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Ask Why is an educational resource for teachers to access actual scientific material gathered from research papers and international travel.
As a tenured high school biology educator living in New York I am constantly inspired by the world around me. I "Ask Why" things are the way they are which has driven me to create curriculum for fellow educators to appropriately educate our youth about wildlife, wild places and process in our environment.
I spend my summers collecting passport stamps traveling with teachers to conduct research and build curriculum in regards to various scientific phenomenon. We work closely with State Standards in order to create meaningful lessons and worksheets.
I have taught, volunteered and collaborated with children and science researchers/educators abroad in over 40 countries. These experiences are taken back to the classroom in which curriculum has been built to supply the next generation of global thinkers/citizens.
I currently hold my professional license in the areas of high school Biology and a separate professional license in the area of Special Education. I am also certified in Elementary Education grades 1-6 as well as Special Education grades 1-6.
I hope you are just as inspired as I am with the ASK WHY teaching material. I look forward to hearing about all of your successes in the classroom!
Happy Teaching!
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Reading activity on Selective Breeding Vs Genetic Engineering
Reading activity to help struggling students understand basic biotechnology such as genetic engineering and how it differs from Selective Breeding. This reading activity will engage students in a text evidence based reading comprehension. Reading includes students ability to understand "tradeoffs" with both processes. Suggested teaching strategy: Students work in groups of two and read each paragraph one by one. Ask students to use the FUN strategy where they will, "Find" the answer to the que
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Science
Understanding Diabetes with Answer Key
Diabetes is a disease affecting the insulin producing glands of the pancreas. Students will have a short reading and graph two individuals with explicit instruction. Students will be required to answer questions geared towards diabetes and their diagnosis after creating a double line graph of patient 1 and patient 2. Furthermore, students will analyze a flowchart on feedback mechanisms and the importance of maintaining homeostasis. All answers are included in this package.
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Biology, Science
Human population growth UPDATED W/ANSWER KEY!
Aim: How has the world population influenced the planets resources? Task: Use data to graph growth rates of the world population of humans. Analyze trends of human population. Background information: The human population has been growing rapidly for centuries. What is happening and, most important, what will happen to all of our planet and us if this continues? Population growth and distribution have significant roles to play in the sustainability of the world's vast resources. Not only the num
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Informational Text
Reading Activity on CRISPER with Website & Video Access
Worksheet on CRISPER for students to use in class or as a homework activity. Rigorous questions attached for student engagement. Reading strategies are recommended for this activity. Reading Strategy: F.U.N - Find it, underline it, number it.
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Close Reading, Science
Jigsaw Activity: How Do Some Organisms Produce Identical Offspring?
Students will read the attached information on organisms that reproduce asexually and annotate the text. As each student is learning about each form of asexual reproduction they will complete the graphic organizer(Attached)
Background information:
Asexual reproduction is the process by which an organism produces an identical copy of itself. During asexual reproduction, one cell, called the parent cell, divides into two identical daughter cells. The new organisms, called offspring, are genet
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Biology, Informational Text, Science
Cell Transport Jigsaw Activity With Answer Key
This is a jigsaw activity to introduce students to the process of diffusion, active transport and osmosis. Directions for Educators: Setup #1) Setup students in groups of three. Each student will have five minutes to read and annotate the text to "become an expert on one type of transport". Students will then take another 5 minutes of quiet time to write down their worksheet answers. After they have completed their detailed worksheet summary, students will turn and teach one another about eac
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Biology, Informational Text, Science
CCSS
W.9-10.1c
, SL.9-10.1a
, CCRA.R.1
 +1
Genetic Disorder Case Study Student Activity WITH ANSWER KEY
Students will be given two case studies. One case study will be a the dominant genetic disorder, Huntington’s Disease, the second case study will be the recessive genetic disorder, Cystic Fibrosis. The purpose of this activity is to carry out an investigation to give families the results to genetic testing. Students will work in team as doctors in order to calculate the results to passing on a genetic disease for each family. Activity includes: Designing punnet squares and determining the pos
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Biology, Reading Strategies, Science
Gel Electrophoresis Marine Life Paternity Test
Students will work in pairs to complete a gel electrophoresis activity. The students will look through various sets of DNA and cut at specific locations. Students will then appropratly match the father with its calf. Answer Key Included.
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Environment, Science
Taking Natures Pulse (Human Impact Station Teaching W/Lesson Plan
This is a unique way to intergrade the NEW VISIONS curriculum with current research in science and student critical thinking. In this activity, you will have three stations set up for students to move through as a group and work in order to learn about ways humans have impacted the environment. There is a full detailed lesson plan with this unit and it is tied to the NYS common core / Science standards.
Lesson is considered, "Highly Effective" through Danielson’s Rubric.
Enjoy!
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Environment, Math, Science
Osmosis Visual Activity Scenarios
Students will read each of the scenarios below about osmosis and respond to each question that follows in the space provided.
Students will be asked to read each scenario and draw a visual representation. After drawing their representation of the science reading they will put in their own words what exactly happened in each scenario.
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Biology, Science
Modified Reading Activity on Evolution
This activity introduces students to the ideas of Charles Darwin and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. After a modified reading, students will be asked to create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two naturalists.
The following page includes:
A WiTsi Activity with a rubric. Writing is Thinking with Strategic Inquiry
what is Witsi?
1. A set of strategies to teach basic writing skills that many high schools
students lack.
2. A way to teach these strategies in content.
3. A methodical way to lo
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Close Reading
Content Driven Diffusion Through a Membrane State Lab
Take a deep breath- this powerpoint will easily guide you through the rigor of the diffusion through a membrane lab. Feel free to use the adapted lab packet that correlates with this lab under (NYS Diffusion through a membrane) Enjoy Educators!
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Biology, For All Subjects, Science
Jigsaw Activity: Lemurs of Madagascar
How will the destruction of an ecosystem affect threatened species?
Lesson may take up to 2 classroom periods (40 minute blocks)
NGSS Connection:
HS-LS2-6. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
Key Concept (goals and objectives)
Lemur Jigsaw used to collect information and construct claims based on evidence
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Environment, Science
Creating a Claudogram (Evolution Topic)
Students will create a claudogram using the amino acid sequences given. The answer key will be as follows: # of Amino Acid differences compared to the human Catfish: 10 R.Monkey: 2 Frog: 9 G.White Shark: 14 Zebra:7 Analysis and Conclusion: 1. Student answers vary 3. Rhesus Monkey because this species shares the most number of amino acids with the human species. 4. Great White Shark because this species has the most differences in amino acids when compared to a human species. 5. Molecular evid
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Biology, General Science
Cladogram Powerpoint with Review Questions
** Reminder: Student worksheet can be purchased separately in the store.
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Cladogram Activity Student Handout
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Biology, Environment, Science
Real World Senario: The Scientific Method
Scientific method case study on the effects of pollution on plant growth after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the effects of rooting hormones on the production of new roots of plants.
7th - 12th
Environment, For All Subjects, Other (Science)
Interactive Biology Notebook for Studying/Review.
Biology interactive notebook includes the following: 1. Digital textbook for students. 2. Flashcards for vocabulary. 3. Videos specific to each topic 4. Some interactive animations from external sources. 5. Practice questions from topic. Feel free to email me with any questions.
7th - 11th
Biology, Instructional Technology
The Body System PPT
This powerpoint covers the following;
Levels of Organization
The Circulatory System
The Excretory System
The Respiratory System
Feel free to purchase the body booklets which correlate with each ppt and body system.
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For All Subjects, Science
Life Process Powerpoint
PowerPoint with this activity in my store. Please search: Life Process PPT.
Corresponding Worksheet:
Students will engage with a hands-on activity to match the appropriate definitions each of the 8 the life processes.
Enjoy!
Not Specific
Biology, Informational Text, Science
Jigsaw: Cellular Transport
Students will work in collaborative groups to read about each process of cellular transport (Diffusion, Osmosis and Active Transport) The worksheet is geared to have students visually show the movement of molecules in each of the processes. Students will be asked to explain their reasoning using details from the reading.
Not Specific
Science
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About the store
Experience
Ask Why is an educational resource for teachers to access actual scientific material gathered from research papers and international travel.
As a tenured high school biology educator living in New York I am constantly inspired by the world around me. I "Ask Why" things are the way they are which has driven me to create curriculum for fellow educators to appropriately educate our youth about wildlife, wild places and process in our environment.
I spend my summers collecting passport stamps traveling with teachers to conduct research and build curriculum in regards to various scientific phenomenon. We work closely with State Standards in order to create meaningful lessons and worksheets.
I have taught, volunteered and collaborated with children and science researchers/educators abroad in over 40 countries. These experiences are taken back to the classroom in which curriculum has been built to supply the next generation of global thinkers/citizens.
I currently hold my professional license in the areas of high school Biology and a separate professional license in the area of Special Education. I am also certified in Elementary Education grades 1-6 as well as Special Education grades 1-6.
I hope you are just as inspired as I am with the ASK WHY teaching material. I look forward to hearing about all of your successes in the classroom!
Happy Teaching!
Teaching style
FULL OF ENERGY - Ready to build a curious and responsible generation of global citizens.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2019-2020 Conference Presentation Tour Schedule:
November 2019 for STANYs
April 2020 for NSTA Nationals
Publication: The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
THE SCIENCE TEACHER [October '19 Issue]
Print and digital.
"Conserving Endemic Lemur Species: Students Develop a Plan to Combat Deforestation in Madagascar"
Publication: ProQuest [2014]
"Peer Tutoring as an Academic Intervention"
Multiple research papers published in regards to the living environment and special education fields.
Article recondition for my travels in the Long Island Herald and other local newspapers.
My own education history
Master of Science in Education.
+30 credits beyond a Masters on Environmental Conservation
Additional biographical information
Hobbies include photographing culture and wildlife.
Affiliates:
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO)
New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE)
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