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Valerie Coskrey’s Classroom Tools and Ideas

Your source for templates, documents, databases, and presentations written using Microsoft® Office Xp ® with instruction booklets; some Free; all especially designed for teachers by a teacher; also find Informative Links to Teacher Websites, Student Research Internet Links; More.

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If you need to use a purchase order to buy any of these items, please e-mail me.  I will send you a fax number, mailing address, and answers to any questions you might have. There is a special 10% discount for school purchases made before May 31, 2006. All items can be obtained through the mail or download, as ordered in the Shopping Cart.

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Examples of slides in the presentation templates are found in Artwork  

Presentations      Presentation Template Designss .... .Databases for Lessons and teacher files       Workbooks      Booklets with embedded templates     Customized Forms __Experiments in the Teaching Science with Widgets series .....Software sold by Multifacet Solutions

Art of Wayne Coskrey....... Art of Sue Lannen ..... Art of Kay Schlagel .....Art of Wendy Sterling .....

. Photos with effects by Valerie Coskrey ...... Photos with effects by Tyler Cummings ...

.... Multiple Artists Sets ......Free Sample Design Templates

Links to Home, Shopping Cart , View Cart, and other pages including FREEbies

 

PowerPoint® Presentations

           

Math Skills for Science I©      Preview     Purchase

( Preview shows only a few sample slides)  

Covers the skills needed to work with metric prefixes, exponential notation, and standard scientific notation: converting one metric prefix to another, and working addition/subtraction and multiplication/division problems. Includes practice problems and answers to problems.  Use with grades 6-12.

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Math Skills for Science I: Metric System©     Preview   Purchase

(Preview shows sample slides of entire presentation)

Uses the same first 19 slides and a few others of the Science Math Skills I presentation.  This shorter presentation would be useful for grades 6-9.

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Heat Wave ©    Preview   Purchase (preview is of another instructional presentation)

Uses the concept of weather fronts and the universal gas laws to calculate atmospheric pressure. Useful for earth sciences, physical science, and chemistry.

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Presentation Templates and JPEGs

Get a free presentation with a basic of instructions. Instructions in the sets for purchase are more detailed.

Wayne Coskrey's Tree in JPEG ready to copy to a .ppt slide. Preview.. Purchase  

It's in the monitor of our logo--see it? It's original version is in the essay. This image is an adaptation of a computer image produced by Wayne Coskrey for use in the Baton Rouge Astronimical Society's newsletter. Its copyright is shared with Wayne Coskrey.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Texan Trees in Winter" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the Photography of Valerie Coskrey. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 10 designs, some are variations on a theme. The images used as bases for the template themes are photographs taken and modified by Valerie Coskrey.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Trees in a Texan Yard" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the Photography of Valerie Coskrey. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 5 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph taken and modified by Valerie Coskrey.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Metallic Grass" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the modified photograph taken by Tyler Cummings. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 8 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of grass at his feet taken by 6 yr. old Tyler and modified with ACDSee Photo Editor by Tyler and Valerie, who share the copyright for this set. This set should appeal especially to the junior high and high school student. Elementary through high school students will want to copy the technique themselves. Contact me for $10.00 on-line workshop on how to make your own design templates of this type--teacher or student oriented. Read an article about using the technique with children of ages 5-10.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "The Bird in Stained Glass" Preview .. Purchase

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 9 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a stained glass pane crafted by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright for this set.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Blue Cat in Stained Glass" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 7 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a stained glass pane designed and crafted by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright for this set. It includes a set of images for clip art based on the artwork of Sue Lannen.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Cat in Window in Stained Glass" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 5 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a stained glass pane designed and crafted by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright for this set. It includes a set of images for clip art based on the artwork of Sue Lannen.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Cougar in Stained Glass" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen A set of instructions for using the designs and master slides for 5 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a stained glass pane designed and crafted by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Georgian Oak at Sunset" Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen A set of instructions for using the designs and master slides for 7 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright for this set.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "The Flame of Apophysis " Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Kay Schlagel A set of instructions for using the designs and master slides for 6 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a digital artwork by Kay Schlagel, who shares the copyright for this set.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "The Hamster" Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 8 variations of the theme, including phto effects by Valerie Coskrey. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting by Wendy Sterling, who shares the copyright. This set includes photo effects that should appeal to junior high and high school students, and a cuddly hamster for all ages.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Animals in the Ark " Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 5 vaiations of the theme. The 5 image used as a basis for the template themes are photographs of a painting done by Wendy Sterling, who shares the copyright for this set. This set includes 6 clip art images including one of the original painting. These friendly animals should appeal to preK-3 especially, and to all ages.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Picket Friends Chickens " Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 10 variations of the theme and clip art. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting done by Wendy Sterling, who shares the copyright for this set. This template set also includes clip art images from the same painting. This set should appeal to preK-3-3 especially, and to all ages.

 

PowerPoint® Template Set "Picket Fence Images" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 8 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting done by Wendy Sterling, who shares the copyright for this set. This template set also includes clip art images from the same painting. This set should appeal to preK-3 especially, and to all ages.

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Same source painting as Picket Fence Images; different variations

 

PowerPoint® Template Set "Rabbits in Front of Fence" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 5 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting done by Wendy Sterling, who shares the copyright for this set. This set should appeal to preK-3 especially, and to all ages.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "The Rooster" Preview .. Purchase  

Based on the artwork of Wendy Sterling A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 5 variations of the theme. The image used as a basis for the template theme is a photograph of a painting by Sue Lannen, who shares the copyright for this slide.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Birds and Magnolias" Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Sue Lannen, Frances Smith and Wendy Sterling. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 9 designs using several themes. The images used as the basis for these template themes include photographs of 2 stained glass panes crafted by Sue Lannen, The Bird, and Magnolia, a painting by Wendy Sterling, The Rooster, and a water color by Frances Smith, The Cardinal. At present, this is the only source of Magnolia and The Cardinal.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Metallic Abstracts" Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Valerie Coskrey, Tyler Cummings, Sue Lannen and Wendy Sterling. Instructions for accessing the designs are included. There are master slides for 10 designs, most of which can be found in other sets.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Nine Designs with Side Borders" Preview .. Purchase  

 

Based on the artwork of Valerie Coskrey, Tyler Cummings, Sue Lannen and Wendy Sterling. The presentation in this set of designs contains comments about our artists, with minimal instructions. There are master slides for 9 designs, most of which can be found in other sets.

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PowerPoint® Template Set "Various Trees from the Template Design Collections" Preview .. Purchase  

A collection of some of our favorite slides that depict tree images, at least one from each of our artists Coskrey, Cummings, Lannen and Sterling. A set of instructions for using the master slides and master slides for 10 designs .

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FREE PowerPoint® Slides Go now.

  JPEG images made to fit a .ppt slide. To download: Right click the image and choose to save the image.

The FYI Guy design is part of the Free Download, a presentation of instructions on how to use the Template Design Sets sold on this site that includes the slide-and-title master set for the FYI design template.

 

The FYI Guy:.Free Download 1 ........................ Metric Prefixes

     

 

Download 1 is a presentation with instructions on using the Template Design Sets sold here. The presentation contains both slide and title masters for the FYI GUY. This download is the same as the link "Free Download" above. Download another free sample Template Design Set. This one is based on the photography of Valerie Coskrey and contains a couple of masters from the Texan Trees series. Get another free presentation file.

 

Access® Database Files

Examples in Science©     Preview form Purchase

With 5 FREE phenomena records as part of the file

With offer for FREE downloads of additional phenomena records

A database for keeping track of the many examples that you run across in magazines, textbooks, lab manuals and your own imagination.  Contains an input file screen, database table with 5 records, 2 of which are nearly complete.  More should be ready in a few months, but you can add your own.   A Booklet of instructions is included and should be downloaded with the download of the database file. 

 If you purchase the CD-Rom, the booklet will be on the disk as a Word document.  I will be glad to mail you a hardcopy of the booklet if you like.  Just ask by e-mail:  E-Mail me now.

 

Coskrey’s Lesson Plan Database©   Preview    Purchase

I keep my lesson plans in a database.  Whenever I want a day’s lesson, I simply print that record.  Tests, worksheets and other Microsoft® Office® files can be linked to each lesson.  Instructions are in a cell of the database table. Open the file and view the database table in normal or table view, not design view, to see the instructions. An instruction booklet is in the works to explain how to make a database of your own design. Download a free Science Lab lesson plan that is of a different design.

  If you purchase the CD-Rom, the booklet will be on the disk as a Word document.  I will be glad to mail you a hardcopy of the booklet if you like.  Just ask by e-mail:  E-mail me now.

 

 

Activities in the Teaching Science With Widgets© Series

Read about this series. ... Preview a sample form.

You can download a free Word form template from the preview page.

 

Teaching Science With Widgets: Dice and Coin© Purchase

 

This activity file includes a teacher copy and student worksheets, experiement instructions, links to the widgets website, and suggestions for additional activities. The major topic objectives deal with the statistics used in genetics lessons.

 

Teaching Science With Widgets: Motion with Widgets © Purchase

 

This activity file includes a teacher copy and student worksheets, experiement instructions, links to the widgets website, and suggestions for additional activities. The major topic objectives deal with describing and graphing moving objects.

 

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Word® Document Templates, Styles, and Booklets

 

Writing Tests and Worksheets Using Microsoft® Word®   

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This Word® template and short booklet that discusses how to customize a Word® template for the special formats of tests and worksheets includes a sample template with examples on the page with room for you to practice, and a blank template with the special styles stored in it.  These two templates are embedded within the booklet.  Just open the link in the table of contents page and save the template file.

If you purchase the disk and want the templates to be saved on the disk as separate files from the booklet, just ask by e-mail.  E-mail me now

 

Custom Forms

 

Customer Requested Customized Item  E-mail me now. Purchase

I will be glad to customize a file for you.  Want your school’s lesson plan form to be what prints out of a lesson plan database or just a template?  Want a special Word® database set up?   Want a customized Excel® workbook file?  Want a customized dictionary for your spell checker?   Want a database of textbook pages matched to course objectives?  Let me do the designing and initial data entry for you.  I will do your data entry, word processing, template design, or just proofreading for your own booklets or long files.  Just email a description of the job.  my customizing rates are

I will consider a job contract price bid.  See my resume with teaching experience to know that I can design what teachers need.  Just go to the Freelance pages.

 

Look for more items in the near future!

 

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