April Galloway
April F. Galloway teaches 6th grade science and social studies at Clemmons Middle Preparatory Academy. She has a B.S. in elementary education from
the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and an M.A. in administration from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
April has been teaching at Clemmons Middle School for 6 years. She has taught 6th grade in Surry County and also math and science to grades 1–5 in Statesville at the American Renaissance Charter School. Over the years, she has been involved at CMS as grade level chair, SIT chair, chair of the discipline committee, and member of the science committee.
Resources created by April Galloway
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- Chuck Yeager and technological design
- Chuck Yeager's career in aviation spans over 60 years and includes such notable feats as becoming the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to Yeager's accomplishments and to careers in aviation.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Eco-tourism in the Outer Banks
- In this lesson for grade 6, students will learn about the effects of tourists on the delicate ecosystems of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Students will explore careers related to tourism and will attempt to solve tourism/erosion problems in the Outer Banks from a career-based perspective.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Eco-tourism in the Outer Banks of North Carolina
- Written to accompany a sixth-grade science lesson, this article describes the ecology of North Carolina's Outer Banks and discusses the effects of tourism on the region's delicate ecosystems.
- Format: article
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Energy: Concepts and careers
- In this lesson for grade 6, students will analyze the law of conservation of energy and will apply energy concepts to skateboarding. Students will also explore careers related to energy.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Evaluate forces: Earthquakes
- This lesson for grade six will help students to gain an understanding of geological processes including plate tectonics, faulting, and earthquakes. Students will explore careers related to earthquake analysis, measurement, and disaster management.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Inquiry: You are an earthworm
- This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand the cycling of matter. Students assume they are earthworms and learn by asking questions about their life processes. The lesson also introduces career possibilities in the soil science field.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- International Space Station scenario
- In this lesson for grade 6, students will learn about the International Space Station and will explore the many careers associated with it.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- NASA spin-offs
- NASA spin-offs are technologies and processes that were created by or for NASA but have been applied to everyday life. In this lesson for grade 6, students learn about NASA spin-offs and how they relate to various careers.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Sound properties and careers in music
- This lesson for grade six uses a hands-on lab to help students understand key concepts in the properties of sound, and how they can be applied to careers in music.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott. Edited by Julie McCann.
- Think like a scientist
- Written to accompany a sixth-grade science lesson, this article explains important concepts in scientific inquiry, including observation, inference, prediction, classification, model-making, and communication.
- Format: article
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott. Edited by Julie McCann.
- Uses of rocks and minerals
- In this lesson plan for grade 6, students will gain an understanding of the economic importance of rocks and minerals by exploring their applications in various careers.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Using inquiry skills
- This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to important scientific skills such as observation, inference, prediction, classification, and communication. Students practice some of these skills and discuss how they may be used in various careers.
- Format: activity (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott. Edited by Julie McCann.
