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Hello! My name is Jessica. I have eight years of experience teaching Biology, Honors Biology, AP Biology, Honors Anatomy, and Forensic Science. Forensics is my favorite subject!
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UPDATED 2025 AP Biology Full Year Curriculum Review/Learning Guides Bundle!
Full Year of AP Biology review/learning guides for every unit. Aligned to the new 2025 AP Biology Course and Exam Description! Review and learning resources for the whole year - all eight units in the AP Biology Curriculum. This resource is designed to help guide your AP Biology students to learn, study, and review all of the topics in each Unit. Students will know exactly what College Board expects them to learn. Each AP Bio Essential Standard is written out on the left side of the paper, wi
9th - 12th
Biology, Science
HUGE Forensics Science Curriculum Bundle! For High School Students
High School Forensics Curriculum Bundle for the WHOLE YEAR! Includes eleven full forensic units, six projects, hands on labs and activities, review games, review questions and assessments. NGSS Aligned! Teaching Forensic Science with this Bundle is STRESS FREE! Most of these resources are NO PREP and can be student independent. Many labs and activities include digital and hands on options. All assessments and review question sets are self grading on Google Forms. Detailed Teaching Guides and
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
+3
APES /AP Environmental Science FULL YEAR Review & Learning Guides Plus Resources
Review and Learning Guides for full year - all Nine AP Environmental Science Units, aligned to the AP Environmental Science Course and Exam Description! Students will know exactly what College Board expects them to learn. Each Essential Standard is written out on the left side of the paper, with focused, aligned, open ended questions on the right side for students to work through. Most of the questions are open ended, asking students to think critically and put concepts together in meaningful
9th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Science
Forensic Science Crime Scene Basics Unit BUNDLE
Crime Scene Basics BUNDLE! Save on EIGHT resources - all you need to teach your students the basics of Forensic Science. Includes notes, activities, a Unit project, and an assessment! Resources in the Bundle: Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence: Students learn the difference, and discover the unreliability of eyewitness testimonyClass vs. Individual Evidence: A fun, digital (or paper!) activity that teachers students how to identify the difference between Class and Individual forensic evidence E
9th - 12th
Science
'Forensic Files' Video Guide - 30+ Forensic Files Listed by Topic!
Find the perfect Forensic File video episode for your students to watch - one that is related to the topic you are studying! 'Forensic Files' Videos are FREE on the internet (YouTube, Peacock, imdb) - and a fantastic way to show your students Crime Scene Investigators in action! My first year teaching Forensics I spent hours each weekend previewing Forensic Files videos, looking for ones that matched the particular Evidence topic I was teaching that week. I compiled them into a reference list
6th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
Speciation Activity: Students model Mutation, Natural Selection, and Evolution
Students often have trouble with the concepts of Natural Selection and Evolution of a species. Where do new traits come from? Does the environment cause mutations to happen? Or does the mutation come first? How does geographic isolation lead to speciation? This is a fun, easy, low-prep activity that allows students to experience the process of evolution (speciation) due to random mutation and geographic isolation. Students get a solid understanding of where new traits come from and how changes
6th - 12th
Biology, Science
NGSS
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-4
+1
BUNDLE: Forensics Blood Spatter and Blood Evidence Unit- Notes, Activities, Lab
Everything you need to teach your Forensic Science students Blood Evidence! Includes Blood Typing and Blood Spatter Evidence. In this Bundle: Blood Typing Lesson, Lab, and Review - Learn how to determine blood type, and then use evidence to solve a murder! Lab is offered in a hands - on version (simple prep!) and a fully digital version (no prep!)Blood Spatter Notes - NO PREP! Digital and Printable notes that follow a free online Blood Spatter LectureBlood Spatter Analysis Activity - NO PREP
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
Forensics Death Investigation: Time Since Death - Accident or Murder?? No Prep!
Forensic Death Investigation! This resource will teach your students what happens to a body after death, and then give them a chance to practice their skills! Includes everything your students need to determine the time since death of our victim - Zelda Smith. She was found by her boyfriend in what appears to be a tragic accidental death....but maybe not?This is a print-and-go activity! No prep needed, great for a sub! It can be used as a stand alone activity, or part of an Autopsy or Death I
9th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Forensics
NGSS
HS-LS1-2
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
BUNDLE: DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence Forensics Notes, Activity, Project
Everything you need to teach DNA Fingerprinting as Forensic Evidence! NO PREP - Digital and Paper options for distance learning or in class! DNA Evidence teaching slides, notes sheets, DNA Fingerprinting Digital Model activity, and Project! Teaching Slides: Forty one Google Slides! Topics covered: What is DNA?Where can DNA be found at a crime scene?How is DNA Evidence collected and stored?History of DNA EvidenceWhat is the value of DNA as evidence?Limitations of DNA evidence Steps for making a
9th - 12th
Biology, Forensics, Science
NGSS
HS-LS3-1
, HS-LS1-1
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
This is a perfect introduction to basic evidence collection in your Forensic Science class - in a fun, immersive way! Easy, 100% No Prep!Who killed Clara Carter? Students explore four crime scenes in the provided Google Slide deck. They search for clues and items of evidence. Nineteen items total! Once they click on an item of evidence, a new window pops up that explains how the evidence is collected. The Student Sheet asks students to take notes on proper collection methods, and how each piec
9th - 12th
Forensics
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
Forensics Firearms / Ballistics BUNDLE: Notes + Activities + Review + Test
Everything you need to teach Forensic Firearms & Ballistics Evidence! The bundle includes interactive Google Slides, guided notes, sets of review questions, digital activities, a hands-on activity, two case studies and an assessment. Many of the resources can be completed by students independently, no direct instruction required. All parts, except for the hands-on activity, are no-prep and ready to go. Your students will:Become familiar with the workings of handguns, rifles and shotgunsLearn how
9th - 12th
Forensics, General Science
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-PS2-2
Forensics Blood Spatter Analysis Activity | NO PREP!
This blood spatter activity is designed to help your students practice their forensics spatter analysis skills! It can be 100% digital, and easily used for distance learning. Students will… Distinguish between blood dripping from close to the ground, vs high above the groundKnow if a trail of blood came from someone who was running, or walkingDetermine which direction a drop of blood was moving when it hit a surfaceRecognize that long drops hit a surface at a low angle, while drops that are mor
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
Forensic Science Death Investigation BUNDLE - Autopsy, Decay, Bugs and Bones!
Teach your students the Forensic Science of Death Investigation! This comprehensive bundle includes everything you need for the Unit. Interactive Google Slides, Guided Notes, Activities, Review and Assessment. Plus detailed Keys for everything! Included in the resource:Forensics Death Investigation: Notes, Activity and Review - Interactive Google Slides teaches your students about Time Since Death, Manner and Cause of Death, and the job of the Medical Examiner. Includes an activity and Google
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
NGSS
HS-LS1-2
Forensic Science: Teach how to Sketch a Crime Scene
Students will be learning how, and then creating two crime scene sketches. One is provided in the resource as a simple aerial view of a crime scene (see it in the Preview!). The other scene students will create themselves! NO PREP! Download and use right away! This resource is designed to be flexible, able to be used in class, or as a remote learning assignment.Resource includes: Teachers Google Slide set - introduces the activity and provides examples and instructions for how to complete the a
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
Forensic Science of Arson - Fire Investigation! No Prep!
Fun Arson activity for your Forensic Science class. NO PREP! Great to use for a Substitute! Can be printed for the classroom or used for Distance Learning. All your students need is this sheet and the internet! InterFire Online provides free access to their training program for Fire Investigators. Be sure you can access this website! tinyurl.com/yca568rf NOTE - the program runs on Flash Player. HERE is a folder with a transcript and mp3s of each episode, which can be used if Flash is not avai
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
Also included in: Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities
Genetics Vocabulary & Punnett Squares Interactive Google Slides | No Prep Lesson
Students learn genetics vocabulary (traits, hereditary, dominant, recessive) and Punnett Squares with this NO PREP digital resource. Can easily be used for distance learning or in class. Information on Google Slides is interactive with drag and drop activities. Depending on the level of your students, this resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson to teach the basics of Genetics, or a comprehensive reinforcement after an introduction to the concepts. Vocabulary explained:TraitAllelePhenoty
6th - 12th
Biology, Science
NGSS
HS-LS3-3
AP Environmental Science (APES) Complete Review Unit 1: Ecosystems
Review and study resources for APES Unit 1: Ecosystems. Aligned to the AP Environmental Science Course and Exam Description! Works great as an AP Environmental Science Test Review or learning guide for your Ecosystems Unit! Students will know exactly what College Board expects them to learn. Each Essential Standard is written out on the left side of the paper, with focused, aligned, open ended questions on the right side for students to work through. Most of the questions are open ended, aski
11th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
+1
BUNDLE AP Chemistry Full Year Curriculum Review/Learning Guides for Each Unit
UPDATED for the new 2024/2025 Course standards! A full year of AP Chemistry review / learning guides. Aligned exactly to the AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description! Works great as a Test Review or learning guide for your students. Each page was created in collaboration with a veteran AP Chemistry teacher of 30 years!This resource is designed to help guide your AP Chem students to learn, study, and review every topic of all nine units. Students will know exactly what the College Board expects
11th - 12th
Chemistry, Science
Forensics Blood Spatter Lab - Students Learn by Doing!
This Forensics Blood Spatter lab is then designed to let students experiment with the different Low and Medium Velocity blood spatter patterns that can be generated in various crime scene scenarios. We then use what they have learned through experience, and their own pictures, to go into detail about how much information we can learn about a crime though Blood Spatter patterns. The Lab packet itself is digital! The resource includes a link that will prompt students to make a copy of a Google Doc
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Also included in: High School Forensics Curriculum for One Semester (1/2 year)
BUNDLE Forensics Tire Impression Evidence Unit - Notes, Activities, Test!
A comprehensive unit to teach your students about Forensic Tire Impression Evidence. Perfect for distance learning, in class, or a hybrid situation. Students work through interactive Google Slides that teach them The difference between Tire Track evidence and Tire Tread Patterns.How Tire Tread impressions are used as both class and individual evidenceHow Tire Tracks can be used to determine track width, wheelbase, and turning diameter of a carHow all of these can be used as Forensic Evidence!W
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
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About the store
Experience
Hello! My name is Jessica. I have eight years of experience teaching Biology, Honors Biology, AP Biology, Honors Anatomy, and Forensic Science. Forensics is my favorite subject!
Teaching style
My goal is to share my passion for Science with my students! I use activities that are designed to initiate genuine curiosity and student interaction with the content. I also like to get my students up and moving. Many of my lessons include some activity that involves movement or physical action.
Most of my resources leverage Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking. Students in my classes do not just learn Science - they learn skills they can apply to all areas of their lives and education!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year at East Wake Academy Charter School
My own education history
BS in Biology and Master of Arts in Secondary Education.
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