Harold Davis
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Illinois, United States
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I have been teaching in Science and Gifted Education, at the elementary school setting, for 31+ years. Also, for 19+ summers, I have taught in a summer Gifted space sciences program. Currently, I am a full-time primary grades Science Teacher. I create most of the curriculum I deliver to my students.
In addition, I have been a guest science for children columnist for a major city newspaper.
Father of two sons. I get to learn from, inspire, enthuse, and get numerous teaching ideas from my children as well as my students!
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My Space Address; Create Alien Biome/Lifeforms/Adaptations/Food/Language/Culture
NEWLY REVISED TO BETTER INTEGRATE CURRICULAR AREAS, BY MORE THOROUGHLY COVERING “CULTURAL UNIVERSALS”! This activity package pinpoints the location of your school in the universe (to various degrees of complexity). It also extends learning of Earth's biomes (and habitats), and has your students use higher level thinking skills by inventing extraterrestrial animals and plants, requiring them to include how these life forms adapt (in body structures and behaviors) to their chosen biome, habitat,
1st - 5th
Creative Writing, Science, Social Studies
Greenhouse Effect Lab
This activity enables students as young as 1st grade successfully to create and test the GREENHOUSE EFFECT that takes place in a closed glass jar in the sunlight. Students make predictions and discover how the temperature in the jar increases! The children can relate to a similar experience in an enclosed car. You also can relate this lab to the greenhouse effect (and global warming) in Earth's atmosphere, due to the presence greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor).
1st - 4th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
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Space Video – The Solar System: Pluto – Aligns with NGSS 5-PS2-1 and 5-ESS1-1
This is the story of Pluto – from Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery to the exhilarating flyby of the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. Appealing to the child’s perspective and everyday world, it uses scientific demonstrations, clear explanations, relevant vocabulary, vivid photography, video clips, diagrams, a bit of music, and my original writing and narration. It includes NGSS / Common Core-aligned concepts and content: [5-PS2-1], [5-ESS1-1], and [MS-PS2-4]. Examples of physical and earth scienc
1st - 6th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
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Experience
I have been teaching in Science and Gifted Education, at the elementary school setting, for 31+ years. Also, for 19+ summers, I have taught in a summer Gifted space sciences program. Currently, I am a full-time primary grades Science Teacher. I create most of the curriculum I deliver to my students.
In addition, I have been a guest science for children columnist for a major city newspaper.
Father of two sons. I get to learn from, inspire, enthuse, and get numerous teaching ideas from my children as well as my students!
Teaching style
I create, develop, and orchestrate a combination of hands-on learning, higher level / critical thinking skills, experimentation, collaborative learning situations, creative writing, and visual arts--all with a sense of humor children love.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My honors so far have come from student, parent, and administrator accolades.
My own education history
I have a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, plus 68 additional graduate credit hours in Education. My teaching certifications include Elementary Teaching, and Gifted Education. My Bachelor of Arts is in the social sciences.
Additional biographical information
I use my artistic ability in my teaching. All drawings in my Teachers Pay Teachers non-video products are my original artwork unless I state otherwise.
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