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Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

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Utah 6th Grade SEEd Standards Task Card Bundle | RISE Test | Spiral Review

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This Utah 6th grade SCIENCE TASK CARD SEEd STANDARDS BUNDLE prepares your class for RISE (previously SAGE) state testing and can be used throughout the year to review each 4 science SEEd standards: Strand 6.1: Structure and Motion within the Solar

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$21.00

$16.00

Bundle

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DIGITAL Ecosystems Escape Room

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This DIGITAL Ecosystems Escape Room will be highly engaging as students break the code to escape through different reading passages and literacy/science activities. Interactive activities include sorting, match the vocabulary and True or False.

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.5.10, RI.6.10

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Figurative Speech Through Music: Red by Taylor Swift

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

All students love music, so why not integrate figurative speech with popular music? This lesson has students listen to or watch the Taylor Swift performance of her song "Red" while searching for similes and metaphors in figurative language. This

Subjects:

Music, Critical Thinking, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs, Centers

CCSS:

RL.5.4, CCRA.L.5

$1.50

$1.25

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Water Cycle Beaded Bracelet Activity

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This interactive water cycle activity is a BLAST for introducing how interconnected the water cycle is on Earth. Students learn the water cycle moves from lakes, oceans, animal waste, glaciers, etc and never stops! Nine station sheets are included.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.71 MB)

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Introduction to Microorganisms Bundle (6th-8th Grades)

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This introduction to microorganisms bundle includes an introduction to microorganisms PowerPoint accompanying a booklet, organization chart, effects of microorganisms foldable note, culture lab and culture lab with variables (buy agar),

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Biology, Other (Science)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Word Walls, Centers

$11.50

Digital Download ZIP (26.47 MB)

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ROCK CYCLE BINGO - set of 30 cards with pictures

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This interactive rock cycle BINGO game (ROCK-O) is a full classroom set with 30 different BINGO cards in COLOR intended for a rocks, minerals and soil unit for grades 3-5. Included are 25 colored WHAT AM I?? calling cards for the teacher where he or

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Games

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (7.58 MB)

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Earth's Weather Patterns & Climate Science Task Cards (6th Gr UT SEEd Aligned)

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

These 28 colorful science task cards are aligned to the new 6th grade Utah SEEd Standards and focus on the Earth’s weather patterns and climate but isn't only for Utah schools. Topics include: water cycle and heat energy (12 cards), air pressure (5

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Test Preparation

Grades:

6^th

Types:

Task Cards

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (14.26 MB)

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Water Cycle Picture Sorting Activity: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This (water cycle) evaporation, condensation, and precipitation picture sort really helps students know the difference between stages in the water cycle. Headings with definitions are included as well as an answer key and student recording sheet.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, EFL - ESL - ELD, Test Preparation

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Centers

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (2.12 MB)

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Adaptation Card Sort

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This engaging adaptation card sort integrates science with literacy and has 24 cards total (12 picture cards and 12 description cards) where students match the correct cards. Adaptation vocabulary words are bolded. Use them in science centers, test

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.00

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (29.24 MB)

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Physical and Chemical Changes Task Cards

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

These introduction to physical and changes task cards are an engaging activity where students sort if each card demonstrates a physical or chemical change or other questions regarding physical and chemical changes. This is great SAGE and other

Subjects:

Chemistry, Other (Science), Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (3.11 MB)

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Introduction to Microorganisms Reading & Assessment

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This original 3-page introductory article is a fantastic way to start your beginning microbiology unit. An assessment and key are included. This is INCLUDED IN MY MICROBIOLOGY BUNDLE. This focuses on bacteria, fungus, and protists, the sizes of

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Biology, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homework, For Parents, Lesson

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.47 MB)

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Earth, Moon, and Sun Interactive Notebook Bundle/ Activities/ Labs/ Worksheets

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

Earth, Moon, and Sun interactive activities and worksheets are in this complete bundle for a science/ language arts unit for grades 2-3. This is complete with a pacing guide, pre and post-assessments, teacher facts, essential questions, foldables,

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Vocabulary, Astronomy

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$20.00

$9.50

Digital Download ZIP (17.65 MB)

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Fossils Vocabulary Word Wall Words & Vocabulary Activities

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

These FOSSILS science word wall vocabulary words are essential to a science classroom especially with second-language learners. I’ve attached nine uses to promote vocabulary development using word wall words. In addition to the word strips are the

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Earth Sciences, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$3.00

$2.75

Digital Download PDF (77.06 MB)

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Introduction to Microorganisms Task Cards (Grades 6-7)

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

These task cards were created for a 6th grade classroom but works with any 6th – 7th graders. Focuses are characteristics, benefits, and diseases caused by protists, fungus, and bacteria, types of protists and their modes of transportation, and

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Biology, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.53 MB)

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Rocks, Minerals, and Soil Task Cards

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

These rocks, minerals, and soil task cards provide a wonderful test review, partner or individual activity, or science center activity. Topics are: rock cycle, characteristics of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock types, minerals, weathering

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (8.93 MB)

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Physical and Chemical Change GAME ON Review Game

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

Do you need an engaging review game for your Physical and Chemical Changes unit? This was built for my Utah 5th grade students but isn't specific to Utah. Sound is included. There are five categories: Matter, Physical or Chemical Changes,

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Chemistry, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

Digital Download PPTX (20.71 MB)

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Phases of the Moon Foldables & Quiz

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This download has two Phases of the Moon foldables and a quiz. One has an overlay and underlay in color as well as black and white and the second is a diamond foldable. The underlay can be used for a science/ language arts close read. This is

Subjects:

Astronomy, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.94 MB)

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Insects and Spiders Dichotomous Key

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This insects and spiders dichotomous key was written for Utah 4th graders but isn’t specific to Utah. This key helps students classify organisms and focuses on insects And spiders. The organisms classified are ant, bee, wasp, snake, hobo spider,

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Biology, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (5.09 MB)

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Science Cut & Sort Activity: Weather Tools

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

This cut & sort activity helps students compare & contrast weather tools with a written definition, measuring tool term, and weather tool picture. The weather components are wind speed, wind direction, temperature, precipitation (rain),

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.66 MB)

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STEM Careers Presentation

By Cara Baldree - From the STEM Up

Do your students know what STEM means and the career options out there for them? This was created for 3-6th graders in conjunction with our school's STEM Summer Camp to introduce some interesting STEM careers. Each career has 1-2 sentences briefly

Subjects:

Other (Science), Career and Technical Education, Engineering

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Parents

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (5.13 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am currently working as an instructional coach in an elementary school. My last job was working as the science specialist for grades 3-6 and loved, loved, loved this! I have worked in Title 1 schools in downtown Salt Lake City, UT for 12 years. I am passionate about working with economically disadvantaged and second-language students, especially refugee children. I am very interested in the transformation of schools through effective teaching and school organization.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I focus on teaching a hands-on curriculum that is rich with vocabulary and cross-curricular integration.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2011 ExxonMobil Teachers Academy recipient, 2014 American Geosciences Institute Teacher Academy recipient, 2015 Raytheon Engineering Teacher Scholarship recipient, 2015 Salt Lake District Highly Effective Teacher Award, 2015 Salt Lake District Superintendent Recognition, 2016 USTA Outstanding Elementary Educator Award (science)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

(2006) Bachelor of Science in El. Education degree from Utah State University - Summa Cum Laude award, top 1% graduating class - Dean's List (2009) ESL endorsement (2011) Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Facilitator at UT Science Core Academy, 2013; Utah Science Teacher Association presenter, 2014; Salt Lake District Professional Development presenter, 2014; Salt Lake District Science PLC Facilitator, 2016

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading