About Me.
Welcome fellow travelers in the adventure of learning!This is a page dedicated to the advancement of science thinking and learning. It is exciting to be part of understanding the world around us...this is science!Come along on the journey to the bottom of the sea or the far reaches of space. From A Wrinkle in Time to the Incredible Journey to the Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo literature has chronicled the quest for knowledge. Scientific thinking is linked to asking questions. Ask away, wonder,speculate as this is the basis for science, and math is the language of science.
About Me...
I was born in Chicago as the youngest of five girls. My parents loved nature and gardening and growing orchids and shared that with my sisters and I. Even though it was a big city we had many parks and forest preserves to picnic and chronicle the changes of the seasons.I was always interested in science and loved the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry and the Art Museum in Chicago.
My sisters would come home from school and teach me their biology and chemistry. So a science teacher I became.I graduated from Southern Illinois University in Illinois and worked on a research project there about feed additives for Holstein Dairy cows. I graduated with a BS Degree in Agriculture-Animal Science. I earned credentials for teaching certification in Science through an Alternative Certification Program with Eckerd College and Manatee County. I earned a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction through the University of Phoenix. I am a lifelong learner and love to learn.
In July of 2014, I participated in a STEM institute by Florida State Professors and the DOE - C-Palms and published a lesson for Physics instruction on the buoyancy force! Technology is a great way to learn and share what you learn. In 2016 I participated in an Earth science Institute and completed experimentation on the Albedo Effect. In 2019 I participated in the Nature Conservency/FGCU Schulze Summer STEM Institute.
I am the proud mother of three girls and two boys and a grandmother. I am certified to teach in the state of Florida in Science and Agriculture. I have earned a Reading Endorsement and will be facilitating your ability to read non fiction text with success. I love kids, science, animals, and the outdoors.Our focus this year will be on learning the scientific method and modeling real scientists in research projects. These projects will include science projects and using solar panels and model hydrogen powered fuel cell cars.
"The Manatee County Curriculum gives students the science overview with a spiral integrated curriculum."The goal of the science core curriculum is to cultivate science literacy and strengthen students' critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.Core curriculum will incorporate the new Science Standards that have been revised to be more explicit and condensed.There will be guiding questions and key concepts and specific performance assessments for each key concept.The syllabus will be included in the students' folder and as a link on my homepage. Asking questions and talking about these concepts at home is a great extension of learning. Parents are the students' first teacher and can be a great asset to a student's learning.I will include extra credit with some simple requirements for visiting some of the local museums and participation in service clubs or activities like Bay Buddies or Beach Cleanups. Students learn best by doing!
Other extra credit opportunities include reading science related fiction or non-fiction
.Jason Project From Earth to Mars and other topics of exploration Hydrogen Fuel Cells- Everything you could ever want to know about energy Science in the News Adopt a Monarch Butterfly-Get free Milkweed seeds Great Science Search Engine Take a user survey about this site Science Reference Site Vocabulary Hangman Science News for Kids **NY Times Science- current science ** Brainpop movies Our Textbook online
Welcome fellow travelers in the adventure of learning!This is a page dedicated to the advancement of science thinking and learning. It is exciting to be part of understanding the world around us...this is science!Come along on the journey to the bottom of the sea or the far reaches of space. From A Wrinkle in Time to the Incredible Journey to the Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo literature has chronicled the quest for knowledge. Scientific thinking is linked to asking questions. Ask away, wonder,speculate as this is the basis for science, and math is the language of science.
About Me...
I was born in Chicago as the youngest of five girls. My parents loved nature and gardening and growing orchids and shared that with my sisters and I. Even though it was a big city we had many parks and forest preserves to picnic and chronicle the changes of the seasons.I was always interested in science and loved the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry and the Art Museum in Chicago.
My sisters would come home from school and teach me their biology and chemistry. So a science teacher I became.I graduated from Southern Illinois University in Illinois and worked on a research project there about feed additives for Holstein Dairy cows. I graduated with a BS Degree in Agriculture-Animal Science. I earned credentials for teaching certification in Science through an Alternative Certification Program with Eckerd College and Manatee County. I earned a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction through the University of Phoenix. I am a lifelong learner and love to learn.
In July of 2014, I participated in a STEM institute by Florida State Professors and the DOE - C-Palms and published a lesson for Physics instruction on the buoyancy force! Technology is a great way to learn and share what you learn. In 2016 I participated in an Earth science Institute and completed experimentation on the Albedo Effect. In 2019 I participated in the Nature Conservency/FGCU Schulze Summer STEM Institute.
I am the proud mother of three girls and two boys and a grandmother. I am certified to teach in the state of Florida in Science and Agriculture. I have earned a Reading Endorsement and will be facilitating your ability to read non fiction text with success. I love kids, science, animals, and the outdoors.Our focus this year will be on learning the scientific method and modeling real scientists in research projects. These projects will include science projects and using solar panels and model hydrogen powered fuel cell cars.
"The Manatee County Curriculum gives students the science overview with a spiral integrated curriculum."The goal of the science core curriculum is to cultivate science literacy and strengthen students' critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.Core curriculum will incorporate the new Science Standards that have been revised to be more explicit and condensed.There will be guiding questions and key concepts and specific performance assessments for each key concept.The syllabus will be included in the students' folder and as a link on my homepage. Asking questions and talking about these concepts at home is a great extension of learning. Parents are the students' first teacher and can be a great asset to a student's learning.I will include extra credit with some simple requirements for visiting some of the local museums and participation in service clubs or activities like Bay Buddies or Beach Cleanups. Students learn best by doing!
Other extra credit opportunities include reading science related fiction or non-fiction
.Jason Project From Earth to Mars and other topics of exploration Hydrogen Fuel Cells- Everything you could ever want to know about energy Science in the News Adopt a Monarch Butterfly-Get free Milkweed seeds Great Science Search Engine Take a user survey about this site Science Reference Site Vocabulary Hangman Science News for Kids **NY Times Science- current science ** Brainpop movies Our Textbook online