Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson focuses on an extension of parallel lines by exploring what happens when a transversal line passes through them. The goal is for students to understand the different angles that form due to the intersection and to apply that knowledge to real-world situations. Students will be able to identify... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: June 23rd, 2022
Parallel Lines, Transversal Lines, and Angles
In this lesson, students will explore the calculus concepts of optimization and learn to increase their ability to identify, model, and set up functions to solve calculus word problems, focusing on the conceptual understanding over calculations. This is done through a mix of activities and by playing... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: December 5th, 2022
Calculus Optimization
The goal of this lesson is to help students understand the relationships between a function and its first and second derivatives. Students will analyze graphs recalling their knowledge of sketching graphs by hand using the first and second derivatives and apply their graphical knowledge verbally through... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: October 14th, 2022
Connecting Functions and Their Derivatives
In this lesson, students explore the connections between graphs that represent a particle's position, velocity, and acceleration. Students have an opportunity to write about their learning and put their conceptual understanding into practice. Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: July 27th, 2022
Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
Students will use manipulatives to solve algebraic equations. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 29th, 2020
Algebraic equations
In this lesson, students will discover how matrices are used in computer graphics. Students will learn how to perform the matrix operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and scalar multiplication. They will then learn how multiplying matrices relates to transformations and, in turn, animation... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: July 28th, 2022
Matrices in Computer Graphics
Students will use protractors to discover, identify, and define angles and lines. Using vocabulary developed through this activity, students will identify different types of quadrilaterals. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 14th, 2020
Angles and Quadrilaterals
Students will explore what happens when one measures a "rough" object using different units of measure. This lesson is adapted from Benoit Mandelbrot's famous problem, "Measuring the Coastline of Britain." Students will learn about the concepts of convergent and divergent series and the paradoxical... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: November 3rd, 2022
Convergent and Divergent Series
In this lesson, students will estimate population data leading them to discover the midpoint formula. They will then apply the formula they created to various other real-world applications. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 31st, 2022
Discovering Midpoint Formula Through Estimations
This lesson focuses on the relationship between a set of numbers and the constraints of the inequality. The goal is to find possible solutions for one-variable inequalities. Students will write, graph, and identify solutions of inequalities and connect them back to real-world scenarios when applicable.... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: May 26th, 2022
Inequalities With One Variable
This lesson engages students in the concept of money and counting money. Students participate in hands-on activities that allow them to visualize and master the skill. Read more »
Created by: Maria Montano
Date Updated: May 23rd, 2022
Counting Money
Students will be able to identify each coin, know its value, and add up the total value of coins. Read more »
Created by: Susan Mennis
Date Updated: June 3rd, 2021
Identifying and Counting Money