Powerful Points
My name is Heidi Crowhurst. This is my 21 st year in education and I am currently serving as the Department Chair at a Jr. High school in Northwest Houston. My certifications include Secondary Science, Special Education, Elementary Self-Contained, and Elementary Biology. I have taught in Texas
and Colorado. I have served as a mentor teacher for West Texas A&M University, Teach for America, Region 17 Service Center (Texas), and Harrison District 2 (Colorado). My goal is to produce meaningful lessons in an engaging format that reaches all types of learners. I create PowerPoints with a purpose.
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Astronomy - Minor Objects
$5.00PowerPoint presentation includes:Guided notes/Graphic organizerAnimated slides describing characteristics of Asteroids, Meteoroids, and CometsScale Model Activity comparing the size of minor objects (very effective and requires almost no prep time)Venn...$5.00 -
Simple Machines
$5.00Simple Machines PowerPoint includes the following:Guided notes over the types of simple machines (wedge, 3 types of levers, 2 types of pulleys, screw, inclined plane, wheel and axle).Calculating mechanical advantage of simple machines including guided...$5.00 -
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
$5.00PowerPoint presentation includes the following topics, examples, guided practice, and printable student worksheet:Review of Elements, Compounds, Chemical Formulas, Chemical Equations, Reactants, and Products.Lesson Focus: Reciprocal relationship between...$5.00 -
Introduction to the Microscope
$5.00This 2 part lesson includes a brief history of the microscope with a foldable lesson idea (instructions included). the second part of the lesson introduces students to the parts of the microscope and its proper use. Students participate in an...$5.00 -
Stimulus and Response - The Nervous System
$5.00Power Point includes the following:Introduction to the structures and functions of the nervous system. Key terms: stimulus, response, reflex, reaction time.Demonstration - students will model reflex reaction time by observing pupil size with lights on...$5.00 -
Gone To Texas
$5.00Interactive PowerPoint Presentation includes the following:Student Activity Sheets:Timeline of events leading up to Anglo American colonization of TexasKey TermsGuided notesGraphic Organizer/Empresario GrantsEssential Question: What was the difference...$5.00 -
Texas History: The Alamo Falls
$5.00Interactive PowerPoint Presentation includes the following:Guided Notes with illustrationsTimeline of events leading to the fall of the AlamoSignificance of the Alamo“Victory or Death” LetterKey Terms and Famous FiguresBattle TimelineMap...$5.00 -
Homeostasis
$5.00Lesson includes the following:Warm up ActivityGuided Practice identifying examples of homeostasis using Power Point PresentationInteractive Foldable (Pamphlet) Cooperative Group Activity: Round TableTiered Exit TicketsTEK 7.13(13) Organisms and...$5.00 -
Habitable Earth
$4.00Essential Question- What are the characteristics that make a planet habitable for humans? What conditions need to exist in order for life to survive? Students explore the conditions necessary for life to be present on Earth using guided notes from a...$4.00 -
Osmosis in Elodea Cells
$4.00Forces in everyday life – Turgor Pressure.Lesson Objective: SWBAT-Prepare wet mount slides of cells-Identify cells and tissues using a microscope-Describe the effect of osmosis on turgor pressureMaterials:Student Handouts1. Student activity sheet:...$4.00 -
Texas History: The Road to Revolution
$5.00Interactive PowerPoint Presentation includes the following:Guided Notes with IllustrationsKey Terms and Famous FiguresMaps and Graphic OrganizersEmbedded Answer KeyAnimated graphicsVideo clip linkLesson Content:The Constitution of 1824Federalists vs...$5.00 -
Texas History: Start of the Revolution
$5.00Interactive PowerPoint Presentation includes the following:Key Terms and Famous FiguresFoldableGraphic OrganizersEmbedded Answer KeyAnimated graphicsLesson Content:Compare and Contrast the Texas Revolution with the American RevolutionThe Battle of...$5.00