No more: "I'm not a math person!" "Growth mindset" is more than a buzz phrase—it shapes instructional choices. This session explores what growth mindset is and how it can support reluctant math learners. The math achievement gap—the math anxiety and frustration that comes with that—is very real for... Read more »
Students will be introduced to Shakespeare's language through a hands-on approach. First, students will read the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" and translate the text into their own words. Then, students will think of present-day examples of art and media with similar themes to connect with Shakespeare's... Read more »
Making Shakespeare Accessible
In this lesson, students use graphs with linear and nonlinear relationships to connect the idea of a constant rate of change with a graph being linear. Then, students identify or calculate the rate of change from a given scenario and use it—along with the y-intercept—to write a linear equation in slope-intercept... Read more »
Exploring Linear (and Nonlinear) Situations
This lesson guides students to understand how reading strategies enhance comprehension of a text. Students read a variety of texts, including artwork, a video, and a short story, using the OPTIC strategy. Students use the strategy to make Observations and Predictions about the text to aid their understanding... Read more »
Visual Literacy
In this lesson, students will explore the conservation of mechanical energy and how it relates to work during collisions. They will activate prior knowledge using the How I Know It strategy to review key vocabulary such as potential energy, kinetic energy, and work. In groups, students will follow a... Read more »
Work and Energy
In this lesson, students will analyze real Safety Data Sheets for common household chemicals and discuss the sheets' most important features. Then, working with groups, students create their own lab safety posters, integrating the safety guidelines they discussed with their peers. This lesson is intended... Read more »
Lab Safety and Chemical Properties
This lesson addresses writing linear equations given a table of values. Students will use their knowledge of slope and y-intercept to analyze linear data tables and represent the linear relationship in the data as an equation. Students also will watch a video of a former air traffic controller speaking... Read more »
Writing Linear Equations: Tables
In this lesson, students will research the concepts of genetic discrimination and discuss the ethics involved. Then, students will use the information to make an informed decision about genetic science and its role in today’s society. Read more »
Genetics and Ethics
In this lesson, students will explore real-world examples of functions and patterns within function notation to represent function machines algebraically. They will use given inputs and outputs to identify independent and dependent variables and the domain and range of different functions. This lesson... Read more »
Introduction to Functions
Students will investigate different classifications of chemical reactions. This lesson focuses on critical thinking to build context without using any actual chemicals, making it a low-budget option. However, if you have the budget for chemicals, check out the lesson Happy, Sad, Sleepy, Mad for classifying... Read more »
Chemical Reactions