Author - joakman

Forensic Science Day

FORENSIC SCIENCE DAY WAS AWESOME! Here are some photos from the event.  The schedule is still listed below for anyone who is interested in knowing more details about what we did. HS:  "Introduction to Forensic science," "Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation," (both of these with our special guest from the...

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Other Publications

Other Publications

"Cyrano de Bergerac" and "The Canterbury Tales for Gentlefolke"

used to be listed as free downloads.  They have now been published and are available (for sale) through Jasper Publishing in the UK (jasperpublishing.com)

"Much Ado about Nothing in Queen Elizabeth's Court"

(running time- about 2 hrs.) This is a play within a...

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Plant Cell “Penny Pitch” Game

Plant Cell "Penny Pitch" Game

Purpose of the game:

To reinforce what students have learned about the structures found in plant cells

Target age group:

Ages 8-12

Time needed:

It depends on whether you have your students help set up the plant cell play area. If you have it set up ahead of time, allow 15-30...

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“Punctuation Theater”

"Punctuation Theater"

This is a unit designed for ages 8-12.  It's a way to reinforce sentence structure and the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases without doing more worksheets.  It's ideal for verbal or social learners.  A real plus about using this unit with a group is...

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Professor Pig’s Magic Math (a “mini-curricula”)

Professor Pig's Magic Math (a "mini-curricula")

Professor Pig's Magic Math is all about thinking like a mathematician.  People who are good at math don't just memorize facts!  They understand numbers and they see number patterns everywhere.  Professor Pig begins by teaching his students the "magic numbers":  the numbers that...

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