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My goal is to give students chances to be actively engaged and collaborative learners. Everything in my store comes from use within my own classroom. My resources are student favorites and teacher time-savers.
I'm not a worksheet/workbook kind of teacher. My students quickly learn that I love technology, so I also look for ways to engage students through technology resources.
The 24/25 school year marks my 18th year as a teacher. I teach 4th grade, and I absolutely love teaching upper elementary students. However, the majority of my career was as a middle school Science teacher. Science is definitely my favorite subject to teach! I love asking questions about the world around us, and science gives us such a fun way to find some of the answers, too.
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Sequencing the Life and Death of Stars - Lesson with Graphic Organizer Notes
Clearly and concisely teach students the events that occur during a star's life cycle. This zip file contains a student notes handout that follows along a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation provides an easy-to-understand sequence of events in the life and death of low and high mass stars. This lesson does not have information about the formation of stars; I typically cover that the day before this material since the life and death cycle varies depending on a star's mass. What happens afte
5th - 12th
Astronomy, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Stars Astronomy Bundle (Characteristics and Life Cycle)
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids Guided Notes
When I teach about asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, I use these notes based on Thinking Maps. There are three circle maps and one brace map. The front is all about comets. The comets circle map has questions in the frame of reference box to help guide the students to key information. There is a box for students to draw and label a diagram of a comet. The brace map takes a comet and breaks it into its parts: head (nucleus and coma) and tails (gas/ion and dust). The back side has empty circle ma
5th - 12th
Astronomy, Physical Science, Science
"Total Eclipse of the Art" - Solar and Lunar Eclipse Diagram Activity
This one-page student handout provides a place for students to draw a diagram of a solar and lunar eclipse. Space is also provided underneath each diagram for students to summarize what is happening during each eclipse. This is excellent for use as class notes, guided or independent practice, or a homework assignment.
5th - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
Measurement Around the Classroom
Get students up and moving around the classroom while using their measurement skills. Measure: length, width, height, volume of regular objects, mass (using a Triple Balance Beam or digital scale). Students choose objects to measure from a list of options that you have preselected. The editable Microsoft Word format allows you to modify the choices on the handout to best fit the resources available in your class. I use this in my Science classroom during our measurement unit, but it could work
4th - 8th
Math, Measurement, Science
Also included in: Distance and Displacement Bundle
Creating a Line Graph and Sequencing Activity
This editable Word document provides a space for students to collect data and then use that data to create a line graph. When using it with my students, I gave them the weather data from the previous month for our town. It is ready to go for any data that you want your students to use. Following the graph portion, there is a writing prompt for students to sequence the steps it took them to make their line graph. They are also asked to make observations and inferences about the data shown in thei
4th - 12th
General Science, Graphing, Math
Also included in: Graphing Practice Bundle
Creating a Bar Graph with Writing Prompt
This PDF page includes a spot to collect and record data, a grid to create their graph, and then a writing prompt that includes an opportunity to make observations and inferences about the results. With my students, I passed out gummy fruit snacks to use as their data. They decided to categorize them by color, flavor, or shape and compiled data with 2 or more other students. Looking for more graphing printables? Check out: Creating a Line Graph and Sequencing ActivityGraphing Grid Printable for
4th - 8th
General Science, Graphing, Math
Also included in: Graphing Practice Bundle
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About the store
Experience
My goal is to give students chances to be actively engaged and collaborative learners. Everything in my store comes from use within my own classroom. My resources are student favorites and teacher time-savers.
I'm not a worksheet/workbook kind of teacher. My students quickly learn that I love technology, so I also look for ways to engage students through technology resources.
The 24/25 school year marks my 18th year as a teacher. I teach 4th grade, and I absolutely love teaching upper elementary students. However, the majority of my career was as a middle school Science teacher. Science is definitely my favorite subject to teach! I love asking questions about the world around us, and science gives us such a fun way to find some of the answers, too.
Additional biographical information
I am a Google Certified Educator, and I have been an EdTech TOSA within my District and presenter for regional EdTech conferences.
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