A collection of resources which are helpful in building PowerPoint presentations.

This exercise is used as the culmination of a career research project. This is a technology-based, interdisciplinary project which requires students to do Internet research and prepare a slideshow presentation. If a career is not used as...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides information about using resources from the Victoria and Albert Museum to learn about costuming and staging Shakespearean plays. It includes a downloadable PowerPoint lesson plan.

During the course of this lesson, the students will research various forms of natural disasters that occur in the United States and what someone should do in the event of that disaster. The teacher and library media specialist will...

Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...

This lesson gives learners a clear understanding of how to create a slide show presentation using PowerPoint. The students will use this information to create a slide show book report.

During this technology-based instructional activity, students learn how to create slideshow presentations that are creative and inviting to the audience. They use fonts, graphics, effects, etc, to capture audience attention.

A 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts created this character file as part of a Learning expedition on local scientists. Students were engaged in a survey-style study of all of the fields that are considered the hard...

A collection of highly engaging learning modules on various topics within mapping skills. Covers map symbols, how to use four- and six-figure grid references, cardinal directions, distance, contour mapping, and drawing cross-sections....

A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...

Students read about six important discoveries in microbiology and put them on a timeline. They develop an understanding of how these discoveries connect to the invention of new scientific tools and technology. The instructional activity...

Learners learn about the vulnerability of skin to solar radiation, and ways to protect it. They compare their skin to that of an orange, and measure the approximate amount of skin that each has. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can...

Students learn about climate change as they investigate how different materials are affected by a greenhouse effect. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded.

Learners investigate how solar energy can be harnessed to heat water. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded, and the student handout is provided in both English and Spanish.

In this activity, students create slides of plant cells and observe them under a microscope. The lesson and PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. The included instructional video on cell observation is 20 min. 44 sec.

Middle schoolers learn about the four major groups of microbes and their characteristics, and the roles microbes have in the world. The lesson and PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. The included instructional video on the four types of...

Students learn about the immune system and complete a crossword puzzle to practice vocabulary. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. Includes an instructional video on immune system vocabulary terms [7:13]

Students prepare slides of and examine three types of common microbes using a light microscope, recording what they observe. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 22 min. 36 sec.

Students create models of microbes to scale, and compare their sizes and shapes. A 'Microbe Scaling Chart' is provided. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 6 min. 39 sec.

In this activity, middle schoolers analyze a child's symptoms to determine whether she has a cold, the flu, strep throat, or a nasal allergy. They also learn the differences between viruses and bacteria. The lesson and a set of...

A post-assessment at the end of a unit on microbes where students complete a multiple-choice quiz, and create and present a concept map of what they learned. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying...

Students read an article about how the HIV virus replicates itself in a host cell, and the parts of an HIV particle. Includes labeled drawings of an HIV particle and of its replication cycle. The lesson materials and a set of PowerPoint...

After reading an article about how the spread of HIV/AIDS was first tracked, learners act as epidemiologists to map its spread round the world. The lesson materials and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded.

This lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of real-world integers and create a PowerPoint presentation. It contains an assessment rubric as well as ideas for grouping students and managing...