John Boyd
John Boyd graduated from High Point University with a B.S. in biology. He has been teaching 7th-grade science for sixteen years in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County system and is currently at Clemmons Middle School. He is married to Melissa, a first grade teacher, and they have two sons.
Resources created by John Boyd
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- Bones and muscles
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students draw bones inside an outline of a human body, and then conduct experiments exploring how muscles work.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Breathe in, breathe out
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.3
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss lung capacity and brainstorm careers in which it's important to have a good lung capacity. Students will conduct an experiment to measure their lung capacity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 English Language Arts and Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Careers in science
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will sort careers into three groups -- mechanical physics, health sciences, and weather. Students will match careers with their descriptions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Guidance and Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- College collage
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.10
- In this lesson for grade seven, students brainstorm careers in the sciences and research local colleges that offer degrees in those fields.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance and Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
