I incorporate my experiences as a medical doctor, middle school science teacher, and college chemistry and anatomy professor to create resources that ignite students' innate sense of curiosity while saving teachers valuable time and energy.
Celebrate the spookiness of Friday the 13th while getting to know your students' innermost fears with this festive game of "Would you rather?" It includes 13 PowerPoint slides with Canva Pro images under a Canva Pro account. It is appropriate for students eight years and above. Please watch the video preview to see all the slides.
Comprehensive lesson on the external and internal structures of the human heart, designed for both high school anatomy & physiology and introductory college biology courses. This resource blends direct instruction with interactive practice, making it perfect for lecture, review, or test prep. ✨ What’s Included: PowerPoint Presentation – clear, student-friendly slides covering external landmarks, heart chambers, valves, and major blood vessels Direct Links to Free Resources – online open-acc
Engage your students in a high-interest, real-world classroom debate with this ready-to-use Space Tourism Debate, inspired by a recent Blue Origin spaceflight featuring an all-female, diverse crew of civilian astronauts. Students will explore the question: Should space tourism be celebrated as a scientific breakthrough—or criticized for its environmental and ethical costs?This flexible and thought-provoking lesson is perfect for science, ELA, social studies, or STEM classrooms. It fosters e
Help students create practical steps towards achieving their goals using this "Planning for the Future Project." It starts by having the students dream of their future life. Where do they live? How much will that cost? What kind of job will they need to help them afford that situation? Then, they explore what it takes to achieve that. After determining what's involved, they reflect on whether they are up for the task or want to choose another job, going through those steps again. Finally, they d
Celebrate Halloween while engaging your students with Eerie Ecology Bellringers, featuring five separate NGSS-aligned bellringers designed to challenge students with higher-order thinking questions. Each bellringer focuses on a unique concept in ecology: The intriguing behaviors of spiders and how they use their webs to capture prey.The dietary differences between pumpkins, mice, and vampire batsand their classification.Why are some animals nocturnal while others are diurnal, and how do they ad
Celebrate Halloween while challenging your students with Spooky Chemistry Bellringers. These NGSS-aligned, higher-order thinking questions will help students connect what they are learning in science class with fascinating real-world chemistry topics. Each bellringer explores the chemical reactions behind bubbling cauldrons, the invisible yet powerful effects of expanding gases that inflate balloons, and the principle of matter conservation during burning and dissolving. Students will also delve
These PowerPoint slides provide an introduction to Anatomy & Physiology. Connecting the concepts with clinical scenarios, these slides provide context to deepen engagement and understanding. A graphic organizer is provided to help students take notes effectively. This free video goes over all the slides in detail, providing an option for asynchronous teaching, function as part of a sub plan, or be assigned to a student who missed the lecture. For more topics in Anatomy & Physiology, click
Engage and excite your science students on the first days of school with 'Would You Rather?' Science Edition. Includes three editable versions - PowerPoint slides, interactive Pear Deck slides, and a customizable Canva template.
I incorporate my experiences as a medical doctor, middle school science teacher, and college chemistry and anatomy professor to create resources that ignite students' innate sense of curiosity while saving teachers valuable time and energy.
Teaching style
Problem-based and project-based learning. Student-driven instruction, differentiated by interest and need.
My own education history
BS in Biology, MD, M Ed
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