All about tornadoes! Fully animated PowerPoint with information on how tornadoes develop. Learn about tornado structure, their effects, and how they are measured with the Enhanced Fujita scale. Great addition to your weather unit. Includes facts and details about the following topics: What is a tornado? Where and when do tornadoes form? What are the effects tornadoes? How are tornadoes classified? What is the tornado strength scale? Preparation, Duck and Cover Watches and Warnings Forecasting and tracking Also includes a link to a video clip of students in a tornado drill. Ten question interactive review at the end with answers to self check. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

Endangered Animal Brochure Project with Rubric - The White Giraffe. Also includes research report assignment and rubric. Students must take on the role of an endangered African animal protection activist. Student task is to create a brochure for the public to inform them of the dire need to preserve the species that he or she chose to advocate. The brochure must persuade others of the importance of their animal, and the urgent need to preserve it for the future. Includes student handout and 100 points rubric. Left in editable format so you may modify for your classroom needs. May be used as a supplemental extension activity when reading The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John, or may be adapted for science or a research unit. (Just remove novel name) Includes a template for the students to use to make their brochures and an endangered species list. Supports student writing of informational text and argument that the common core standards stress, and the use of technology in the classroom.

Walrus Facts and information all about walruses. If you are studying arctic animals, introduce your students to walruses with this PowerPoint presentation about these amazing marine mammals. Includes slides on: What is a walrus? Physical features - with a link to a video on walrus sounds Flippers Skin Tusks Whiskers Diet Life Expectancy Reproduction Range Population Behavior Threats - Natural Predators Threats - Climate Change Threats - Ship Traffic and Oil Spills 21 slides of informational text on walruses. - HappyEdugator

Penguins Word Search - 14 Penguins hidden in this Penguins word search puzzle. Fun addition to a penguin unit. Print and go. No prep. - HappyEdugator

Genetics PowerPoint explaining the essential vocabulary and terms for students in a four week unit of study. Includes quick definitions that are easy to remember for each of the four weeks, full definitions with related pictures for discussion, and a quick definition study guide of all the terms which you can print out and give to students. Perfect support for your middle school life science units on cell division and heredity. Includes 44 terms listed here: Genetics Mendel Heredity Genes Chromosomes Alleles Punnett Square Genotype Phenotype Carrier Trait Law of independent assortment Law of segregation Crossing over Diploid Haploid Egg Gamete Genetic recombination Sex chromosomes Nucleotides Sperm Dominant trait Recessive trait Heterozygous Homozygous Nondisjunction Hybrid Purebred Fertilization Mitosis Meiosis Probability Mutation DNA replication Sex-linked disorders Inbreeding Incomplete dominance Co-dominance Selective breeding Clone Hybridization Pedigree ©2016 HappyEdugator.

All about hurricanes! Information on how these storms develop - hurricane structure, their effects, and how they are tracked, and more. Includes: What is a hurricane? What is the structure of a hurricane? How does a hurricane form? Where and when do hurricanes form? What are the effects of hurricanes? What are the differences between hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones? What is the hurricane classification scale? What is the hurricane strength scale? Evacuation/ Preparation Watches and Warnings, Warning Flags How hurricanes are named Forecasting and tracking - HappyEdugator

Your kids will be proud of their superpowers with this editable superhero award set for the end of the year. The set includes four different boys and four different girls for each award. There is an end of year award for each of the following: Star Reader Star Writer Star Historian Star Scientist Star Athlete Star Artist Star Musician Star Citizen Just fill in by adding text boxes above the lines and typing in name, date, and teacher. This way you can use your own font and style for the lettering. There is also a blank award certificate for each style so you can put in your own words by just adding a textbox and typing in what you want. Your little superheroes will love these, and so will their parents.

Bald Eagles - Fun Facts About Eagles PowerPoint. Learn about bald eagles! This American Bald Eagle PowerPoint has interesting and fun facts about the life of an eagle. Students will learn about two subspecies of bald eagles, and engaging facts about eagle characteristics, abilities, and behavior. They will discover eagle habitat, eagle adaptations, and how they raise their young. Informational text can be used to introduce or supplement a forest theme unit or a unit about the zoo, eagles, or American symbols and animals. Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with eagles. Includes links to websites about eagle sounds, short videos all about eagles, and the DC Eagle Cam. Students will enjoy studying about bald eagles around patriotic holidays and events, since the bald eagle is the national bird of the U.S.A. Great summer activity as well, or use in a summer camp around the 4th of July. - HappyEdugator

Giraffes - Fun Facts About Giraffes PowerPoint. Learn about giraffes! This giraffe PowerPoint has interesting and fun facts about the life of a giraffe. Informational text can be used to introduce or supplement a jungle theme unit or a unit about the zoo, giraffes, or African animals. Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with giraffes, like "Giraffes Can't Dance." It can even be a fun supplement to the book "The White Giraffe." - Happyedugator

Forms of Energy - Energy Key Terms Graphic Organizer designed to accompany my Forms of Energy PowerPoint, but can be used independently. This is a vocabulary graphic organizer for students to fill in with a definition and a place for students to draw a picture or a symbol to help them remember the words. Includes pictures for students to cut and paste if they don't wish to draw pictures of the different forms of energy. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

John Glenn was an American astronaut hero that your students should know. This PowerPoint about his life will help your students understand his accomplishments as a WWII and Korean war veteran, a test pilot, an astronaut, a businessman, and a senator. 21 engaging slides with sound and animations. ©2017 HappyEdugator. This product is the intellectual property of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

Learn all about volcanoes with this 26 slide animated PowerPoint. Informative text on volcano types and shapes, how and what is an eruption, how eruptions are measured, the difference between lava and magma, fun facts, famous volcanoes and more. Includes video link to Mt. St. Helens eruption, and a video clip of an underwater volcano erupting. ©2016 HappyEdugator. This product is the intellectual property of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

These are two high quality photos of Rainbows. Rainbow over water and rainbow over land. My husband and I take all our own photos. The images are sized 8 x 10 inches. Terms of Use: All my photographs may be used for personal, educational, and commercial use. Photos are not to be redistributed or sold. They are for use in your creations. My photos are meant to embellish your product, not be your product. Photos should be secured so that others may not take them and use them. Photos may be used on Social Media sites and blog posts if words are added. You may use my photos for commercial products on TES and other similar educational sites. Please credit me with a clickable link to my store. - HappyEdugator

These are two high quality photos of Ducks. Mama Muscovy Duck with babies and a group of Mallards. My husband and I take all our own photos. The images are sized 8 x 10 inches. 300 dpi. Terms of Use: All my photographs may be used for personal, educational, and commercial use. Photos are not to be redistributed or sold. They are for use in your creations. My photos are meant to embellish your product, not be your product. Photos should be secured so that others may not take them and use them. Photos may be used on Social Media sites and blog posts if words are added. You may use my photos for commercial products on TES and other similar educational sites. Please credit me with a clickable link to my store. - HappyEdugator

These are two high quality photos of venomous spiders. One is a black widow and one is a brown widow spider. Unfortunately, they are common in our area. My husband and I take all our own photos. The images are sized 8 x 10 inches. 300 dpi. Terms of Use: All my photographs may be used for personal, educational, and commercial use. Photos are not to be redistributed or sold. They are for use in your creations. My photos are meant to embellish your product, not be your product. Photos should be secured so that others may not take them and use them. Photos may be used on Social Media sites and blog posts if words are added. You may use my photos for commercial products on TES and other similar educational sites. Please credit me with a clickable link to my store. - HappyEdugator

Fun Facts About Owls, Penguins, Polar Bears, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes - BUNDLE. Includes 6 Different PowerPoints! Owls, Lions, Penguins, Polar Bears, Elephants, and Giraffes which are available separately in my store. Informational text for reading practice. These are $4.00 each when sold separately. Save money and buy the bundle! Includes : Owls - Fun Facts About Owls PowerPoint Polar Bears - Fun Facts About Polar Bears PowerPoint Giraffes - Fun Facts about Giraffes PowerPoint Elephants - Fun Facts about Elephants PowerPoint Lions - Fun Facts about Lions PowerPoint Penguins - Fun Facts about Penguins PowerPoint ©2014 HappyEdugator.

These are two high quality photos of Driftwood Beach. Taken near our home on Jekyll Island, Georgia, this beach is known as Driftwood Beach, because of the unusual driftwood scattered around in the sand. My husband and I take all our own photos. The images are sized 300 dpi. Terms of Use: All my photographs may be used for personal, educational, and commercial use. Photos are not to be redistributed or sold. They are for use in your creations. My photos are meant to embellish your product, not be your product. Photos should be secured so that others may not take them and use them. Photos may be used on Social Media sites and blog posts if words are added. You may use my photos for commercial products on TES and other similar educational sites. Please credit me with a clickable link to my store. - HappyEdugator

Digital Paper - Paw prints. 36 different styles. Includes large green pawprints on assorted colors, large red pawprints on assorted colors, and small gray pawprints on a variety of colored backgrounds. Useful if you have a mascot with paw prints! High quality digital papers for your creations. 12 X 12, 300 dpi. JPEG file format. Personal or commercial use. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator