What comes in a unit?
All OFE Units come with the large Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), Notes that go
with the OFE (.doc), OFE Assessment that goes with Powerpoint (.doc), Modified
OFE (.doc), Answer Keys to both OFE's (.doc), Jeopardy Game or games (.ppt),
Answers to Jeopardy game (.ppt), Jeopardy template (.doc), Science Journal
Grading Rubric (.doc), Multiple Videos (.flv), Lab and Activity sheets (.doc), lab
report sheet (.doc), Unit Information sheet (.doc) and Student Guidebook that
can be used as a handout to parents and students at the beginning of the year
(.doc). Units are being updated and improved almost daily.
All OFE Units come with the large Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), Notes that go
with the OFE (.doc), OFE Assessment that goes with Powerpoint (.doc), Modified
OFE (.doc), Answer Keys to both OFE's (.doc), Jeopardy Game or games (.ppt),
Answers to Jeopardy game (.ppt), Jeopardy template (.doc), Science Journal
Grading Rubric (.doc), Multiple Videos (.flv), Lab and Activity sheets (.doc), lab
report sheet (.doc), Unit Information sheet (.doc) and Student Guidebook that
can be used as a handout to parents and students at the beginning of the year
(.doc). Units are being updated and improved almost daily.
Shipping
Shipping costs are free and Units are sent US First Class mail. They should arrive in 3-5 business days. Units are
delivered on a data cd (compact disc).
Shipping costs are free and Units are sent US First Class mail. They should arrive in 3-5 business days. Units are
delivered on a data cd (compact disc).
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all text materials within sciencepowerpoint.com including the 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.
Unless otherwise stated, all text materials within sciencepowerpoint.com including the 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.
Contact
I have worked very hard over the last seven years creating this electronic curriculum and look forward to hearing
your feedback. If you have any questions concerning the product please contact me via email at
ryemurf@gmail.com.
I have worked very hard over the last seven years creating this electronic curriculum and look forward to hearing
your feedback. If you have any questions concerning the product please contact me via email at
ryemurf@gmail.com.
Return Policy
Because units can be easily copied so teachers can change them, all units are considered non-refundable unless
they were lost in mailing or arrived damaged. If you are unpleased with the product, please contact me so we can
discuss these reasons and hopefully arrive at a mutual agreement. If the product was lost in shipping or arrives
damaged please contact me (ryemurf@gmail.com) and a new disk will be created and mailed promptly. Please feel
free to view all videos which show the Powerpoint lesson .ppt and OFE's .pdf. and class notes .pdf before purchase.
Because units can be easily copied so teachers can change them, all units are considered non-refundable unless
they were lost in mailing or arrived damaged. If you are unpleased with the product, please contact me so we can
discuss these reasons and hopefully arrive at a mutual agreement. If the product was lost in shipping or arrives
damaged please contact me (ryemurf@gmail.com) and a new disk will be created and mailed promptly. Please feel
free to view all videos which show the Powerpoint lesson .ppt and OFE's .pdf. and class notes .pdf before purchase.
Payment:
All payments will be processed through PayPal or with a major credit card. If you don't have a PayPal account and
don't want to get one then you can contact me at ryemurf@gmail.com and we can arrange a method of payment.
All payments will be processed through PayPal or with a major credit card. If you don't have a PayPal account and
don't want to get one then you can contact me at ryemurf@gmail.com and we can arrange a method of payment.
Disclaimer
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liability in connection therewith; In no event will Ryan P. Murphy or Sciencepowerpoint.com be liable for any loss or
damage, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind to yourself or a student, personal or emotional injury,
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damage, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind to yourself or a student, personal or emotional injury,
or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of any lesson, lab activities within the lesson, videos, or in
connection with, the use of this website, and the units their within.
Special Deals
If you are unsure about purchasing and would like to sample a unit first please contact ryemurf@gmail.com. I will
gladly send you the first half of the unit you want to sample free of charge. If you are pleased with the results and
want the second half, then please revisit this website and go through the check out process. If you are interested in
purchasing all 18 units (4+ years of curriculum), please contact me so we can arrange a discounted price.
Purchasing all 18 units comes US-Priority Mail Overnight Delivery on a 8G or higher USB Drive. -Whoa! Also
included is the 12 Page COMICOFE which is a door size poster when taped together that contains small sketches
from every unit. Students can go through their science journal and record text next to the sketches. The final
product after coloring is a really cool door sized poster of everything they have learned in science over the years. I
use the COMICOFE as the final exam at the end of each year.
If you are unsure about purchasing and would like to sample a unit first please contact ryemurf@gmail.com. I will
gladly send you the first half of the unit you want to sample free of charge. If you are pleased with the results and
want the second half, then please revisit this website and go through the check out process. If you are interested in
purchasing all 18 units (4+ years of curriculum), please contact me so we can arrange a discounted price.
Purchasing all 18 units comes US-Priority Mail Overnight Delivery on a 8G or higher USB Drive. -Whoa! Also
included is the 12 Page COMICOFE which is a door size poster when taped together that contains small sketches
from every unit. Students can go through their science journal and record text next to the sketches. The final
product after coloring is a really cool door sized poster of everything they have learned in science over the years. I
use the COMICOFE as the final exam at the end of each year.
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 presentations have 1,300+ 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 OFE's
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 all of the photo copying 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) Jeopardy 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 for those days when plans have to change.
6) Set high expectations for the OFE's. 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 OFE's are
their Opportunity to demonstrate Excellence.
7) Grading 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 OFE's in my teaching for 10+ years and have never
had a parent or administrator complain about grading. Most are blown away by what the students can do.
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!
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 presentations have 1,300+ 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 OFE's
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 all of the photo copying 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) Jeopardy 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 for those days when plans have to change.
6) Set high expectations for the OFE's. 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 OFE's are
their Opportunity to demonstrate Excellence.
7) Grading 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 OFE's in my teaching for 10+ years and have never
had a parent or administrator complain about grading. Most are blown away by what the students can do.
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!
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.
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.
Difficulty Rating 1/10 and Logical Order of Units (10 is Most Difficult)
5th or 6th or 7th Grade Year
THE NOTHING IS FREE ECOLOFE 4/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE WEBBED ECOLOFE 5/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE ABIOTICOFE 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE EVOLVING ECOLOFE 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)
6th or 7th Grade Year
THE METRICOFE 5/10 (Physical Science Concepts)
THE SOILED GLACIOFE 6/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE MIGHTY PLANTOFE 7/10 (Life Science)
THE CLASSIFIED TAXONOMOFE 8/10 (Life Sciences)
THE ANATOMY AND PHYSICOFE 8/10 (Coming Fall 2011)
6th or 7th Grade Year
THE HYDROFE 5/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
THE RIVEROFE 6/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
THE ASTROFE 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE GEOLOGOFE 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE METEOROFE 8/10 (Earth Sciences)
8th / 9th / 10th Year
THE MOTIONOFE 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE TINSTAAFLOFE 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE PERIODIC ATOMOFE 9/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE INFECTIOUS BIOFE 9/10 (Life Sciences)
THE HELIXED GENOFE 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 OFE to better gauge the difficulty rating and appropriate Unit for your
students.
5th or 6th or 7th Grade Year
THE NOTHING IS FREE ECOLOFE 4/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE WEBBED ECOLOFE 5/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE ABIOTICOFE 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)
THE EVOLVING ECOLOFE 6/10 (Life Science Ecology)
6th or 7th Grade Year
THE METRICOFE 5/10 (Physical Science Concepts)
THE SOILED GLACIOFE 6/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE MIGHTY PLANTOFE 7/10 (Life Science)
THE CLASSIFIED TAXONOMOFE 8/10 (Life Sciences)
THE ANATOMY AND PHYSICOFE 8/10 (Coming Fall 2011)
6th or 7th Grade Year
THE HYDROFE 5/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
THE RIVEROFE 6/10 (Earth Science Water Topics)
THE ASTROFE 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE GEOLOGOFE 7/10 (Earth Sciences)
THE METEOROFE 8/10 (Earth Sciences)
8th / 9th / 10th Year
THE MOTIONOFE 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE TINSTAAFLOFE 8/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE PERIODIC ATOMOFE 9/10 (Physical Sciences)
THE INFECTIOUS BIOFE 9/10 (Life Sciences)
THE HELIXED GENOFE 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 OFE to better gauge the difficulty rating and appropriate Unit for your
students.
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