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The Oil Field Industry

For Teachers K - 2nd
A brief look at natural resources are described, prior to explaining the importance of oil in this 12-slide PowerPoint. Clear and colorful graphics are on each slide to keep viewers interested and more informed. Tip: Ask students how...
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Coastal Erosion Diagrams

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A set of super-descriptive and colorful slides demonstates the effects of ocean waves on coastal cliffs. You will need to do the verbal explanation, as little text is found on some of the slides, but the graphics really illuminate how...
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Coasts and Reefs: Shallow Marine Processes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A more thorough presentation on coastal systems would be difficult to find! Detailed diagrams illuminate the offshore, shoreface, foreshore, and backshore zones of  beach. The sources and movement of sediments along the coastline...
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Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learning about patterns can be an enjoyable experience using this activity. In this colorful presentation, learners look at a simple pattern and identify what comes next. There are several examples involving both shapes and number...
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Healthy Eating

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A short, yet very informative, presentation on the basics of healthy eating. Young dieticians view slides which have colorful photos and graphics of foods that are healthy (and not so healthy), along with information on the basic food...
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Hibernation

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Cute is the word for this interactive hibernation presentation! Click on the brightly-colored cartoon graphics of different animals to find out whether or not they hibernate over the winter. Read why certain animals hibernate. 
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Upwelling in the World Ocean

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a fascinating topic: the upwelling of ocean waters. Oceanography pupils learn what mechanisms cause upwelling, types of upwelling, and the effects on marine life. Colorful satellite imagery and informative diagrams bring this...
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Message in a Bottle - A Satellite Journey through the Gulf Stream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The Gulf Stream has historically provided humans with a faster trade route because of its swift-moving waters. It continues to be a source of information and fascination for oceanographers today. As your class views this collection of...
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Ocean Circulation

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this physical oceanography PowerPoint, viewers learn about ocean circulation, sea surface temperatures, and salinity. Relationships among these aspects are explained, as well as their impact on the atmosphere and climate. Each slide...
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Biomass Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Consider biomass as an alternative energy source with this PowerPoint. Environmental science pupils discover the potential of converting gases produced by landfills into useful energy. They compare and contrast environmental and economic...
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Avoiding Run-on Sentences

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Viewers are entertained as well as educated by the illustrations in this colorfully animated PowerPoint focused on run-on sentences.
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K12 Reader

An Adverb Can Tell Where

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Outside, backwards, far. Adverbs that tell where action is happening is the focus of a colorful one-page worksheet that asks kids to select the appropriate adverb from the provided word bank.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Show your class a colorful and eye-catching overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne's life. His somewhat dark and tragic works make more sense once the reader is enlightened as to his history and habits. This brief but intriguing presentation...
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Curated OER

Onset-Rime Segmenting Accuracy

For Teachers K - 1st
Use a puppet (in this case named Mico) to make onset and rime more fun. Mico presents 12 picture cards to kindergartners, all depicting single-syllable words. He pronounces them with segmenting onset and rime, encouraging kids to say the...
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Curated OER

Introduce First Sound Segmenting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Mico is back, and he's ready to test your scholars in initial sounds in single-syllable words. Using a puppet and the picture cards provided (these are great and in full-color), play a game with pre-readers. Hold up three picture cards...
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The Power of Retelling: Developmental Steps to Building Comprehension

For Teachers K - 3rd
Empower your readers by modeling for them the steps for retelling a story. Designed as a teacher resource, Dr. Cummins argues that shifting responsibility for retelling to the learners increases their comprehension. The procedure is...
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1890's Vienna: Creative Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
The Ringstrasse is one of the most famous places to visit in Vienna. It is a circular street frequented in the 1890's by many historic figures. After a study of Brahms, your class can complete this fun and creative activity. They color,...
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Il est comment? Elle est comment?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Est-ce qu'elle petite ou grande? Review basic French descriptors with your beginning language learners. Nineteen slides review common phrases to describe one's physical shape and size, along with one's hair and eye color. The six final...
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National Geographic

Earth's Water Cycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
National Geographic's MapMaker Interactive is a wonderful tool to use when introducing your hydrologists to the water cycle. Show your class Earth's oceans and the movement of water from place to place. Then, using a large colorful...
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National Geographic

Altitude: What's in the Air?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Introuduce your scientists to the differences in air at varying altitudes with a colorful explanatory graph. After some discussion, they view unbelievable footage of mountain-climbing Leo Houlding and a narrative about how he might do...
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Curated OER

What is a Metaphor? - Examples, Definition & Types

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Metaphors, the definition of, types of, and examples of, are the subject of a short video that models for viewers this grand poobah of literary terms. Colorful images and animations are used to illustrate the connections between...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Combinations

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
With so many combinations, this colorful video allows your learners to mathematically figure out how many options they have when purchasing t-shirts. One instructional activity teaches how to find out the combinations, and the second...
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Harper Collins

Fly Away with Books Poster

For Teachers K - 8th
Put up a poster near your class library to encourage your pupils to take trips to different worlds and times through books. The poster features one large hot air balloon made out of book covers and several smaller balloons, some with...
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Student Handouts

Sign-in and Sign-out Sheet with Times

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Print out this nicely formatted page to track time spent in various places. The page includes columns for name, time in, time out, and initials. The lines alternate in color between blue and white to clearly distinguish lines from one...