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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
Electromagnetic Spectrum Word Search
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Word Search

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This word search on the electromagnetic spectrum includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Electromagnetic Spectrum ♦ Electromagnetic Wave ♦ Gamma Rays ♦ Infrared Light ♦ Microwave ♦ Radio Wave ♦ Ultraviolet Light ♦ Visible Light ♦ X-Ray
Simple and Compound Interest Game: Escape Room Math Activity
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Simple and Compound Interest Game: Escape Room Math Activity

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with simple and compound interest. 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
Ecology Activity: Biology Escape Room - Science
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Ecology Activity: Biology Escape Room - Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge with conceps within ecology. 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
Telling Time
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Telling Time

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minutes and minute. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 4 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Telling Time
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Telling Time

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Telling Time: This telling time maze is a fun way for students to have fun well practicing telling time! Students start the game in the upper left corner and correctly identify the time of each clock in order to advance to the next clock until they reach the finish line! *** 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
Moon Phases
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Moon Phases

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Moon Phases: This Oreo moon phases activity has students learn and have fun using Oreo Cookies! Oreo Moon Phases Activity Contents: 1. Moon Phase identification: Followed by Oreo shaping & placement 2. Oreo's around the Earth: 2 different Sun, Earth, Moon Formats: A. One showing a persons perspective from Earth with viewing angle B. One without the viewing angle 3. Two pages of Answers
Boston Tea Party Cootie Catchers
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Boston Tea Party Cootie Catchers

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Boston Tea Party Cootie Catchers: These cootie catchers/ fortune tellers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the Boston Tea Party within the American Revolution. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms: Townshend Act, Sons of Liberty, Boston Tea Party, Samuel Adams, American Revolution, Intolerable Acts, East India Company, Tea Act 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 4 usable 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: ***** United States History: ♦ 13 Colonies ♦ American Heroes ♦ American Revolution ♦ American Symbols ♦ Benjamin Franklin ♦ Bill of Rights ♦ Black History Month ♦ Boston Tea Party ♦ Branches of Government ♦ Christopher Columbus ♦ Civil Rights ♦ Civil War ♦ Cold War ♦ Columbian Exchange ♦ Constitution ♦ Declaration of Independence ♦ Dust Bowl ♦ Economics ♦ First Thanksgiving ♦ French and Indian War ♦ Gilded Age ♦ Great Depression ♦ Immigration ♦ Industrial Revolution ♦ Inventors ♦ Jamestown ♦ Lewis and Clark ♦ Lost Colony of Roanoke ♦ Louisiana Purchase ♦ Loyalists or Patriots ♦ Martin Luther King ♦ Native Americans ♦ Oregon Trail ♦ Pilgrims ♦ Progressive Era ♦ Reconstruction ♦ Spanish American War ♦ Texas Revolution ♦ Underground Railroad ♦ War of 1812 ♦ Westward Expansion ♦ World War I ♦ World War II World History: ♦ Absolute Monarchs ♦ European Explorers ♦ Famous Explorers ♦ French Revolution ♦ Holocaust ♦ Middle Ages ♦ Renaissance ♦ Crusades ♦ Titanic ♦ World War I ♦ World War II Ancient History: ♦ China ♦ Egypt ♦ Greece ♦ India ♦ Rome ♦ Incas ♦ Aztecs ♦ Maya's ♦ Mesopotamia ♦ Vikings
Respiratory System Lapbook
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Respiratory System Lapbook

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This lapbook on the organs of the respiratory system is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each organ and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed lapbook with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) Contents: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each term: Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Lungs, Alveoli, Diaphragm, Paranasal Sinuses, Cilia 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts
Multi Step Word Problems Task Cards
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Multi Step Word Problems Task Cards

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Multi Step Word Problems: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their skills with arithmetic and reading comprehension. There are 16 word problems where students must either multiply, divide, add, subtract, or do a combination of either. Step-by-Step answers are included for each problem on an answer sheet. Do a search for my other Math Task Cards: ♦ Ages 6-9: 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 ♦ Ages 9-11: 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 ♦ Ages 11-14: 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
Area and Circumference of a Circle
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Area and Circumference of a Circle

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with area and circumference of a circle. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Message Decoder, and Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
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
3rd to 5th Grade Math Escape Room Bundle
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3rd to 5th Grade Math Escape Room Bundle

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This bundle includes all of the math escape rooms listed below. Important: All these products sell for $170; as a bundle they are 55% off, for $76! Each escape room has the following contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Maze Decoder, Tarsia Puzzle, and Message Decoder ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room Important Update: 3-14-18 I have corrected a mistake in the adding and subtracting mixed numbers escape room. If already purchased, please re-download when you can. Important Note: Each topic utilizes the same types of puzzles Included Topics: ♦ Capacity ♦ Balancing Equations ♦ Decimals: Adding and Subtracting ♦ Decimal Place Value ♦ Decimals: Multiplying and Dividing ♦ Elapsed Time ♦ Expanded Form ♦ Exponents ♦ Fact Families ♦ Factors and Multiples ♦ Fractions: Dividing by Whole Numbers ♦ Fractions: Multiplying and Dividing ♦ Fractions: Multiplying by Whole Numbers ♦ Fractions Word Problems ♦ Greatest Common Factor ♦ Least Common Multiple ♦ Long Division: Grade 4 ♦ Long Division: Grade 5 ♦ Mean, Median, Mode, Range ♦ Metric Measurement ♦ Mixed Numbers: Adding and Subtracting ♦ Multi-Digit Multiplication ♦ Multiplication Word Problems ♦ Multi-Step Word Problems ♦ Number Patterns ♦ Order of Operations ♦ Percents ♦ Place Value ♦ Prime Factorization ♦ Probability ♦ Roman Numerals ♦ Simplifying Fractions ♦ Two-Digit Multiplication ♦ Two-Step Word Problems
Newton's Laws of Motion
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Newton's Laws of Motion

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These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about Newton's Laws of Motion This activity has students reading real life examples to each other to try to figure out which law of motion it applies to. Example: Pushing a child on swing is easier than pushing an adult on a swing - 2nd Law of Motion
Reasons for the Seasons Escape Room
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Reasons for the Seasons Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the reasons for the seasons. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. 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
Human Evolution PowerPoint
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Human Evolution PowerPoint

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This PowerPoint on The Theory of Human Evolution is geared to any Middle or High School Science or Biology class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is to summarize the important information and concepts about human evolution including: A. The main idea of human evolution with explanations & video B. The theories for bipedalism and intelligence C. Transitional Species including: Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erecus, Neanderthals, and the little people of Flores On average this presentation should run approximately 1-2 days (depending on the amount of note-taking) of class time and is meant to either introduce or reinforce concepts. There are 35 slides (excluding the title slide) on this PowerPoint which contain the following titles: Did Humans Evolve from Monkeys? Answer (3 slides) Human Evolution Video Human vs. Chimp DNA Sequences Vestigial Structures Vestigial Structures in Humans (8 slides: see below: (Wisdom Teeth) (Third Eyelid) (Tail Bone) - 2 slides (Darwin's Point) (Human Yolk Sac) (Plantaris Muscle) (Appendix) (Extra Ear Muscles) (Tail Bone: Coccyx) Homologous Structures Homology: From Jaws to Ears (2 slides) The Theory for Bipedalism Migration of Humans How do we Know the Human Race Began in Africa? The Theory for Human Intelligence (2 slides) Transitional Species (Transitional title slide) Human Phylogenic Tree Pictures/ Illustrations (2 slides) Ardipithecus Ramidus (2 slides) Australopithecus Afarensis (2 slides) Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo Neanderthalensis - Neandertals The Little People of Flores
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
Digestive System: Escape Room - Science: Anatomy
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Digestive System: Escape Room - Science: Anatomy

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge with the digestive system. 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
The Middle Ages Crossword Puzzle
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The Middle Ages Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on the Middle Ages is a great 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: ♦ Accolade ♦ Black Death ♦ Charlemagne ♦ Chivalry ♦ Crusades ♦ Feudalism ♦ Friar ♦ Guild ♦ Knight ♦ Magna Carta ♦ Minstrel ♦ Monk ♦ Peasant ♦ Serf ♦ Squire ♦ Vassal