Impact Zone Physics

A multi-day science unit on natural selection and adaptation, specifically tailored for High School Special Day Class (SDC) students. The unit uses simplified language, highly visual layouts, and scaffolded cause-and-effect pathways to help students understand how species change over time. It includes adapted readings, interactive slide decks, guided worksheets, and a modified assessment.

A review and modified assessment lesson. Students review the core concepts of adaptations and natural selection using a visual study guide, and then take a highly scaffolded, SDC-friendly test to demonstrate their understanding.

Teacher facilitation guide, SDC accommodations sheet, and complete answer keys for all handouts, worksheets, and the unit assessment.

A hands-on, two-week business simulation project where high school students conceptualize and plan their own business venture. Students master and apply the core pillars of business: organizational structure, marketing and branding, operations and supply chain, human resources, and financial budgeting.

Introduces natural selection through a simple cause-and-effect model. Students learn how variations (differences) in traits make some individuals more likely to survive and pass on their traits, using the classic Peppered Moth story as a visual case study.

A highly scaffolded and SDC-friendly modified assessment. Features 3-option multiple choice, matching, true/false, and a structured short-answer prompt with generous writing space. All options are styled identically.

A 2-day adapted science sequence on the hydrosphere and the water cycle designed for 9th-10th grade SPED students. It explores the stages of the water cycle, its connection to biology through plant transpiration and local ecosystems, and features highly scaffolded, multi-tiered student activities.

Focuses on the concept of physical adaptations. Students explore how specific body parts or behaviors help animals and plants survive in their specific environments (polar, desert, ocean) through visual slides, adapted readings, and a hands-on matching worksheet.

A visual one-page study guide and anchor chart summarizing physical adaptations, natural selection basics, and the peppered moth case study with high-contrast text and icons.

An immersive chemistry sequence exploring states of matter, physical and chemical transformations, conservation laws, and thermodynamics. Students investigate microscopic and macroscopic behaviors through structured notes, slides, and hands-on worksheets.

A comprehensive linear motion assessment lesson containing a reusable test booklet, a student answer sheet with pre-scaled graphing grids, and a complete teacher answer key.

An adapted case study worksheet on the Peppered Moth. Page 1 contains a simplified narrative of the environmental changes and moth populations. Page 2 features a visual cause-and-effect flowchart activity to assess conceptual understanding.