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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Earthquake Unit Study Guide
$2.50Welcome! This listing features a full-page study guide that complements a typical chapter about earthquakes for a middle school earth science course. Students begin by defining the term earthquake. Then they answer four successive...$2.50 -
Earthquake Cryptogram Puzzle
$2.75Welcome! This listing features a one-of-a-kind full-page cryptogram about earthquakes. 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 summary statement...$2.75 -
Earth's Seasons Crossword Puzzle Set
$2.50This listing features two crossword puzzles about the earth’s seasons 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 crossword puzzle grid for...$2.50 -
Drawing Lewis Structures Worksheet
$2.50Welcome! This listing features a three-page introductory worksheet for drawing Lewis symbols and structures for an atoms and molecules, respectively, in a chemistry or in a physical science course. An informative, detailed seven-step instructional...$2.50 -
Simple Machines Classification Table Bundle (#1-4)
$3.00Greetings! This activity set includes two full-page worksheets that offer physical science students practice classifying simple machines in fifty-six everyday objects. Students will determine whether an object exemplifies an inclined plane, a wedge, a...$3.00 -
Simple Machines Classification Table Set #3-4
$2.00This listing features a full-page activity where students will use their classification skills to identify the simple machine(s) used in twenty-four everyday objects. I created this learning opportunity for my eighth grade physical science students...$2.00 -
Simple Machines Classification Table Set #1-2
$2.00This listing features a full-page activity where students will use their classification skills to identify the simple machine(s) used in thirty-two everyday objects. I created this learning opportunity for my eighth grade physical science students...$2.00 -
Nervous System Summary Table Series
$3.00In this four-page student activity series for human anatomy and physiology, the students' quest is to complete five different themed tables about the nervous system - action potential, regions of the brain, divisions of the nervous system, functions of...$3.00 -
Muscular System Worksheet Series
$4.00This bundled set includes three full-page worksheets that reinforce core concepts about the muscular system unit for a Human Anatomy and Physiology course. The resources in this series check the students’ understanding of...$4.00 -
Conduction, Convection and Radiation, oh my!
$2.50Welcome! Students often confuse the three ways thermal heat is transferred. I created this full-page classification document to help my eighth grade physical science students gain experience patterning and identifying examples of conduction, convection...$2.50 -
Sun Worksheet for a Solar System Unit
$2.25Welcome! This listing features a full-page study guide about the Sun for middle school astronomy or space science. This learning resource offers seven sections bulleted below in detail. An opening table where students match the names of four key...$2.25 -
Regular and Modified Classification of Energy Worksheet Set #1
$2.50Do your students need more practice classifying the forms of energy? Mine do every year. I annually assign this full-page activity in my eighth grade physical science class. This lesson is the fist of a two-part series. Students will classify...$2.50