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Hi! I'm an 8th-grade science teacher in Missouri with 8 years of experience teaching both Life Science and Physical Science. I have a passion for making science engaging and accessible to all students. Whether we’re diving into ecosystems, exploring the laws of motion, or experimenting with chemical reactions, I strive to create hands-on, inquiry-based lessons that help students develop a deep understanding of the world around them.
With a focus on inquiry, real-world connections, and differentiated instruction, I design resources that support students' diverse learning styles and encourage critical thinking. My goal is to help students not only master the content but also develop a lifelong love for science.
On my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you’ll find a variety of ready-to-use lesson plans, worksheets, labs, and activities that are classroom-tested and designed to keep students engaged. I believe in creating practical resources that save teachers time while providing students with the best possible learning experiences. Whether you're teaching in-person or remotely, I’ve got you covered with high-quality materials that fit your needs.
Thanks for visiting my store, and I hope you find something that makes your teaching a little easier and your students’ learning fun!
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Lab Safety & Scientific Method Escape Room Activity - Back to School 6th - 8th
Kick off the school year with this Back to School Lab Safety Escape Room - a fun, interactive way to teach or review science lab safety rules with your middle school students! Perfect for grades 6-8, this engaging science classroom activity reinforces essential lab procedures, safety symbols, CER and equipment identification through puzzles, critical thinking challenges, and teamwork. The print-and-go science escape room is ideal for the first week of school, science stations, or
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
TEKS
SCIENCE.8.1.A
, SCIENCE.8.1.C
, SCIENCE.8.1.D
Design a Flower Project - Review Parts of a Flower, Pollination, & Reproduction
Engage your students with this creative Design a Flower Project, perfect for art, science, or STEM integration! This hands-on activity allows students to explore the beauty of flowers while applying essential design skills. Created by an 8th grade science teacher, this project aligns with NGSS MS-LS1-4.What's Included?✔️ Step-by-step project instructions for both teacher and student ✔️ Flower anatomy and design reference sheets✔️ Guided templates for sketching and drawing ✔️ Creative
6th - 8th
Biology, General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-4
, SCIENCE.6.12.A
, SCIENCE.8.12.A
+4
Human Impact on the Environment - Low-Prep Activities, Review, Stations, & MORE!
Equip your middle and high school science classrooms with a comprehensive, standards-aligned collection of hands-on activities, assessments, and extension projects - all focused on how humans affect our planet. This money-saving bundle brings together several resources that aid in teaching environmental science, Earth systems, sustainability, and climate change in one convenient package. The best part: EVERYTHING is low or NO-PREP!!Dive deep into key environmental topics with engaging, inq
6th - 8th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
+26
Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge Activity - Differentiated CER Halloween Lab
Engage your students this fall with a fun, hands-on STEM challenge that brings Newton's Laws of Motion and energy transfer to life! In this interactive catapult engineering project, students design, test, and improve a popsicle stick catapult to launch candy pumpkins across the classroom (and hopefully hit the target!). Perfect for middle school science, this activity combines engineering design, data collection, and scientific reasoning - all while keeping students actively learning a
6th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS3-2
+126
Plant & Animal Cell Organelles: Color, Label, Fold Structure & Function Activity
Perfect for middle school classrooms, this Plant & Animal Cell Organelles Activity includes both English and Spanish versions! Students will explore the structure & function of key cell organelles with this engaging foldable activity. The activity involves coloring, labeling, and cutting out a foldable diagram for both plant and animal cells, making it perfect for reinforcing cell structure concepts. This resource includes detailed slides for classroom instruction, and the Spanish versi
6th - 8th
Biology, Science, Spanish
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
, SCIENCE.8.13.A
+2
Evolution Review Activity: Hands-On Fun Survival of the Fittest Simulation Game
Bring evolution to life in your classroom with this hands-on Survivor Evolution Activity! Designed for middle school life science, this activity helps students understand natural selection, adaptation, and survival of the fittest through an engaging, interactive simulation.Students will manipulate traits, face environmental challenges, and make survival decisions, seeing firsthand how certain traits increase an organism's chances of survival. Perfect for NGSS-aligned lessons, this resou
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, Other (Science)
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-6
, SCIENCE.6.13.C
+12
Body Systems Research Project - Rare Diseases & Conditions Activity
Looking for an interactive, research-based project that gets your students excited about human body systems? This rare diseases & conditions project challenges students to explore some of the most unusual and fascinating medical disorders, analyzing how they affect different parts of the body! What's Included?✅ Student-friendly research guide✅ List of 50 rare diseases to choose from ✅ Differentiation strategies for all learners ✅ Project format options (poster, brochure, video, or model)
6th - 10th
Anatomy, Biology, Science
NGSS, TEKS
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
+2
Human Body Systems Review Activity: Middle School Fun, Differentiated, Hands-On
Bring energy, excitement, and interactive learning to your classroom with this high-interest Human Body Systems Olympics Review Activity! This hands-on, engaging game transforms body systems review into a memorable whole class activity where students complete fun Olympic-style challenges while reinforcing important science concepts. Included Activities:The Cookie Coordination Challenge - moving a cookie from their forehead to mouth without the use of hands.The Circulation Speed Run - sprint
6th - 8th
Anatomy, Biology, Measurement
NGSS, TEKS
MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-8
, SCIENCE.7.13.A
Christmas STEM Challenge: Low-Prep Middle School Engaging Catapult CER Activity
Bring the magic of winter into your classroom with this Christmas STEM Catapult Challenge - a high-interest, hands-on, and engaging force and motion activity designed specifically for middle school science! Students will design their own catapults, launch marshmallow "snowballs", collect data, and analyze their results through interactive STEM exploration. This low-prep, fun, and interactive activity is perfect for December lessons, winter break weeds, STEM Fridays, and engineering un
6th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Short Stories
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS3-4
, MS-ETS1-4
+98
Evolution Review Activity Problem Trail Stations - Middle School - Engaging
This student-led, interactive, and engaging Evolution Review Activity is NGSS-aligned and perfect for middle school science! Designed as a movement-based Problem Trail, this resource helps students review key evolution concepts while staying actively engaged. Whether used as a stations activity, test prep, or formative assessment, it reinforces vocabulary, concepts, and scientific thinking in a fun and effective way. Topics Covered: Natural selection Adaptation Variation Evidence for evolution
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, General Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-6
+8
Plant & Animal Reproduction Vocabulary/Reading Word Wall Activity Middle School
Bring your classroom walls to life with this engaging Reproduction Word Wall! This resource is designed to support student understanding of key concepts in plant structures and functions and animal behaviors through clear, student-friendly vocabulary. Perfect for middle school life science, this word wall helps reinforce essential terms such as sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, courtship behaviors, pollination, and many more!What's Included:✅ An engaging reading passage to get
6th - 8th
Biology, Reading, Vocabulary
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-4
, MS-LS3-2
+18
Diffusion & Osmosis Middle School Scavenger Hunt Activity - Self-Paced, Low-Prep
Diffusion and osmosis scavenger hunt for middle school science—the perfect introductory activity to kick off your cell transport unit! This interactive, hands-on resource helps students build a strong foundation in diffusion, osmosis, and cell transportation through movement, exploration, and engagement. Designed for small groups or self-paced learners, this high-interest scavenger hunt gets students thinking critically from the very start. Whether you're teaching 6th, 7th, or 8th grad
6th - 8th
Anatomy, Biology, General Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-2
, SCIENCE.8.13.A
, LS.2.e
Halloween Science Activity: Pumpkin Decomposition CER Cycles of Matter 6th - 8th
Bring the spooky season to your science classroom with this hands-on, low-prep Halloween activity that helps students explore decomposers, cycles of matter, and the process of decomposition in a fun and meaningful way! In this Pumpkin Decomposition Observation Lab, students will watch what happens when a pumpkin begins to rot and record their observations over time. Perfect for the fall season, this activity combines real-world science, reading comprehension, and critical thinking in on
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, Science of Reading
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
+70
National Park Life Science Research Project - No-Prep Cumulative - Middle School
Looking for a no-prep, high-interest life science project that keeps your middle school students engaged at the end of the year? This National Park Research Project is the perfect way to review all the key life science concepts your students have learned... while exploring the beauty and biodiversity of U.S. national parks! This cumulative life science project combines research, creativity, and critical thinking as students dive into real-world applications of: CellsBody SystemsCyc
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, General Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
+63
Digital Middle School Science Activities - Fun Differentiated Reading Passages
Looking for digital middle school science activities that are engaging, no-prep, and easy to assign? These fun, differentiated science reading passages help students build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and content understanding—all in a self-checking digital format. Designed for middle school science, this resource includes high-interest reading passages with questions that students can complete independently using Google Slides and Google Forms. What’s Included:7 Different Natural
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, Reading, Vocabulary
No-Prep STEM Challenges for Middle School: Engaging Marble Run Activity
Engage your middle school students with this no-prep, hands-on STEM challenge exploring force & motion through an inquiry-based marble ramp experiment! Students design, test, and refine ramps to investigate energy, gravity, and friction while applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills. All while using materials you already have! Perfect for NGSS-aligned science lessons, STEM stations, or engineering design challenges! This simple, yet highly effective activity keeps students
6th - 8th
Physical Science, Physics, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-PS3-5
+33
Human Body Systems Review Stations Activity - Middle School Low-Prep & Fun
Looking for a fun, low-prep, and engaging way to review human body systems with your middle school students? This Human Body Systems Problem Trail is a self-paced, interactive station activity designed to boost comprehension and reinforce key concepts in a high-interest, hands-on format. Perfect for test-prep, small group work, or independent review, this resource includes 13 multiple choice questions that guide students through a self-checking problem trail - making it both fun and
6th - 8th
Anatomy, Biology, General Science
NGSS, TEKS
MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, SCIENCE.7.13.A
Ecosystems Cycles of Matter & Energy Flow Question Cards Review Activity
Bring energy and excitement to your science classroom with these Cycles of Matter & Flow of Energy Question Cards! Perfect for 5th - 8th grade students, these task cards are designed to help your students master key concepts like photosynthesis, cellular respiration and the transfer of energy through food chains and food webs. These print-and-go task cards are perfect for review, small group discussions, or science centers. They can also be used as bell ringers, exit tickets, or in a quiz-s
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
+22
FREE Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge Activity - Middle School Halloween Lab
Bring some fall excitement into your classroom with this FREE Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge — a hands-on activity where students design, build, and test a catapult to launch a candy pumpkin! Perfect for 8th grade physical science or any fall-themed STEM day, this challenge blends creativity with real-world science concepts like energy transfer, forces, and Newton’s Laws of Motion. This free resource is a great way to engage students in scientific inquiry, teamwork, and data collection —
6th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Spring STEM Activity: Catapult Lab on Energy & Motion for Middle School
This engaging STEM Lab explores Potential & Kinetic Energy in a fun Middle School Easter or Spring catapult challenge! Students will design, build, and test their own catapults to launch marshmallow Peeps while investigating energy transfer, motion, and forces. This high-interest, inquiry-based activity encourages critical thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving as small groups compete to achieve the best launch. Through hands-on experimentation, students will explore how stored energy
6th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+54
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Hi! I'm an 8th-grade science teacher in Missouri with 8 years of experience teaching both Life Science and Physical Science. I have a passion for making science engaging and accessible to all students. Whether we’re diving into ecosystems, exploring the laws of motion, or experimenting with chemical reactions, I strive to create hands-on, inquiry-based lessons that help students develop a deep understanding of the world around them.
With a focus on inquiry, real-world connections, and differentiated instruction, I design resources that support students' diverse learning styles and encourage critical thinking. My goal is to help students not only master the content but also develop a lifelong love for science.
On my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you’ll find a variety of ready-to-use lesson plans, worksheets, labs, and activities that are classroom-tested and designed to keep students engaged. I believe in creating practical resources that save teachers time while providing students with the best possible learning experiences. Whether you're teaching in-person or remotely, I’ve got you covered with high-quality materials that fit your needs.
Thanks for visiting my store, and I hope you find something that makes your teaching a little easier and your students’ learning fun!
My own education history
I received my education at Missouri State University!
Bachelor’s degree in Middle School Science Education with an emphasis in science and math.
Master’s degree in Teaching and Learning.
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