Creating a PowerPoint Presentation!
Students can create a variety of research reports using PowerPointT. They can research such topics as a famous place, an historical event, or an invention, then take this information and turn it into a PowerPointT presentation. For this project, students will gather the information they need by using research from the Internet and print-based materials. Remind them that they need to document where they found their information.
OBJECTIVE
Students Will:
- Plan a PowerPointT presentation on paper.
- Create slides.
- Add text that highlights the main ideas of their research.
- Present their PowerPointT presentation.
LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: A PowerPointT Geography Report!
REPRODUCIBLES
Geography Report Planning
Design Your Presentation
Grading Sheet for PowerPoint Presentation
SUPPORTING BOOKS
Books for Teaching Research Reports
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Scholastic Reader Science Level 4: A Dinosaur Named Sue
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Scholastic Reader Science Level 4: A Dinosaur Named Sue
by Fay Robinson and Portia Rollins"Sue" is the largest and most complete T-Rex fossil ever found. Now children can read about her amazing story, from her discovery in the Badlands of South Dakota in 1990 to the exciting restoration work leading up to her Spring 2000 public debut.
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Paperback Book | Grades K-2
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Life in the Deserts
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Life in the Deserts
by Lucy BakerBeautiful color photographs and illustrations offer an exciting introduction to the people, plants, and animals that are found in various parts of the world.
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Fascinating photographs and illustrations introduce children to the people, plants, and animals that live in the desert.
Paperback Book | Grades 3-5
Grades 3-5 $5.99
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