Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
The main purpose of this lesson and others in the series "Things to Do With a Strip of Paper" is to explore interesting mathematical and topological structures that students of any age can enjoy. This lesson focuses on the Mobius band (or Mobius strip) and provides students with opportunities to better... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: November 17th, 2022
3D Objects, Sides, Surfaces, and Edges
In this lesson, students will work in groups to annotate and summarize texts about plagiarism and its effect on learning. They will reflect on what they know about plagiarizing and how to avoid it in their writing. By teaching one another through group and class discussions, students will better understand... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: November 4th, 2022
Avoiding Plagiarism
Students who become financially responsible in college will develop good spending habits that will last a lifetime. This activity allows students to understand ways in which they can change their spending habits, so that they will save money throughout college and in the years that will follow. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: October 14th, 2022
Students will listen to an engaging speech and record their thoughts. Students will then choose a topic of their interest and write down all they know about the topic in a two-minute paper. Students will learn more about preparing a speech and discuss their learning with their peers. They will create... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: October 21st, 2022
This lesson introduces students to the American Indian code talkers from Oklahoma who heroically defended the United States in both World Wars. By viewing a documentary, playing a matching game, reading an article, and analyzing an excerpt from a graphic novel, they will also learn the stories of some... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 19th, 2022
The Code Talkers of Oklahoma
Students will understand the events and ideologies that led to the establishment of federally funded and religious boarding schools for American Indians. Students will examine the boarding school experiences of American Indians from Oklahoma and other states and territories, and they will identify the... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 19th, 2022
American Indian Boarding Schools
This lesson has students connect the theme of regret across poems, songs, nonfiction, and short stories to explore how social-emotional factors can affect character development and theme. Students will work independently to write their own apology note as well as write an apology from the perspective... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 19th, 2022
Character Development and Theme in "The Scarlet Ibis"
Students will track how inflation has altered the cost of living from 1920 until today by examining vintage advertisements for various goods. Students will also learn how inflation continues to have an effect on the U.S. economy by watching a couple of videos and designing anchor charts. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: June 23rd, 2022
Inflation and Cost of Living
This lesson will introduce students to the Second Red Scare (also known as the era of McCarthyism), the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and the public fear of communism that ran rampant in the 1940s and 1950s. Students will analyze a political cartoon that addresses the public fear... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: July 18th, 2022
The Impact of the Second Red Scare
This lesson invites students to take a virtual trip along Oklahoma's most storied roadway, Route 66. Students explore the impact that this highway has had on Oklahoma's culture, economy, and history since its construction in 1926. Students have opportunities to learn about American Indian tribes whose... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: June 29th, 2022
Oklahoma History: Culture, Migration, and Tourism
