Cilley Science Stuff
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Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States
About the store
I have taught 11 different science classes, including Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at the middle and high school levels at both private and public schools. I have worked professionally in education since 2005 when I was a tutor for athletes at the University of New Hampshire and worked as a wilderness canoe guide at Keewaydin Temagami, in Temagami Ontario. I worked in outdoor and environmental education for 4 years before moving into the classroom in 2009.
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Lipids Lab
A lab where students discover the freezing points of 5 lipids and observe the effect of saturated vs. unsaturated fatty acids on freezing point. Requires a hot water bath, ice bath, candle wax, olive oil, vegetable oil, vegetable shortening, and butter. Other lipids may be substituted.
9th - 12th
Biology
Fusion and Fission Equations Practice Problems
A problem set where students complete simple nuclear equations and determine if the reaction is a fusion or fission reaction. Students also determine what type of radiation is given off in example reactions. An answer key is available as a free download from my store.
9th - 12th
Chemistry
NGSS
HS-PS1-8
Evolution in M&Ms Lab
Students manipulate a population of M & Ms and observe the effects of different types of evolution. Requires 12 of each color of M & M for each student or group.
9th - 12th
Biology
Population Growth Lab
Students will explore the different stages of population growth by studying a population of duckweed growing in a cup. The lab takes one class period to set up, then about 5 minutes per class for at least two weeks. In two weeks time, students should see the duckweed population grow exponentially, then start to level off. Requires living duckweed, cups, and a grow light or a sunny window.
9th - 12th
Biology
Drawing Earth's Orbit
In this activity, students will use thumbtacks, cardboard, and string to draw earth's elliptical orbit. This is a useful lesson for talking about the scale of space and connections between math and science
6th - 12th
Astronomy, Geometry
Nature Documentary Bingo Boards
Bingo boards with terms like predation, biogeochemical cycle, migration, and camouflage. Whenever students a watching a nature documentary, they play bingo looking for something from the documentary that matches the terms on their board. They must write down what it is they saw in the documentary that matches the term on their board. Document includes 15 different boards.
6th - 12th
Biology, Environment, Science
Diffusion, Osmosis, and Tonicity Lab
A lab where students observe the effects of tonicity on potatoes and see how glucose and starch diffuse differently through dialysis tubing. Requires sugar, potatoes, dialysis tubing, glucose, soluble starch, and glucose test strips. Can be completed over two 45-minute class periods on consecutive days.
9th - 12th
Biology
Complex Inheritance Practice Problems
A worksheet where students complete Punnett squares for traits that show non-Mendelian patterns such as incomplete dominance, co-dominance, and multiple alleles.
9th - 12th
Biology
Wetlands Slideshow
A PowerPoint slideshow that covers what wetlands are, the different types of wetlands, and the ecological functions they serve.
7th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment
Spectroscopy Lab
A lab that introduces the principles of spectroscopy. Requires students to use basic scientific reasoning skills. You will need colored pencils, Project STAR spectrometers (or similar spectrometer), and 5 different light sources ( I use the sun, a computer monitor, an incandescent bulb, an LED bulb, and a fluorescent bulb).
7th - 12th
Astronomy, Physics
Exponential Growth Lab
An activity where students calculate the annual percent growth rate and doubling time for various countries, then answer questions about what the populations of those countries will be in the future if growth rates do no change.
9th - 12th
Biology
Oreo Moon Phases
Students use Oreo cookies to show the major phases of the moon; full, waning and waxing gibbous, half, waning and waxing crescent, and new. Requires 7 cookies per student or group.
3rd - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science
Drawing a Cell to Scale
Students draw a cell to scale on a 1 meter by 1 meter piece of paper. Requires colored pencils, meter sticks, and large paper (bulletin board paper or similar).
7th - 12th
Biology
Female Literacy and Fertility
Students create a scatter plot of female literacy vs. fertility rates for several African countries. They will see the importance of educating women in limiting population growth and learn to interpret a scatter plot.
7th - 12th
Biology, Environment
Identifying Bond Type Practice
Students use the Ketelaar Triangle in order to determine what type of bond will for between two different atoms.
9th - 12th
Chemistry
Drake Equation Lab
A thought experiment that uses the famous Drake Equation to estimate how many planets in the universe might contain extraterrestrial life. Can be completed in about 45 minutes.
9th - 12th
Astronomy, Biology
Kinetic Energy Lab
A lab where students discover the relationship between mass, velocity, and kinetic energy. Students drop weights from different heights into a full-to-the-brim cup of water and measure how much water was displaced from the cup.
9th - 12th
Physics
Introduction to Astronomy Test
A test that covers the topics of ancient astronomy, planetary motion, and the scale of the universe.
7th - 12th
Astronomy
NGSS
HS-ESS1-4
Proxy Data Lab
A lab where students learn about proxy data by measuring the height, arm span, and foot length of every member of the class. After creating a class set of data, students create graphs of height vs. arm span and height vs. foot length. Students can learned about R-squared values and decide which measure is a better proxy for estimating a person's height.
7th - 12th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
DNA Mutations Practice
A worksheet where students compare altered DNA sequences to an original in order to become more familiar with the different types of mutations that can occur to base pairs or codons in DNA.
9th - 12th
Biology
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About the store
Experience
I have taught 11 different science classes, including Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at the middle and high school levels at both private and public schools. I have worked professionally in education since 2005 when I was a tutor for athletes at the University of New Hampshire and worked as a wilderness canoe guide at Keewaydin Temagami, in Temagami Ontario. I worked in outdoor and environmental education for 4 years before moving into the classroom in 2009.
Teaching style
I always try to make my teaching relevant to my students. For example, I don't just teaching about mitosis and the cell cycle in Biology. Instead, I teach my students about cancer, and focus on how problems with the cell cycle lead to cancer. My preferred teaching style is progressive and project-based. However, I am very flexible and use a variety of techniques to engage my students.
My own education history
I have two degrees from the University of New Hampshire: A B.S. in Marine and Freshwater Biology, and an M. Ed. in Secondary Education.
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