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Earth's Atmosphere PPTEarth's Atmosphere PPT
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Earth's Atmosphere

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This simple presentation sports a timeline of the last 400 million years. Click by click, the condition and developments in Earth's atmosphere appear along the timeline. This is a nifty PowerPoint that you could use as you teach about the ancient atmosphere and introduce what it is composed of today. 

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the atmosphere, the earth's atmosphere

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atmosphere, earth's atmosphere, science
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
2
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