Haney Science

This collection of fun and engaging logic puzzles contains 2 food chain and pyramid puzzle pages and 7 food web logic puzzles. These puzzles are a creative way to reinforce the student's understanding of food webs. Because all of the organisms have been given imaginative names, students will have to rely on their understanding of the vocabulary describing each organism (producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers, competition, and primary, secondary and tertiary consumers).

This PowerPoint was designed to help my students with their mastery of the experimental design questions found in Objective 1: Nature of Science on the TAKS test in Texas. If your students are struggling with their understanding of experimental design, this lesson can help bring them some clarity. It helps students understand how to identify the independent and dependent variables, constants, hypothesis, control group and the conclusion. It also emphasizes that factors that can keep a hypothe

These worksheets were designed to engage students while helping them understand and remember the two main steps of protein synthesis: transcription and translation. In the first worksheet, students must correctly transcribe and translate the DNA and decode the clues to catch the killer. In the second worksheet, students work backwards to create their own secret codes. These engaging worksheets will help your students remember the central dogma of genetics and practice the skills of predicting

I created these practice sheets to help my students understand and practice writing formulas for ionic compounds. This concept is relatively simple, but the application of this skill and plenty of practice are what help it sink in. The first sheet contains a basic overview of the rules for writing formulas and a page and a half of practice problems including two written as they might see on a standardized test and two challenge problems that test their understanding of the underlying concept.

This PowerPoint was created to instruct my biology students on the basics of Punnett squares. Students will learn about genotypes, phenotypes, the difference between genes and alleles, and how to complete and interpret basic Punnett squares in terms of percentages and ratios. A great introduction for any Punnett square unit! Student note pages and practice sheets are also available.

This 26 slide PowerPoint serves as a lecture outline and allows teachers to walk students through the differences between physical and chemical changes. Plenty of examples and amazing photos allow students to visualize these changes and grasp this fundamental chemistry concept. Specifically designed to assist students preparing for the Texas TAKS test, but great for any chemistry class or state assessment preparation. The student note page for this presentation is also available for FREE!

Everything you need to teach students about metals, nonmetals and metalloids on the Periodic Table! Students understand content best when they can figure it out for themselves through their own explorations. The sorting activity included in this product allows them to do just that with metals, nonmetals and metalloids. Students are given 18 full-color cards and allowed to sort them according to the properties of the elements. Students find the patterns for themselves and in doing so, determin

These notes allow students to follow along and keep up with the information presented in the Punnett square PowerPoint that is also available. Teachers can check for understanding with independent work that appears throughout the lesson, and the notes are followed by more than 2 pages of Punnett square practice. A great start to any Punnett square unit!

This document contains everything your students will need to the learn the basic safety symbols for corrosive, flammable, toxic, biohazard and radioactive materials. Students will play a "Memory" style game matching the property with its definition and examples. There is also a worksheet included where students will classify substances and define the symbols in their own words. The back of the worksheet contains multiple choice problems that can be completed with the worksheet or used as a qu

The PowerPoint includes introductory slides intended to review your students on the basic concepts surrounding Punnett squares. It then quickly transitions into a full lesson on the most common types of non-Mendelian inheritance patterns: codominance and incomplete dominance. These ideas are explained thoroughly using the most common examples of each, blood typing and flower pigmentation. Student note pages and extra worksheets for practice are each available!

We often assume that our students are familiar with certain animals or have seen them at the zoo, but many times the experiences of our students are far more limited than we had imagined. In this PowerPoint lesson, students will get to see images of every adaptation that is discussed, from the horn of the rhino to the poison of the dart frog, so that their learning and understanding can be more complete. A student note page for this lesson is also available for only 50 cents!

This PowerPoint slide show includes 75 slides covering 4 complete lessons: Naming Ionic Compounds, Naming Binary Covalent Compounds, Naming Ionic and Covalent Compounds Review, and Naming Acids and Bases. Student notes pages and a chemistry naming reference sheet are also available.

This fun activity comes with a page of reproducible pinwheels that can be easily cut out by your students and used for various activities including your studies of heat transfer by convection. A student lab sheet and pictures of the setup in action will make this fun activity easy for you and your students as they study flow of convection currents.

The rotation of the Earth and the day/night cycle is a key concept for elementary school students. These resources help students to master the key facts surrounding the rotation of the Earth including the apparent motion of the Sun and the changing appearance of shadows! These are great resources for STAAR Review! In this product, you will receive: Sun and Shadows Simulation Activity Sun and Shadows Dry-Erase Practice Activity Movement of the Sun Manipulative Shadows Sort 2 Rotation of the

These notes are designed to be used with the Punnett Squares: Codimanance and Incomplete Dominance PowerPoint that is also available. The PowerPoint includes introductory slides intended to review your students on the basic concepts surrounding Punnett squares. It then quickly transitions into a full lesson on the most common types of non-Mendelian inheritance patterns: codominance and incomplete dominance. These ideas are explained thoroughly using the most common examples of each, blood typ

This PowerPoint takes students through a simple yet thorough explanation of how to complete Punnett squares to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring for 2 traits. Instead of the more typical 4x4 crosses, this lesson will allow your students to answer all of the pertinent questions using two 2x2 squares. I have a degree in biochemistry and genetics, and I have used my expertise to help make this concept as simple as possible for my students and yours. Student not pages with plenty

This PowerPoint is a student centered activity that allows students to select between 2 different bird traits (feather color and beak length). After selecting the trait, students select the phenotype/genotype of the male and female birds. A Punnett Square is then generated along with the percentages of each phenotype and genotype. This is especially great for beginners and students who need extra assistance. The PowerPoint acts as a personal tutor that allows students to check their understan

This product contains all of my nuclear chemistry resources! PowerPoints, Student Notes, and Practice sheets to complete your Nuclear Chemistry Unit! Everything you need for one low price! There are 3 PowerPoints included containing a total of 52 instructional slides! These lessons will lead students to an understanding of how to identify isotopes, identify types of nuclear decay (alpha particles, beta particles, positrons and gamma rays), balance nuclear equations, and understand the differen

This PowerPoint is a student centered activity that allows students generate Punnett squares for crosses between subjects which demonstrates the codominance of blood types. A Punnett Square is generated along with the percentages of each phenotype. This is especially great for beginners and students who need extra assistance. The PowerPoint acts as a personal tutor that allows students to check their understanding of Punnett Squares and how to interpret them. Every possible ABO blood type combin

This file contains 8 pages of body systems review divided into 4 worksheets. I created these worksheets to introduce and review my students to body systems and how they interact. Students are given the Body Systems Reference Sheet and allowed to work through these sheets in order to develop their own understanding of these systems. By the end of the unit, the students find that they no longer need to use their reference sheets. These sheets can be used during any body systems unit as in-clas