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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
Solar System
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Solar System:This solar system bundle includes all of my solar system products which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $31; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $19.95! 1. Interactive PowerPoints: The Planets, Planet Mythology, & Comets etc. A. The Planets B. Dwarf Planets C. Planet Mythology D. The Planets & the Days of the Week E. Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, & Asteroids 2. The Planets Accordion Interactive Notebook: A. Assembly Instructions for the Solar System/ Planets Booklet B. Completed Facts for each term: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto C. Blank versions for students to write in their own facts: D. Black and white version of #2 & 3 E. A smaller version of #1, 2, 3, & 4 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper 3. Cootie Catchers: A. Moon Phases Cootie Catchers B. Planets Cootie Catchers C. Solar System & Space Cootie Catchers
Sound and Light
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Sound and Light: This is a mini-bundle of my sound energy and light energy cootie catchers. Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included. Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $5.10; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $3.95! Sound and Light Topics and Vocabulary: ♦ Sound Energy Vocabulary: Sound energy, Sound wave, Compression, Rarefaction, Medium, Vibration, Echo, Ear ♦ Light Energy Vocabulary: Spectrum, Refraction, Prism, Concave lens, Convex lens, Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
Life Cycles
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Life Cycles: This fun life cycles bundle includes all of my life cycle lapbooks which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $10.65; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $8.50! 1. Plants Life Cycle 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage: Seed, Germination, Seedling, Plant, Flowers/ Pollination 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each plant life cycle stage 2. Butterfly Life Cycle 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage: Eggs, Caterpillar, Pupa, Emerging Butterfly, Adult Butterfly 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each life cycle stage 3. Frog Life Cycle 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each life cycle stage: Eggs, Tadpole, Tadpole with legs, Froglet, Frog 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each frog life cycle stage
Scientific Method
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Scientific Method: This bundle contains all of my activities on the scientific method. All these lessons sell individually for $24.50; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $14.95! 1. Scientific Method Fold and Learn: A. Fold and learn scientific method cover in color B. Fold and learn scientific method in black and white C. Blank version for students to explain each stage of the scientific method OR use with an actual experiment (example experiment included) D. Along with an experiment, students describe each stage of the scientific method. E. Example experiment: How does salt affect the boiling point of water. 2. Scientific Method Cootie Catchers: Vocabulary: Observation, Question, Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data, Conclusion 3. Task Cards: A. 20 Task Cards (Can be put onto a key chain) B. Student Answer Pages C. Teacher Answer Keys 4. Word Search: Vocabulary: Bar Graph, Classification, Conclusion, Data, Experiment, Hypothesis, Line Graph, Materials, Measure, Observation, Pie Chart, Prediction, Procedure, Question, Research, Variables 5. Scientific Method Skittles Labs: A. 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 B. 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 6. Scientific Method Gummy Bears Lab: A. Question: What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into different solutions: Water, Vinegar, Water & Baking soda, Water & Salt? B. Developing a hypothesis C. Procedure D. Data Tables E. Graphing F. Post-Lab Questions 7. Scientific Method Lapbook AND Accordion Booklet Completed facts for each term: Question/ Problem/ Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data/ Results, Conclusion
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Explorers

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Explorers: This explorers bundle includes all of my Famous World and European Explorers products which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $19; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $14.95! 1. Famous World Explorers: Hernan Cortes, Jacques Cousteau, Daniel Boone, Erik the Red, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay, Neil Armstrong A. Cootie Catchers B. Accordion Notebook C. Lapbook 2. Famous European Explorers: Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, Vasco de Balboa, Leif Erikson A. Cootie Catchers B. Accordion Notebook C. Lapbook
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Government: This American Government Bundle includes all of my Branches of Government, Constitution, and Bill of Rights products which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $21.85; as a bundle they are 30% off, for $14.95! 1. Branches of Government: Executive branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial branch, Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court, President A. Cootie Catchers B. Accordion Notebook C. Lapbook 2. Bill of Rights: A. Cootie Catchers B. Accordion Notebook C. Lapbook 3. Constitution: Preamble, Executive Branch, First Amendment, Bill of Rights, Legislative Branch, Congress, Judicial Branch, Electoral College AND 15th Amendment, President, 13th Amendment, Order of Succession, George Washington, Census, 19th Amendment, Speaker of the House A. Cootie Catchers
Aztec Inca Maya Cootie Catchers Bundle
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Aztec Inca Maya Cootie Catchers Bundle

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Aztec, Inca and Maya Cootie Catcher Bundle: This Bundle includes my cootie catchers for the Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, and the Maya Civilization which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $7.65; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $4.95! 1. Aztec Empire: Aztec Empire, Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan, Montezuma II, Hernan Cortes, Huitzilopochtli, Acamapichtli 2. Inca Empire: Inca Empire, Pachacuti, Inti, Tokapu, Francisco Pizarro, Manco Capac, Viracocha, Atahualpa 3. Maya Civilization: Kukulkan and El Castillo, Codex, Glyphs, Itzamna, Stela, Long Count Calendar, Pedro de Alvarado, Pacal the Great
Energy
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Energy

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Energy Bundle: This Bundle includes all of my products on energy which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $18.50; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $11.95! 1. Cootie Catchers: A. Forms of Energy: Energy, Thermal energy, Nuclear energy, Chemical energy, Radiant energy, Sound/ Acoustic energy, Friction, Electrical energy And Potential energy, Kinetic energy, Elastic energy, Temperature, Heat, Conduction, Convection, Radiation B. Thermal Energy Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat, Energy, Temperature, Insulator, Absolute zero C. Light Energy Spectrum, Refraction, Prism, Concave lens, Convex lens, Transparent, Translucent, Opaque D. Sound Energy Sound energy, Sound wave, Compression, Rarefaction, Medium, Vibration, Echo, Ear 2. Forms of Energy Accordion Notebook: Thermal energy, Nuclear energy, Chemical energy, Radiant energy, Sound/ Acoustic energy, Electrical energy, Potential energy, Kinetic energy 3. Forms of Energy Lapbook: Thermal energy, Nuclear energy, Chemical energy, Radiant energy, Sound/ Acoustic energy, Electrical energy, Potential energy, Kinetic energy
Brain Breaks
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Brain Breaks: This bundle includes all of my Brain Breaks/ Brain Teasers Cootie Catchers as outlined below. Students are able to have fun while keeping their minds at work at the same time! All these lessons sell individually for $4.65; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $3! 1. Word Puzzles Example: Question: DOG THE Answer: The underdog 2. Riddles Example: Question: What goes around the world but stays in a corner? Answer: A stamp 3. Logic Puzzles Example: Question: A man builds a house with all 4 sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What color is the bear? Answer: White: The house is built directly on the North Pole
Christmas
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Christmas

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Christmas Math: This Christmas math Bundle includes all of my Christmas math themed Coordinate Graphing activities, which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $5.85; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $3.8! 1. Gingerbread Math 2. Christmas Tree Math 3. Snowman Math
Age of Exploration Bundle
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Age of Exploration Bundle

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Age of Exploration Bundle: All these lessons sell individually for $68; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $34! Check out the Preview and the List Below for more Details: 1. Columbian Exchange: A. Cootie Catchers * Plants brought from the Old World to the New World: Bananas, Grain (wheat, rice, oats), Coffee Beans, Onion, Oranges, Grapes * Plants brought from the New World to the Old World: Corn, Tomato, Potatoes, Squash, Cacao Beans, Pumpkins * Animals taken from the Old World to the New World: Horse, Pig, Cow * The Countries involved in the Columbian Exchange: Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia * Other vocabulary terms: Columbian Exchange, Small Pox, Turkey, Horse 2. European Explorers: Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, Vasco de Balboa, Leif Erikson 3. Famous Explorers: Marco Polo, Neil Armstrong, Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Hernan Cortes, Jacques Cousteau, Erik the Red, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 4. Jamestown: John Smith, King James I, John Rolfe and Pocahontas, Charter of the Virginia Company, Christopher Newport, Sir Thomas Gates, The House of Burgesses, Chief Powhatan 5. Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Louisiana Purchase, Fort Mandan, Keelboat, Sacagawea, Corps of Discovery 6. Lost Colony of Roanoke: Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, CRO and CROATOAN, North Carolina, Roanoke Colony, Queen Elizabeth I, Anglo Spanish War, John White 7. Louisiana Purchase: Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, French Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XIV of France, Zebulon Pike, Thomas Jefferson 8. Oregon Trail: Oregon trail, Independence rock, Manifest destiny, Wagon trail, Cholera, Oxen, Prairie Schooner, Cheyenne and Pawnee tribes 9. Pilgrims: Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, Samoset, Squanto, William Bradford, William Brewster, Mayflower Compact, Mayflower 10. Westward Expansion: Lewis & Clark, Louisiana purchase, Oregon trail, Manifest destiny, Transcontinental railroad, Homestead act, Boom town, 49er AND Daniel Boone, Wounded Knee, Chief Joseph, Pony express, Sodbusters, Telegraph, Levi Strauss
River Valley Civilizations Cootie Catchers Bundle
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River Valley Civilizations Cootie Catchers Bundle

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River Valley Civilizations Cootie Catcher Bundle: This Bundle includes all of my products on energy which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $10.4; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $7.95! 1. Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamen (King Tut), Sphinx, Hetshepsut, Nile River, Papyrus, Pharaoh, Hieroglyphics, Tomb 2. Ancient China Confucius, Chang & Huang rivers, Silk road, Laozi, Analects, Yin and Yang, Records of the Grand Historian, Terra Cotta Warriors AND Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Six dynasties, Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty AND Five dynasties, Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty, Ming dynasty, Sun Tzu, Empress Wu, Genghis Khan, Puyi 3. Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia, Sargon, Cuneiform, Gilgamesh, Ziggurat, Tigris river, Euphrates river, Fertile Crescent 4. Ancient India: Caste System (Bhramin, Kshatryia, Vaishya, Sudra, Untouchables), Harappa, Sanskrit, Aryans, Mohenjo Daro, Himalayas, Indus river and Ganges river, Rigveda AND Hinduism (Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, Shiva the Destroyer), Ashoka, Mauryan, Gautama Buddha, Chandragupta Maurya, Dharma, Mahavira
Colonial America Cootie Catchers Bundle
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Colonial America Cootie Catchers Bundle

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Colonial America Cootie Catchers Bundle: This Bundle includes all of my products on energy which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $18; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $14! 1. American Revolution: George Washington, Betsy Ross, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Molly Pitcher, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams AND Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Treaty of Paris, First Continental Congress, Boston Massacre, Second Continental Congress 2. 13 Colonies: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia 3. Pilgrims: Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, Samoset, Squanto, William Bradford, William Brewster, Mayflower Compact, Mayflower 4. Jamestown: John Smith, King James I, John Rolfe and Pocahontas, Charter of the Virginia Company, Christopher Newport, Sir Thomas Gates, The House of Burgesses, Chief Powhatan 5. Boston Tea Party: Townshend Act, Sons of Liberty, Boston Tea Party, Samuel Adams, American Revolution, Intolerable Acts, East India Company, Tea Act 6. Lost Colony of Roanoke: Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, CRO and CROATOAN, North Carolina, Roanoke Colony, Queen Elizabeth I, Anglo Spanish War, John White 7. Columbian Exchange
States and Capitals
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States and Capitals

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States and Capitals Cootie Catcher Bundle: This Bundle includes all 50 states which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $6.20; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $4.95! 1. Northeast 2. South and Southwest 3. Midwest 4. Western
Regions of the United States
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Regions of the United States

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Regions of the United States Cootie Catcher Bundle: This Bundle includes all 50 states which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $6.20; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $4.95! 1. Northeast 2. South and Southwest 3. Midwest 4. Western
Inference
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Inference

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Inference: This Inference bundle includes all 5 of my cootie catchers involving inference which is outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $9.75; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $7.80! 1. Setting 2. Making Predictions 3. Character Traits 4. Inference 5. Drawing Conclusions
Greek and Latin Roots Cootie Catchers Bundle
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Greek and Latin Roots Cootie Catchers Bundle

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Greek and Latin Roots: This Bundle includes all 4 of my cootie catchers covering Greek and Latin Roots which is outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $7.80; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $5.95! 1. Science 2. English Language Arts 3. Math 4. Common Roots
Analogies
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Analogies

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Analogies: This analogies bundle includes cootie catchers for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th elementary school grade levels which is outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $5.85; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $4.68! 1. 3rd Grade Analogies 2. 4th Grade Analogies 3. 5th Grade Analogies
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Analogies: This analogies bundle includes cootie catchers for the 6th, 7th, and 8th middle school grade levels which is outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $5.85; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $4.68! 1. 6th Grade Analogies 2. 7th Grade Analogies 3. 8th Grade Analogies
Prefixes and Suffixes Cootie Catchers Bundle
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Prefixes and Suffixes Cootie Catchers Bundle

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Prefixes and Suffixes: This prefixes and suffixes bundle includes cootie catchers for each topic and is a great way for students to have fun while they practice working with prefixes and suffixes. All these cootie catchers sell individually for $3.90; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $3! Each product includes two cootie catchers (a total of 4) with the following content: 1. Students add one of four choices of prefixes/ suffixes to a base word within a sentence. 2. Students fill in the blank in a sentence with the correct word, given four choices. 1. Prefixes 2. Suffixes