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Portland, Oregon, United States
About the store
Easy, hands-on activities for K-8 students. Is that what you're looking for? Read a science text and answer questions? Not in my science class. I want something different for my students. Let's change that to hands-on, minds-on while doing challenging and fun activities!
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Preview of Get Started Writing: Where are they walking?

Get Started Writing: Where are they walking?

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Adorable images and writing prompts get students started writing about what's seen in the image. Choose from worksheets already prepared with a few lines or many lines, images that can be dropped into your document, or images that can be reformatted in a powerpoint presentation. A few prompts listed on the cover page can get you started. My students often suggest more than I would have imagined based on the simple image that they can add to with pencil or crayon. Thanks for visiting my store.
Preview of Resources for Teaching about Comets

Resources for Teaching about Comets

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Need an easy way to present information about comets? It's all included in this product. Teacher background overviewPresentation presents all information step by step to make it easy to take notesStudent note taking sheet with suggested answers includedCreate and display a fun model of a comet using a paper plate and crepe paperAssessmentTerms and definitions to post on the wallA memory game provides a fun way to review key vocabularyThanks for visiting my Simply Science store. Please take a mom
Preview of Precipitation Patterns

Precipitation Patterns

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This resource can make it easier to introduce precipitation patterns. You might add this to your study of rain shadows. Use a presentation to introduce the patterns for the states of Washington, Oregon, or California. Color a worksheet and add notes or print a color worksheet and add notes. Suggested answers are included from the presentation. Instead of a worksheet, give each student a level of precipitation for one of the states. A worksheet can be colored or printed in color and students beco
Preview of Simple Machines: Activities, Puzzles, a Word Wall, Math Sheets, a Web Page

Simple Machines: Activities, Puzzles, a Word Wall, Math Sheets, a Web Page

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Teaching about work and simple machines? This product will get you started OR enrich the resources you already have. Check out the preview to see what's included: Six simple and FUN activitiesWorksheets (with suggested answers) for each activityDozens of images that are copyright freeThree powerpoint presentationsThree short essays that can be printed in color or blacklineEssay recordings for students who need to hear the textA short multiple choice assessmentAn engineering suggestionA glossary
Preview of Resources for Teaching about the Rain Shadow Effect

Resources for Teaching about the Rain Shadow Effect

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This resources makes teaching about the rain shadow effect so much easier! Included in your purchase: a FUN worksheet with cartoon images a more traditional diagram of the rain shodow effecta worksheet for labeling the features using this diagramanswer keys for the worksheetspowerpoint presentation introducing each feature in the worksheetmovie made using the powerpoint presentationtwo optional powerpoint presentations, one with less text, one with moreThanks for visiting my Simply Science stor
Preview of Punnett Squares and Eye Color

Punnett Squares and Eye Color

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Are you a middle school teacher trying to teach life science from a distance? This product might be just what you need! I worked with a friend who teaches middle school science to create a video that introduces terms* and shows her students step-by-step how to create three different Punnett Squares featuring eye color. I know it's a simplified approach, there's much more to eye color than Bb and bb. Punnett Squares can be a challenge for students to understand and she's teaching at a distance.
Preview of Distance Learning: ♥ Cohesion BUNDLE ♥

Distance Learning: ♥ Cohesion BUNDLE ♥

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Remember that favorite science activity from childhood? One of these might be that activity. That's how memorable each one is. Simple materials make these so easy to share with students at school or at home. Do you need your resources to be available online?Import the Word™ documents, activity videos, audio and video recordings, and PowerPoint™ resources to your online classroom.Do you need to create a work packet to send home?Print an independent work packet that includes: the How To worksheet,
Preview of Distance Learning: Penny on a Loop

Distance Learning: Penny on a Loop

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Simple materials make this a fun activity to try in the classroom or at home. I've given you many resources to make it easy to tailor activities for your students. Do you need your resources to be available online?Import the Word™ documents into your online classroom. Edit the documents to customize them.Import the activity video, audio and video recordings, and PowerPoint™ resource to share.Do you need to create a work packet to send home?Print the independent work packet that includes: the Ho
Preview of Distance Learning: Balance a Card

Distance Learning: Balance a Card

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Choose from a variety of resources to share a fun science activity. Students need an index card, 6 paper clips, and a pencil. Do you need your resources to be available online?Import the Word™ documents into your online classroom. Edit the documents to customize them.Import the activity video, audio and video recordings, and PowerPoint™ resource to share.Do you need to create a work packet to send home?Print the independent work packet that includes: the How To worksheet, a short text, recording
Preview of Primary Science: Liquids

Primary Science: Liquids

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I pulled apart a few of my other products * to make it easy for you to introduce properties of liquids with four fun activities: sorting liquids, viscosity with ketchup, cohesion with paper clips and water, and then experiments with condensation and evaporation of water. Could be resources for NGSS 2-PS1-1 and 5-PS1-3. Let me make this easy for you! Clear explanations of each activityWorksheets for recording informationWord documents so you can reformat the worksheets easilyPowerpoint presenta
Preview of Resources for Teaching Waves

Resources for Teaching Waves

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Teaching waves?? Use pendulums to introduce waves to students! Or, use these pendulum activities as a fun way to work as a team. Or, have students practice doing science with simple materials that are very easy to send home to share with families, in an after school, or science night activity. I adapted the pendulum activities from my Pushes and Pulls product and added information and activities for introducing waves and the parts of a wave. Very suitable for grades 4-9. Here's what's include
Preview of Food Chain Model for a Butterfly

Food Chain Model for a Butterfly

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Collecting resources for teaching about food chains and food webs? I pulled these resources out of my More about Butterflies product just for teachers who want to focus on teaching food chains and food webs. You can choose the animals you want to feature as you present food chains and food webs. Choose from butterflies, frogs, birds, insects, whales, and wild cats. You could have different teams in the class working on different animals! Here's what I included in the product:   ♥ Quick
Preview of Heat: Activities, Presentation, Word Wall, Writing Prompts, Puzzles, a Web Page

Heat: Activities, Presentation, Word Wall, Writing Prompts, Puzzles, a Web Page

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Let me save you some time enriching your science unit about heat, I've included:     ★ an engineering challenge*     ★ a take home activity*     ★ PowerPoint™ that contains copyright free images to save you time looking for great images     ★ a glossary for common terms*     ★ terms and definitions in large print you can print and post on your word wall*     ★ seek-a-word puzzles that help students learn new terms*     ★ suggestions for poetry     ★ writing prompts that are included on workshe
Preview of Light: Activities, Presentations, Word Wall, Puzzles, Parent Letters, a Web Page

Light: Activities, Presentations, Word Wall, Puzzles, Parent Letters, a Web Page

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A great way to add to your physics unit. Let me save you time collecting resources! Check out the preview and this list:   ♥ Two PowerPoint™ presentations can be used to introduce reflected and refracted light - all the images are copyright free, just copy and paste   ♥ Use suggestions for poems, compound words to connect science and language arts   ♥ Print fourteen key terms and definitions in a LARGE font and post on your word wall   ♥ Solve seek-a-word puzzles as a fun way to lear
Preview of Simple Machines Resources ♥ BUNDLE ♥

Simple Machines Resources ♥ BUNDLE ♥

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Here's all the resources from five different products including: tools, gears, inclined planes, levers, and pulleys!!   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing tools, gears, levers, pulleys, and inclined planes to your students with simple demonstrations or activities   ⚙ Six PowerPoint presentations all with copyright free images you can copy and paste   ⚙ A Students text for each kind of simple machine in several reading levels, English or Spanish text, color or blackline images that students
Preview of Tools: Presentation, Student Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessments, a Web Page

Tools: Presentation, Student Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessments, a Web Page

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Here's all the components of this great product:   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing tools to your students   ⚙ A PowerPoint presentation with copyright free images   ⚙ Students text in several reading levels, English or Spanish, color or blackline images   ⚙ Recordings of the texts for students who need to hear the information   ⚙ Word puzzles to help students learn science terms   ⚙ 4 Assessment suggestions  ⚙ Several resources are saved in Spanish  ⚙ Worksheet and parent letters saved in
Preview of Levers: Activities, Presentations, Short Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessments

Levers: Activities, Presentations, Short Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessments

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Here's all the components of this great product:   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing levers to your students   ⚙ A PowerPoint presentation with copyright free images   ⚙ Student text in several reading levels, English or Spanish, color or blackline images   ⚙ Recordings of the texts for students who need to hear the information   ⚙ Word puzzles to help students learn science terms   ⚙ 4 Assessment suggestions  ⚙ Several resources are saved in Spanish  ⚙ Worksheets saved in Word™ so you can
Preview of Inclined Planes: Activities, Presentation, Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessment

Inclined Planes: Activities, Presentation, Text, Recordings, Puzzles, Assessment

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Here's all the components of this great product:   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing inclined planes to your students   ⚙ A PowerPoint presentation with copyright free images   ⚙ Student text in several reading levels, English or Spanish, color or blackline images   ⚙ Recordings of the texts for students who need to hear the information   ⚙ Word puzzles to help students learn science terms   ⚙ 4 Assessment suggestions  ⚙ Several resources are saved in Spanish  ⚙ Assessment worksheets saved i
Preview of Pulleys: Activity, Presentation, Texts Recorded, Puzzles, Assessments, Web Page

Pulleys: Activity, Presentation, Texts Recorded, Puzzles, Assessments, Web Page

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Here's all the components of this great product:   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing pulleys to your students   ⚙ A PowerPoint presentation with copyright free images   ⚙ Student text in several reading levels, English or Spanish, color or blackline images   ⚙ Recordings of the texts for students who need to hear the information   ⚙ Word puzzles to help students learn science terms   ⚙ 4 Assessment suggestions  ⚙ A web page with more resources I've created several products that support teach
Preview of Gears: Activities, Videos, Presentations, Texts Recorded, Puzzles, a Web Page

Gears: Activities, Videos, Presentations, Texts Recorded, Puzzles, a Web Page

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Here's all the components of this great product:   ⚙ Suggestions for introducing the wheel and axle and gears to your students   ⚙ Videos of gears   ⚙ PowerPoint presentations with copyright free images   ⚙ Students text in several reading levels, English or Spanish, color or blackline images   ⚙ Recordings of the texts for students who need to hear the information   ⚙ Word puzzles  ⚙ Assessment suggestions  ⚙ Web page with more resources I've created several products that support teach
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Experience

Easy, hands-on activities for K-8 students. Is that what you're looking for? Read a science text and answer questions? Not in my science class. I want something different for my students. Let's change that to hands-on, minds-on while doing challenging and fun activities!

Teaching style

Active, hands-on, student centered, fun.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Shining moments were reading the letters written by my students recommending me for awards I received including: Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Education, Oregon Science Teachers Association Teacher of the Year, Oregon Public Broadcasting Technology Teacher of the Year, Tektronix/Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Teacher of the Year, American Electronics Association Teacher of the Year.

My own education history

MS in Science Education, Oregon State University and a BA in Education, Western Washington University

Additional biographical information

Please visit my other store Simply Math.