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Chuck Downing

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San Diego, California, United States
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I have 31 years of experience teaching high school biology, AP Biology, and integrated science. I have eight years of experience teaching General Education Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University.
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Preview of Chemical Detective - A “Who dun it”  Performance Assessment for Chemistry

Chemical Detective - A “Who dun it” Performance Assessment for Chemistry

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Chuck Downing
A “Who dun it” Performance Assessment for Chemistry & Other Chemical Displacement Activities contains four separate activities. Each can be used as a stand-alone task. Alternately, “mixing and matching” the activities is also a viable option. In order of appearance: Chemical Detective This includes: 1) a practice session using displacement reactions to determine contents of solutions and 2) a performance assessment where students provide information for the police to use on suspects in a crimina
Preview of Lab Template: Pictorial Procedure

Lab Template: Pictorial Procedure

Created by
Chuck Downing
A Pre-Lab, In-Lab, Post-Lab Procedure for All Science Classes. In this activity you will find a model for a laboratory report template that crosses disciplinary boundaries, causes students to think, and provides accountability for reading the protocol prior to entering the lab. Directions, actual student examples, a sample lab with answer key are provided. Lab Template: Pictorial Procedure - A Pre-Lab, In-Lab, Post-Lab Procedure for All Science Classes by Dr. Chuck Downing is licensed under a C
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About the store

Experience

I have 31 years of experience teaching high school biology, AP Biology, and integrated science. I have eight years of experience teaching General Education Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University.

Teaching style

Students in my classes think. I provide guidelines and they do the work they need to do to learn.

Awards & shining teacher moments

San Diego County Teacher of the Year Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Presidential Award for Science and Mathematics Teaching

My own education history

B.S. in Biological Sciences - San Diego State University MA in Education - University of Redlands Ph.D. in Science Education - Walden University

Additional biographical information

I have six lab/activity products marketed by Science Kit and Wards Biology. I have two lab/activity books (Cranial Creations) published by J. Weson Walch, Publishers. People's Education publishes: AP* Biology: Inquiry-Based Lab Investigations and Activities with Critical Thinking and Writing Skills. My first Science Fiction novel, "Traveler's HOTL," is published by Koehler Books. I am married with two outstanding sons and one adorable granddaughter. I retired from full-time teaching in June of 2012.