Utilitarian Science
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LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Missouri, United States
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I have been teaching science for over 20 years and like creating activities that engage and challenge learners. I have taught in middle and high school in rural, urban and suburban districts. I have also taught in private as well as public schools. I work to create engaging learning activities with high rigor for my students and then share them with you! If you love them please rate them. If they need tweaking please let me know. I am not above constructive criticism.
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Bioman Bio Nitrogen Cycle Interactive Activity
Use the Bioman Bio website to complete this activity. I was tired of my students rushing through this activity so I created a paper and pen activity which required students to slow down as they move through the website.
9th - 12th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
HS-LS2-4
GATACA: Comprehension and Reflection Questions
GATACA is a dystopian movie who's premise is a society that uses DNA to disriminate. It is full of ethical conversations. I love showing it in my freshmen bio classes when I actually have time in the year. The movie is thought provoking, and its amazing how much Biotech has advanced since the movie was releaased in 1997.
9th - 12th
Biology, Engineering
Dark Waters Movie Reflection and/or Discussion Questions
Dark Waters is a movie which depicts the true story of how an attorney in Ohio took on DuPont chemical company for knowingly poisoning the people of the region in the quest to make teflon. These questions can be used as student reflection questions or socratic seminar and discussion questions after viewing. This movie is perfect for an upper level environmental science class.
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Biology, Environment
The Elephant in The Living Room: Documentary Reflection
The Elephant in The Living Room is a fabulous documentary that addresses the issues of keeping exotic pets, specifically large cats as pets. You can find the documentary on Amazon prime. My students find this documentary fascinating. I use it with the environmental science chapter on biodiversity when we discuss invasive species and the black market animal trade.
9th - 12th
Biology, Criminal Justice - Law, Environment
Crash Course Ecology #10 (Fill in the blank worksheet)
I have found a fill in the blank worksheet works well with the crash course videos if we are watching as a class because Hank (while I love him) talks entirely too fast. So, I made a fill in the blank worksheet for my students and am sharing it with you!!
7th - 12th
Biology, Environment
Arizona Biology Project Karyotyping Virtual Activity guided worksheet (NO MESS)
Once again, I couldn't find what I wanted to reinforce and teach the concept of karyotyping so I created my own activity. This activity is to be used with the Arizona Biology Project's Karyotyping activity which is a fantastic virtual resource. I find the students have a really hard time matching up chromosomes in a cut and paste activity, this virtual activity does most of the matching for them and has students find and analyze chromosomal abnormalities.
9th - 12th
Biology
NGSS
HS-LS3-1
Bioman Bio: Succession Interactive
I created this activity so my students would slow down playing the game and get more out of it. This can be used as a digital copy or students can submit their final quiz score to you as a screenshot via email/google classroom/blackbaud.
7th - 12th
Biology, Environment, Science
TedX: Feedback loops, How Nature Gets Its Rhythm worksheet with key
For use in environmental science with the TedX video, Feedback Loops, How Nature Gets Its Rhythm. Used as an ancillary activity to explain how feedback loops work in nature.
9th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
NGSS
HS-ESS3-4
Nitrogen Cycle Quiz
This quiz is designed to accompany the Bioman Bio nitrogen cycle interactive activity
7th - 10th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
Cabbage Juice pH Indicator Lab
I couldn't find a cabbage juice pH lab with a bit more rigor so I created one. I wanted a lab that not only tested different substances for their pH with cabbage juice, but I also wanted students to observe how a buffer affects the color change as well. I also wanted students to make connections to the human body.
7th - 10th
Biology, Chemistry, General Science
NSTA Case Study: How Failing in Science Helped Solve the Coho Salmon Mystery
If you aren't using the NSTA case study collection to enhance your Environmental Science class you are missing out completely. This is a great case study which demonstrates how science is hard work but also provides evidence how water runoff can pollute and affect wildlife.
11th - 12th
Biology, Environment, Science
NGSS
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-1
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Trials of Life: Living Together (symbiotic relationships)
Trials of Life: living together is a fantastic video portrayal of symbiotic relationships in nature narrated by David Attenborough. I have yet to find a video that does a better job demonstrating these relationships in nature. Define the terms first and then identify each relationship shown in the video.
6th - 12th
Biology, Science
TedEd: What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away
For use with the TedEd video, What Really Happens to The Plastic You Throw Away. I created this for my environmental science class for accountability purposes. I like to have students fill it out at their own pace rather than show to the entire class. It can move a little too quickly.
6th - 12th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
Meiosis Crossword (with key)
I made this to use in my own classroom to help my students review meiosis vocabulary .
7th - 12th
Anatomy, Biology, Science
Assignment Discovery: Cells (video worksheet)
The Assignment Discovery: Cells video is a great introduction to cells. This fill in the blank worksheet along with answer key will introduce cell history, cell structure and function as well as differentiation.
5th - 9th
Biology, General Science, Science
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I have been teaching science for over 20 years and like creating activities that engage and challenge learners. I have taught in middle and high school in rural, urban and suburban districts. I have also taught in private as well as public schools. I work to create engaging learning activities with high rigor for my students and then share them with you! If you love them please rate them. If they need tweaking please let me know. I am not above constructive criticism.
My own education history
Quincy University - B.S. Biological Sciences and Chemistry minor 1999
Graduate work through
- Quincy university
- Wesleyan University
- Missouri Baptist University: currently working on my MA in Education Administration.
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