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Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

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Science Interactive Notebook - Human Body Systems

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Engage your students with 35 Interactive Notebook activities for all of your human body unit needs. Our interactive notebook flippers will have your kids "flipping" their way to learning all about the major systems of the human body. Disseminate

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Cell Organelle - Color by Number Activity

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This cell organelle structure and function coloring activity helps students to connect the commonalities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell organelles as they color labeled animal, plant, and bacteria cells.• DIGITAL GOOGLE

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Anatomy, Biology, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Ecology - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Food Chains Webs Energy Pyramid

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Ecology - Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramid and Energy Transfer - Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this stations lab series to learn about food chains, food webs, trophic levels, energy transfer,

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Anatomy, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Bacteria Research Project

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There's bacteria on your smartphone?! Ew! In this InstaGerm project, students create a social media profile for one of the organisms of the prokaryotic domains. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 2 NON-EDITABLE PDF handouts with instructions

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Scientific Method - Graphing Practice

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Scientific Method - Graphing: Review the various types of graphs used in science, including creating graphs, interpreting graphs and analyzing graphs. This product includes:* Engaging PowerPoint complete with instructions and student examples* Pdf

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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$4.50

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Back to School Interactive Notebook Activity Pack

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These Back to School interactive notebbook ice breakers are perfect for those first week introductions or to decorate your bulletin board. Allow students to get to know each other while YOU get to know THEM! WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:• 7

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Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Scienstructable 3D Dissection Models Bundle - Vertebrate & Invertebrate Animals

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Want to explore without the mess? Our student-friendly, budget-friendly eco-friendly 3-D Scienstructable dissection models can be used as a dissection-free exploration, a pre-dissection tool, or as a summative assessment for comparative anatomy.

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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Cell Organelles Structure & Function - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Cell Organelles Structure & Function - Science Centers / Lab Stations - STEAM based Cross Curricular Differentiated Stations for Life ScienceWith science as the primary background subject, students will learn about the major organelles of

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Anatomy, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Science Interactive Notebook Set-Up Guide

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Love INB's but don't know where to start? Get ready to hit the ground running with Interactive Notebooks this year with our easy set-up lesson - it's perfect for you and your students!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 3-5 DAY LESSON:• 32 Slide Instructional

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Science, Basic Principles, General Science

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Nervous System - Neuron Speed Lab

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How fast does a nerve impulse travel? Analyze the speed of a neuron's impulse as students apply their knowledge of the nervous system with this exciting lab in which they assemble as a group to determine just how long it takes for a message to

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Math, Anatomy, Biology

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Printables

$3.95

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Dissection - Invertebrate Animals Bundle - Distance Learning

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Observation & Inference Interactive Notebook Activity with PowerPoint

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Scientific Method - Observation & Inference - Science Interactive NotebookReview the concepts of observation and inference as students gather information about a scenario and then make personal inferences based on their observations in our

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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$4.00

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Osmosis Diffusion - Science Centers / Lab Stations for Cells

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Osmosis - Moving Cellular Materials - STEAM Stations Lab - Cross Curricular Differentiated Life Science Lab Stations Students will use this stations lab series to learn about osmosis, diffusion, endocytosis, exocytosis, active and passive

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Scientific Measurement & Metric System - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Scientific Method - STEAM Lab Stations - Measurement & Metric System. Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this scientific method stations lab series to learn about measurement in science, the metric

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Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Dissection - Vertebrate Animals Bundle - Distance Learning

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Ecology - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Levels of Ecological Organization

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Ecology - Levels of Organization - STEAM Stations Lab - Cross Curricular Differentiated Life Science Lab Stations Students will use this stations lab series to learn about the levels of ecological organization (organism, population, community,

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.50

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Fortune Teller / Cootie Catcher Blank Editable Template - Distance Learning

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

How do you get students interested in studying for a test or understanding the most important concepts of your class? Use a fortune teller or cootie catcher! Using this blank editable template, students will create an origami study guide filled

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For All Subject Areas

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Study Guides, Activities, Printables

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Ecology - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Aquatic Biomes

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Biomes - Aquatic Lab Stations - Ecology - Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this ecology stations lab series to learn about the various marine and freshwater biomes.With science as the primary

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.50

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Binomial Nomenclature Notes & Activities

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

A cat by any other name, could be a... lion? A tiger? A LIGER?!? In this lesson, stduents learn all about taxonomy, Carolus Linneaus and binomial nomenclature and use their skills of observation to name organism with the rules of binomial

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$3.50

122

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Science Interactive Notebook - Six Kingdoms of Life Puzzle

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

Six Kingdoms of Life Science Interactive Notebook Classification Puzzle can be used to introduce or review the six kingdoms of life and the three domains including prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, example organisms classified to each kingdom, and

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Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$4.00

191

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Together Mel and Gerdy have 17 years of life science teaching experience. We taught in an International Baccalaureate school in Georgia. Individually, we served as Science Department Chair, Team Leader, Advisory Chair, Science Fair Club Coordinators, and Yearbook Coordinator. Together, we are a dynamic pair with a flair for lesson planning.

MY TEACHING STYLE

We enjoy inquiry-based, hands-on, cross-curricular activities. We LOVED to co-teach. We frequently brought our classes together into one room and teach them together. The kids loved to interact with other classes and enjoyed seeing their teachers have fun together.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Together we have: Flown weightless on the Zero G (a.k.a. Vomit Comet) and achieved eight total minutes of weightlessness (see Mel holding the sign and Gerdy's long hair achieving new heights): Walked the model's catwalk for Teacher in the Spotlight. Worked alongside Ecologists in Skidaway and Sapelo Island GA. Mel was honored by being featured as Atlanta's 11 Alive Class Act Teacher of the Month where she was interviewed and her class appeared on the morning news!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Gerdy: B.S. Wildlife Biology & M.Ed. Biology both from Auburn University Mel: B.S. Biology & B.S. Biology Education both from Kennesaw University

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We aim to please. Before leaving feedback, please contact us via "Ask a Question" or Email Us and let us know if we can help make our products better for you and your students. Getting Nerdy prides itself in good customer service and would appreciate the opportunity to provide the highest quality science products for your needs. All of our materials are designed for implementation within a middle school setting but can easily be adapted for remedial high school biology or higher level elementary life science with scaffolding and substantial teacher facilitation. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Getting Nerdy, LLC**