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The Atmosphere PPTThe Atmosphere PPT
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5th - 7th
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The Atmosphere

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Here is a suitable set of slides to use when teaching about the layers of the atmosphere, climate, global winds, and types of clouds. These slides will support a few different lectures. You will probably want to replace the diagrams with sharper images, but why start from scratch when you have a well-organized format and straightforward content to start with?

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climates, clouds, wind

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layers of the atmosphere, climate, wind, clouds, science

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  • Complete coverage for middle school earth science
  • Material is presented in bullet-point fashion, easy to read without being overwhelmed with text
  • Selected diagrams support the material

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