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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Basics of Ecology Crossword Puzzle Set
$3.00This listing features three crossword puzzles about the basics of ecology for an ecology unit in either a middle school life science course or for an ecology unit in high school biology. The fourth page is a master word bank of the 48 terms for the...$3.00 -
Blood Cell and Hormone Response to Physiological Issues Table
$2.50Welcome! This activity is designed for a unit on blood and/or the circulatory system in a human anatomy and physiology course. This one-page table provides students with the opportunity to reinforce what action the body takes in the blood to address...$2.50 -
Atomic Structure, Symbol, History, and Dimensional Analysis Exam for Chemistry
$3.00This listing features a full-page exam for a unit about atomic structure, atomic symbols, atomic history and dimensional analysis in chemistry. The first page is a blend of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and problem question styles...$3.00 -
Anatomical Position Naming Practice Between Bones in the Skeletal System
$2.50Welcome! This fill-in-the-blank lesson reinforces anatomical position terms between bones for students taking human anatomy and physiology. I provided a word bank at the top of the page that covers the meaning of the following anatomical position terms...$2.50 -
"Eyes on" Ions Homework Quiz
$2.00Welcome! This listing features a homework quiz about ions earmarked for students in high school chemistry. Chemistry professors at colleges and universities expect their students to have the ions fully memorized in name, symbol or formula, and by...$2.00 -
"All Ears" Structure and Function Table
$2.50Welcome! This listing features a one-page table where students write the function and location of eleven structures of the ear. This activity is most ideal for a sensory system unit in a Human Anatomy and Physiology Course. This table...$2.50 -
Bacterial Shape and Colony Naming and Drawing Worksheet
$2.50Welcome! This listing offers a full-page exercise that gives students practice demonstrating their understanding of how a bacteria’s scientific name relates to its colonial arrangement and individual shape. I assign this activity in my high...$2.50 -
Bacterial Classification by Modes of Nutrition and Gas Exchange Worksheet
$2.50Welcome! This listing features a full-page worksheet that will help students practice classifying bacteria by gas exchange and by their mode of nutrition. On page one, students will determine and record whether the bacteria stated in the eleven...$2.50 -
Bacteria Homework Quiz
$2.50Greetings! This listing features a one-page homework quiz about bacteria. I created it and annually assign it in my high school biology class. This quiz offers twelve questions that check students’ understanding of bacterial taxonomy,...$2.50 -
Anatomical Position Term Activity Series
$3.00Do your students need help and more practice with anatomical position terms like proximal, distal, dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, deep, superficial, central, peripheral, medial, and lateral? If they do, then this is bundled...$3.00 -
Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle Problem Set Bundle
$4.00This bundle offers two, two-page question and problem sets about buoyancy in relation to Archimedes’ Principle. It is an essential component of curriculum for a unit about forces in fluids for physical science. I assign this activity in my...$4.00 -
Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle Problem Set #2
$2.50This full-page question and problem set is the second of my two-part series about buoyancy in relation to Archimedes’ principle. It is an essential component of curriculum for a unit about forces in fluids for physical science. I assign this...$2.50