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Portland, Oregon, United States
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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 Fortune Teller for Parts of a Volcano

Fortune Teller for Parts of a Volcano

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Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review terms for volcanoes: ash, cinders, conduit, lava, magma, magma chamber, tephra, and vent. Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave a student fill in new definitions using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making this device and suggestions for additional fort
Preview of Fortune Teller for Weather Tools

Fortune Teller for Weather Tools

Created by
Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review terms: anemometer, barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, thermometer, weather, wind sock, wind vane. Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave a student fill in new definitions using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making this device and suggestions for additio
Preview of Fortune Teller for Earth Science ♥ BUNDLE ♥

Fortune Teller for Earth Science ♥ BUNDLE ♥

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Simply Science
Also called a Cootie Catcher, this fun toy can help students review terms (or images for phases of the moon). Play with one player or two. Print actual images or drawn images of the moon. I've included the option of having a student fill in new definitions or using a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resource. I created a web page with directions for making this device and suggestions for additional fortune tellers. This product is one of many science fortune tellers and man
Preview of Fortune Teller for Chemistry Vocabulary

Fortune Teller for Chemistry Vocabulary

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Simply Science
Is it a challenge to remember all the terms for states of matter? This fun device can help students review these terms: boil, boiling point, evaporation, freeze, freezing point, melt, melting point, and sublimation. It could be a distance learning option for you! Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave students fill in different definitions using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely diffe
Preview of Fortune Teller for Systems of the Body

Fortune Teller for Systems of the Body

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Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review the components in these systems: circulatory, digestive, immune, integumentary, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and skeletal. For example, the components of the circulatory system are heart, artery, vein, and capillary and the components of the digestive system is mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave students fill i
Preview of Fortune Teller for Electrical Circuits Vocabulary

Fortune Teller for Electrical Circuits Vocabulary

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Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review terms: battery, circuit, conductor, current, insulator, parallel circuit, series circuit, and switch. Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave students fill in different definitions or simple drawings using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making this devic
Preview of Fortune Teller for Parts of a Plant Vocabulary

Fortune Teller for Parts of a Plant Vocabulary

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Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review terms: flower, fruit, leaf, photosynthesis, plant, root, seed, stem. It could be a fun distance learning activity! Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave students fill in different definitions using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making this device and
Preview of Fortune Teller for Light Vocabulary

Fortune Teller for Light Vocabulary

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Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review these terms: absorb, concave, convex, absorb, reflect, refract, translucent, and transparent. It could be a distance learning activity! Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave a student fill in new definitions using a fortune teller with just termsUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making
Preview of Fortune Tellers for Volcano Terms

Fortune Tellers for Volcano Terms

Created by
Simply Science
This fun device, also called a Cootie Catcher, can help students review terms for volcanoes: cinder cone, composite or stratovolcano, crater, eruption, lava, magma, shield volcano, and volcano. Choose from several options: One player or two playersColor or blackline words that can be coloredHave a student fill in new definitions using a lined blank fortune tellerUse a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resourceI created a web page with directions for making this device and sug
Preview of Fortune Teller for Rocks

Fortune Teller for Rocks

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Simply Science
Also called a Cootie Catcher, this fun toy can help students review terms for rocks: igneous rock, lava, mineral, magma, metamorphic rock, rock cycle, sediment, sedimentary rock. Play with one player or two. Choose from color or blackline that can be colored. I've included the option of having a student fill in new definitions or using a blank fortune teller to create a completely different resource. I created a web page with directions for making this device and suggestions for additional fort
Preview of Fortune Tellers for Phases of the Moon

Fortune Tellers for Phases of the Moon

Created by
Simply Science
This fun device can also be called a Cootie Catcher. You can use it to help students review the names for the phases of the moon. It could be a great distance learning resource! I included two different version, real images of the moon and drawn images of the moon. You can have students create a fortune teller to play with a friend or one that they can play solo. You might have students use the blank form to create their own fortune teller for the phases of the moon. I created a web page with
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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.