Beth's Creative Classroom
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I have been teaching for 15 years. I have taught Earth Science, Forensics, Anatomy, Biology, and Neurophysiology. I have experience teaching 6th grade and 10th-12th grade. I currently teach Science and Student Leadership at an alternative high school. I also serve as an in-house instructional coach.
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Pulse Oximeter Oxygen Level & Heart Rate Lab
The purpose of this lab is to have students explore oxygen level and heart rate while using a pulse oximeter. Students will experience mindfulness, low-intensity exercise, high-intensity exercise, and a calming activity. They will measure their oxygen level and heart rate after each of those activities. Following the lab, they will reflect on their experience and connect their experience to real-world situations. This lab requires pulse oximeters.
7th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Health
Also included in: Pulse Oximeter Labs
Forensics Tool Mark Lab
This forensics lab helps students explore tool marks in forensics. They will compare tool mark samples they make to a tool mark sample from a crime scene. This lab uses minimal supplies. The resource includes the student lab sheet, teacher notes, and a sample lab data sheet for students who miss the experience.
9th - 12th
Forensics
Mutation Monsters: A Hands-On Introduction to Mutations
This resource has students using play-doh to show mutations occurring as they build playdoh monsters. It includes projectable student directions, a set of development cards, basic projectable notes + student notes sheets on mutations, and an exit ticket.
6th - 9th
Biology, General Science, Science
NGSS
MS-LS3-1
Visualizing Nerve Impulse Concepts Using Dominos: Hands-on Lab Experience
This lab experience has students using dominos in a few different ways to represent concepts about the nerve impulse. Because the nerve impulse can be so abstract, this hands-on learning experience will help students visualize nerve impulse concepts. This lab has students think about the all-or-none response, refractory period, role of myelin, and saltatory conduction. This experience could be used in a high school anatomy, biology, or neurophysiology class.
10th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology
CCSS
RST.9-10.4
, RST.11-12.4
Pulse Oximeter Labs
This bundle includes a lab that has students testing their own oxygen level and heart rate in response to a variety of activities. Then, they design labs to answer the question: can you catch a liar using a pulse oximeter? Both labs require students to use a pulse oximeter.
7th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Health
Bloodflow Through the Heart & Lungs Treasure Map Project
This creative assessment asks students to apply their knowledge of how blood flows through the heart and lungs to a thematic map of their design. Students are asked to represent different structures of the heart as well as oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. They will create a map and corresponding directions. An extension option is included as well as a rubric. Fully editable so you can customize it to fit specifically what you teach.
9th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Health
CCSS
RST.9-10.4
, RST.9-10.5
, RST.11-12.4
+1
UV-Sensitive Bead Inquiry Lab
This activity has students see how well different materials block UV light. Students design their experiment, collect data, and consider how student error could play a role in their results. There are two different versions of this activity: one that has less support which allows students to be more creative with their approach, and one with more supports for students who are just learning experimental design.
6th - 10th
Anatomy, Earth Sciences, General Science
Body System Mini-Unit
This mini-unit has a variety of activities for students to learn about the systems of the body. It is designed for students to get an overview of all of the systems, but does not go into great detail about any one system. The assessment is scenario-based where students have to use evidence to select certain body systems. The goal is that students think about each body system with intention rather than memorize facts about each.
6th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Health
CCSS
RST.9-10.2
, RST.9-10.4
, RST.9-10.5
+3
Experimental Design Unit Plan
This bundle includes 13 experimental design resources. Included as a bonus in bundle is a unit plan that provides sequencing, timing, and suggested instructional strategies for each resource. The unit begins with an inquiry lab, incorporates a mix of individual and group work as they explore experimental design through lots of different practice opportunities, checkpoint assessments, differentiation opportunities, and a final lab assessment where students design their own lab. Estimated unit
8th - 11th
Biology, General Science, Science
Impact of Drugs on the Human Body: A Research & Creative Representation Project
This multi-day project is for students studying health, biology, or anatomy. During this project, students must represent organ function in a creative way and then consider how to represent the impact of drugs on these organs. They create large representations of the body and write captions for their representations. This project involves teacher-provided notes (provided in the resource) as well as student research. The resources are given in a Google Drive folder, which includes all student
9th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Health
Taste Detectives: Taste & Smell Connection Sensory Lab
This engaging lab is designed to help students experience the connection between our taste and smell. It's exploratory in nature in order to guide discussions about the connection. There is a data collection section and analysis section that connect to real-world phenomena. Materials for this lab are simply some sort of flavored candy and an opaque container or bag to store the candy in. This lab could be scaled up or down for different grade levels depending on the complexity of pre-underst
4th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Science
NGSS
4-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-8
Microscope Hair Identification Lab: Forensics
This lab is designed to take two 50-minute class periods. Students use microscopes to try to identify hairs found at a sample crime scene in class. Student answer key, sample data sheet, and teacher key provided. This lab assumes students have some skill with using microscopes, but they do not need to be super skilled for it to work.
9th - 12th
Forensics, General Science
Forensics Cause of Death Discovery Activity + Scenarios
This editable resource includes projectable directions for a discovery activity as students learn about signs of different causes of death such as exsanguination and blunt force trauma. Then, they apply what they learned in the discovery section to 6 scenarios. This resource includes projectable student directions, pieces you need for the discovery activity, scenarios, teacher answer key, and 4 no-prep extension activity ideas. This lesson could last anywhere from 45-90 minutes depending on w
9th - 12th
Forensics
Pulse Oximeter Test: Can You Design a Lab that Catches a Liar?
This lab design activity uses pulse oximeters and design thinking to prompt students to create an experiment to see if they can catch a liar using a pulse oximeter rather than a polygraph machine. Students will write two prototypes and decide how to collect data. A teacher-designed lab is part of the document as well. Students will compare their designs to a teacher-designed lab and critique both. I use this lab when I teach the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in anatomy, but you could
7th - 11th
Anatomy, Basic Principles, General Science
NGSS
HS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Pulse Oximeter Labs
Unreliable vs. Reliable Source Search
The purpose of this document is to help guide students in finding both a reliable and unreliable source that fit a specific research question. Research questions provided in the document are for a science research class, but they could be adapted for any content area. As an editable doc, it will make it easy to change the questions to suit the needs of your students. The document has students fill in a general source information chart and source reliability chart. Then, they reflect at the
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.7.8
, RI.7.9
, RI.9-10.8
+6
The Space Race Documentary: Student Questions
This Space Race Documentary set of questions for students will help students think deeply about the content in the film rather than listing what happens. It addresses the themes of racism in history and today, humans in space, and the debate about funding for space research. There are pre-movie questions to spark thinking, general during movie questions and questions about specific people, and post-movie questions to assess student understanding and prompt discussions.
9th - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Social Studies
CCSS
RH.9-10.2
, RH.9-10.3
, RH.11-12.2
+3
Also included in: The Space Race Documentary Bundle
Experimental Design Practice: Add A Control Group
This practice sheet has 4 sample experiment descriptions. For each description, students add a control group. This could be used as a sub plan, and assessment, or a differentiation activity for students who understand other components of experimental design but struggle with the concept of a control group.
7th - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Science
CCSS
RST.6-8.1
, RST.6-8.2
, RST.9-10.1
+3
Also included in: Experimental Design Unit Plan
105 Community Builder Questions + What to Do With Them
This set of 105 community builder/icebreaker questions range from low to high risk. They are organized into the following categories: Past, Future, Music, TV, Movies, & Books, Food, Travel, Character & Work Ethic, Relationships, Hypotheticals, and Miscellaneous. Included is a Google Slideshow with 9 ways you could use these questions in your classroom. The Slideshow includes student-friendly, projectable directions. If more clarification or prep is needed, it is listed in the speaker not
7th - 12th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Speaking & Listening
Milk Fireworks Inquiry Lab
This Milk Fireworks experiment is written so students can explore variables and experimentation. It includes student directions, analysis questions, and an optional extension activity.
7th - 12th
General Science, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Experimental Design Unit Plan
Ink Chromatography Mini-Unit
A set of 2 labs for students to explore ink chromatography and an assessment where students design their own lab to test a question about chromatography. Teacher notes and tips for each component included. The focus of these activities is to put the cognitive load on students through discovery and inquiry rather than teacher-directed notes. 1. Discovery intro lab with forensics applications 2. Soda tasting lab to represent mixtures + connection to chromatography 3. Student-designed lab assig
8th - 12th
Forensics, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS
RST.6-8.2
, RST.6-8.7
, RST.9-10.2
+3
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching for 15 years. I have taught Earth Science, Forensics, Anatomy, Biology, and Neurophysiology. I have experience teaching 6th grade and 10th-12th grade. I currently teach Science and Student Leadership at an alternative high school. I also serve as an in-house instructional coach.
Teaching style
My teaching style is all about inquiry, real-world connections, and students doing real thinking about content. I do not put a lot of energy into low-level activities where students simply memorize surface-level knowledge. I want students to think deeply about content and how it is relevant to them. As much as possible, I like to have students experience or model phenomena. Additionally, I am trauma-informed in my approach to building a classroom environment and choosing instructional techniques.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Endeavor Academy Teacher of the Year, 2023
Cherry Creek School District Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2023
My own education history
Undergraduate degree in Biology Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master's degree in Trauma-Informed Education from Concordia University
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