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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
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
Microscope Parts Word Search
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Microscope Parts Word Search

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This word search on the parts of a microscope includes the following vocabulary terms. The solution to the puzzle is included. ♦ Ocular Lens ♦ Objective Lens ♦ Stage ♦ Condenser ♦ Iris Diaphragm ♦ Illuminator ♦ Head ♦ Frame ♦ Coarse Focus ♦ Fine Focus ♦ Base
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Word Search
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Word Search

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This word search on the different types of vertebrates and invertebrates also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: Vertebrates: ♦ Dolphin ♦ Wolf ♦ Frog ♦ Snake ♦ Fish ♦ Bird Invertebrates: ♦ Ladybug ♦ Octopus ♦ Earthworm ♦ Lobster ♦ Jellyfish ♦ Snail
Layers of the Earth Task Cards
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Layers of the Earth Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the layers of the Earth. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about each of the layers of the Earth. 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.
States of Matter Word Search
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States of Matter Word Search

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This word search on the states of matter also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Solid ♦ Liquid ♦ Gas ♦ Plasma ♦ Freezing ♦ Melting ♦ Evaporation ♦ Condensation
Food Webs Escape Room
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Food Webs Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to improve their knowledge and skills with interpreting food webs. 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
Sound and Light Waves Escape Room
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Sound and Light Waves Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of sound and light waves. 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
Reptiles and Amphibians
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Reptiles and Amphibians

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Reptiles and Amphibians Interactive Identification Game: This is not your average PowerPoint! This PowerPoint is a live-working interactive dichotomous key! Each slide has code embedded within it that allows the students to answer yes or no questions about reptiles and amphibians. The students are to pick an animal they like to begin the "game" or lesson. The students are then presented with questions about the animals such as: Is the animal a reptile or amphibian? Does the animal need to live in moist habitats? Does the animal have teeth? etc. After clicking the correct button, only the animals with the chosen characteristics are left on the screen. Additional questions are asked until the correct animal is chosen. This PowerPoint can be used in many different ways: *Teaching young children about reptiles and amphibians *Teaching young and older children about animal characteristics *Teaching older children about dichotomous keys Important Note: This interactive works when in SlideShow mode
Element, Compound, and Mixture - Printable Interactive Flash Cards & PowerPoint
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Element, Compound, and Mixture - Printable Interactive Flash Cards & PowerPoint

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Element, Compound and Mixture Flash Cards & PowerPoint: These cards fold in half so that students can write their responses on the front, and the back has the reason why explained using a picture. These can also be used just by holding them up to an entire class as well. These flash cards are also formatted for a PowerPoint Presentation if you wish to use it for an entire class (see Preview). So, there are two different files attached to this product: 1. Flash cards of Element Compound or Mixture 2. Same thing except in PowerPoint format Students often have trouble identifying substances as an element compound or mixture. These printable interactive flash cards should help. The following elements, compounds, and mixtures are included in these flashcards: Oxygen Carbon dioxide Sugar water Chocolate chip cookie Iron Iced Tea Rust Orange Juice Granite Water Pure Gold 14-karat gold Carbon Air Helium Salad
Properties of Water Cootie Catchers
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Properties of Water Cootie Catchers

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These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the properties of water. Terms Included: ♦ Covalent Bond, Hydrogen Bond, Cohesion, Adhesion, Capillary Action, Surface Tension, Polarity, Buoyancy, Specific Heat, Solubility, Solvent, Density, Melting Point, Boiling Point, Freezing Point, Hydrology These cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions.
Properties of Water Task Cards
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Properties of Water Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to improve their skills and knowledge of the properties of water. This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the properties of water. 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.
Space and the Solar System Word Wall Cards
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Space and the Solar System Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of space and the solar system. This product contains 28 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Asteroid ♦ Asteroid Belt ♦ Astronaut ♦ Black Hole ♦ Comet ♦ Constellation ♦ Crater ♦ Galaxy ♦ Interstellar Cloud ♦ Kuiper Belt ♦ Meteor ♦ Meteorite ♦ Meteoroid ♦ Moon ♦ Oort Cloud ♦ Satellite ♦ Solar System ♦ Star ♦ Supernova ♦ Telescope ♦ Mercury ♦ Venus ♦ Earth ♦ Mars ♦ Jupiter ♦ Saturn ♦ Uranus ♦ Neptune
Types of Fossils Word Wall Cards
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Types of Fossils Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of fossils. This product contains 8 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Fossils ♦ Body Fossils ♦ Trace Fossils ♦ Mold Fossils ♦ Cast Fossils ♦ Fossil Resin ♦ Fossil Record ♦ Paleontologist
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Word Wall Cards
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of natural resources. This product contains 12 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Biomass ♦ Coal Power ♦ Fossil Fuels ♦ Geothermal Energy ♦ Hydropower ♦ Natural Gas ♦ Non-Renewable Resource ♦ Nuclear Energy ♦ Oil ♦ Renewable Resource ♦ Solar Power ♦ Wind Power
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
Animal Adaptations Word Wall Cards
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Animal Adaptations Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of animal adaptations. These can also be used as coloring cards! This product contains 8 cards with definitions and images for each term: ♦ Camouflage ♦ Echolocation ♦ Estivation ♦ Fat Storage ♦ Hibernation ♦ Migration ♦ Mimicry ♦ Physical Defense