Fran Miness

This is a powerpoint presentation which covers the highlights of the American Revolution in "9 Easy Steps." Students start with the "shot heard round the world," and end with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The presentation includes maps, primary source documents, famous Americans and some basic definitions. The slides are colorful and interesting and hold student interest.

This is powerpoint which is designed to help students understand the basic principles of American government in a colorful, informative and interesting way. The slide show includes "everything you always wanted to know" about Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances and Federalism in particular. The presentation will hopefully help middle and high school students visualize what can be a very difficult topic.

This is a very colorful interactiver slide show which details the history of Immigration in the United States. There are many primary sources (charts, graphs, photographs, documents) which cover the three waves of American immigration. Beginning with the earliest immigrants (Old Immigration) and continuing through today's immigration issues, this is an especially powerful powerpoint for ALL children as we are all "a nation of immigrants."

This is a powerpoint presentation which helps middle and high school students learn how to writer an effective DBQ. It is a concise, colorful and interesting look at what constitutes a well written, informative DBQ. ELA teachers who collaborate with their Social Studies partners would also find this very helpful.

This is an extremely thorough, all-inclusive look at all of the basic and important geography skills that middle and high school students must master. This is a 50 slide, interactive powerpoint presentation which includes definitions, classroom activities, self-tests and other interesting information. It is a colorful, easy-to-understand unit which can be utilized either as a entire unit or as separate lessons.

This is a very comprehensive powerpoint which covers every geographical concept and skill required in both middle and high school. There are many interactive, pre-test, post-test, and other entertaining activities.

This is a basic powerpoint point presentation which leads studentsn through the different sections of the Declaration of Independence and helps them understand the most important document in American history, The presentation includes primary sources, definitions and a follow-up activity.

This colorful and interesting powerpoint examines American immigration from the first wave of earliest immigrants through the present. There are numerous charts and graphs for students to interpret as well as many primary sources. This presentation challenges students of all backgrounds in its examination of past and present immigration issues.

This is an 11 slide powerpoint presentation which highlights ten heroes of the American Revolution. Each hero- from George Washington to the Marquis de Lafayette- is allotted on slide, and that individual's contributions to the War For Independence are summarized in a colorful, easy-to-understand manner.

This is a six category Jeopardy game which focuses on the Age of Exploration. Categories include basic definitions, reasons for Exploration, map skills, famous explorers and more. Jeopardy can be played by individuals in the class, on teams, or as an entire class. The game holds the interest of the whole class and can be used as either a pre-teaching or post-teaching tool.

This colorful and interesting powerpoint examines American immigration from the first wave of earliest immigrants through the present. There are numerous charts and graphs for students to interpret as well as many primary sources. This presentation challenges students of all backgrounds in its examination of past and present immigration issues.

This is a very comprehensiver study of Culture, which also focuses on Native Americans as well. Basic definitions, primary sources, interactive activities, worksheets and other interesting facts are included in this powerpoint based presentation.