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
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
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
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
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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
Simple Machines: This simple machines accordion booklet 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 a description of each type of simple machine and list some examples on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each simple machine or draw in their own. A completed simple machines booklet with answers is included.
Simple Machines Accordion Booklet Contents:
1. Assembly Instructions for the simple machines booklet
2. Simple Machines Included:
Pulley, Inclined plane, Lever, Wheel and axle, Screw, Wedge
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each simple machine
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
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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
Eclipses: These eclipses cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about eclipses and the different types of eclipses. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
Eclipses Vocabulary:
♦ Solar eclipse, Total solar eclipse, Partial solar eclipse, Umbra, Penumbra, Total lunar eclipse, Partial lunar eclipse, Penumbral lunar eclipse
These eclipses 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 eclipses (with pictures) based from the definition.
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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
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
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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
Moon Phases: This moon phases wheel dial activity allows students to shade in and label each Moon Phase and cycle through each phase using a wheel. This Moon Phases activity is a great addition to any science interactive notebook.
Moon Phases Wheel Dial Contents:
1. Moon phases board for students to shade in and label.
2. Color Wheel with instructions
3. Ink friendly black and white wheel
4. Moon phases Answer board
5. Smaller Moon Phases board (for smaller notebooks) & the wheel in color
6. Smaller Moon Phases board (for smaller notebooks) & the wheel in black and white
Moon Phases: These moon phases cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning the phases of the Moon. Folding Directions (with pictures) are Included.
Moon Phases Cootie Catchers Contents (5 Versions):
1. Identify the Moon Phase from the picture
2. Identify the Moon Phase from the picture (low ink version)
3. Students shade in the Moon Phase to Identify
4. Students Identify the Moon Phase from descriptions
5. Students identify the Moon Phase from descriptions (low ink version)
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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
Solar System: This solar system booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. The students will need to research each planet to discover fun facts about each planet in the Solar System. A completed Solar System/ Planets accordion booklet is also included as an answer key or for a modification for students with special education needs.
This Solar System/ Planets Booklet contains the following:
1. Assembly Instructions for the Solar System/ Planets Booklet
2. Completed Facts about the Solar System/ Planets:
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
3. Blank versions for students to write in facts about the Solar System/ Planets
4. Black and white version of #2 & 3
5. A smaller version of #1, 2, 3, & 4 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
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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
These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of chemical and physical changes.
This product contains 24 cards which have students identify each illustration as either a chemical or physical change. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted.
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the different forms of energy. 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
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with calculating density. Problems include determining volume from cubes, cylinders, and graduated cylinders.
Contents:
♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ
♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple choice, Message Decoder, and a Maze
♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key
♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Measurement Tools: This measurement tools 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.
Measurement Tools Vocabulary Terms:
♦ Balance
♦ Caliper
♦ Clock
♦ Compass
♦ Cup
♦ Graduated Cylinder
♦ Protractor
♦ Right Angle
♦ Ruler
♦ Scale
♦ Spring Scale
♦ Stop Watch
♦ T-Square
♦ Tape Measure
♦ Test Tube
♦ Thermometer
Thank you to Glitter Meets Glue Designs who provided the images
Life Cycle of Stars Accordion Booklet: This booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each star phase and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed life cycle of stars booklet with answers is included.
This Life Cycle of Stars Booklet contains the following:
1. Assembly Instructions for the booklet.
Note: There are two booklets, depending on which star life cycle is being used
2. Completed facts for each of the following phases
Small - Medium Size Stars:
Interstellar cloud, protostar, Small/ medium star, Red giant,
Planetary nebula, White dwarf, Black dwarf
Large - Giant Size Stars:
Interstellar cloud, protostar, Large/ giant star, Red supergiant,
Supernova, Neutron star, Black hole
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each phase
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
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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
Elements Compounds and Mixtures Accordion Booklet: 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 a description and listing examples of elements, compounds, and mixtures by writing on the provided blank lines. This booklet also doubles as a
coloring book, as students may color in examples of each element, compound, and mixture. A completed booklet with answers is included.
This Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Booklet contains the following:
1. Assembly Instructions for the booklet
2. Completed facts for each term:
Element, Compound, Homogeneous mixture, Heterogeneous mixture
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each term
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
***** 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
Solar System: This solar system 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.
Solar System Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary:
♦ Sun
♦ Mercury
♦ Venus
♦ Earth
♦ Mars
♦ Jupiter
♦ Saturn
♦ Uranus
♦ Neptune
♦ Pluto
♦ Meteor
♦ Satellite
♦ Milky Way
♦ Space Shuttle
♦ Asteroid Belt
♦ Space Station
♦ Telescope
♦ Astronaut
♦ Asteroid
♦ Comet
Thank you to Glitter Meets Glue Designs who provided the images
Scientific Method: This scientific method 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.
Scientific Method Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary:
♦ Bar Graph
♦ Classification
♦ Conclusion
♦ Data
♦ Experiment
♦ Hypothesis
♦ Line Graph
♦ Materials
♦ Measure
♦ Observation
♦ Pie Chart
♦ Prediction
♦ Procedure
♦ Question
♦ Research
♦ Variables
Scientific Method: This scientific method accordion Booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks.
Scientific method accordion booklet can be used in the following ways:
1. For students to demonstrate their knowledge of how the scientific method is used
2. For students to use during scientific experiments
3. As a poster in the classroom for the scientific method
This booklet also doubles as a coloring book, as students may color in each picture depicting the scientific method. A completed booklet with answers is included.
Scientific Method Booklet Contents:
1. Assembly Instructions for the scientific method booklet
2. Completed facts for each term:
Question/ Problem/ Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials,
Procedure, Data/ Results, Conclusion
3. Blank versions for students to write their own information about the experiment being conducted or the scientific method in general
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
***** 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
Constellations: This constellations of the zodiac word search has pictures of each constellation of the zodiac so that students can actually see what each constellation looks like. The solution to the puzzle is included.
Constellations of the Zodiac Word Search/ Coloring Book Terms:
♦ Aquarius
♦ Aries
♦ Cancer
♦ Capricorn
♦ Gemini
♦ Leo
♦ Libra
♦ Pisces
♦ Sagittarius
♦ Scorpio
♦ Taurus
♦ Virgo