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My Secret War: Lesson 5

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine how freedom comes with rights and responsibilities through literature and poetry about World War II. In this World War II lesson, 5th graders use the letters in the word "infamy" to write an acrostic poem. They...
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Take a Stab!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Your geology class practices taking core samples of a potato to examine the stratigraphy. This is a terrific modeling lesson that helps youngsters visualize strata that cannot be seen from the surface of the ground. The directions...
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Peter and the Wolf: A Russian Fairy Tale

For Teachers K - 2nd
A wonderful presentation explains a musical fairy tale. Perfect for an independent work station or as a link to send home for homework, this slideshow comes equipped with full audio. Each character, theme, and instrument from the piece...
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Tigers: An Endangered Species

For Students 2nd - 7th
Facts about tigers are packed into a PowerPoint presentation about tigers. The presentation includes great photographs and accompanying text regarding the habitats, diet, lifespan, and physical attributes of tigers. Very interesting!
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Verbally Speaking

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Verbs are the center of attention in this resource. Students discover that a verb shows action, then they consider twenty sentences that each have an action verb. Students must click on one of three words at the bottom of each slide in...
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Multiple Meaning Words

For Teachers 4th
Using context clues is an important practice when deciphering words with multiple meanings. There are ten multiple choice questions in this PowerPoint to test students on reading the context of a sentence. Tip: Use this presentation...
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Possessive Nouns

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
As a way to explore possessive nouns in an interesting way, this presentation has a list of rules, examples, and practice questions. This would be a terrific way to review material you have already covered in class. You could also use it...
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Let's Put an End to Sentences!

For Teachers 4th
Freshen up your fourth graders' memories with this 24-slide PowerPoint on punctuation marks. A brief review of the period, question mark, and exclamation mark is presented prior to the interactive quiz. Students must choose the proper...
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What I Have Learned: Phonics Review

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Providing an exploration of phonics rules, including the use of suffixes, this presentation would be a good tool to use as part of a language arts lesson. The easy-to-understand information on the slides could solidify these concepts in...
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More Basic Biotechnology Tools, Sorting & Copying DNA

For Teachers 10th - 12th
You can use these slides to explain the many complicated steps of the Polymerase chain reaction. The diagnostic and forensic uses of gel electrophoresis are detailed. This PowerPoint could be used to communicate facts, and also to...
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Measuring Evolution of Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Hardy-Weinberg principle is the focus of this concise slideshow.  Some vocabulary definitions are given on the first 2 slides, and the rest are given over to examples of the Hardy-Weinberg theorem. Calculations of the H-W...
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Photosynthesis:The Calvin Cycle

For Teachers 10th
From the light reaction to the Calvin cycle, this presentation contains information about the various stages of photosynthesis.  This is a great supplement to some of the biochemistry-heavy presentations about the specific...
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Measuring Evolution of Populations

For Teachers 7th - 10th
The five agents of evolutionary change are reviewed in this slideshow. Definitions of common terms involved with populations and equilibrium are given, and there are some presentations of Hardy Weinberg equations for common examples of...
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Just Turn it Off

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore energy. In this energy lesson, students discover why it is important to conserve energy. Young scholars discover how energy is used in items we use everyday. Students discover how batteries work. Young scholars do...
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Jeffrey and Sloth: Six Traits of Writing

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use drawings as inspiration. Have learners doodle for 10 minutes before beginning the lesson. Then, have them use their doodles to inspire a story. Several writing activities are included here to play with writing. One of my favorites...
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Lesson Plan for The Little Red Hen

For Teachers K - 2nd
Cultivate young performers while teaching them about helping one another with this interactive storytelling lesson. Elementary schoolers read or listen to the story The Little Red Hen by Mike Lockett and then act out the story while...
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Let Us Rhyme With Madeline

For Teachers K
Listen to the book Madeline, and identify rhyming words with learners as they hear them in the book. Learners will engage in a class discussion about rhyming words. After listening to Madeline, they will circle pictures of words that...
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The Impact of Fishing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the concept of fishing as it relates to oceans and how some fishing practices can damage the health of the marine ecosystems. In this activity on the impact of fishing, students research the many places in the world...
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Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 6th - 12th
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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Correct Uses of the Verb "Be"

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Useful for an intermediate to advanced ESL class, as well as a standard Language Arts class, this grammar presentation guides learners through the forms of "be." Slides detailing the present tense singular and plural, as well as past...
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Possessive Apostrophes

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences

For Students 7th - 8th
Identifying when to use commas, semicolons and other forms of punctuation can be difficult for learners. This 10 question activity which relates to sentence fragments, could be used to help students identify correct use of punctuation.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 6th - 8th
Subject-verb agreement is featured in this activity. Students answer 10 questions, making sure that the subject and verbs agree in each example.
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Verb Forms

For Students 5th - 8th
Targeting some commonly misused verbs, this learning exercise could help students avoid language-related errors. While just a short review of verbs, it could be a way to introduce the importance of proper word usage.

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