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This secondary education lesson covers how Earth's orbit causes time zones and seasons. This Powerpoint contains many visuals, notes, videos and questions to stimulate all types of academic learners. The games drive the content home, with a hands-on approach to learning the content. The videos and questions throughout break up the routine note taking process and reconfirm the knowledge the students are taking in. One of the games contains a worksheet that I use to ask the students questions, but

This is a secondary education project that allows the students to research and present information about different scientists throughout history. The students will create an presentation (powerpoint, prezi, glogster), about their scientists, as well as, a wanted poster and extension activity in order to teach the class about their famous scientist. This is a perfect end of the semester, trimester or year project! Included in the download: Famous Scientist introduction picture Project guidel

This lesson covers the vocabulary and parts of fresh water. There are questions throughout the lesson to check on the students' understanding and a critical thinking debate at the end of the lesson. The topics in this powerpoint are: Where on Earth fresh water is found -surface water -ground water -water table How does Water Move -channel -tributary -watershed (separations and divide) -flow gradient and stream load How does Ground Water Flow -aquifer -porosity vs permability -recharging/rech

This is a secondary education Powerpoint that covers ocean waves, their properties and how they form. This powerpoint is full of notes, visuals, videos and questions to help stimulate the students mind. The material is brought to the student in many ways to help all types of learners understand the concepts in this lesson. There are also questions to simulate the students critical thinking skills. Topics covered in this powerpoint: Properties of Waves -Crest -Trough -Wavelength -Amplitude -

This powerpoint highlights topics on how humans affect our Earth and the organisms in it. The first day the students look at the journey of coal and oil in an ecosystem and create a comic strip based off their journeys. Day two the students look at the introduction of exotic organisms into ecosystems and their impact. They also look into how humans have tampered with ecosystems such as, the rain forest, grasslands, wetlands, and how these places can be restored. After the lesson the student

Students will complete one mini lab on each type of heat transfer (radiation, convection and conduction). You may have students complete all three mini labs in one class period or complete one at a time.You may explain conduction, convection, and radiation to your students beforehand or use these mini labs to introduce and explain the concepts. After each lab the students draw pictures and explain, which type of heat transfer is being viewed. *These labs are the culminating labs after the

This extensive earthquake unit covers many factors to make your students knowledgeable in the topic of earthquakes. It has many links and videos to break up the monotony of a powerpoint lesson. Questions about the earthquakes are scattered throughout the slides. At the end of the powerpoints is a engineering and design lab; creating a seismograph. The topics in this unit are: Frequency -how often -world earthquakes -midwest earthquakes -comparing some of the largest earthquakes recorded W

This secondary education lesson covers the creation of wind and its purpose in the atmosphere. This powerpoint includes, an anticipatory set, notes, visuals, questions, and videos to help all types of students learn the information in their own way. Within the powerpoint is an example of what students should draw/label in their notebook as their interactive page. At the end of the powerpoint is a STEM engineering and design lab - creating a wind powered car. **I typically have my students co

What are elements, compounds and mixtures? This secondary lesson plan is set up with an introductory classification investigation. The lab will help students decipher why materials are classified based off their properties, and allow them to create their own classification groups. The powerpoint is broken up into visuals, notes, videos and questions to present the material to all types of learners. There are many formative assessments throughout the powerpoint, to check and see what the stud

This secondary education lesson covers ocean currents, how they work and what affects them. This Powerpoint contains many visuals, notes, videos and questions to stimulate all types of academic learners. The questions at the beginning of the Powerpoint get the students thinking and ready for the material about to be presented. The videos and questions throughout break up the routine note taking process and reconfirm the knowledge the students are taking in. **I Have my students write the text

This is an introduction powerpoint for a unit on oceans. The powerpoint is very inquiry based and is meant to be a fun way to jump into the new unit. This powerpoint includes multiple questions, random facts, pictures, videos, vocabulary and three mini-labs. The quick paced powerpoint and labs introduce many different topics in ocenography, such as: The five oceans Cold vs Warm water Currents Percent of world is salt vs fresh water Salinity *Low and High Mini - Labs *Hot vs Cold Water *S

This is an secondary level lesson covering clouds and cloud formation. This Powerpoint contains many visuals, notes, videos and questions to stimulate all types of academic learners. The interactive notebook activity at the beginning of the lesson has students draw information from their prior knowledge on the topic. The videos and questions throughout break up the routine note taking process and reconfirm the knowledge the students are taking in. **I Have my students write the text in RED. To

This secondary education lesson covers what influences weather. This Powerpoint contains many visuals, notes, videos and questions to stimulate all types of academic learners. The questions at the beginning of the Powerpoint get the students thinking and ready for the material about to be presented. The videos and questions throughout break up the routine note taking process and reconfirm the knowledge the students are taking in. **I Have my students write the text in RED. Topics Covered in thi

This powerpoint has animated screen backgrounds of flowing water which excites the students. This powerpoint goes over features about Earth's oceans, exploration and the ocean floor. It has linked videos to aid in the educational experience. You may add or remove information based off what grade you teach. Five Main Oceans Characteristics of Ocean Water -salinity -temperature (surface zone, thermocline, deep zone) -density (temperature vs density) Ocean Floor -how it is studied -sonar -satel

This powerpoint and interactive pages cover primary and secondary succession. The powerpoint and interactive coloring page should take one day. The Mt St Helens - back from the dead video is an example of real life succession, and can be watched on day two or omitted. This lesson goes over the steps in colonizing a new or previously populated habitat and how to distinguish between the two types of successions. The videos and questions throughout help break up the routine lecture. This les

This secondary education lesson covers physical and chemical properties and changes. This Powerpoint contains many visuals, notes, videos and questions to stimulate all types of academic learners. The questions at the beginning of the Powerpoint get the students thinking and ready for the material about to be presented. The videos and questions throughout break up the routine note taking process and reconfirm the knowledge the students are taking in. There are also questions at the end to forma

These tags are a vibrant way to categorize your science room. They can be used to label lab supplies, desks, or notebooks.

This is a secondary education lesson plan on what makes up matter. The powerpoint contains has notes, visuals, videos and questions. The questions help use formative assessment, to make sure the students are following along and understanding. There is an option for an interactive notebook page, and a fun lab that involves candy (what students doesn't like that!?). **I typically have the students write the BLUE text in their notebook. This powerpoint covers: Subatomic Particles -Protons -Ne

This is a secondary education Powerpoint and activity on energy transfer. This lesson has questions, notes, group discussions, pictures and an end of lesson activity. The Powerpoint goes over the vocabulary and key points of heat transfer. The end of lesson activity can be done as described in the Powerpoint or altered to fit your style of lesson. *I typically have the students write the red text in their notes. **Don't forget to add on the heat transfer minilabs for the full classroom exp

This secondary education lesson covers interactions in ecosystems and energy transfer. This powerpoint includes, an anticipatory set, notes, visuals, questions, and videos to help all types of students learn the information in their own way. Within the powerpoint are two activities which can be done as a group on the board, or drawn/labeled in students' notebook as their interactive page. There are many questions throughout the powerpoint to assess the students' knowledge on the concept. **I t