I have 12+ years experience teaching both middle and high school students in New York State. I have also done enrichment programs with elementary school students. I am certified in science and special education grades 5-12. I am also working on my administrator certification as I have recently graduated with my Master's in School Building Leadership from Mercy College.
Use this 17 item crossword puzzle to reinforce vocabulary in an intermediate level science classroom for an introductory unit on science. There is a student word bank and teacher answer key provided.
Hypothesis, Matter, Area, Measurement, Mass, Science, Gram, Variable, Unit, Meter, Research, Volume, Energy, Observation, Liter
Experiment, Technology, Microscope
This is a printable packet of notes about solutions and mixtures. Solubility is discussed from a standpoint of heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures. Methods of mixture separation are also covered. Saturation point and solubility curves are included for student use. There are vocabulary words for students to define, wrap-up questions for student understanding, and an enrichment section. A teacher answer key is provided for the wrap up questions.
chemistry, mixture, solution, separate, so
Use this resource to help your middle school math and science students learn and practice how to make line graphs as well as identify the independent and dependent variables. Move beyond bar graphs! There is a teacher key provided and eight graphs for practice.
line graph, plot points, x-axis, y-axis, independent variable, dependent variable
Use this 1 page fill-in-the-blank or "cloze" worksheet to help students review and reinforce their knowledge of the nervous system. This is both a literacy and science learning activity that is appropriate for middle school students and lower level high school. There is a teacher answer key provided.
nerves, neuron, reflex, response, stimulus, sensory organ, brain, spinal cord, neurotransmitter
Use this worksheet to help your science students to reinforce and review their knowledge about the human reproductive system. This is a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that is also a literacy activity. There is a teacher answer key provided.
Asexual, sexual, reproduction, sperm, egg, sex cell, 23 chromosomes, uterus, testes, ovaries, external, internal, fertilization, differentiation, growth
Use this one page worksheet that is cloze (fill in the blank) dealing with basic science properties, equipment, and measurement. A teacher answer key is provided and there are word banks provided after each paragraph for students to choose from.
measurement, equipment, triple beam balance, volume, mass, density, graduated cylinder, regular shaped solid, irregularly shaped solid, metric ruler, physical property, chemical property
Use this worksheet to help students review their knowledge of the human digestive system. There is a word bank provided, where students will fill-in-the-blank. There is a teacher key provided.
digestion, absorption, nutrients, mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus, enzyme, pancreas, gallbladder, chemical/physical digestion
This is a comprehensive notes packet that covers the scientific method as well as some aspects of measurement and graphing. It contains questions in the margins for students to respond to, vocabulary to define, conclusion questions for understanding, and an enrichment section to challenge your students.
hypothesis, question, procedure, experiment, variable, test, conclusion, data, research, process, scientific method, measure, record, observation, inference
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Use this 1 page worksheet to help your students review and learn the basics of the skeletal system. This is a fill-in-the-blank or "cloze" format. This can be considered an exercise in literacy as well as science. There is a teacher answer key provided.
bone, marrow, mineral, calcium, adult, child, fuse, movement, muscle, blood
This is a packet of notes that is all about heat transfer. The concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation are covered as well as the laws of conservation of energy and matter. There are questions for students to respond to in the margins, vocabulary to define, wrap up questions, and an enrichment section. This packet comes with a teacher answer key and it is appropriate for late middle school or early high school students.
radiation, convection, conduction, heat, energy, matter, conse
Use this 40 page packet to guide you through a unit on magnetism for elementary school children and/or middle schoolers. There are 9 hands on lessons, with lesson plans, worksheets, helpful diagrams/pictures, and answer keys.
magnetism, electromagnet, electromagnetism, force, dipole magnet, magnetic field, field lines, iron filings, motion, electricity, Earth, North Pole, South Pole, compass, magnetic domain, needle, attraction, repulsion, attract, repel
Use this eleven item crossword puzzle in your intermediate level science classroom to help your students learn about phase changes and states of matter. There is a word bank provided and answer key as well for ease of use.
solid, liquid, gas, molecule, freezing, melting, deposition, sublimation, boiling, evaporation, condensation
Use this fourteen item crossword puzzle in your intermediate level science classroom to help your students learn about the various forms of energy. There is a word bank provided and answer key as well for ease of use.
Chemical potential energy, Gravitational potential energy, Kinetic energy, Nuclear energy
Elastic potential energy, Mechanical energy,
Heat energy, Potential energy, Light energy, Hydroelectric energy, Solar energy, Energy, Sound energy, Geothermal energy
This worksheet is a fill in the blank Cloze activity that introduces and assesses your middle to high school students on the basics of the scientific method and measurement. There is a teacher answer key provided.
hypothesis, problem, question, variable, control, data, procedure, research, experiment, investigation, conclusion, constant, independent variable, dependent variable
Use this 20 item crossword puzzle to reinforce vocabulary in an intermediate level science classroom along with a unit on ecology. There is a student word bank and teacher answer key provided.
Recycling, Ecosystem, Habitat, Natural resource, Producer, Food chain, Food web, Condensation, Decomposer, Fossil fuel,
Autotroph, Solar energy, Heterotroph, Evaporation, Carbon cycle, Population, Water cycle, Community, Conservation, Consumer
Use this comprehensive packet to help your late elementary/intermediate level students learn about life cycles and metamorphosis. There are reading comprehension exercises/notes, vocabulary exercises, multiple-choice questions, extended response questions, a project with a rubric, and diagrams to assist in teaching these concepts. Both national and state standards are included as a reference. There is a teacher key for all questions and vocabulary terms.
life cycle, metamorphosis, stage, n
Use this worksheet to help your students learn about the basic structures and functions of each of the human body systems. Students will match diagrams to vocabulary and have the opportunity to take notes. A teacher key is provided.
Nervous system, Excretory system, Circulatory system, digestive system, Respiratory system, Skeletal system, Muscular system, endocrine system, Immune system, Reproductive system
Use this 1 page fill-in-the-blank worksheet to help your students in science class understand the basics of the human respiratory system. This is both a literacy and science learning activity. There is a teacher answer key provided.
air, lungs, pharynx, sneeze, cough, hiccup, mouth, nose, bronchi, cellular respiration, oxygen, carbon dioxide, blood, alveoli
Use this 37 question worksheet as a warm-up or practice setting for an upcoming test/quiz for the scientific method. There is a teacher answer key provided and a student answer sheet. All multiple-choice, extended response, and graphing questions are appropriate for the middle school level.
control, variable, dependent variable, independent variable, hypothesis, graph, table, chart, diagram, measurement, volume, mass, graduated cylinder, conclusion, triple beam balance, hand lens, ruler, gr
This is a brief review sheet that can be printed and distributed to students. It covers all of the steps of the scientific method and some aspects of measurement.
problem, hypothesis, question, prediction, variable, conclusion, research, data, measurement, procedure, experiment
4th - 12th
Basic Principles, General Science
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Experience
I have 12+ years experience teaching both middle and high school students in New York State. I have also done enrichment programs with elementary school students. I am certified in science and special education grades 5-12. I am also working on my administrator certification as I have recently graduated with my Master's in School Building Leadership from Mercy College.
Teaching style
I like to combine the sentiments of Gardner's multiple intelligence theory with the constructivist theory of Twomey.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Member Golden Key National Honor Society
Graduated top 10% of high school class
Graduated top 10% of PSU
My own education history
Pennsylvania State University - 2001 B.S. in Psychology with Biological Sciences Option.
Manhattanville College - 2005 - M.A.T. for Science (5 - 9) and (7 - 12).
Certified Biology grades (5 - 12), Students with Disabilities (7 - 12)
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Member Orange County Chapter of NY State Archaeologial Association
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