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

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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

172

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

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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

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Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps

$7.00

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

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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

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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

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Is It Alive?: A Closer Look At Viruses And The Characteristics Of Life

By iExploreScience

Explore the characteristics of life (and whether or not viruses fit the bill) in this NGSS-aligned 5E lesson bundle that engages students ina picture-based card sort to activate prior knowledge about the characteristics of lifefour video stations

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$12.00

$7.00

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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

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CER Evidence For Earth’s Layers - Engaging In Argument HS-ESS1-5

By iExploreScience

Practice identifying claims, evidence, and reasoning (CER) while also reviewing content material related to Earth’s layers and the evidence that supports our understanding of Earth’s structure. Students will explore presented information

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$6.00

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Exploring The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere (HS-ESS2-7)

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In this explore and explain sequence, students participate in a simulation of the evolution of Earth's atmosphere. Students identify cause and effect relationships from the simulation that explain change and stability in Earth's atmosphere over

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

$5.00

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Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonics - Digital and Print Workbook

By iExploreScience

Reinforce student understanding of concepts related to Earth’s structure and plate tectonics with this extensive interactive text. Incorporating reading into science can be easy and engaging, and students can be actively learning and demonstrating

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (1.20 MB)

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Investigating Viruses: Characteristics of Living Things - Distance Learning

By iExploreScience

Explore the characteristics of life (and whether or not viruses fit the bill) in this 5E lesson bundle that engages students ina picture-based card sort to activate prior knowledge about the characteristics of lifefour video stations that utilize

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$12.00

$7.00

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Assessment Bundle - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory - NGSS HS-ESS1-2

By iExploreScience

Evaluate student understanding of the big bang theory and the evidence that supports it with this assessment pack aligned to the NGSS HS-ESS1-2. This bundle includes traditional multiple choice assessment tasks, a C-E-R performance task, a red shift

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

$8.00

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Sampling Rock Strata & The Fossil Record - Ankylosaurus - Distance Compatible

By iExploreScience

In this activity, students will analyze play-doh rock strata to dig into Earth’s geologic timeline and construct a narrative of Earth’s history from evidence. They will build a model to uncover the principle of superposition and then use

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (4.28 MB)

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Weather Maps & Weather Factors - MS-ESS2-5

By iExploreScience

Introduce students to simple weather data and the factors that contribute to weather conditions in an engaging yet simple activity set. In this learning sequence, students first collect weather data and use web resources to understand the factors

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (9.59 MB)

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Earth's Atmosphere and Climate (Then and Now) - Digital and Print Workbook

By iExploreScience

This resource is designed to supplement hands-on and minds-on activities for a unit targeting high school NGSS Performance Expectations related to Earth's atmosphere and climate, climate change, and the coevolution of Earth's systems. This workbook

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (28.76 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)