JoeCossette

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Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

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I currently teach 9th Grade Honors Physical Science and 11th and 12th Grade IB Physics at Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. I am a former engineer (Seagate Technology) with degrees from the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!). When I’m not teaching, grading, or preparing lessons, I spend my time singing in a barbershop chorus called the Great Northern Union and finding ways to get outdoors and explore the Twin Cities by foot, bike, ice skate, and cross country ski.

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Kinematics Crime Scene

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Cryptography Murder Mystery

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JoeCossette

This challenge is based off of the game Clue where players need to identify a murder suspect, location, and weapon. There are 6 options given for each category and every clue that a group deciphers will narrow that list down. As written, groups will need to solve all 8 clues before they are able to solve the mystery. Each of the clues is encoded using a different cipher technique. Each of these techniques is outlined in the resource posters shared below. None of these ciphers are too intense and

6th - 12th

Computer Science - Technology, Forensics, Math

Inquiry Puzzle Cubes

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JoeCossette

This activity contains three levels of pattern cubes with 5 of the 6 sides filled out with letters, numbers, and shapes in some sort of predictable pattern. Students must make observations about the sides that they have access to and figure out what needs to go on that missing side. There are 3 levels of progressing difficulty for the cubes. Each design has five different patterns that need to be solved for. Some of the patterns require comparisons relative to adjacent or opposite sides so it is

6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

For All Subjects, Math, Science

Kinematics Crime Scene

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JoeCossette

Students employ their understanding of the Kinematic Equations and work together in groups to answer the question "Who destroyed Wilma Wilshire's priceless antique vase?". This activity works best when students are in groups of 4-5 as they will be collecting clues in a jigsaw format before returning to their team to put it all together. This download contains complete teacher lesson plans, printable clues, and walked through solutions. Unlike other murder mystery type activities, the only set up

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Physical Science, Physics

FREE Printable (and Editable) Periodic Table

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JoeCossette

Even with all of the periodic tables out there on the internet, we never found one that was quite what we were looking for in our classes so we made our own!! This table is made in Microsoft Powerpoint and is completely editable so it is easy to add or remove different features depending on the level of detail that you are going for. There are two versions included in the file, one optimized for printing/posting in color and one optimized for black and white. Students love exploring all of the

6th - 12th, Higher Education

Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science