootie catchers/ fortune tellers are a great way for students to have fun while learning the countries of South America. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This product includes the following 14 countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Geography: East Africa Cootie Catchers
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Geography: East Africa Cootie Catchers

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Geography: East Africa Cootie Catchers: These cootie catchers/ fortune tellers are a great way for students to have fun while learning the countries of East Africa. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This product includes the following 14 countries: Burundi Djibouti Eritria Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Water Cycle Accordion Booklet
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Water Cycle Accordion Booklet

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Water Cycle: This water cycle booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each stage of the water cycle and write what they find on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in the different phases of the water cycle. A completed water cycle booklet with answers is included. Water Cycle Accordion Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the water cycle booklet 2. Water Cycle Vocabulary Terms: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Transpiration 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each stage of the water cycle 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper Thank you to TruthMe and The Enlightened Elephant who provided the images ***** 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
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Landforms: This landforms 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. Landforms Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Butte ♦ Canal ♦ Canyon ♦ Cave ♦ Cliff ♦ Delta ♦ Glacier ♦ Gulf ♦ Island ♦ Isthmus ♦ Lake ♦ Mesa ♦ Mountains ♦ Oasis ♦ Peninsula ♦ Plateau ♦ River ♦ Valley ♦ Volcano ♦ Waterfall Thank you to Ashley Hughes 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
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle

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Water Cycle: This water cycle 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. Water Cycle Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Air ♦ Cloud ♦ Condensation ♦ Dew ♦ Evaporation ♦ Frost ♦ Lake ♦ Ocean ♦ Precipitation ♦ Puddle ♦ River ♦ Runoff ♦ Transpiration ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Water Molecule ♦ Water Vapor Thank you to Illumismart, Ashley Hughes, The Enlightened Elephant, and Truthme who provided the images
Rock Cycle Word Search/ Coloring Book
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Rock Cycle Word Search/ Coloring Book

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Rock Cycle: This 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. Rock Cycle Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Igneous Rock ♦ Lava ♦ Metamorphic Rock ♦ Mineral ♦ Sediment ♦ Sedimentary Rock ♦ Sediment Layers ♦ Subduction Zone ♦ Volcanic Fissure ♦ Volcano ♦ Water Erosion ♦ Wind Erosion Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike, Teaching in the Tongass and The Painted Crow who provided the images