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Genetic Petri Dish Lab - Middle School Genetics Practice

By Dewey Does It

Teaching genetics can be challenging as students grapple with the difficult vocabulary. This lab seeks to provide understanding of genetic concepts with real-world examples and plenty of practice with tough words. Best used as a stations lab,

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.6

$4.00

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Perfect Puppy Lab - Genetics Practice

By Dewey Does It

At the beginning of any biology unit on genetics, students need to master the concept of inheritance. A great example of inheritance can include dog breeding with many students having some background knowledge of different dog breeds. This lab gives

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Homework

$3.00

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Daylight Hours Across the Globe - Learning the Seasons

By Dewey Does It

Teaching the seasons can be challenging once students have progressed beyond "winter is cold." The seasons are both complex and simple, but definitely some of the complexities can be understood by middle school students. This lab seeks to provide

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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Lunar Holidays - Cultural Astronomy

By Dewey Does It

In the past, time was kept by looking to the skies. As a result, many religious and cultural festivals base their yearly timing on different astronomical cycles. In this case, I chose festivals that use the moon, providing students with a beautiful

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5

$3.00

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Lunar Holidays - Cultural Astronomy

By Dewey Does It

Many religious traditions across the world have used astronomical events to date their important festivals and holidays. This is a lab that combines scientific content with cultural awareness. Students will read about four major religious festivals,

Subjects:

Astronomy, World History, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.4

$4.00

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My Traits and Me - Personal Genetics and Graph

By Dewey Does It

In many biology classes, teachers like to use simple dominant/recessive traits as a starting point for more complicated genetic traits. This simple worksheet provides the documents for a teacher to lead a class through a few of those simple traits

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$2.00

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Truffa Trees - Genetics Practice

By Dewey Does It

A simple activity to help students with difficult vocabulary: homozygous and heterozygous. Students will choose traits for a simple tree, then draw that tree. Tree traits are very simple, so no stress for the artists! Can be used as a filler, extra

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$2.00

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Seasons Greetings - Cultural Astronomy Matching Lab

By Dewey Does It

The Seasons Greetings - Cultural Astronomy activity links two oft-neglected topics in science: astronomy and anthropology. Students will attempt to match the "greetings" of 8 people living across the Earth from past and present cultures. These

Subjects:

Astronomy, World History

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.3

$6.00

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Daylight Hours Across the Globe

By Dewey Does It

There are many aspects of the Earth-Sun-Moon cycle that can be difficult for students to visualize. Included among these are how daylight changes depending on latitude. This activity intends to provide students with actual data from different

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, International Baccalaureate

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities

CCSS:

8.F.B.5

$3.00

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Cliffhanger Stories - Be the Author!

By Dewey Does It

It can be difficult for students to write a whole story from scratch. When I taught language arts intervention, my students loved when I wrote a cliffhanger story that they could finish with their own spin. These stories set a scene with simple

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.00

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Alien World - Creative Writing Prompts

By Dewey Does It

Get ready for some exciting in space! These are creative writing prompts that should help students write short stories. They can be used as class warm-ups, supplemental assignments, or enrichments. These assignments were designed for a 6th grade

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.L.3

$4.00

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Sentence Buffs: Figurative Writing Practice

By Dewey Does It

This is a quick and easy worksheet to help students practice "buffing" their sentences with figurative language. It's a great warm-up lesson during a writing unit or as a practice activity on any given day!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have had the privilege of teaching middle school science for my entire career, starting with 7th and 8th grade and now focusing entirely on 8th grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Beginning my career with the old California State Standards, I initially taught knowledge-based curriculum. Then, working at an IB school and with the NGSS curriculum I began using a more project-based approach. Eventually I combined the two styles together, realizing that students cannot engage with depth-based, open-ended research projects without core knowledge. My assignments involve interdisciplinary themes, combining my personal love of reading and writing with science curriculum. Since my background (and degree) are in history, I try to involve as much cultural information in my science assignments. This helps provide a different perspective while also activating students' prior knowledge.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA History CSU Chico MA History CSU Chico History and Science Credentials CSU Sacramento

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I enjoy creating a small homestead, hiking, baking, cooking, reading, and hanging with my wife and daughter.

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Specialty, Science, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, World History, ESL-EFL-ELL, International Baccalaureate, Holidays/Seasonal