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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
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
Biomes Lapbook
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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
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.
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle

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Water Cycle: This water cycle crossword puzzle is a fun vocabulary review on the water cycle for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key 4. Vocabulary Words: ♦ Aquifer ♦ Atmosphere ♦ Cloud ♦ Condensation ♦ Evaporation ♦ Groundwater ♦ Ocean ♦ Precipitation ♦ Runoff ♦ Sun ♦ Surface Water ♦ Transpiration ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Water Vapor
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
Clouds Poster
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Clouds Poster

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Clouds: This clouds poster allows students to use cotton balls to create their own clouds poster featuring each type of cloud. Instructions are given directing students how to create each cloud. A grading rubric is also provided as well.
Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet
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Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet

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Layers of the Earth Accordion Booklet: 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 booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each layer of the Earth. A completed layers of the Earth booklet with answers is included. This Layers of the Earth Booklet contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions for the layers of the Earth booklet 2. Completed facts for each layer of the Earth: Continental crust, Oceanic crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner core 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each layer of the Earth 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 5. Black and white versions of #1, 2, 3, and 4 ***** 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
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
Continents and Oceans Task Cards
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Continents and Oceans Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to practice their skills with identifying the continents and oceans. In this activity students are to identify each of the seven continents and five oceans as shown within a map of the world. Other questions are included such as: what continent is the largest?
Habitats
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Habitats

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Habitats: This habitats booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each habitat and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed habitat booklet with answers is also included. Habitats Accordion Booklet Contents: 1. Assembly Instructions for the Habitats Booklet 2. Completed Facts about each Habitat: Coral reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave, City/ Urban, Freshwater, Marine 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts about each Habitat 4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 5. Black and white version of #1, 2, 3, & 4 ***** 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
Seasons
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Seasons

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Seasons: These seasons cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the reasons for the seasons. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. Seasons Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Seasons, Solstice, Equinox, Axis, Rotation, Revolve, Orbit, Sun These seasons 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 seasons (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
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Seasons & Eclipses Wheel Dial: This is a seasons interactive notebook activity that has students assemble the Sun, Earth, and Moon system so that they will be able to manipulate their positions for each season and for solar and lunar eclipses. This product includes the following 9 pages: 1. Seasons & Eclipses board (with answers) 2. Seasons & Eclipses board (for students to fill in) 3. Same as #1, but smaller for smaller notebooks 4. Same as #2, but smaller for smaller notebooks 5. Wheel Dial assembly pieces (in color) 6. Wheel Dial assembly pieces (in black and white) 7. Same as #5, but smaller for smaller notebooks 8. Same as #6, but smaller for smaller notebooks 9. Assembly Instructions
Clouds Cootie Catchers
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Clouds Cootie Catchers

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Clouds: These clouds cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of clouds. These cootie catchers contain the following cloud types: ♦ Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Nimbostratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Fog These Clouds 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 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms about Photosynthesis (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
Cloud in a Bottle Experiment
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Cloud in a Bottle Experiment

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Clouds: This cloud in a bottle lab experiment is a fun hands on activity where students will create an actual cloud. This product includes the following: 1. Student page with objectives, introduction, procedure, observations, materials, and post-lab questions. 2. Answer Key to the above page
Plate Tectonics Cootie Catchers
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Plate Tectonics Cootie Catchers

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Plate Tectonics: These plate tectonics and earthquakes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about plate tectonics and earthquakes. Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Convergent boundary, Divergent boundary, Transform boundary, Subduction zone, Fault, Convection current, Hot spot, Tectonic plate And ♦ Earthquake, Seismic wave, Magnitude, Epicenter, Seismologist, Seismograph, Continental drift, Pangaea These plate tectonics and earthquakes cootie catchers come in color & black and white as well as pages for students to add their own definitions. All of this totals 8 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms (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
Rainforest Word Search/ Coloring Book
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Rainforest Word Search/ Coloring Book

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Rainforest: This rainforest animals word search also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Rainforest Animals Included: ♦ Anaconda ♦ Butterfly ♦ Caterpillar ♦ Chameleon ♦ Crocodile ♦ Dragonfly ♦ Frog ♦ Macaw ♦ Monkey ♦ Piranha ♦ Sloth ♦ Toucan
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Volcanoes Cootie Catchers/ Fortune Tellers: These cootie catchers on volcanoes are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of volcanoes and their subsequent features. These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms about volcanoes: ♦ Volcano, Shield volcano, Cinder cone volcano, Composite volcano, Vent, Hot spot, Magma chamber, Caldera And ♦ Lava, Magma, Aa, Pahoehoe, Pillow lava, Pyroclastic flow, Volcanic block, Volcanic ash ***** 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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Science: This is a bundle of all my earth science Accordion Booklets AND Lapbooks for interactive notebooks. Assembly instructions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these booklets sell for $80; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $39.95! 1. This product contains the following 12 accordion notebooks: * 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 2. This product ALSO contains the following 12 Lapbooks: * 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
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This is a bundle of all my Geography Cootie Catchers/ Fortune Tellers. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $42; as a bundle they are 30% off, for $29! There are 24 different topics as outlined below: * Continents * Map Skills * Types of Maps * Oceans * Africa: Central and South * Africa: East * Africa: North * Africa West * Asia: East * Asia: South * Asia: Southeast * Asia: West * Central America * Europe: East * South America * States and Capitals: Midwest * States and Capitals: Northeast * States and Capitals: South and Southwest * States and Capitals: West * U.S. Regions: Midwest * U.S. Regions: Northeast * U.S. Regions: South and Southwest * U.S. Regions West