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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Microbiology Unit Exam for Human Anatomy & Physiology
$2.00This two-page exam is a summative assessment for a microbiology unit in a Human Anatomy and Physiology course. Students define eight terms in the first section (Pathogen, biological vector, aseptic, communicable disease, antibiotic, systemic...$2.00 -
Metamorphic Rock Cryptogram Puzzle
$2.75Welcome! This listing features a fun cryptogram about metamorphic rocks. A cryptogram is a type of puzzle with an encrypted text. In this cryptogram, students will decipher a number code to reveal the letters to form the text of the summary statements...$2.75 -
Membrane Summary Table
$2.50Welcome! Upon completion, this summary table offers a holistic one-page study guide for a histology unit in human anatomy and physiology. Students will fill in information about the three sub-classes of epithelial membranes (serous, mucous, and...$2.50 -
Mass to Compounds Conversion Worksheet with a Key
$2.50Welcome! This worksheet features eight-dimensional analysis problems that require the use of both molar mass and Avogadro’s conversion factor. In Part I, students convert the mass of a substance to atoms or molecules of that substance. In Part...$2.50 -
Mark & Recapture Simulation Lab for Ecology Using Poker Chips
$3.00This listing features a three-page user-friendly lab guide for an interactive mark and recapture simulation, where students use poker chips to symbolize fish captured in a lake. I facilitate this mark and recapture simulation in my year-long field...$3.00 -
Map Out the Physiology of a Muscle Contraction and Relaxation Worksheet
$2.50I created this activity to help my Human Anatomy and Physiology students further their understanding about the physiological sequence of events that occur during muscle contraction and relaxation. In this two-page fill-in-the-blank worksheet, students...$2.50 -
Macromolecule and Cell Transport Graph and Table Analysis Activity Set
$4.00This product features seven pages of graph, table, and/or passage analysis to prepare students for the ACT science test. It primarily covers the topics of cell transport, macromolecules, and energy utilization. I assign this series in my high school...$4.00 -
Lewis Symbols and Structure Worksheet
$2.00This listing features a two-page activity that instructs physical science and chemistry students how to accurately draw a combined 31 Lewis symbols and structures. In the first section, students follow a three-step guideline and draw Lewis...$2.00 -
Invertebrate Phyla Classification Table Activity Set
$3.00This listing features two one-page tables carefully designed to assist middle school life science or high school biology students practice their classification skills on the eight major phyla of invertebrates in Kingdom Animalia. In the...$3.00 -
Lever Classification Worksheet Set
$3.00This bundled activity set includes a one and a two-page worksheet that will bolster students' understanding and ability to classify levers. In this activity, students will... Write the classification of lever for fifty-two objects Answer...$3.00 -
Introduction to the Sun and the Solar System Crossword Puzzle Set
$2.50This listing features two crossword puzzles about the introduction to the solar system and the sun for an astronomy/space science unit in a middle school earth science course. The clues are conveniently located on the bottom of the page below the...$2.50 -
Ecology Unit Test
$3.00Welcome! This is a four-page test about the basics of ecology. I proctor it in my seventh-grade life science class. This test may also be serviceable in an introductory high school ecology unit. This PDF document will become editable...$3.00