Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Teresa has 30 years combined formal and informal science teaching experience. She has taught high school and college biology and was a conservation educator for two zoos. Currently Teresa works with Oklahoma’s rural science teachers through a GEAR UP grant. “I love that the K20 Center supports rural communities by providing teachers and students with equitable opportunities for learning.”
In this lesson, students develop a GIS map that reflects spatial and temporal responses of bison to prescribed fires that have occurred on The Nature Conservancy's Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Students will use their maps to draw conclusions about bison’s response to fire. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: November 20th, 2024
Environmental Science
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
In this lesson, students explore the Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem and fire ecology as a management tool. They evaluate the prairie ecosystem's response to the impact of burning. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: August 29th, 2024
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
In this lesson, students will learn to compare anatomical similarities and differences between organisms and explain the relationship between organisms based on homologous structures. They begin by reading a recent research article on either parrots or penguins. Then, students learn about the ancient... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: January 11th, 2024
Homologous Structures
In this lesson, students will learn how to characterize Newton's First Law of Motion as a cause-and-effect relationship and use these relationships to make predictions about how the natural world functions. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: September 7th, 2022
Newton's First Law of Motion
In this lesson, students will create models to simulate glacial movement. Students then will compare and contrast real glaciers with their models, learn about glacial theory, and research modern-day glaciers to find out what is happening to them. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: March 13th, 2023
Glacial Theory and Earth's Systems
Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World
In this lesson on the interdependence of science, engineering, and technology, students will use the example of snake venom to explore how natural resources can be used to make synthetic products that humans rely on. Students will learn and practice research strategies and evaluate sources. Finally,... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: December 2nd, 2024
Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World
