I've been teaching 9-12th grade science at Clarendon High School in Clarendon, Arkansas for four years. I have taught Physical Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP Environmental Science.
This pdf includes all of the links, activities, labs, and resources necessary for a solid introduction to evolution lesson. This lesson plan is designed for high school biology students and should take approximately 4 to 5 class periods.
Encourage your students to think outside the box as they become more aware of the waste around them. This project requires them to create a product out of items that would have been thrown away. Let their imaginations run wild as they design, build, and present RRR products. There is a rubric attached to guide them and for your grading purposes.
Pass out this page on Monday and take it up on Fridays. Now students can keep their bellringers in the same place each week, which will make grading much easier for you!
This one hour lesson plan was created for intermediate English as a Second Language Learners, however, it could be adapted for anyone wanting to learn more about their personality. It includes a detailed 5E lesson plan, a 3-page student handout, and a Slides presentation.
This is a thematic unit designed to last for three, 1 hour long class periods, although it can be modified to suit your needs. It is designed for low intermediate students and contains links to all activities and worksheets. It contains a graphic organizer, videos, audio recordings, a crossword puzzle, and a scavenger hunt.
This is a great first-day or first-week activity to get to know your students as well as review data analysis and graphing strategies. Students answer questions about themselves and then make data charts, bar graphs, and pie charts with the class results.
Engage your students in a meaningful comparison of two essential cellular processes—photosynthesis and cellular respiration—with this versatile labeling activity! In this printable PDF resource, students will label the key structures of the chloroplast and mitochondrion while identifying and comparing the major components and steps of both processes. Perfect for middle and high school life science or biology classrooms, this activity allows teachers to differentiate instruction by choosing t
Help your students make meaningful connections between photosynthesis and cellular respiration with this visually engaging and scaffolded graphic organizer! Perfect for middle school or high school science classes, this resource is designed to support comprehension, comparison, and critical thinking across a range of learning levels. Provide the blank version and have students fill in what they think they know, use it as guided notes to explain the relationship between the two processes, or p
Engage your students with this interactive Punnett Square Practice Worksheet! Perfect for reinforcing genetics concepts, this no-prep printable resource helps students practice predicting genotype and phenotype combinations using Punnett squares. This worksheet is ideal for middle school and early high school science or biology classrooms. It includes a variety of problems that challenge students to apply their knowledge of Punnett Squares.
Tired of the same old Interest Inventories you do the first week of school? - So are your students! Give them this foldable interest inventory that allows them to be creative, answer insightful questions, list their favorites, and express to you something they wish you knew about them. This is geared towards 7th-12th grade students, and my students enjoyed getting to express themselves as well as tell me more about themselves than the regular, run-of-the-mill Interest Inventory. To use: Eit
Print a class set of these blank BINGO cards and laminate them. To play, have students write vocab words or chemical symbols or numbers in the blanks with an expo marker. Ask appropriate questions based on the type of review. Students can put bingo chips on spaces and when they get 5 in a row they win. Wipe down boards with erasers or expo spray to reuse.
This pdf contains all the links, resources, and activities needed to complete a lesson on climate change. This lesson should take approximately 4 or 5 class periods.
Use this Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration T chart word sort to teach or reinforce the chemical reactions. I use this activity as a Bellwork or Warm Up after I've taught photosynthesis and cellular respiration. I also like to reinforce the words and chemical formulas to prepare students to see different types of terminology on state tests. I use this activity to remind students of the additive property of equations and that the order of the reactants and order of the products is not rel
Teach students the Scientific Method and how to design and carryout well-controlled experiments by sprouting eyes on potatoes in different environments (light versus dark, moist versus dry, room temperature versus cold, etc). Students practice identifying independent variables, dependent variables, controls, and constants. Materials required are potatoes, plastic bags, twist ties, paper towels, and dissection trays with scalpels or knives.
Teach your students about different forms of entertainment such as movies, tv shows, and video games, with this two-part lesson. Students will learn new vocabulary, practice constructing a conversation and create visual representations of their hobbies and interests.
Make the chore of teaching class rules enjoyable with this Prezi called the Keys to Success. This Prezi has entertaining memes throughout that is sure to lighten the mood during the first days of school. Click the link to get access to the presentation.
Guide your students as they take notes on the levels of biological organization. Walk them through the provided example and then let them fill out the template on their own.
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Experience
I've been teaching 9-12th grade science at Clarendon High School in Clarendon, Arkansas for four years. I have taught Physical Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP Environmental Science.
Teaching style
My teaching is dynamic. I try to let my students discover knowledge in as many ways possible: direction instruction, jigsaw, demonstrations, virtual simulations, videos, cooperative groups, laboratory assignments, hands-on activities, etc.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was awarded the Distinguished Teacher Award, based on the TESS evaluation system, three years in a row. I was awarded Clarendon High School Teacher of the Year Award for 2014-2015 and Clarendon School District Teacher of the Year for 2016-2017. I have also won awards for Best Lesson Plans and Best Teaming Effort within my district.
My own education history
I earned my Bachelor's of Science in Zoology from Auburn University. I received my standard teaching license through the APPEL (Arkansas Professional Pathway to Educator Licensure) program organized by the Arkansas Department of Education, and I am currently earning my Master's Degree in Natural Sciences Education from Colorado State University.
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