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Basketball - Hoops - Team Sports 2

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Hoopsters! Looking for something to use to teach your hoopsters a bit about the game of basketball? Use this very comprehensive PowerPoint to teach everything from the history of the sport, to skill techniques, to game plays. Included...
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Refusal Skills

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Peer pressure! Just say no? How? It's not that easy! This presentation will help provide pupils with a foundation for talking about refusal skills. In this presentation, you will find descriptions and examples of 12 specific ways to...
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Puberty

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Introduce the topic of puberty. This presentation breaks it down into bite-sized pieces: physical changes, mental changes, emotional changes, and social changes. There is some basic information in each section, which hopefully opens it...
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Oil Molecule

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Nanotechnology is described for emerging engineers. Instructions for converting nanometers to meters is provided. Finally, the step-by-step laboratory procedure for measuring the size of an oil molecule is walked through. What a terrific...
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Romanticism 1800-1860

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What do Roger Chillingworth, Dr. Heidegger, and Ethan Brand have in common? They are all American literature poster boys for Romanticism, advertising the dangers of valuing reason over feeling and intuition. Introduce your class to...
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Classical Dramatic Structure: Resolving a Character's Conflict

For Teachers 7th - 12th
How does plot drive a play? Show this 20-slide presentation to describe the different parts of a plot. Basic vocabulary terms are included like climax, turning point, rising action, and denouement. Present this resource before reading a...
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Verbals: They look like verbs...but they're not!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Did you know there are three types of verbals? Do you even know what a verbal is? Provide your class with this brief introduction! Participles, infinitives, and gerunds are all introduced, and examples are given. Pair this with a...
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Indefinite Pronouns

For Teachers 7th - 9th
What type of pronoun is the word someone? What about something? These words (among others) are indefinite pronouns. Use the 14 slides included here to help your class better grasp singular or plural indefinite pronouns. Examples are...
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Demonstrative Pronouns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is a demonstrative pronoun? Help can your class recognize demonstrative pronouns in written work, and it might help them write better! The first three slides introduce the topic and give examples, while the last two offer practice...
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Symbolism: Meaning beyond the obvious

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Before exploring symbols in literature, show your class this PowerPoint to discuss symbolism and different, well-known symbols. Then, the viewers note what a variety of colors might symbolize before looking at different cartoons and...
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Thesis Statements

For Teachers 7th - 12th
At 32 slides, one would think this presentation on thesis statements is a bit too long, but it is the most important component of a well-written essay! Help your developing writers craft concise, interesting theses with this PowerPoint....
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Grammar Bellwork

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Ding! The bell just went off, and your class is already knee-deep in reviewing prepositional phrases thanks to this PowerPoint. Twenty-six slides cover 25 preposition activities, and a final slide shows a list of prepositions learners...
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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It's fun to learn about an interesting figure. Share the youth, career, presidency, and conservationism of Theodore Roosevelt with your class. Slides provides very simple text alongside wonderful images to tell the story of a charismatic...
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Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Greece

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Visual images, maps, and notes on the great philosophers and scientists of Hellenistic Greece await your class. While light in terms of text, the presentation provides images that should help you to describe the area and reign of...
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European Union

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The EU has always been around, right? Discover the inception, history, forms, and functions of the European Union. A highly informative resource will provide the class with a basic overview of why the EU was formed, how it functions,...
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Generating Topic Sentences

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A great look at topic sentences is presented here. First, the function of a topic sentence is explained and common errors are listed. Then, you will walk your class through the five example topic sentences to discuss their quality. 
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The Conclusion Paragraph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Strike a note of hope or despair. Give a symbolic detail. Use a meaningful quotation. These strategies and others are part of a presentation on the purposes of and how to craft a conclusion. Sample conclusions are included for the class...
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The Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Did you know that the Harlem Renaissance was also known as the New Negro Movement? This presentation is fully of interesting facts and pictures to help your class understand the literary movement and how these changes also affected music...
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How to Write the Thesis Statement

For Teachers 8th - 9th
A thesis statement is one of the most important aspects in a paper; make sure your class can create solid, concise statements for each of their large essays, particularly analytical essays. This presentation is extremely thorough, and it...
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Glacier Bay - The Kelp Forest

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Few people get to visit Alaska's Glacier Bay, and fewer yet go underwater to explore its kelp forest. Through this presentation, viewers get to do just that! In the process, they learn about the simple structure of kelp and the diverse...
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Glacier Bay Seabirds

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A gorgeous collection of photographs take viewers on a virtual tour or Glacier Bay National Park with a focus on the seabirds living in the area. Adaptations to the polar climate are highlighted, different species of birds are displayed,...
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Glacier Bay Pacific Halibut

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
The National Park Service has produced a high-quality presentation on the halibut population of Glacier Bay, Alaska. It takes the viewpoint of the marine biologists or rather, ichthyologists, who have been studying the adaptations,...
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Writing Process

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Use this presentation to aid young writers as they move through any writing assignment. The slides, which detail each step of the writing process, could easily be used over a series of class periods. Most slides ask leading questions and...
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A Canned Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Follow the steps outlined in an excellent presentation to create graphic organizers and write persuasive essays with your class. The graphic organizer is effective and translates easily into a final written product. The lesson focuses in...

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