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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
Force and Motion Crossword Puzzle
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Force and Motion Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle on force and motion 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: ♦ Acceleration ♦ Energy ♦ Force ♦ Friction ♦ Gravity ♦ Inertia ♦ Kinetic Energy ♦ Mass ♦ Motion ♦ Potential Energy ♦ Rolling Friction ♦ Sliding Friction ♦ Speed ♦ Static Friction ♦ Velocity ♦ Weight
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
The Water Cycle Word Wall Cards
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The Water Cycle Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their vocabulary knowledge of the water cycle. This product contains 12 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Cloud ♦ Condensation ♦ Dew ♦ Evaporation ♦ Frost ♦ Groundwater ♦ Percolation ♦ Precipitation ♦ Runoff ♦ Transpiration ♦ Water ♦ Water Cycle
H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Graphing Activity
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H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Graphing Activity

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H-R Diagram Graphing Activity: This activity has students completing the following: 1. Graphing stars based from their temperature and brightness. 2. Marking each star on the graph according to their size. 3. Label the Spectral Classes OBAFGKM 4. Identify each group of stars as either White dwarfs, Main sequence stars, Giants, or Supergiants. 5. Post lab critical thinking questions 6. Answer Keys: completed graph and answers to lab questions
Number Patterns Task Cards
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Number Patterns Task Cards

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Number Patterns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their math and number skills. An answer key is provided. Students must identify the rule and the next number in a numbered series pattern. Problems involve addition, subtraction, and multiplication. 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
The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search
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The Heart and Circulatory System Word Search

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This word search on the structures of the heart includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Aorta ♦ Inferior Vena Cava ♦ Left Atrium ♦ Left Ventricle ♦ Pulmonary Artery ♦ Pulmonary Veins ♦ Right Atrium ♦ Right Ventricle ♦ Superior Vena Cava
Mole Conversions Escape Room
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Mole Conversions Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with converting between moles, mass, and molecules. 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
Force and Motion Escape Room
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Force and Motion Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of force and motion. 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
Grammar
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Grammar

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This bundle includes all of the escape rooms listed below. Important: All these products sell for $65; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $42! Each escape room has 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 ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room Important Note: Each topic utilizes the same types of puzzles Included Topics: ♦ Adjectives ♦ Adverbs ♦ Apostrophes ♦ Appositives ♦ Collective Nouns ♦ Commas ♦ Contractions ♦ Helping Verbs ♦ Parts of Speech ♦ Plural Nouns ♦ Prepositions ♦ Pronoun Antecedent Agreement ♦ Verbs
Life Cycle of Stars Word Search
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Life Cycle of Stars Word Search

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This word search on the life cycle of stars also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Terms for Small/ Medium Size Stars: ♦ Nebula ♦ Sun-Like Star ♦ Red Giant ♦ White Dwarf ♦ Black Dwarf Terms for Massive Sized Stars: ♦ Nebula ♦ Massive Star ♦ Red Supergiant ♦ Supernova ♦ Neutron Star ♦ Black Hole
Plant Adaptations Task Cards
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Plant Adaptations Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of plant adaptations. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the different types of plant adaptations. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available as open ended questions.
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
Muscular System Escape Room - Science: Anatomy
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Muscular 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 muscular 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
Naming Covalent Compounds: Chemistry Escape Room - Science
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Naming Covalent Compounds: Chemistry Escape Room - Science

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their skills with naming covalent compounds. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions and FAQ ♦ 3 Levels to decode: Multiple Choice, Tarsia Puzzle, and Maze ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Prefixes and Suffixes Task Cards
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Prefixes and Suffixes Task Cards

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Suffixes and Prefixes: This bundle includes task cards for both prefixes and suffixes as outlined below: These lessons sell individually for $5.1; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $3.30! These activities has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in each product, and then asked to choose the correct prefix or suffix for a given word in the sentence. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Compare and Contrast Task Cards
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Compare and Contrast Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their comparing and contrasting skills. This activity has students reading 16 text passages (some are informational passages) to each other and then asked to compare and contrast the information within the passage. Students may record their answers on the provided answer sheet. An answer key is also included.
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