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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Taxonomy Crossword Puzzle
$1.50This listing offers a taxonomy crossword puzzle for biology. It comes with an answer key. I included a word bank on the student copy for the following terms in the puzzle -domain, morphology, genus, Linnaeus, cladogram, six, phyla, binomial, class,...$1.50 -
Systemic Blood Vessel Summary Table
$2.50This full-page table will help your human anatomy and physiology students with the classification (artery, vein, or both), placement (body region) and Latin root word breakdown of the major systemic blood vessels. This activity...$2.50 -
Systemic Blood Vessel Orientation Activity for the Circulatory System
$2.50Welcome! I created this full-page worksheet to offer an additional round of reinforcement for my human anatomy and physiology students with the identification and orientation of the major systemic blood vessels. This activity features questions about...$2.50 -
Symbiosis Cryptogram Puzzle (Ideal Emergency Sub Plan!)
$3.00Welcome! This listing features a fun cryptogram for an ecology unit that covers the interactions of species in the life sciences. A cryptogram is a type of puzzle with an encrypted text. In this cryptogram, students will decipher a number code to...$3.00 -
Interactions of Species Classification Activity #2
$2.50Welcome! This activity features 23 ecological interactions of species for students to classify. Students decide whether the type of symbiosis is intraspecific competition, interspecific competition, mutualism (++), commensalism (+0), amensalism (0-),...$2.50 -
Interactions of Species Classification Activity #1
$2.50Welcome! This activity features twenty-five ecological interactions for students to classify. Students decide whether the type of symbiosis is intraspecific competition, interspecific competition, mutualism (++), commensalism (+0), amensalism (0-),...$2.50 -
Stresses, Faults, and Deformations Word Unscramble Definition Writing Activity
$2.50Welcome! This full-page interdisciplinary worksheet reinforces the definition of stresses that act upon the earth’s crust and the faults and the deformations that result. I assign it in my middle school earth science class. This activity may very...$2.50 -
Stresses and Deformation of Earth's Crust Fill-in-the-Blank Review Worksheet
$3.00Welcome! This full-page activity is a fill-in-the-blank guide for a unit in middle school earth science about stresses and deformation of Earth’s crust. There are seven paragraph-long sections, each containing a boxed-in word bank. The themes for...$3.00 -
Stoichiometry Practice Problem Set for Chemistry
$2.50This worksheet features thirteen different dimensional analysis problems that stem from six balanced chemical equations. Students employ the right combination of conversion factors to answer each question. Conversion factors students may need to use...$2.50 -
Stars and Galaxies Unit Exam
$2.00Welcome! This listing features a four-page exam about stars and galaxies for a middle school astronomy unit in an earth science course. This exam contains five sections. Interpret a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram I created on...$2.00 -
Stars and Galaxies Crossword Puzzle Series
$2.50This listing features three crossword puzzles about star classification, star life cycles, galaxies, the electromagnetic spectrum, and astronomy tools/equipment. Each crossword puzzle lists clues for twelve terms. Key terms covered...$2.50 -
Star Life Cycle Cryptogram Puzzle Activity
$3.00Welcome! This listing features a fun cryptogram about the life cycle of stars. 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 a summary statement text of a...$3.00