Parker's Products for the Sciences
Introduction: Greetings! My name is Steven Parker. Thank you for also inspiring adolescents as a science teacher and/or as a parent. I have a storied history of creating and publishing innovative, classroom-tested, inquiry-based, challenging and user-friendly activities for the sciences.
Experience: I have twenty-three years of experience teaching science at the middle and high school level. I student taught in Pharr, TX, before moving back to Wisconsin. For the last two decades, I have been the only full-time science teacher in our small rural district. I currently teach Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Advanced (AP) Chemistry, Human Anatomy and Physiology and Field Ecology.
Education History: Bachelor of Arts at St. Olaf College, 1995, Masters in Education, Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2001
Teaching Style: I am a global thinker and inherently emphasize the connectedness of the big picture to help students conceptualize the relationship of terms in and among units. In addition to the core topics in science, I teach grammar, history, math skills, Greek/Latin, study skills, test-taking skills, and life lessons on a daily basis. I immerse my students with hands-on opportunities and teach them to become independent problem solvers. I teach with empathy and strive to promote a growth mindset.
Honors/Awards: Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Education (Nominee, 2015) The National Society of High School Scholars Teacher of Recognition (2016) Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year (State finalist, 2006) Kohl Fellowship (State finalist- 2014, 2015) Cloverbelt Scholar Teacher of Recognition Award (2015), three time keynote speaker at commencement.
Publication History: I joined Amped Up Learning with 18 years of publishing experience. I have published books, science kits, and/or games through the following international corporations: Teacher’s Discovery (MI), Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories (NY), Lab-Aids (NY), Flinn Scientific (IL), and Publisher’s ExpressPress (WI). Three of my science games are copyrighted in the National Library of Congress. Over 15,000 copies of my reusable games, books, and science kits are in classrooms across America!
About my Products:
- Most are PDF files that will become editable upon conversion to Microsoft Word using an Adobe Acrobat Reader app
- All of them include a key with the answers in bright blue or red font
- I show the work for each problem in the answer keys of the problem sets
- All of my problem sets include an equation bank at the top of the student page
- Many include a word bank or a series of word banks as an optional accommodation for students who may need them
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Muscular System Condition Diagnosis Table
$2.50Welcome! In this one-page table, Human Anatomy and Physiology students diagnose fourteen individuals in the first column with different ailment description scenarios relating to the muscular system. In column two, students write the name of the...$2.50 -
Muscular System Crossword Puzzle Set
$2.50This activity set includes two one-page crossword puzzles about the muscular system for a human anatomy and physiology course. There is a total of twenty-three clues that need to be solved for completion. Vocabulary terms and topics covered include:...$2.50 -
Movement and Deformation of Earth's Crust Homework Quiz
$2.00Welcome! This full-page homework quiz is about stresses acting upon Earth’s crust and the deformations that result. I proctor it in my middle school earth science class. This PDF file will become editable upon conversion to...$2.00 -
Moon Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Set
$2.50This listing features two one-page crossword puzzles, two answer keys, and a one-page master word bank for both crossword puzzles about vocabulary terms affiliated with the moon for an astronomy unit in a middle school Earth Science Course...$2.50 -
Moon Homework Quiz
$2.50Welcome! This listing features a full-page homework quiz about the moon primarily for an astronomy unit in a middle school earth science course. There are five sections in this homework quiz detailed behind the bullets below...$2.50 -
Momentum, Force and Friction Crossword Puzzle
$1.50This one-page crossword puzzle on momentum, force, and friction for physical science or basic physics covers the following terms pertaining to Newtons' Laws: acceleration, centripetal force, fluid friction, gravity, mass, momentum, Newton, unbalanced...$1.50 -
Moles to Compounds Conversion Worksheet with a Key
$2.50Welcome! This worksheet features twelve-dimensional analysis problems that require Avogadro’s conversion factor. In Part I, students convert atoms or molecules of a substance to moles. In Part II, students convert moles of a substance to atoms or...$2.50 -
Molarity Conversion Problem Set with a Key
$2.50Welcome! This worksheet features ten Molarity-themed dimensional analysis problems. Molarity is a derived unit pertaining to the concentration of a solution. In Part I, students will convert moles of a substance and the known volume of water to...$2.50 -
Molar Mass Conversion Worksheet with a Key
$2.50This worksheet features ten-dimensional analysis problems where students utilize the molar mass conversion factor. In Part I, students sum the molar mass for ten compounds. In Part II, students use the molar mass conversion factors from Part I to...$2.50 -
Mixtures, Compounds, and Solutions, oh My! Classification Worksheet
$2.50Welcome! On the front side of this full-page activity, physical science students will define mixture and compound and then determine the classification of thirty-six substances as being a mixture or compound. On the backside, students will define...$2.50 -
Mixed Dimensional Analysis Review Problem Set with a Key
$2.50This worksheet features eleven different dimensional analysis problems. Students utilize molar mass, Avogadro’s number, Molarity and/or mole to mole conversion factor to solve the problems. In the eleven problems, students will: ·...$2.50 -
Microbiology Unit Review Packet
$3.00Welcome! This listing features a four-page review packet about microbiology. I created it and annually assign it in my high school biology class. The review packet is divvied into the following sections. 1. Identify whether the...$3.00