The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is an amazing story of the future, and not necessarily a bright future. In a world of cloning and toying with humans-Matt can't understand what makes him different. Follow his story as a clone to the great drug lord El Patron. Find out what Matt's ultimate purpose truly is. 102 illustrated and defined vocabulary words from the novel.

129 key vocabulary terms from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. What a great novel to read in Science class, OR in Language Arts class! Follow the determined Callie Vee as she denounces the boundaries defined for girls in 1899 Texas. She wants to be a scientist, seeks out to discover a new species, and reads Darwin's work. A must-read! Each word has a definition AND a picture clue.

A template and easy-grading rubric checklist. Students unleash their creativity and design a superhero based on an organelle! I usually assign the first one and give them a choice for the second. Kids give their superhero a "power" that relates to the function of the organelle.

Students create THREE examples of energy conversions. On the front cover they define Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversion. Two completed examples are included. Illustrate and describe your energy conversion! Rubric included!

Watch Finding Nemo to find examples of different kinds of symbiosis! Great activity for a "movie day."

Use a cube to determine your destiny! Create WANTED! Posters for potential and kinetic energy, Includes the potential or kinetic card sort, the wanted poster templates, a Venn diagram template, directions for other activities. Differentiate by product, quantity, etc.

27 cards to sort into categories-does the picture reprsesent kinetic energy, potential energy, or are both represented?