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Ocean Waves and Tides
Except for a few blurry photos that you can leave out, this is a succinct, yet purposeful presentation. It explains what causes ocean waves, the parts of a wave, and how they break against a shore. It details the cause of tides and...
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Sun, Earth, and Moon
Cute graphics make this an attractive presentation for upper elementary classrooms, and multiple choice questions make it interactive as well. There is, however, a lack of coherence. For example, slide #4 addresses the air we breathe,...
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Pronoun Agreement
Grammar rules are not always clear so use this presentation to provide your students with examples, context, and definitions for using pronouns correctly. Topics covered are plural and singular antecedents, plural and singular pronouns,...
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Motions and Their Effects
With a simple blackboard-style appearance, these slides list facts about the reason for the seasons, solstices, and equinoxes. It also touches on Kepler's first law of planetary motion. There are no pictures or graphics to help explain...
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Marine Biology - The Story of Waves
When teaching about the movement of water in the ocean, this PowerPoint will be a terrific support. It covers how waves break and how they are generated. The causes of tides and tsunamis are also detailed. A couple of changes could make...
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Science Jeopardy
Water, currents, waves, salt marshes, and The Chesapeake Bay make up the categories for this Jeopardy-style game. In terms of functionality, it works well. However, it is unlikely that you focus on the Chesapeake Bay as part of your...
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Plot/Poetry Review
Before a writer can create a well-composed piece, he/she needs to know the ropes. Review parts of speech, plot, and elements of poetry with this set of questions presented as a PowerPoint. The text, being white, is kind of difficult to...
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Animal Survival
Viewers of this PowerPoint are introduced to endangered and extinct animals. They discover why apes, elephants, pandas, polar bears, rhinoceri, and marine turtles are threatened. Finally, ways that humans have and can make a difference...
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Astronomy - Sun, Moon, Tides
Colorful in appearance, but without any photos or graphics, this PowerPoint is best used as a note-taking guide for your lecture. Viewers in your earth science class will discover characteristics and phases of the moon, its role in...
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Living Things
Alive or not? After viewing this presentation, life science learners will know how to answer this question. They are introduced to the seven processes of living systems and the classification hierarchy. Because it only covers...
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Soils: One of Our Natural Resources
"God made dirt, so dirt don't hurt!" In fact, dirt is soil, which is an amazingly dynamic material that we cannot live without! Dig into the depths of soil development, topography, and layers with this PowerPoint. The photos are fuzzy,...
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Solar System
Fifteen questions about our solar system make up this interactive review game. It was written by a teacher in the UK, and therefore the monetary winnings for answering correctly are in pounds. The content applies, however, to any...
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Plants
One slide reviews the main plant parts and most of the remaining slides address seven plant processes of life. This is a different approach to introducing the life of a plant. Three tasks are assigned to viewers on the last slide, making...
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Transportation Then and Now
Compare and contrast how transportation has changed throughout the years. This image-driven slide show depicts a variety of advances in transportation. Covered wagons, coaches, trolley cars, boats, and bikes are shown as they were in the...
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Adding and Subtracting: Examples
If you'd like to show learners a variety of ways to solve addition and subtraction problems, consider this slide show. It contains several examples of four-digit addition and subtraction problems that are solved several ways. Vertical...
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Non Calculator Math Quiz
Here is a quiz which does not allow calculators. Kids solve a variety of problems that range from addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to probability and perimeter. There are 24 problems to solve. As stated on the resource, this...
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Pitch Perimeters
Teach your class how to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with this handy visual aid. Perimeter is described and calculated. Next, students are shown a rectangle and asked to determine the perimeter and discuss their strategies....
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How to Draw an Angle
How do you draw an angle? Dispel the confusion with this step-by-step teaching tool. Seven steps to angle drawing are shown in a simple format. While these steps are easy to follow, no explanation of how this process works is included.
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Where a Shape Will be After Two Translations
Show your class some ways to calculate shape translation. They can consider seven shapes on a coordinate grid. Then, they must turn the shapes on the grid given a set of directions on the slides. I would use this for practice or review.
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Using Speech Marks: Quotations
Provide your class with a review of the appropriate way to punctuate dialogue. This presentation goes through a detailed explanation of the use of quotation marks in writing and provides learners with a variety of examples to cement...
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Fractions: Part of a Whole
Learners add fractions with like denominators. They add using both fraction strips and numbers. Next, they look at mixed numbers and improper fractions that result from the addition process. This is a good way to understand fractions...
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Hillbilly Feud:Language Arts Game
English language learners or native elementary schoolers will enjoy practicing their parts of speech with this interactive grammar game. Set deep in the backwoods of Tennessee, the class splits in two to join either the Hartfields or...
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Prepositions
The identification and use of prepositions is the focus of this presentation. Pupils practice identifying prepositions, and then attempt to use them in sentences they create. The eight slides are packed with great information, but it may...
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Calculator Trick 3
Calculator tricks are a fun way to warm up the class while building interest in math. Kids enter a four-digit number into their calculator twice, then divide by 137. The answer will amaze the class and make you a math magician!