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Evidence For The Big Bang Theory BUNDLE - HS-ESS1-2

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Develop student understand of the big bang theory and more specifically, the evidence that supports through this unit storyline bundle that addresses concepts like the red shift of galaxy light, the composition of stars and the universe, and the

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment, Task Cards

$41.75

$30.00

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Evidence for Earth's Structure & Earth's Interior Layers - NGSS HS-ESS2-3

By iExploreScience

Engage students in the discovery of Earth's structure, particularly Earth's layers and convection in the mantle, through these NGSS-aligned exploration tasks that dig into the evidence that supports our current understanding of Earth's interior.

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Lesson

$31.50

$21.00

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Weather & Climate Unit Storyline - 5E Model - NGSS MS-ESS2-5 MS-ESS2-6

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Develop student understanding of weather and climate concepts through this NGSS-aligned three-dimensional storyline. Introduce the investigative phenomenon -- understanding Death Valley and why it’s so hot. (Students can also take it further to

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

$57.00

$35.00

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Exploring Plate Tectonics: Age of Crustal Rocks -- Data Lab (NGSS HS-ESS1-5)

By iExploreScience

Investigate how the ages of Earth’s crustal rocks provides evidence for the theory of plate tectonics in this minds-on data lab. Students will use a key to color oceanic crust by ageanalyze the data to identify patterns and infer that new crust is

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

$4.00

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Evidence For The Big Bang Theory - Digital & Print Workbook - HS-ESS1-2

By iExploreScience

Introduce and reinforce the evidence that supports the big bang theory with this interactive digital/print workbook. Based on the NGSS Evidence Statements themselves, this interactive text is crafted to assist students in developing and cementing

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Google Apps

$7.00

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Graphing Seismic Waves: Evidence For Earth's Layers

By iExploreScience

How do we know the Earth has layers? Discover the Earth has layers by analyzing seismic data to develop an understanding of the evidence that supports our knowledge of Earth’s interior in this graphing activity.Learning Targets:Students will be able

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$4.75

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Earth's Formation & Early Earth History Activity Bundle HS-ESS1-6

By iExploreScience

Launch student learning into Earth’s ancient history with this activity bundle. In this resource collection, student investigations begin four billion years ago with the formation of the Solar System and a planet that looks wildly unlike the place

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

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$20.00

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The Water Cycle - 5E & NGSS MS-ESS2-4 & MS-LS2-1

By iExploreScience

Develop student understanding of the water cycle and Earth’s water resources through an engaging, student-driven storyline that aligns to the NGSS and incorporates three-dimensional exploration and discovery! This Bundle Includes: 1 Water Resources

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Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Activities, Laboratory

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Biomes -- 5E Unit Plan (NGSS MS-LS2-1)

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This complete 5E instructional sequence introduces Earth’s biomes and uses these as a vehicle through which to teach biotic and abiotic factors and address the Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2-1. It is the first unit in my NGSS-aligned Middle

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6

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$8.00

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Human Impacts In Earth's Biomes - Science Text (NGSS MS-LS2.A)

By iExploreScience

This text set reviews Earth's biomes (both biotic and abiotic factors within the biomes), incorporates data analysis, and extends student learning by addressing human impacts in these areas. Links to additional resources are included. This is now a

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.2

$4.00

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Project Based Learning: Renewable Energy Poster Project (Google Slides)

By iExploreScience

In this activity, students will be researching a renewable energy source. Their job is to understand what the technology is, how it works, and how it transfers one form of energy (for example, light energy from the sun) into another form of energy

Subjects:

Science, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$4.50

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Exploring Light Spectra - Spectroscope Lab (HS-ESS1-3, HS-PS1-1)

By iExploreScience

Launch a storyline into stars, the universe, and matter and energy in space by investigating the sun's spectrum and exploring what we can learn about our star by understanding it. This bundle includes three activities to guide students through an

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

$4.75

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Ancient Evidence - Earth's Formation & Early History Timeline - HS-ESS1-6

By iExploreScience

Engage students in an interactive, digital learning activity in which they construct a timeline of Earth’s formation and early history supported by evidence (HS-ESS1-6). In this minds-on task, students analyze evidence obtained from Earth's ancient

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

$7.00

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Ocean Currents & Climate - Temperature, Salinity & Ocean Circulation MS-ESS2-6

By iExploreScience

Explore the relationships between water temperature and convection currents, and in a second lab, salinity and convection currents through two hands-on activities. The lab analysis sheets provide an opportunity for students to begin making sense of

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

$5.00

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Exploring Plate Tectonics: Landforms & Surface Features - Distance Learning

By iExploreScience

Investigate the locations of Earth’s continental and ocean floor features to provide evidence for the role of plate tectonics as a constructive force, shaping Earth’s surface. In this activity, students will visit several web resources to plot the

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Webquests

$6.00

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Formation Of The Moon & Earth’s Early History HS-ESS1-6

By iExploreScience

Discover how the Moon formed in Earth’s early history through a data analysis and argumentation activity. Students will analyze two sets of data to draw conclusions about how Earth's moon formed. First, they explore isotopic ratios to discover that

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (3.31 MB)

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Coevolution and A History of Earth's Systems (HS-ESS2-7)

By iExploreScience

In this explore and explain sequence, students explore events in Earth's history and develop a scale model to represent these events. They identify potential cause and effect relationships between events and conduct research to obtain empirical

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

$4.75

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Evidence For Plate Tectonics Bundle - HS-ESS1-5 - Rocks & Surface Features

By iExploreScience

Guide student discovery of plate tectonic theory and the evidence that supports it to explain the patterns we observe in crustal rocks. Explore evidence from continental and oceanic surface features and the age of crustal rocks to support the theory

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

$20.00

$12.00

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Ecosystems & Biomes Project Based Learning + Text - Biome In A Box NGSS LS.2A

By iExploreScience

Wrap up learning about biomes and ecosystems with this engaging project-based learning assessment that incorporates environmental interactions, biotic and abiotic factors, resource availability, and interactions in ecosystems. Students are tasked

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, Research, Projects

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.6

$10.00

$6.00

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Evidence for Big Bang Theory - Review Stations - HS-ESS1-2 Print + Digital

By iExploreScience

Develop, reinforce, and review understanding of the big bang theory and the evidence that supports it with these station activities - six student tasks in all. Review concepts like key vocabulary, the organization of the universe, the red shift of

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.29 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

thirteen years in education :: private and public school experience :: urban classrooms

MY TEACHING STYLE

hands-on :: student-centered :: aligned to national standards :: Next Generation Science Standards :: BSCS 5E Model :: student ownership of their learning :: authentic learning tasks

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

NSTA Shell Science Lab District Winner (2015 and 2016) :: PSTA William B. McIlwaine Science Teaching Award (2014) :: NSTA Maitland P. Simmons Award for New Teachers (2014) :: Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Honor Society (2011) :: Allegheny College Harold Huntley Haine Prize in History (2010) :: Allegheny College Alden Scholar (2006-2009) :: Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society (2009), Allegheny College Outstanding Junior History Major (2009) :: Lambda Sigma Honor Society

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master of Education in Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (2010-2012) :: Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Environmental Education, Allegheny College (2010) :: "Preserving Coastal Diversity: Sea Turtles and Bay Resources" The School for Field Studies: Center for Coastal Studies

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association (2014 - Present) :: National Science Teachers Association (2013 - Present)