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Invasive Species: Project Based Learning Task MS-LS2-4 MS-LS2-5

By iExploreScience

Explore ecology concepts through the context of invasive species in this engaging project-based learning assessment. Students should already have an understanding of ecosystem structure and ecological relationships, and they should have been

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$6.00

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Ecology Mystery - C-E-R Changes In Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Habitat Loss

By iExploreScience

What happens when something disrupts the ability of a system to meet the needs of the organisms within its bounds? In this activity, students will explore what that “something” might be when presented with the problem of a precipitous decline in the

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.9, WHST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.1a, WHST.6-8.1b, WHST.6-8.1e, WHST.6-8.2f, WHST.6-8.4, WHST.6-8.8, WHST.6-8.9

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Field Notes Food Webs: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers (NGSS MS-LS2-3)

By iExploreScience

In this activity bundle (FOUR activities, including a stations-style task), students obtain information from "field notes" to draw conclusions about the roles of organisms in ecosystems -- producers, consumers, and decomposers. In subsequent

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

$15.00

$10.00

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Impacts of Invasive Species on Ecosystems: CER Assessment Task (NGSS MS-LS2-4)

By iExploreScience

Assess student understanding of changes in ecosystems through this phenomenon-based performance task. Students explore the case of the cane toad in Australia by analyzing real scientific data, drawing conclusions, and then using those conclusions to

Subjects:

Science, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$4.75

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Biotic & Abiotic Changes In Ecosystems - Phenomenon Discussion Cards

By iExploreScience

Engage your students with 16 unique environmental phenomena. This card set can be used to launch a storyline, spark small group or whole class discussion, launch a research project, or even formatively or summatively to assess student understanding.

Subjects:

Science, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Task Cards

$5.00

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Invasive Species Activities - Disruptions In Ecosystems Ecology PBL Bundle

By iExploreScience

Launch your ecosystems unit through the lens of invasive species - engaging students in real-world phenomena and authentic, project-based learning tasks. This bundle is ideal for teachers who want to add relevancy and excitement to their ecology

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$25.50

$17.00

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

By iExploreScience

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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Interactions In Ecosystems Explore Card Sort (NGSS MS-LS2-2)

By iExploreScience

Guide student discovery of interactions in ecosystems - and the patterns in interactions that exist across ecosystems - in this card sort exploration task. In this activity, students read about specific interactions in ecosystems, develop their own

Subjects:

Science, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.10

$4.00

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Population Interactions & Resource Availability - Explore OR Assess MS-LS2-1

By iExploreScience

Engage students in a phenomenon-based lesson OR assessment task that investigates the relationship between snowy owls and lemmings. Using one provided data set and supplementary resources, you can:guide student understanding of biotic factors,

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RST.6-8.7, MP4

$4.75

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Biotic and Abiotic Factors -- 5E Activity Bundle (NGSS MS-LS2-4)

By iExploreScience

This 5E activity pack explores ecology concepts like biological and physical components of ecosystems (aka biotic and abiotic factors), ecological relationships, and changes in ecosystems. Activities touch on NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, and MS-LS2-4.

Subjects:

Science, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.7

$20.00

$10.00

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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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Intro to Ecosystems & Interactions - Exploring Desert Life NGSS MS-LS2-1

By iExploreScience

Students first carry out research on a Mojave Desert organism using linked resources (and any supplemental materials you may add). They use this research to create a "Meet & Greet profile page" and then participate in "classroom conversations"

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

$3.00

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Water & Human Impacts - Water Pollution, Water Cycle, & Aquatic Ecosystems

By iExploreScience

Launch student learning into the water cycle and our impact on Earth’s water resources (like non-point source and microplastic pollution) with this student-driven storyline bundle. Your storyline will unfold differently depending upon the Anchor

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

$87.50

$55.00

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Plants & Pollinators - Human Impacts & Changes In Ecosystems Storyline Bundle

By iExploreScience

Teach ecosystems, the interactions within them, and the consequences of disruptions to their delicate balance by exploring invasive species - specifically, the arrival of "murder hornets" in the U.S. in 2020. This storyline sets students up to dig

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

$45.75

$30.00

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The Rock Files - Rock Cycle & Strata, Fossil Record, Mass Extinction K-Pg Event

By iExploreScience

In The Rock Files, students investigate Earth’s geologic history to understand mass extinction events, particularly the sudden loss of life Earth experience 66 million years ago (that spelled the end of the world of dinosaurs). As they explore the

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment, Lesson

$60.25

$40.00

Bundle

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Pollinator and Honey Bee Population Decline Inquiry Project

By iExploreScience

Explore the threats to pollinator populations that contribute to bee population decline quickly and cohesively with this engaging webquest inquiry that utilizes a jigsaw grouping format. In this lesson, students are divided into groups and assigned

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

$4.75

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Exploring Biotic and Abiotic Factors - MS-LS2-1 - Biomes & Mojave Desert

By iExploreScience

Transform your biotic and abiotic factors within ecosystems lesson into an engaging investigation into a real-world phenomenon -- the Mojave Desert's declining birds of prey populations -- with this 3D learning experience. In this activity, students

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.79 MB)

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Marine Food Webs & Microplastic Pollution Data Analysis

By iExploreScience

Explore how plastic moves through food chains to affect many ocean species (even those least likely to accidentally consume it directly). In this lesson, students:are posed with a request for help analyzing data about the likelihood of plastic

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (6.94 MB)

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Algal Blooms, Eutrophication, & Dead Zones Inquiry Task

By iExploreScience

Understand the science behind algal blooms and how they develop in this data-driven inquiry task. In this activity, students will explore how human activities cause algal blooms, which in turn result in the development of dead zones in bodies of

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (4.88 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)