Ms Mac
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Longview, Texas, United States
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I have been teaching middle school science for 31 years. I taught 6th grade science for 2 years and 7th grade science for 6 years and am currently teaching 8th grade science. I have 23 years of experience teaching 8th grade science. Preparing my students for the STAAR test requires teaching very abstract concepts. Giving students hands on experiences is the best way to prepare them for the constructive response questions on the test. Teaching science is my passion and I enjoy the hands on activities and relating it to real world.
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Don't Be A Drag Friction Lab
Students will be using a spring scale to acquire the force as they drag their shoe on different services, including the table top, tile floor, carpet, plastic, cloth, foil, parchment paper, cardboard. They will mass their shoe and use the force and mass to calculate acceleration.
5th - 8th
Applied Math, General Science, Physics
TEKS
SCIENCE.6.7.A
, SCIENCE.7.7.B
, SCIENCE.8.7.A
Stem Car Engineering Project 8.1A, 8.6A,B,C 6.8A,C
Students will build a car using recycled materials. After designing and building their car they will test their car and make necessary modifications. Students will collect data on their car including the mass, distance and time. Students will calculate speed and apply Newton’s Laws. Next, students will race other students and calculate speed. Lastly students will write their lab summary using unit vocabulary explains the process of this project.
6th - 8th
Math, Physical Science, Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.6.8.A
, SCIENCE.7.7.A
, SCIENCE.7.7.B
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Category 1 Modeling Balanced Equations
Students will use their knowledge of chemical equations and the law of conservation of mass to make a poster modeling balanced equations. We used the color dots you buy at office supplies stores Color dot stickers - Amazon $5.99
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Math, Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.8.6.B
, SCIENCE.8.6.E
Distance/Time Graphing Project
Students will create a character and create a adventure that their character goes on. Students will write about their adventure and create a distance/time graph to match their story. They will have certain parameters that their character must do during their adventure.
6th - 8th
Graphing, Math, Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.7.7.A
, SCIENCE.8.1.F
Application of Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion 8.6A,C 6.8C
Students will use this activity to review Newton’s Laws of Motion. They will create a balloon rocket and test different cargo loads for each trial. Data will be collected in the form of distance and mass to calculate speed. Lastly they will give evidence on which Law or Laws apply and why.
6th - 8th
Graphing, Math, Physical Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.7.7.A
, SCIENCE.8.7.A
, SCIENCE.8.7.B
Bowling with Forces
Students will use Newton’s laws and Calculating speed in this fun lab activity. students will find the mass of the ball, measure distance and time to calculate speed the ball traveled then calculate force.
6th - 8th
Math, Physical Science, Writing
TEKS
SCIENCE.7.7.A
, SCIENCE.7.7.B
, SCIENCE.8.7.A
+1
Candy Bar Density Lab
Directions for Use Students will be finding the density of three fun sized candy bars. These candy bars will get wet when placed in the beaker/graduated cylinder of water, so I would recommend having extra on hand for students to snack on. Anytime you are using food, the students will want to eat it! This lab is quick and easy to set up and perform. It can be done in a 45 minute class period, or extended through discussion for a longer class period. If you chose to, you could also have students
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Math, Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.6.6.D
Density Review Lab
Students use their knowledge and density triangle to solve mass, volume and density for these density blocks. density is a highly tested topic so the more practice the better example slide included Mini density blocks from Amazon $13.89 set of 6
6th - 8th
Math, Physical Science, Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.6.6.D
, SCIENCE.8.1.D
, SCIENCE.8.1.E
+1
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Experience
I have been teaching middle school science for 31 years. I taught 6th grade science for 2 years and 7th grade science for 6 years and am currently teaching 8th grade science. I have 23 years of experience teaching 8th grade science. Preparing my students for the STAAR test requires teaching very abstract concepts. Giving students hands on experiences is the best way to prepare them for the constructive response questions on the test. Teaching science is my passion and I enjoy the hands on activities and relating it to real world.
Teaching style
I enjoy hands on learning and inquiry based labs.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Lamp lighter award in 2000, this is an award that a student gives to a teacher who has inspired them.
Teacher of the month by the Longview Rotary Club 2004
Color us Proud award 2005 given to teachers who make a difference.
Color us Proud award 2007 given to teachers who make a difference.
TIA recognized teacher since 2019
EVAAS award for student growth 2022,2023
Science department lead teacher
My own education history
Basics a Kilgore Junior College
Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Stephen F Austin University
Region VII Science Collaborative for 7 years
Science Department Chair
IB training completed
Additional biographical information
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I love fishing and my two cats. I enjoy cooking out on the grill and shopping with friends. My passion is gardening , I love growing my own food, bird watching and growing an abundance of flowering plants for the pollinators.
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