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Christmas Chemistry Color by Number - by Valence Electrons
Solve each chemical element for the number of valence electrons indicated by its atomic mass and use that answer to determine the color of each section. For example hydrogen has 1 valence electron so wherever you see "H" use the number color 1 which is yellow.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mutations and Genetic Disorders Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores genetic mutations and genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application and extension to a genetics unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions.
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5th - 10th
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MS-LS3-1
The Disappearing Spoon - A Chemistry Literature Unit
For the past few years after my students finish the AP Chemistry exam early May, I have had my students read "The Disappearing Spoon" by Sam Kean - a book that talks about the elements and the scientists who discovered and created them in a really fun, creative, humanizing way. The book is in five parts, so I have my students participate in five Socratic seminar-style class periods (90 minutes each) with these discussion questions to guide the conversation. I put my desks in a circle, and they c
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9th - 12th
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Reader's Guide
Gail Jarrow has written an engaging account of the search for the source of the typhoid fever outbreak in 1907. This is the reader's guide and supplementary materials that I used with my students while we read this book.
Students were asked to find evidence in the text, use timelines, identify arguments of opposing individuals and define words using context clues. This book will fit easily into any life science class or English Language Arts class. In addition, this product works very easily w
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7th - 10th
Digestive System: Food Poisoning
**Distance and remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great extension to a body systems unit - health issues affecting the body systems. When students apply their understanding, the knowledge becomes deeper and more meaningful. The article is about Food Poisoning, which affects the Digestive System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses question
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5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Is the Earth Flat? 1 Page Sci Literacy Article with Follow Questions
Is the world flat? Ridiculous right? Isn’t this what Christopher Columbus was all about in 1492? Yet still some people are unconvinced. Case in point is the Flat Earth Society which even in the 1970’s boasted a membership of over 3,500 strong. This is a one-page article on this unique perspective with follow up questions. This is just a starter article to initiate the subject and get some debate going.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Martian Classroom Edition Pacing Guide and Comprehension Questions
The Martian (Classroom Edition) is an engaging 369-page novel by Andy Weir that blends realistic science with science-fiction. It is completely faithful to the original novel, with the exception that the salty language in the original has been replaced, making it perfect for reading in class. What happens when an astronaut is accidentally stranded on Mars?What you get in this resource:1. 46-day Pacing Guide: There are 26 chapters in this novel and to keep the reading around 10 minutes per day, I
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Comprehensive Text Analysis and Discussion Guide for "The Disappearing Spoon" by
Overview: Dive deep into the fascinating world of chemistry with our comprehensive text analysis and discussion guide for "The Disappearing Spoon" by Sam Kean. This resource is designed for high school science educators looking to enhance their chemistry and physics lessons by connecting them to the captivating stories and scientific principles presented in the book.Product Highlights:Detailed Chapter Summaries: Each chapter is summarized to highlight key concepts, scientific discoveries, and hi
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8th - 12th
Into the Wild Text Analysis (Environmental Science Connections)
Product Description:Dive deep into Jon Krakauer's captivating narrative "Into the Wild" with this comprehensive text analysis and environmental science connection guide. Designed for high school students, this resource provides a unique interdisciplinary approach, combining literary analysis with key concepts in environmental science. Perfect for English and Science teachers looking to enrich their curriculum and engage students with real-world connections.Setting of the Text: "Into the Wild" ch
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9th - 12th
Science News Article Summary Template
As a high school science teacher, I sign up to receive free copies of Science News Magazine each month (https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/). I wrote this summary sheet for my students to use for article summaries.
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9th - 12th
Trinity: A Reader's Guide
If you are looking for a way to bring reading into the content areas (or science and social studies into reading), Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm is an excellent way to go. This book provides a scientific, historic and critical perspective of the building of the first atomic bomb in graphic form. I teach high school learning support reading, and I used each of these guides with my students. The guides were a little bit challenging, so I would actually
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9th - 12th
Who Stole Einstein's Brain? 1 PAGE Sci Literacy Article with Follow-up Questions
This article tells the bizarre story of how Einstein's brain was stolen for 30 years by the Pathologist at Princeton University Hospital. Its written in very simple understandable terms with follow-up questions. For Dr. Harvey, cremating Einstein's brain was like destroying the Mona Lisa. Yet it was Einstein's wishes to be cremated. FOR SAVINGS LOOK FOR THE LITERACY BUNDLE COMING SOONIn an All-Write Follow-up Sheet, Students are asked what would you do if you were asked to destroy the greatest s
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Structured Venn Diagram Differentiated for Special Needs with guided notes
This is a Structured Venn Diagram that I have created and used with students in my classes. It allows the students to focus directly on the task at hand without spending time processing the Venn Diagram. To further differentiate for student needs, three Venn Diagrams are provided for the number of similarities and differences a student may be capable of noting. The Venn Diagrams can be used for scaffolding as students become more capable in determining similarities and differences.A notes pag
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K - 12th
Environmental Storybooks Activity
As children we are introduced to environmental issues very young. It could be from cartoons, commercials, movies, or books. The students will break up into four groups to discuss the potential impact of four different storybooks, on children, ranging from 4-12 years in age. Each group will follow the steps to complete the environmental storybook activity.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-6
Global Issues - 11 Global Issues We Need to Talk About
Global Issues are important, not only to learn about, but mostly to debate about them and how can we reduce or solve them.In this PowerPoint there are 11 global issues to debate, and with lots of information about each of them. The issues are:Water PollutionOverconsumptionDefrostingDeforestationTechnologyHungerWarTotalitarianismOverpopulationCoralsForest FiresI didn't include Global Warming as an issue because it directly affects most of the issues mentioned above, so we talk about it in almost
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
E=mc2 by David Bodanis Student Reading Guide
Introducing literacy into the content areas is a best practice in today's high school science classroom. This reading guide is designed to be used by students reading E=mc2, A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis. There are over 150 questions written by me, a high school physics teacher, designed to help my physics students understand the author's point of view as we read this book in class next year. Questions are chronological and in short answer format. Answer key
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Grades:
9th - 12th
QQC Assignment
Directions/prompts to help students process an article or multiple articles or stories that are paired with the instructions. I've used this to spark some curiosity in new units in my room and also extend off of material we'd been working on. Use as part of your in class work, outside of class work, or great for a low pressure task while a substitute is there. I liked pairing them with different News ELA articles or other interesting articles I could find on a topic within my students' reading l
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7th - 10th
Silent Spring Literature Study Ecology Environment Biology AP Language Arts
This document is used when I do a literature study on Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" with my advanced middle schoolers during our ecology unit in science, but it could also be used in a language arts class to help support science curriculum. It has been a great way for me to get Common Core ELA into my classroom! I do at times ask students to cite the text in their answers, which is straight from ELA. The document has a series of questions for each chapter and as students read each chapter, the
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8th - 12th
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Environmental Changes [EDITABLE] Slides and Fill-in the Blank Guided Notes
This 3 Google Slides [editable text] lesson on Environmental Changes includes differentiated notes and slide presentation to guide note taking. This resource is intended to be a means to provide information to students.*Reduce to 87% to make it fit a regular science composition notebook. Teacher Presentation:• Lecture/discuss information in slides with students as they complete the notes pages.Student Notes Options (three options)• Printable notes for interactive composition notebooks.• 3 versio
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8th - 11th
AP Biology- Literature Review- DNA Research and Technologies
This assignment advances AP Biology students' writing and speaking skills by having them critically analyze at least 12 scholarly articles related to DNA Research and Technologies through group work. Students will produce a paper, generate handouts, and create a jigsaw discussion to explain their findings to other groups. AP BiologyLiterature Review - DNA Research and TechnologiesDNA technology is a rapidly changing field. New techniques, products, and applications are constantly being developed
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10th - 12th
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HS-LS3-1
, HS-LS1-1
Halloween Word Scramble
Here is a chance to get your inner "ghoul" on with this Halloween Word Scramble. Enjoy this sort of holiday and crack open a Snickers Bar and have some fun. Some of the words are difficult and may haunt you still.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Anticipation Guide - Student Directions and Template
An anticipation guide is a strategy to activate your students’ prior knowledge prior to reading a text. Choose a short reading (no more than three pages) that you want to cover in detail with your students. Determine the main concepts that you want your students to obtain from the article. Try to create T/F/IDK statements that promote critical thinking that require students to interpret and synthesize information. A maximum of five or six statements should be utilized in order to keep studen
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Biology - Non-Infectious diseases - Cystic fibrosis
*price based on TeachersPayTeachers fee*A concise summary of Non-infectious diseases with Cystic fibrosis as a focus example. Great for a class summary or study notes!Some big questions answered are:What is a non-infectious disease? What are some examples? How do you get them? (with examples)There is a focus on Cystic Fibrosis as an example where occurrence, symptoms, cause and treatment are addressed.
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9th - 12th
Defending Jacob - Book Club Assignment and Discussion Questions
Hello! This document helps guide a group of students to participate in a book club for the book Defending Jacob. This book involves the psychological concepts of criminal law, the nature vs. nurture debate, the adolescent brain, and psychological disorders. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The three parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. The third part includes qu
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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