I have twenty-five years of teaching experience in elementary and middle grades. I have taught all subjects, but I have spent most of my years teaching science.
I have been teaching STEM as an activity class for the last four years.
Fun and rigorous way for upper elementary students to prove and showcase what they have learned at the end of a weather unit.
Students will video themselves completing a weather forecast that they have created. In order to complete the project, students will use this packet that guides them through planning their forecast.
The guide includes a form for students to write their notes for the forecasts for 5 cities across the United States including the capital city of their home state. There
Mirror, Mirror is a two page hands on activity that helps students understand how a plane mirror reflects light. Students will need aluminum foil, a plane mirror, and a flashlight to complete the activity. Students have to answer questions and complete drawings as part of the activity sheet. There is an answer key included. Rose Loves Science & History!
You will receive the following resources for this unit: 1) Sound Overview power point with Sound Overview power point companion worksheet (key included) 2) Pitch Perfect Hands On Activity Centers (key & worksheet included) 3) Transparent, Translucent, Opaque Tri-fold Graphic Organizer (key & worksheet included) 4) Light Refraction Hands On Activity (key & worksheet included) 5) Mirror, Mirror Hands On Reflection Activity (key & worksheet included) 6) Concave vs. Convex Lenses Hands On Ac
Great graphic organizer visually teaches vocabulary such as: individual, populations, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere in a pyramid shape to showcase how you start small with the individual and branch out to the largest ecosystem of them all, the biosphere.
There are areas to draw pictures to represent the terms as well as a section to record the written definitions.
After drawing the pictures and recording the definitions, the students can practice what they've learned with the matchi
Incorporate writing into your light and sound science unit with this activity after teaching your unit. There are five choices for students to choose from.
This is a great alternative way to assess your students' understanding of light and sound.
They will explain through their writing: how sound is produced and how it travels, what pitch is and what causes it to vary, what transparent, translucent, and opaque objects are, and how light is reflected and refracted.
SS4G2 The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems.
b. Describe how the early explorers (SS4H2a) adapted, or failed to adapt, to the various physical environments in which they traveled.
This is a chart that students can fill out to organize this information. Key included.
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Experience
I have twenty-five years of teaching experience in elementary and middle grades. I have taught all subjects, but I have spent most of my years teaching science.
I have been teaching STEM as an activity class for the last four years.
Teaching style
I love hands-on learning that allows students to have responsibility for their learning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2014.
My own education history
My undergraduate degree is in middle grades with endorsements in science, social studies, reading, and gifted education. My Master's degree is in elementary education.
Additional biographical information
I have been married for over twenty-five years and have two grown children.
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