PPT shown to upper elementary students in 2010. Was used in a blog post discussing good visual design to show bad habits in previous work. Please note that it does not credit authors of images and so is not recommended for use, only as an example of what NOT to do when creating PPTs.
2. So your teacher tells you to read a
whole bunch of book for your
science project.
You go to the library and find a
whole bunch of books.
Then what? …
11. Are you reading…
• to find out more on a topic?
• to write a report?
• to answer questions at the end of a chapter?
• to make a presentation?
… just don’t say: “Because it’s homework or the
teacher said to read it.” That’s not a good reason!
12. When you stop and ask: “Why am I reading this text?” it
helps you decide
what information is the most important…
to pay make notes remember
attention to about and learn
20. Here is your brain THINKING!
Hmm ok, I see a picture of a woman
holding some science bottles. The title
for this book is Mixtures and solutions.
Ok I get it, I’m going to learn how to mix
stuff? …hmm… Is anything going to
explode?
22. Imagine you
You decide to eat it as fast as possible to get it
mom says: “You
over with. What could happen?
can’t play
computer First, you wouldn’t chew it well so you might … choke!
games till you Second, big pieces in your stomach could give you a …
finish eating stomachache!
your broccoli.” Third, you might even feel sick and … vomit!
Would you get all the nutrition
from this healthy food?
23. Non-fiction books are like a big bowl of broccoli.
They have lots of facts and ideas on a few pages.
They can give your brain a brain-ache. They’re difficult and
discouraging at times.
Breaking up the text,
I get it!
Slowing down,
Re-reading …
will dramatically increase your understanding.