Dr Ed
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Georgia, United States
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I am certified to teach high school math and chemistry. I have taught high school algebra and geometry as well as college chemistry. I have B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry. Much of my professional career has been as a research scientist; however, I have extensive outreach experience. I am known as "Dr. Ed" at my daughters' elementary school, where I often visit. My science videos were featured as part of a summer program on the Pensacola News Journal's website, and I have Youtube videos on making and using red cabbage indicator.
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Elementary Soil Science (free for a limited time)
This unit on soil science contains a 16-page student section that covers soil components (clay, sand, and silt, loam, humus, soil texture (including the texture triangle), soil horizons, and movement of water through soil. Five discovery labs are embedded within the student hand-out: (1) soil make-up (visual inspection), (2) describing soil (by feel and settling), (3) the ribbon test for clay content (including an adapted method for small hands), (4) separating sand, silt, and clay by sedimenta
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
Kindergarten states of matter
I have used this set of worksheets and activities with my daughter's kindergarten class. It teaches science with a mix of hands-on and written work, gives handwriting practice, and exposes students to different question types. The lesson can be completed in 1-2 hours with additional follow-up work using activity centers.
K - 1st
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Phases of the moon
This is a complete packet for teaching phases of the moon. It includes several worksheets: word search, completion (fill-in-the-blank), short answer, and matching. It also includes a test with several question types. The main teaching tool is a diagram showing how and why the moon's phases arise. Another diagram shows the phases of earth as viewed from a new moon or full moon. Three worksheets are based on completing the lunar phases diagram. All are provided in black and white to use as photoco
3rd - 5th
Astronomy, Science
Gut Reaction
Gut Reaction is a game that teaches about the alimentary canal or digestive system. The game board files are printed onto two 11 x 17 sheets and put together. Students roll a die to advance through the alimentary canal. As they progress, they land on spaces that require them to draw question cards and answer a question about an organ, function, or process. Wrong answers move them backwards and right answers move them forwards. By going through the game, students learn facts about digestion, orga
4th - 6th
Anatomy
Yellow fever & Teddy Bodain: from mosquitoes to immunity
This unit was designed to accompany Melissa Forney's The Astonishing Adventure of Teddy Bodain. It includes materials that can be tailored for the time, rigor, complexity, and learning objectives. It is intended to segue from the story into the science and history surrounding yellow fever, capitalizing on the student interest in the novel. It includes a timeline of yellow fever vaccine development, short lesson on yellow fever (including mosquitoes and the virus), map of outbreaks in the U.S., i
3rd - 6th
Biology, Geography, Health
Working through states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases
This unit on states of matter is designed to push students to integrate other science knowledge. Use of common home items helps to increase familiarity. Solids are taught with the addition of angle of repose, and reproducible protractors are included to enable measurements in the classroom. Students are given a checklist approach to help with confusing materials, such as baby powder. Lesson sheets lay out the material and worksheets follow the lessons. Individual worksheets are designed so that
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science
Clock spreadsheet (Excel)
This spreadsheet will allow the teacher to display two analog clock faces and is excellent for teaching how to tell time. With two juxtaposed clock faces, students can compare and contrast times with interchanged hands, such as 12:30 and 6:00 or 9:30 and 6:45. The hour hand is correctly positioned as the minute hand is advanced. The spreadsheet will permit clock arithmetic so that 3:90 will be displayed as 4:30 on the clock faces. If desired, the teacher can copy the images and embed them in oth
2nd - 4th
Instructional Technology, Math, Other (Math)
Lesson notes for teaching phases of the moon
This packet contains notes for teaching the phases of the moon. It is intended to be a companion with other lesson materials available through TPT. It includes several activities and identifies problem areas that the teacher should emphasize to ensure student learning.
3rd - 5th
Astronomy, Science
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Experience
I am certified to teach high school math and chemistry. I have taught high school algebra and geometry as well as college chemistry. I have B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry. Much of my professional career has been as a research scientist; however, I have extensive outreach experience. I am known as "Dr. Ed" at my daughters' elementary school, where I often visit. My science videos were featured as part of a summer program on the Pensacola News Journal's website, and I have Youtube videos on making and using red cabbage indicator.
Teaching style
I believe in extensive experiential learning. However, I also believe we teach by showing, modeling, and explaining. We have to give students opportunities to make mistakes so we can find their errors and we have to let them puzzle over problems so they are ready for answers. I have bits of Montessori, humanist, and constructivist in my style. I believe that writing across the curriculum is critically important and should begin as soon as students can read and write. I like project-based learning, but I believe it needs to be structured and guided so that it does not turn into a craft project.
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