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Description:These EDITABLE "Solar and Lunar Eclipses" articles, worksheet, & key will help your students with reading comprehension and earth science content. Help them get ready for the total solar eclipse in April 2024! Students will read an article (2 different reading levels provided) and answer questions directly aligned with the article content. A key is provided to help you quickly check their answers. ALL items are EDITABLE in Google Slides! This product includes:2 editable two-page ar

Description:This EDITABLE "Plate Tectonics PhET Simulation" lab activity helps students use PhET's website to explore the features and processes that occur at convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries. It could also be modified to align with another resource, such as a reading passage, textbook, or online resource. This product includes:2 student pages2 teacher key pages1 Google Slides link to create an editable copy of the student pages & keyHow to use this product:Print and copy

This activity is a perfect follow-up to the PPT in my store called "How to Write Professional Emails." The one page worksheet asks students to edit three "fake" emails using their knowledge of professional writing and email formatting conventions.

Description:In this EDITABLE "Absolute and Relative Motion at Plate Boundaries" activity, students use maps to identify plate motion at 10 tectonically active sites. The 10 case study sites include convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries and 2 hotspots. The slides and worksheet can be used as is or modified to fit into a larger project on plate tectonics. This product includes:2 student worksheet pages 2 teacher key pages2 Google Slides links to create editable copies of the slide

This set includes a PPT and a practice activity/assessment, adding up to a 2 day lesson sequence. The PPT (Day 1) instructs some basic visual composition terminology, focusing on positive vs. negative space, static vs. dynamic composition, and the Rule of Thirds. There is also a sponge activity at the end of the PPT for students to brainstorm their own compositions. The practice activity (Day 2) assesses students' grasp of these concepts through a tracing exercise. They are prompted to identif

This poster of Alfred Wegener features his picture and the title "Continental Drift" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or scie

This PPT walks students through the steps of writing a professional email, mostly so they are better able to advocate for themselves when they need help. The slides prompt students to think about why it's important to look professional when emailing a teacher to ask for help, and then provides a series of examples in an interactive "game" format. Finally, the students get practice applying those skills in a writing activity. See additional activity sheet "Editing Professional Emails" in my sto

This poster of Arthur Holmes features his picture and the title "Mantle Convection" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or scien

This poster of Charles Darwin features his picture and the title "Natural Selection" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or scie

This poster of Marie Tharp features her picture and the title "Map of Ocean Floor" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or scienc

aka Teaching Art for Non Art Teachers! This PPT includes handouts as well as teacher & student instructions. Students are led through a 3 day activity sequence, demonstrating and providing practice in a strategy that shows them how to illustrate professional looking characters without any previous drawing experience or talent. By the end of the 3 days, students are able to create original illustrated characters, empowering them to feel like artists who know how to draw. This lesson series wou

Description:These EDITABLE "Moon Phases DRAG & DROP" digital activity & key will help your students understand HOW & WHY moon phases occur, rather than just memorizing names & images. Inquiry-based and interactive! A key is provided to help you quickly check their answers. EDITABLE in Google Slides! This product includes:18 Drag and Drop Slides8 identifying phase names and images10 multiple choice application questions1 Key (six slides per page)You may also be interested in:Solar and Lun

Description:This EDITABLE "Collaboration RECAP Log" is a tool you can use to help students evaluate and reflect on skills like Responsibility, Engagement, Communication, Attitude, and Performance that make someone a good team member for group projects. Perfect for project-based learning! Use the PDF to print immediately, or make a copy and modify it to your needs in Google Slides! Check out how this tool was used for my plate tectonics project on EDUTOPIA! This product includes:2 editabl

This poster of civil rights icon MLK Jr reads: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." The image file can be printed full size in high resolution at 24x36" or at a smaller size if that's preferred. I usually print these posters at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper, which without laminating or mounting costs only a few dollars. Very affordable! Contact me about designing custom posters or other artwork for your classroom

In this interactive PPT, students practice changing the 30 most common English verbs to the simple past tense (ex: think to thought, use to used, have to had, play to played). A complete list of included verbs can be seen in the Preview document. This teacher-led PPT has two main sections. First, students choose a present verb from the list by defining or acting out its meaning. This part could easily be turned into a game! Clicking on the chosen verb takes you to a slide where students are pro

This poster of literary hero Louisa May Alcott reads: "I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship." The image file can be printed full size in high resolution at 24x36" or at a smaller size if that's preferred. I usually print these posters at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper, which without laminating or mounting costs only a few dollars. Very affordable! Contact me about designing custom posters or other artwork for your classroom at emerielukas.com - I'd love to help!

This activity exposes students to some new careers titles through a light, engaging, teacher-led game. The principle of the game is modeled after the game "Balderdash" where you get points for sounding convincing, even though your answer might be totally ridiculous (and funny!)... This package includes a PPT which can be edited to suit different careers of your choosing (thought it already includes a diverse 6), a scorecard for each student which explains the rules and play of the game, and "ans

This poster of educator & philosopher Paulo Freire reads: "Power comes from risking ourselves in creation." The image file can be printed full size in high resolution at 24x36" or at a smaller size if that's preferred. I usually print these posters at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper, which without laminating or mounting costs only a few dollars. Very affordable! Contact me about designing custom posters or other artwork for your classroom at emerielukas.com - I'd love to help! You can al

This poster of Isaac Newton features his picture and the title "Laws of Motion" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or science d

This poster of Gregor Mendel features his picture and the title "Model of Inheritance" with a bold background image. It is ready to print full size at 17" square in high resolution, but it could easily be printed at a smaller size to suit your needs. If you print at Office Depot or Staples on bond paper without lamination or mounting, it is very inexpensive! This was originally intended to be part of a "science timeline" in an 8th grade classroom, but could hang independently around a room or sc