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Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
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I taught 5th grade for 7 years, 6th grade science for 5 years, and 7th grade for one year. I'm currently a 4th grade virtual teacher.
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Preview of Christmas Holiday Jeopardy

Christmas Holiday Jeopardy

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This fun-Interactive Christmas-themed Jeopardy game is the PERFECT addition to your holiday classroom activities. This is a PowerPoint Presentation with animated snow in the background of the main game-board. Action settings on each category to lead you to the appropriate question/answer. Categories: *Christmas Characters *Christmas Carols *Christmas Traditions *Christmas Movies *Santa's Sleigh *12 Days of Christmas Each category has five question ranging from 1
Preview of Tissue Paper Hot Air Balloons: Why/How does Hot Air Rise?

Tissue Paper Hot Air Balloons: Why/How does Hot Air Rise?

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PLEASE WATCH PREVIEW! This hands-on project has become a MUST the past three years. I plug this activity in with my States of Matter unit. ------------------------------------------------------------------ INCLUDED: 16 page slideshow PowerPoint Presentation 16 page PDF file (Identical to PowerPoint) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN POWERPOINT: 1. Hot Air Balloon Part Description 2. Hot Air Rising Mini Lesson 3. Required Material List 4. Gore Template Construction Instructions 5. Step-by-Step instructi
Preview of Who's Who?  Dichotomous Key Lesson using Owls

Who's Who? Dichotomous Key Lesson using Owls

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This Dichotomous Key PowerPoint is the perfect resource to introduce how a dichotomous Key works as well as serving as THE perfect Science Station in your classroom. Simply print/laminate the information cards and have your students work through the key included as the last slide. The PowerPoint works by simply asking YES or NO questions based on what your students see in the picture. If YES, then click YES. If NO, then click NO. The presentation will guide them to the correct answer and giv
Preview of Home Sweet Home: Habitat, Niche, Population, Community

Home Sweet Home: Habitat, Niche, Population, Community

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A short, sweet, and to the point mini-lesson on HABITATS. This mini-lesson focuses on four key vocabulary words: -HABITAT -NICHE -POPULATION -COMMUNITY Included in this Zip File: -10 Slide Interactive PowerPoint Presentation -10 Identical PDF files of PowerPoint -2 Page WordSearch (PDF) w/ answer key -2 Page Worksheet (PDF) w/ answer key
Preview of Constellation Resources: Identification Cards, Report Templates, Etc

Constellation Resources: Identification Cards, Report Templates, Etc

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This product has a variety of possible uses. Although there are 88 constellations, these include the 28 most popular of the list. SUGGESTIONS: -Print two each of the identification cards and play a memory style game to get associated with names/images. -Print identification cards, cut, and use as study flash cards. -Print report templates and assign groups to write one paragraph reports on the 28 chosen constellations. -Print identification cards, tape on black construction paper...using a thum
Preview of Tides Unit: High/Low, Spring/Neap

Tides Unit: High/Low, Spring/Neap

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PowerPoint w/ worksheet and word-search focusing on TIDES. Covers: High Tide, Low Tide, Spring Tide, Neap Tides, Tidal Range. This informative PowerPoint will serve as an EXCELLENT supplemental resource for your Tides Unit. Worksheet is set up for students to fill out as teacher works through PowerPoint. Word-search consists of key words dealing with TIDES.
Preview of I'm Dreaming of a Scientific Christmas: Making Borax Crystal Christmas Ornaments

I'm Dreaming of a Scientific Christmas: Making Borax Crystal Christmas Ornaments

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Power Point THOROUGHLY explains: ~What are Crystals. ~Types of Crystals. ~How Crystals Form. (Nucleation) ~How to create Borax Crystal Christmas Ornaments. Zip File contains: -25 Slide PowerPoint for MAC -25 Slide PowerPoint for PC (Same info, but basic fonts and editable) -25 Identical PDF Files
Preview of Learning to read/write in Binary Code (BASICS)

Learning to read/write in Binary Code (BASICS)

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This is the absolute PERFECT resource for teaching the basics Binary Code. I tried this lesson with my 2nd grader, 5th grader, and 8th grader- all successfully grasped this concept by using the PowerPoint and PDF worksheets included. This lesson is VERY easy to adapt to the skill/knowledge level of your students. Very easy to simplify as well as very easy to tailor activities to advanced levels. After this lesson, your students will be able to read/write binary codes for NUMBERS and LETTERS.
Preview of Energy Resource Jeopardy Review Game

Energy Resource Jeopardy Review Game

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Excellent Review Game for Energy Resources 6 Categories: -Fossil Fuels -Solar Energy -Wind Energy -Water Energy (Hydroelectric) -Geothermal Energy -Nuclear Energy Each category has 5 questions ranging in difficulty. Point values increase as difficulty increases. Home screen is set up to change color once that category has been chosen. You'll have to have a person keep track of points on a chalk/white board. Colors reset when PowerPoint is closed and reopen. Each question is fo
Preview of The Sun Unit: PowerPoint & PDF's.

The Sun Unit: PowerPoint & PDF's.

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This extensive PowerPoint covers an array of topics and information in regards to the Sun. -Information, Images, Tables, Descriptions, Definitions. Topics: -Basic Statistics -Structure -Nuclear Fusion -Radiation -Convection -Sun Spots -Solar Flares -Prominences I've also included identical PDF"s for printoff for a possible science center in your classroom.
Preview of Science Fair (Forms to help students choose a project/Help with Display Board)

Science Fair (Forms to help students choose a project/Help with Display Board)

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This packet is something I've been using for the past four years to help my students prep for the Science Fair. Included: 1. Planning Guide---Helps students find a topic they enjoy and hopefully gives them a resource to choose a project that won't feel like work. 2. Official Form Page--- This is what I use for their abstract. It's their display board....condensed. 3. Display Board Expectations/tips 4. Sample Lay-Outs
Preview of Cohesion, Adhesion, and Surface Tension w/ Hands-On Activity

Cohesion, Adhesion, and Surface Tension w/ Hands-On Activity

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This PowerPoint can serve as a useful and practical tool to introduce, explain, and demonstrate the terms: Cohesion, Adhesion, and Surface Tension. This presentation concludes with an activity that is an ol' classic, "How many drops of water can a side of a penny hold?" Break-down of instructions/ material list, procedures, and follow-up questions.
Preview of Food Chain Pyramid w/ Template

Food Chain Pyramid w/ Template

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This 32 page/high resolution product proved to be an EXCELLENT way to engage all of my students with a wide variety of learning styles to effectively teach the concept of Food Chains. This is hands-on, and visually stimulating. Key vocabulary words: *Food Chain *Carnivore *Omnivore *Herbivore *Tertiary Consumer *Secondary Consumer *Primary Consumer *Producer Included: 15 page PowerPoint (How to construct) 15 page PDF (Identical to PowerPoint) 2 page PDF (Instructions and the most important do
Preview of Scientific Method Classroom Lab: Pulse Rate

Scientific Method Classroom Lab: Pulse Rate

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Looking for an interactive/fun classroom lab that isn't going to break your pocket book/classroom budget? If so, this is the lab for you! Combindation of PowerPoints/PDF's this lab will walk you through two days worth of interactive activities where students: 1. Come up with a question. 2. Create a hypothesis. 3. Plan their experiment. 4. Experiment. 5. Collects/Records Data 6. Makes observations about data. 7. Asks new questions based on data. All questions will deal with heart-rates based o
Preview of Black History Bulletin Board Kit

Black History Bulletin Board Kit

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This kit includes 13 attractive PDF's for your bulletin board to display images of famous African American leaders, sheets for students to fill out for Biography Reports and final publishing sheets to display on your board as well. Illustrated leaders sheets include: -Dr. Martin Luther King -George Washington Carver -Maya Angelou -Oprah Winfrey -Jackie Robinson -Barack Obama -Malcom X -Rosa Parks Student Worksheets are given in color as well as Black & White. There is also an edited sheet t
Preview of Seeds Unit: Germination, Maturity, Reproduction

Seeds Unit: Germination, Maturity, Reproduction

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PowerPoint/PDF This is a Hands-On investigation that asks the key question “What is inside a seed?” Students will begin by completing an anticipation guide to think about the purpose and components of seeds, use a dichotomous key to sort seeds and examine the seed coat of various seeds, hypothesize what the interior of a seed looks like, dissect a pinto bean to examine the parts of a seed, and draw a diagram of a seed. The follow-up activities include planting seeds to explore the germination
Preview of Martin Luther King Jr. Jeopardy

Martin Luther King Jr. Jeopardy

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This Jeopardy style game is the PERFECT activity to cover/recover/discuss various topics dealing with The Great American Hero: Martin Luther King Jr. The game is set up like the classic Jeopardy style. 6 categories with 5 questions each. Questions range from 100-500 point values. Questions increase in difficulty as it increases numerically. Categories: -Childhood & Family -Birth & Death -I have a Dream -Civil Rights -Inspiration -Vocabulary **This is a PPTX file, but transitions are such t
Preview of Scientific Method: Whirligigs

Scientific Method: Whirligigs

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Teaching your students the proper steps of Scientific Method is CRUCIAL at any grade level. What in the heck is a whirligig? A whirligig is actually anything that spins, or has parts that spin. Ya know those "helicopters" that fall from Maple trees that spin around and around as they fall? That's an example of a whirligig. I've taken that concept and created a template on an 8.5" x 11" paper where your students can cut/fold into a shape, then when dropped it will spin/rotate/whirl down to
Preview of Ecology Review (Jeopardy Style)

Ecology Review (Jeopardy Style)

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WATCH THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR A BETTER IDEA: http://youtu.be/XDvHAXMCXG4 This is the PERFECT high resolution review game for your Ecology Unit! 6 Categories: - Ecology - Biotic/Abiotic - Producer/Consumer/Decomposer - Food Chain/ Food Web - Predator/ Prey - Symbiosis There are 5 questions per category. Each question gets harder as point value increases. Vocabulary -Ecology, Biotic, Abiotic, Producer, Consumer, Decomposer, Food Chain, Food Web, Predator, Prey, Symbiosis, Mutualism, Commensalis
Preview of Primary Science: Habitats

Primary Science: Habitats

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This 62 page Habitat Unit is the perfect supplemental resource you need for your classroom/club/group. INCLUDED: 52 slide- Jeopardy Style Review Game 4 page- Cut out Matching game 4 page fill-in the blank/ drawing activity 2 pages of writing activities 1 page of a word search -------------------------------------------- *Jeopardy Style Review Game: There are 5 categories: Habitat, Desert, Ocean, Forest, and Wetland. Each category has 5 questions that are increasing in difficulty. Points go
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About the store

Experience

I taught 5th grade for 7 years, 6th grade science for 5 years, and 7th grade for one year. I'm currently a 4th grade virtual teacher.

Teaching style

My philosophy in education very much encompasses my teaching style: Be Firm. Be Fair. Be Fun.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Finalist for the 2013 Wabash Valley Golden Apple Award. Nominated 2014 for Teacher of the Year. Most Original Halloween Costume when I was in Kindergarten. I was the The Incredible Hulk....and still have the trophy.

My own education history

College- Indiana State University High School- Bedford North Lawrence Jr. High- Oolitic Jr. High Elementary- Needmore Elementary

Additional biographical information

I enjoy hiking, fishing, playing guitar, and playing with my kids.