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Karon Decker

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Moon Phase Blank Calender

By Karon Decker

Want to track the phases of the moon for a month? Use this blank calender to record data for month then look for patterns in the passes of the moon.

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Topographic Map Challenge

By Karon Decker

Looking for a practical way to assess and have students apply their skills in reading a topographic map? This activity has students plan a trip to a wilderness area. They must use a map you provide to plan their route, where they will hike, get

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geography, General Science

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Assessment

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Plate Tectonics Poster Project

By Karon Decker

Students work in groups of 3-5 to create an informative poster exploring the different types of plate boundries and their effect on the shape of the planet.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geography, General Science

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

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Projects

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Digestive System Alternative Creative Assessments

By Karon Decker

Are you tired of assessing just through a test? Do you have a group of students who need a new and exciting way to demonstrate their knowledge? I found myself in this situation when teaching about the digestive system in the middle of my human

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Assessment

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Cell Cycle Choice Board

By Karon Decker

Are you looking for a different way to see if your students grasp the vocabulary and steps of cell division and mitosis? This choice board has been designed to have students present their knowledge in a format that correlates with their learning

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Science, Biology, General Science

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

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Activities, Assessment

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Human Body Mind Map Poster

By Karon Decker

Mind Maps, or concept maps, are an excellent way to get kids to start thinking about a topic, or a way to see how they are processing information at the end of the unit. The assignment ask students to create a concept map about the systems of the

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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Circulatory System Unit Test

By Karon Decker

This is a comprehensive test that includes a diagram of the heart, blood flow questions, problem solving section regarding blood types and transfusions, and a critical thinking essay question. This was designed for a 7th grade science class.

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

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

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Assessment

$3.00

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Egg Osmosis Inquiry Lab Everything Included!

By Karon Decker

Are you looking for an in-depth lab to help students develop their skills in measurement, inquiry, data collection, analysis, and a way for them to present authentic information? I have included everything you would need to do a week long inquiry

Subjects:

Measurement, Biology, Writing

Grades:

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

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Projects, Laboratory, Rubrics

$5.00

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Lung Capacity Inquiry Lab

By Karon Decker

When learning about the respiratory unit within our study of the human body, students are very interested to know what effects their lung capacity. Students can do this lab with a variety of materials, but essentially the purpose is for students to

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

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Six Kingdoms Project- Flip Book

By Karon Decker

When introducing life science, the concept of what is alive, and classification, students need to start with the basics. What are the six kingdoms of living things and what makes each group unique? Students research each kingdom and create a flip

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Rubrics

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Plant Unit SCAPMER Project

By Karon Decker

Are you looking for a way to engage your students and have them think critically about plants? SCAMPER is a great way to encourage divergent thinking, problems solving and application of basic knowledge about the topic. For this project students are

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

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Projects, Assessment

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Cell Unit Test Middle School

By Karon Decker

This is a detailed test over the major concepts covered in a unit on the cell. It included questions on the cell theory, scientist, organells, diagrams, charts and tables. If you purchase the adobe version and want a word doc. I am happy to

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

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

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Assessment

$5.00

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Biomes Unit Test

By Karon Decker

This test has 7 mulitple choice questions on vocabulary, 6 biome matching questions and a menu option of 6 short answer questions to choose from. I have also included an answer key and an example of how short answer questions should be answered.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Geography

Grades:

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

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Assessment

$2.00

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Genetics Research Proposal Project

By Karon Decker

While genetics can be fascinating for middle school students to learn about, the field of genetics application is growing rapidly. This project is designed to have students apply what they know about current genetics, to solving problems that are

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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Dichotomous Insect Key Student Friendly Langauge

By Karon Decker

When teaching about classification and invertebrates, I have found that my middle school students enjoy catching then identifying common bugs from their enviroment. Most insect keys are very difficult for kids to follow so I have create a basic key

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

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Activities, Laboratory, Printables

$5.00

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Abiotic Variables Effecton Biodiversity Lab

By Karon Decker

Are you searching for an engaging inquiry based lab to hook your students into your ecology unit? I was, so I created this lab to provide my middle school students with the opportunity to do an ecology survey on three locations around our school.

Subjects:

Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

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

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Activities, Laboratory

$3.00

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Catastrophic Events: Drought Unit and Town Hall

By Karon Decker

Recently the US has experienced major droughts that have impacted a large part of the country. Droughts are the most costly catastrophic event or natural disasters in the world. Unfortunately, though, it is hard to get kids really pumped about

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Civics, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$10.00

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Hurricane SCAMPER critical thinking lesson design

By Karon Decker

SCAMPER is a wonderful tool for pushing kids to think criticaly on a particular item or concept. S=substitute C=combine A= adapt M = modify P=put to other uses E=eliminate R= reverse or rearange the order. In this packet I have provided the SAMPER

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Civics, General Science

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Activities, Rubrics

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.98 MB)

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Battle of the Beaks Clip Bird Land

By Karon Decker

When teaching about vertebrates or species variation this lab from Berkley is outstanding: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/lessons/clipbirds/ but there is not a student sheet to go with it. I decided to make my own lab reflection to go with

Subjects:

Graphing, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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Language Of Biology

By Karon Decker

If I had to have only one tool to use with my biology students, it would be this list of commonly used Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes. I literally give this to my students each nine weeks and have them put it in their binder or science

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Biology, Latin

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Classroom Forms

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I started off as an outdoor enviromental education instructor, then moved into working as a scientist for the national park service. I have taught everything from a self-contained elementary class of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students in a rural classroom in a two room school, to teaching in an upscale suburban middle school as an Earth and Space Science and Life Science teacher. I also have two special needs adopted sons that my husband and I homeschool.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Student Centered inquiry learning

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in Environmental Education. My masters degree is in Middle School Science and Elementary Education from Eastern Oregon University.

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Check out my comprehensive teaching blog. On it you will find my products organized by Life Science, Reading, Homeschool Lessons and essays on education. http://backyardlearning.blogspot.com/