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Landscape: Birch Tree Land

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Birch trees are wonderful subjects to paint. Here are the instructions needed to show your class how to paint a birch tree landscape that includes spatial logic such as fore, middle, and background. All you need to do is provide...
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Fine Arts

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Art Teachers should love this presentation which highlights some of the basic elements of pieces of visual art. Purposes for creating art, art processes, art media, and art subject matter are all topics presented in a colorful way. A lot...
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The Era of Good Feelings

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Setting the context for the first part of the 19th century, the slides presented here display the "Era of Good Feelings," including the presidencies of Monroe and Adams. Maps and photographs help students to contextualize the concepts of...
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Establishing a Lawn

For Teachers 9th
The techniques for preparing soil before laying, or seeding, a lawn is covered in this set of slides.  Ideal pH, fertilizer, and drainage is described.  Details of the best seed type for different conditions are also...
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The Dust Bowl: An Economic and Environmental American Tragedy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Many of us focus on the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl as it relates to people. Why not shift the focus of cause and effects to how the Dust Bowl affected the environment. Here is a different take on the tried-and-true Dust Bowl...
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Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat

For Teachers 1st Standards
To gain insight into the many different types of habitats, individuals must first get to know their own. Here, scholars explore their school environment, draw a map, compare and contrast their surroundings to larger ones. They then...
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How Do Jaguars and Howler Monkeys in Belize Depend on Us?

For Teachers 1st Standards
How does weather play a role in the lives of land and sea creatures? Find out with a instructional activity focused on habitats and the ways animals from different homes are connected. Here, learners explore how the life of a...
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La Belle Époque [1871-1914]:

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Progress through various aspects of the  "The Beautiful Era" in this presentation. Political, technological, and scientific contexts surround the time of innovation and change in the world landscape. The short length of this slide...
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The Brief American Pageant: The American People Face a New Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The political landscape of Y2K is the focus of this series of slides, which cover the later years of the 20th century. Charts detail the poverty and social welfare rates in the 20th century, as well as a pie graph displaying the sources...
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Maintaining the Lawn

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Helpful for your landscaping class or a career exploration unit, this comprehensive slide show teaches about lawn maintenance. Everything is covered, from fertilizing to watering. There are only notes, however; no graphics or photos for...
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Early Christian Ireland: The Arrival of Christianity from AD 400 onwards

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Tour the green hills and misty skies of Ireland in this presentation, which discusses the arrival and integration of Christianity. Some slides have a large block of text, which could be remedied with some editing. Representing the...
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Picturing America

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Teachers look here! You'll find a treasure trove of images, all representing the face of young America. There are 27 different paintings that depict early settlers, the landscape, Native Americans, and famous folk throughout early...
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Romanticism: Roots of Modernity

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
What were the changes in art during the Romantic period? The presentation starts by describing some of the common characteristics of Romanticism, and then several slides present examples from the era. Consider using this in an art or...
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Protecting the Critical Habitat of the Manatee and Loggerhead Turtle

For Teachers 1st Standards
Explore ocean habitats with a lesson that showcases the home of manatees and loggerhead turtles in Belize. Here, pupils compare and contrast the homes of ocean animals to those of humans, listen to an original short story about...
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The Northern Renaissance

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Differentiating between Northen European art and Italian art, these slides detail the intricacies of art during the Renaissance. The presentation features Flemish, French, German, and English art, as well as the art of Austria, Spain,...
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Virginia Geology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
If you are a geology teacher in the state of Virginia, then this resource is right up your alley! It examines the five geologic provinces of Virginia: The Coastal Plain, The Piedmont, The Blue Ridge Mountains, The Valley and Ridge...
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Erosion

For Students 4th - 8th
A set of PowerPoint slides supports a lecture or class review of weathering and erosion. Viewers learn the definition of each and examine various photos for evidence. Erosion is further depicted as caused by wind, water, and ice....
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The Ashcan School of Artists

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Complete with explanations and many examples of relevant paintings, this presentation takes students through the characteristics of the Ashcan School of Artists. The slides include works by artists such as Everett Shinn, John Sloan, and...
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Rococo Art & Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 11th
A splash of light against the dark background of the Baroque period, the Rococo Art of 18th century Europe shines brilliantly in this appealing and artistic presentation. The slides focus primarily on the paintings of French and English...
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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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The Romantic Age in British Literature

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Put the Romantic Age into context for British Literature classes with a PowerPoint that defines and characterizes this movement in literature, music and art. Notable painters, writers, and musicians are listed, as are key romantic themes...
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Story Elements

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers in particular will benefit from this simple presentation. Forty slides cover story elements like the protagonist, antagonist, and setting, and literary devices are also included. Some examples are given, but for the most...
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Transcendentalism and Romanticism in American Literature

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
How do transcendentalists believe you must learn about the world? Use this PowerPoint to define transcendentalism and explain reason and intuition. Social, political, and philosophical influences of this time are introduced, and a few...
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India and Its Climate

For Teachers 4th - 7th
The climate found in different regions of India is the focus of this brief presentation. Learners discover that India has three main seasons; winter, summer, and monsoon. There isn't a lot for pupils to do with this PowerPoint, but it...

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