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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
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Task Cards
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Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of speed, velocity and acceleration. This product contains 24 cards; half of the questions has students identifying different scenarios as either being an example of speed, velocity or acceleration. The other half of the questions are word problems that has students calculate speed, velocity or acceleration. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Escape Room
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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Escape Room

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These breakout escape rooms are a fun way for students to review photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Important Note: This product contains two separate escape rooms: one for photosynthesis and one for cellular respiration (not one together). Each escape room have the following 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 These lessons sell individually for $10; as a bundle they are 30% off, for $7!
Black History Month Word Search
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Black History Month Word Search

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Black History Month: This black history month word search celebrates the African American heroes throughout history. The solution to the puzzle is included. This Word Search contains the following people: ♦ Booker T. Washington ♦ Coretta Scott King ♦ Dorothy Height ♦ Elijah McCoy ♦ Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman ♦ Frederick Douglass ♦ Harriet Tubman ♦ Lewis Latimer ♦ Malcolm X ♦ Marcus Garvey ♦ Martin Luther King Jr. ♦ Mary Seacole ♦ Maya Angelou ♦ Muhammad Ali ♦ Nelson Mandela ♦ Rosa Parks ♦ Ruby Bridges ♦ Sarah E. Goode ♦ Sojourner Truth ♦ Thurgood Marshall Thank you to Teachers Resource Force who provided the images
Plate Tectonics Word Search
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Plate Tectonics Word Search

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This word search on tectonic plates also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Convection ♦ Convergent ♦ Divergent ♦ Earth Layers ♦ Earthquake ♦ Fault ♦ Hot Spot ♦ Ocean Ridge ♦ Pangaea ♦ Seismologist ♦ Tectonic Plates ♦ Transform
Constellations PowerPoint
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Constellations PowerPoint

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Constellations, Stars, Galaxies & Nebula PowerPoint: Stop getting lost looking for stars & constellations! This lesson not only teaches about the stars & constellations, but how to find them too! This PowerPoint on Locating Constellations, Stars, Galaxies and Nebula can be used for any Elementary, Middle, or High School science class/grade. The purpose of this PowerPoint is introduce students to many constellations, galaxies, and nebulae, and to show them how to find them in the sky, and give them information about them as well as their history and mythology. On average this presentation should run approximately 3-5 days (45 minutes of class time per day) depending on the amount of note-taking and explanations and is meant to either introduce or reinforce concepts. Important Note: The length of this PowerPoint can be short or long depending on which slides are being used. This PowerPoint covers most of the main constellations, stars, galaxies, and nebulae, so there should be something for whichever topic is being discussed. Includes 98 Slides
Protein Synthesis Activity: Biology Escape Room (Transcription and Translation)
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Protein Synthesis Activity: Biology Escape Room (Transcription and Translation)

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of protein synthesis. 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
Order of Operations Task Cards
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Order of Operations Task Cards

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Order of Operations: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice interpreting and solving order of operations. There are 26 problems and includes an answer sheet and an answer key. Problem Types: 1. Students interpret and solve the expression of the equation based from written words 2. Students solve the numerical equation. 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
Nonfiction Text Features Word Search
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Nonfiction Text Features Word Search

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This Nonfiction Text Features Word Search is a great way for students to have fun while reviewing the different types of non fiction text features. The solution to the puzzle is included. Idioms Included: ♦ Diagram ♦ Graph ♦ Illustration ♦ Index ♦ Photograph ♦ Sidebar ♦ Subheadings ♦ Subtitle ♦ Table ♦ Table of Contents ♦ Title ♦ Title Page
Weather
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Weather

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Weather: This weather 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. Weather Word Search/ Coloring Book Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Anemometer ♦ Barometer ♦ Condensation ♦ Dew ♦ Evaporation ♦ Hail ♦ Hurricane ♦ Jet Stream ♦ Lightning ♦ Radar ♦ Rain ♦ Rain Gauge ♦ Rainbow ♦ Thermometer ♦ Thunderstorm ♦ Tornado ♦ Warm Front ♦ Weather Map ♦ Wind Thank you to Truthme who provided some images
Digestive System Lapbook
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Digestive System Lapbook

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This lapbook on the organs of the digestive 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: Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Large Intestine (Colon) 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts
Double Digit Addition Without Regrouping Game: Christmas Escape Room Math
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Double Digit Addition Without Regrouping Game: Christmas Escape Room Math

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with double digit addition without regrouping, set in a fun Christmas theme. Physical locks and boxes are not required, but they do make it more fun! 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