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difficult units for the older kids tend to have more powerful images on them. In
most cases there is a warning built into the slideshow, but as the teacher or parent,
you decide what you want your student to see. Please delete any slides that you feel
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Warning!
Please view all Powerpoint Slideshows, videos, and Jeopardy games prior to using them in your
classroom. Some images may be inappropriate for some students. The more difficult OFE's for
the older kids tend to have more powerful images on them. Usually there is a warning built into
the slideshow, but as the teacher, you decide what you want your students to see. Please delete
any slides that you feel uncomfortable with prior to viewing with your students. Thank you.

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powerpoint presentations, OFE's, class notes, Jeopardy games, and overall design are copyright;
2010 by Ryan P. Murphy, and are protected by international copyright law. No parts of the units
found on sciencepowerpoint.com may be reproduced, copied, recorded, stored, modified,
republished, downloaded, or distributed in any form for commercial purposes or for distribution
to the general public. Content can be modified and distributed to your students and support staff
for educational use only but may not be put on the internet for any reason, or sold for profit.

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refundable unless they were lost in mailing or arrived damaged. If you are unpleased with the
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Advice
1) Classroom teachers will need a computer that runs Powerpoint .ppt and an LCD
Projector. I have taped white poster boards onto a wall in my classroom to create a
large wall size viewing screen. The bigger, the better.

2) The second piece of advice when purchasing this product is that you will need a
wireless Powerpoint presenter remote control. These are not very expensive and
allow you travel freely around the room visiting students and directing attention as
the lesson progresses. It is nice not having to turn your back to the students to
constantly change the slides. Some the unit slideshows have over 2000 slides. That
is a lot of trips back and forth to the computer.

3) Allow students to work together in small lab table groups. These table groups can
answer black slide questions and report to the class, they can work together on
Jeopardy games, and perform lab activities together. The unit assessments which I
give a better name called OFE’s (Opportunities for Excellence) are difficult, and
when everyone in a table group is working together, most students do very well.
There is a trickle down effect where the top students may understand all parts to an
answer. They then describe this to their peers who then pass it down. Eventually all
students understand the answers and what was expected. It is important to teach the
kids the differences between direct copying and teaching.

4) Grade Science Journals often. These units have cut out most of the constant
photocopying for lab directions and questions and have students write in a science
journal. Keep the journals accountable and grade them often. If done well, these
journals are better than a textbook because they were created by the student. A
science journal grading rubric is provided.

5) Review games are a great review. I have the students work in table groups and
are allowed to access their journal. They are allowed to communicate with their
table group as long nobody else can hear them. I make each question worth 5
points, the last category is all bonus and worth 1pt. Students can then wager up to
5pts for Final Jeopardy. It is nice having the Jeopardy review games ready to go.

6) Set high expectations for the unit assessments that I call OFE’s (Opportunities
For Excellence). The students have access to class notes through their science
journals, and some students may be given access to the class notes. They can also
be allowed to access the internet, talk to parents and friends, visit the library, and
are generally given a lot time. For all of these reasons, the unit assessment are their
Opportunity to demonstrate Excellence.

7) Grading unit assessments / OFE’s can be tricky for the first time because the end
product will vary greatly from student to student. I tend to reward effort when it
comes to grading theses assessments. If you know your students, then you know
what there ability is and can grade accordingly. I have been using these unit
assessments (OFE’s) in my teaching for many years and have never had a parent or
administrator complain about grading.

8) Once you've purchased the unit, make it your own by adding your own personal
touches and include your favorite labs. If something is missing from your standards
then add it where appropriate. You will see how the format works, and adding in
new lessons will be easy. The great thing is once you've saved it, it will be good to
go next year. It is also nice to put in lots of local and community based images,
activities, and questions. The more you can connect it with the world close by the
better.

9) Get kids to go up to the board often. Many of the black slides have students
answer questions. I like to get students to go up to the board and touch images.
When they touch the image, I will click the next slide, and their answers are
revealed.

10) Have fun! The slide shows contain lots of funny visuals and activities. Keeping
the class fun and moving in the right direction is a great combination to get through
a long school year. I know I have enjoyed these lessons, and so have my students.
Teachers are always poking their heads into my classroom tying to figure what all
the laughing and cool learning is about. Enjoy!
Difficulty Rating 1/10 and Logical Order of Units (10 is Most Difficult)

5th or 6th or 7th Grade Year


Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit 4/10 (Life Science Ecology)
Ecology: Interactions Unit 5/10 (Life Science Ecology)
Ecology: Abiotic Factors Unit 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)
Evolution Unit 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)

6th or 7th Grade Year


Introduction to Science Unit 5/10 (Physical Science Concepts)
Soil Science and Ice Ages Unit 6/10 (Earth Sciences)
Plant Unit 7/10 (Life Sciences)
Taxonomy and Classification Unit 8/10 (Life Sciences)
Anatomy and Physiology Unit 8/10 Coming Fall 2011

6th or 7th Grade Year


The Water Molecule Unit 5/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
The River Unit 6/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
Astronomy and Earth History Unit 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
Geology Topics Unit 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
Weather and Climate Unit 8/10 (Earth Sciences)

8th / 9th / 10th Year


Laws of Motion and Machines Unit 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
Energy Topics Unit 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit 9/10 (Physical Sciences)
Diseases and Cells Unit 9/10 (Life Sciences)
DNA and Genetics Unit 9/10 (Life Sciences)

Note - These are just ratings based on my experiences over the last several years.
Please visit the sample Powerpoint Videos and .pdf files of the unit assessments to
better gauge the difficulty rating and appropriate unit for your students.

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