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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
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
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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
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Fall Math Activities: Fall Math Coordinate Graphing Bundle: This Bundle includes all of my Fall/ Autumn themed Coordinate Graphing activities, which are outlined below: All these lessons sell individually for $5; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $3.95! 1. Halloween Coordinate Graphing: 2. Autumn: Maple Leaf Coordinate Graphing 3. Autumn: Squirrel, Acorn and Maple Leaf Coordinate Graphing
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Polygons: This polygons word search has the pictures of each polygon so that students can actually see the shape they are attempting to find. The Solution to the puzzle is included. Polygons Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Triangle ♦ Square ♦ Pentagon ♦ Hexagon ♦ Heptagon ♦ Octagon ♦ Nonagon ♦ Decagon
Quadrilaterals Word Search
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Quadrilaterals Word Search

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Quadrilaterals: This quadrilaterals word search has the pictures of each quadrilateral so that students can actually see the shape they are attempting to find. The Solution to the puzzle is included. Quadrilaterals Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Isosceles Trapezoid ♦ Kite ♦ Parallelogram ♦ Rectangle ♦ Rhombus ♦ Square ♦ Trapezium ♦ Trapezoid
Volume of Triangular Prisms Cootie Catchers
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Volume of Triangular Prisms Cootie Catchers

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Volume of Triangular Prisms: These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their skills with calculating volume of a triangular prism. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. There are 2 cootie catchers in this product, each one having 8 problems for a total of 16 problems. Each problem has a picture of a Triangular prism with sides of various units. Step-by-Step answers are provided for each problem. *** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: *** ♦ Grades 1-3: Addition Arrays Balancing Equations Coins Estimating Sums Expanded Form Fact Families Greater Than Less Than Long Division Missing Addends Multiplication Word Problems Number Bonds Word Problems Skip Counting Subtraction Telling Time ♦ Grades 3-5: Balancing Equations Capacity Comparing Decimals Decimals Elapsed Time Expanded Form Exponents Fact Families Factors & Multiples Fractions Fractions on a Number Line Greater Than Less Than Greatest Common Factors Least Common Multiple Long Division Mean, Median, Mode, & Range Metric Measurement Mixed Numbers Multiplication Number Patterns Order of Operations Percents Place Value Prime & Composite Numbers Prime Factorization Probability Properties of Mult. Rounding Word Problems ♦ Grades 6-8: Customary Measurements Fractions: Add & Sub, Decimals, & Percents Fractions: Equivalent & Reducing Fractions Greater Than Less Than Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers Integers Operations with Fractions Rational Numbers Ratios Simple Interest ♦ Geometry: 3D Shapes Angle Pair Relationships Area of a Circle & Composite Figures Circumference of a Circle Missing Angles Perimeter Polygons Pythagorean Theorem Quadrilaterals Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms Volume & Surface Area of Cylinders Volume of Cones, Rectangular Prisms, & Triangular Prisms ♦ Algebra: Absolute Value Combining Like Terms Distributive Property Equations Evaluating Expressions Inequalities Linear Equations Polynomials Proportions Quadratic Equations Scientific Notation Simplifying Expressions Slope System of Equations Two Step & Multi Step Equations Writing Expressions
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.
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
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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
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
Eclipses Cootie Catchers
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Eclipses Cootie Catchers

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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. ***** 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
Life Cycle of Stars
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Life Cycle of Stars

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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 ***** 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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Volcanoes Accordion Booklet: is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each type of volcano, lava, and pyroclastic flow, 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 types of volcanoes. (Note: only the three types of volcanoes are available for coloring) A completed volcano booklet with answers is included. This Volcanoes Booklet contains the following: 1. Assembly Instructions for the volcano booklet 2. Completed facts for each of the following vocabulary terms: Shield volcano, Cinder cone volcano, Composite/ Stratovolcano, Aa lava, Pahoehoe lava, Pillow lava, Volcanic Ash, Lapilli, Volcanic bomb, Volcanic block 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each volcano vocabulary term 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
Constellations
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Constellations of the Zodiac Wheel Dial: The reason your sign is your sign is because on your birthday the Sun should rise in your constellation. This was true 2,000 years ago, but not anymore. Because the Earth has wobbled, the Sun now rises in the previous constellation. This constellations wheel dial depicts the Earth revolving around the Sun at each month of the year. Depending where the Earth is, it shows which constellation will be in the sky (2,000 years ago, as astrologers have kept the same date ranges).
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Scientific Method

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Scientific Method: This scientific method fold and learn is a great way for students to learn and organize each step while following and conducting an actual science experiment which follows the scientific method. Scientific Method Fold and Learn Contents: 6 pages: 1. Fold and learn in color 2. Fold and learn in black and white 3. Blank version for students to explain each stage OR use with an actual experiment (example experiment included) 4. Along with an experiment, students describe each stage 5. Answers for an example experiment: How does salt affect the boiling point of water.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Crossword Puzzle
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the electromagnetic spectrum is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Electromagnetic Spectrum ♦ Frequency ♦ Gamma Rays ♦ Infrared Light ♦ Microwaves ♦ Radio Waves ♦ Ultraviolet Light ♦ Visible Light ♦ Wavelength ♦ X Rays
States of Matter Crossword Puzzle
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States of Matter Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the states of matter is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Atom ♦ Chemical Change ♦ Compound ♦ Condensation ♦ Element ♦ Evaporation ♦ Gas ♦ Liquid ♦ Mass ♦ Matter ♦ Melting ♦ Mixture ♦ Molecule ♦ Physical Change ♦ Solid ♦ Volume
Sound and Light Waves Crossword Puzzle
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Sound and Light Waves Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on sound and light waves is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Amplitude ♦ Compression ♦ Crest ♦ Diffraction ♦ Doppler Effect ♦ Electromagnetic Wave ♦ Frequency ♦ Interference ♦ Longitudinal Wave ♦ Mechanical Wave ♦ Medium ♦ Pitch ♦ Rarefaction ♦ Refraction ♦ Surface Wave ♦ Transverse Wave ♦ Trough ♦ Vibration ♦ Wave ♦ Wavelength
Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle
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Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on plate tectonics is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Continental Drift ♦ Convection Current ♦ Convergent ♦ Divergent ♦ Earthquake ♦ Fault ♦ Hot Spot ♦ Pangaea ♦ Seismic Waves ♦ Seismograph ♦ Subduction Zone ♦ Tectonic Plate ♦ Transform
Layers of the Earth Crossword Puzzle
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Layers of the Earth Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the layers of the earth is a fun vocabulary review for students and contains the following: 1. Blank Version without word bank 2. Blank Version with word bank 3. Answer Key Vocabulary Words: ♦ Asthenosphere ♦ Continental Crust ♦ Convection Current ♦ Crust ♦ Inner Core ♦ Lithosphere ♦ Mantle ♦ Oceanic Crust ♦ Outer Core ♦ Seismic Waves ♦ Tectonic Plate