In this periodic table worksheet, high schoolers complete a paragraph containing facts about the periodic table by filling in 18 terms from a word list.

The PowerPoint opens with video footage of the decomposition of nitrogen triiodide and then explains it with diagrams. Graphs of exothermic and endothermic reactions are exhibited, as well as one for the effect of a catalyst on reaction...

Expose your beginning biologists to the development of cell theory and the scientists who played significant roles. The slides do not present much detail, and there are no teachers' notes to guide your lecture. Review the slides as an...

Provide an overview of setting in a narrative. Learners discuss story elements, focusing on setting. Then, they set the scene for an imaginary world using their five senses. This is a great way to help your class better understand this...

The format of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs in an expository essay are the focus of short presentation that details how to craft these all-important sections of a paper. No specific examples are included.

Show this presentation to demonstrate how to diagram sentences. Meant for more advanced grammarians who know the difference between indirect and direct objects, this PowerPoint adds on new elements to each slide. The graphics and sound...

Slideshow introduces the concept of informational text or text structure.

This slideshow, created by Mary May Porto, provides a comprehensive look at 3 major informational literacy models.

This lesson discusses informal language and when it should be used. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal

A slideshow regarding the ins and outs of information literacy for the 21st-century classroom.

In this slideshow tutorial, students will review how to evaluate digital sources. During the digital evaluation process, students are directed to analyze the following: authority, accuracy, objectivity, and currency. After the tutorial,...

This slideshow lesson focuses on formal language. It reviews the basics of formal language and the need to know your audience. It explains how to change various types of informal language into formal language and provides examples....

The content of a slideshow presentation on the state of computer technology integration in Latin American countries in the public and private sectors. Charts display data relating income levels with computer ownership, mobile phone use,...

This slideshow lesson focuses on purpose; it defines purpose and lists the two main purposes of all writing: to educate (didactic text meaning to inform and instruct) or to entertain (imaginative text). The purpose could also be art for...

This lesson discusses how to determine reliablity of different types of sources of scientific information. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Evaluation of Scientific Information."

This lesson discusses how to determine reliablity of different types of sources of scientific information. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Evaluation of Scientific Information."

This lesson demonstrates how to use similar figures to find some unknown information about similar figures. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Using Similarity to Identify Missing Information."

This tutorial focuses on how to take research notes using two slideshows. The first presentation compares taking research notes to class notes and offers 3 methods of note taking that would work for either: Cornell notes, index cards,...

A slide show with twenty-eight slides with information on how to determine an author's purpose to entertain, to inform, or to persuade his/her audience.

This slideshow focuses on text structures for informational texts including how the author's purpose helps determine the organizational pattern to use and how the reader can use clues to identify the text structure used. Five...

A screencast lesson [8:35] explaining how to determine which information is necessary and relevant when taking notes.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images of a jewel of Elizabeth I which depicts the head of the queen surrounded by roses; the back of the pendant features a large phoenix. Teaching ideas and background...

A slide show with nine slides explaining the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain.

Two PDF's that can be viewed online or downloaded and printed. The first is one page showing students several examples of abbreviations that can be used when taking notes. The second is a four pages and shows how different types of...