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WonderGround Science

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Balancing Biodiversity

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Another engaging activity by WonderGround Science! In this activity plan, students will be counting species in a sample ecosystem and discovering whether ecosystems are balanced or unbalanced. Learning through play, they will practice balancing

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$6.00

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Graphing the Weather Activity Plan

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Another engaging Activity Plan from WonderGround Science!In this activity, students will practice interpreting data in tables and graphs. They will role-play raindrops and become a physical graph themselves. This activity focuses on a third-grade

Subjects:

Applied Math, Earth Sciences

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$5.00

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Energy Activity Plan

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity plan from WonderGround Science! This activity involves a friendly debate, an art sequencing activity, and an active, relevant game. All of these aspects meld together to teach students about energy resources, energy

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

$3.00

$2.50

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Earth's Features Topography Activity Plan

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity plan from WonderGround Science!This activity has VERY clear instructions on how to guide students in understanding and CREATING topographic maps. They will first learn to identify common geographic features of Earth's

Subjects:

Applied Math, Earth Sciences, Geography

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

$4.50

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Four Spheres Activity Plan

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Another engaging activity from WonderGround Science.This activity plan includes two educational games and an art project to show students how the four spheres of Earth interact. The terms Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, and Geosphere will

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

$5.00

$4.00

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Salmon: Smells Like Home

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity by WonderGround Science! In this activity, students will become anadromous fish, navigating their way to their ancestral spawning grounds. The activity includes 7 deep-thinking questions for students to discuss, regarding

Subjects:

Biology, Chemistry, Environment

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Montessori, Lesson

$3.00

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Fossils Discovery Table

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity by WonderGround Science!This 5-minute activity is best done as a table discovery. It could be facilitated for a science exploration event, or a science center activity. All materials are made available on a table for

Subjects:

Earth Sciences

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$3.00

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Earth Sun and Moon Patterns

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity from WonderGround Science!In this "Celestial Patterns" lesson, students will use their own bodies to model orbits and rotations of the Earth, Sun, and moon. They will use 3 different shadow activities to show how the earth

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.00

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Animal Classifications Activity

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Another engaging activity from WonderGround Science!This activity fits really well after the "Bones Activity for Little Hands"."Animal Classification" focuses on 5 types of invertebrates: reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, and birds. The full

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

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Bats and Echolocation Activity

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Another engaging activity from WonderGround Science!In this lesson there are three activities to demonstrate echolocation used by bats and other animals. The plan comes with a craft template, description of the activities, suggested read-alouds and

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Halloween

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.00

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Bones Activity for Little Hands

By WonderGround Science

Another engaging activity from WonderGround Science!This one is perfect for younger students right around Halloween! Demonstrate how bones support our bodies and have students make "x-rays" of their own bones!

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Halloween

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

$2.50

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Watersheds and Turbidity Lab

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This fun lab includes creating a paper watershed, a watershed contamination activity, and a STEM filter lab project. While the content fits most 5th grade curricula in a water cycle and watershed unit, the activities are suitable for grades 2nd

Subjects:

Measurement, Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$3.00

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Where Is Water?

By WonderGround Science

This interactive lesson makes students think critically about where water can be found on Earth. It also begs the question: Do we have enough to share? The preparations for this science lesson are offered in depth with images to aid the teacher.

Subjects:

Graphing, Earth Sciences

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Engaging Erosion Lab

By WonderGround Science

This lesson plan outlines engaging instruction and two hands-on activities to teach the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition. The first activity is a competitive game to solidify identification of weathering, erosion, and

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$5.00

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Car Resistance Lab

By WonderGround Science

This lesson plan outlines engaging instruction and a crazy-fun lab experiment involving toy cars! The plan includes a materials list and preparations for the teacher.

Subjects:

Math, Science, Engineering

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources Interpretation. Master's Degree in Elementary Education. California Teaching Credential. 20+ years of teaching science in classrooms and outdoor schools and National Parks.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Interactive, hands-on lessons with lots of student-centered exploration, pair-share review of concepts, and everyday materials found in most classrooms.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Presidential STAR Award, 2006. California Retired Teachers Association grant recipient, 2020.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I became inspired to teach science as a teenage marine biologist. I started teaching younger kids while I was still in high school. I've been teaching science ever since. My classrooms include 5 National Parks, 2 outdoor schools, and dozens of classrooms, covering 12+ states.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My husband and I have two kids, whom we love to take traveling, backpacking, and tidepooling. We are open-hearted people, accepting and loving of all walks of life. I started WonderGround Science as a way to connect all children to science, in hopes to break traditional social boundaries in the fields of science.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

Math, Applied Math, Graphing, Measurement, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Geography, Physical Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween, Engineering