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Geography

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
You can use this geography PowerPoint as an aid for an introductory lesson to young geographers. The five themes of geography are presented: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions.
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Waves: the Nature of Waves

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Each of the slides has some information or a few definitions about the travel of energy through different media.  There are references given to obtain further information, which makes this slideshow a great tool for introduction or...
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Choose Your Words Wisely

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Improve word choice! Writers use dictionaries and thesauruses to aid them in choosing exciting words to incorporate in their writing. They rewrite sentences and practice identifying words that can be replaced using a better word....
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The Minoans and Mycenaeans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You can use this PowerPoint to aid your lesson on the Minoans and Mycenaeans. The developments of these ancient cultures are outlined with corresponding facts and images. Tip: After your lesson, have students create a timeline of the...
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Essential Elements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A color-coded periodic table identifies organic elements, major minerals, and trace elements. Oxidation states are highlighted and types of chemical bonding are annotated. The electron energy level chart is explained. Though not all of...
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Combined Gas Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Delve into the combined gas law, working step-by-step through an example. This Powerpoint is a brief introduction to the concept and serves as a visual aid to your lesson.
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The Gas Laws

For Teachers 8th - 12th
A couple of gas law charts and the history of the gas laws constitute this presentation. Notes are included for the slide that illustrates how to perform gas law calculations. This is a simple collection, a visual aid enhance to your...
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Hatching Egg Lesson

For Teachers K
What a great way to introduce life cycles in your classroom! Kindergartners learn about chickens using visual aids, vocabulary lists, and more. If possible, you can have your class watch the process up close and personal by bringing in...
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Pitch Perimeters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Finding the Fraction of a Whole Number

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How does one turn a whole number into a fraction? It can be tricky business but fortunately this visual aid will help the process along. An explanation of the process and four example problems help your kids before they tackle seven...
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MyVocabulary.com: Word Roots CERN, JUR, and LEG Advanced Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 12th
A fun and challenging way of using word roots to increase learners' vocabulary, this crossword puzzle provides 12 clues to vocabulary words containing the word roots cern, jur, and leg. In order to complete the puzzle, they must supply...
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Word Roots NAT, TRACT, and SEQ Advanced Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 12th
A challenging activity that builds vocabulary as it tests knowledge of the word roots NAT, TRACT, and SEQ. This 12-clue crossword puzzle requires pupils to generate words that appropriately match the clues provided as well as contain the...
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Big Piano Keys

For Students K - 4th
Print and use this set of large piano keys to aid learners as they practice their fingering. This printable can be written on, which means learners can label each key with their notes to help them as they learn. 
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African Development: Cultures, Settlers, and Policy Debates

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discuss the waves of settlers that attempted to colonize the African continent. Racial, social, and political issues relating to each wave of colonization are included. Note: Text is scant and will need to be fully described for the...
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Charity throughout History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ever stop to think about why charities exist and when they started? Take a second to look through history and discover that giving has been apart of human society since ancient Rome. Jump to the US to uncover facts about our first...
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War of 1812: Map and Label

For Students 7th - 8th
Map test! Hand out this map of the East Coast of the United States and let learners mark each of the nine sites listed. They'll be making a map that shows the battle sites and areas involved in the War of 1812. Great as a test or as a...
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Lab Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Text intensive, this presentation lists 51 guidelines for safety in the chemistry laboratory. If you choose to use it, make sure to demonstrate the safe procedures along the way and point out where the fume hood, first aid kit, eyewash...
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Parrot in the Oven: Request Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Victor Martinez's Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida is used in an activity that models how to develop questions to aid in comprehension of a text.
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Entomology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Beginning with some general trivia about insects, this presentation is geared toward agricultural concerns. It covers binomial nomenclature and then examines six insect orders. Insect anatomy and life cycles are featured. The final two...
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Sanitation in the Food Industry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
If you are looking for an aid in teaching about safety in our food industry, this presentation might fit the bill. It begins by telling the history of food laws and development of the regulatory agencies. Each agency is described in...
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Bathtub Model

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Using a colorful infographic handout and a guide sheet, hold a class discussion about how a bathtub can serve as a model for the greenhouse effect created by Earth's atmosphere. Participants will understand that as energy or matter is...
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Transition Words Wall Poster

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Vary and bury transitions in an accordion paragraph with the help of a poster that lists common and more advanced transition sets. To provide your students with this instructional aid, first download the template, then enlarge it to...
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My Summer Vacation: Traveling

For Teachers K
A classic instructional activity idea, kindergarteners share stories about their summer vacations on their first day of school! First, your young learners will listen to you talk about your summer vacation, making sure to use plenty of...
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Division Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
Use visual aids to help mathematicians who are new to division. They examine a word problem, using a picture for guidance. Because this has the answer explained below, it is ideal as an all-class warm up. Cover up the bottom as the class...

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