Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students will conduct a data-driven lab using common human phenotypes and present their findings to their peers in a Gallery Walk. Common genetic vocabulary will be researched by students and they will present their findings to the class. Students will connect common genetic themes with their earlier... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 26th, 2024
Mendelian Genetics
In this lesson, students will read two texts that depict the role of women in American society during the 19th Century. Kate Chopin’s fictional, “The Story of an Hour,” and John H. Young’s, “Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of Refined Society,” will be used to analyze elements of... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 15th, 2024
Elements of Fiction
Learning to set and work toward goals is an important life skill. In this lesson, students will explore the concepts of goal setting and time management and then apply what they learn while playing the Advance U: Learning Strategies digital game-based learning (DGBL) module, which allows them to experience... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: June 18th, 2024
Goal Setting and Time Management
There's more than enough information at our students' fingertips, but how do they determine if that information is credible? In order to determine the credibility of a source, students first examine the credibility of individuals and then investigate their own authority and expertise on a particular... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Evaluating Sources
This lesson is part of a series, titled "Woman Crush Wednesday" in which we look at how female scientists have shaped our view of science. In this biology lesson, students will explore the contributions of Rachel Carson, the impact of human activity on our ecosystem, and how organisms develop resistance... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Biological Unity and Diversity
Students will use the reciprocal, quotient, and Pythagorean trigonometric identities to solve equations. They will listen to a petroleum engineer describe his work and how trigonometric identities are used to solve problems when drilling. This lesson is the second lesson of four in a “Trig Identities”... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2024
Reciprocal, Quotient, and Pythagorean Identities
This is the fifth and final lesson in the Diffraction Unit. In this lesson, students will apply the Doppler Effect to electromagnetic waves, and examine redshift as evidence of the expanding universe. Read more »
Created by: Chris Yohn
Date Updated: September 1st, 2023
Redshift and the Expanding Universe
Students will explore how measures of central tendency are used in the world of sports and will learn how to calculate a weighted average. Students will work through ACT-style practice problems using prior knowledge of mean, median, and mode. Read more »
Created by: Laura Young
Date Updated: January 11th, 2024
Decoding the Game
This workshop prepares student for the ACT test by utilizing several K20 Instructional Strategies. The workshop is designed to be an after-school program lasting for seven weeks and including one 2-hour session each week. Sessions will be broken up into reading/ELA and science/math. This resource provides... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: July 15th, 2022
Building community connections is a critical aspect of the career exploration process. Creating long-standing connections with local businesses and Post-Secondary Institutions cultivate sustainable partnerships between the community and the school. This session focuses on peer collaboration aimed on... Read more »
Created by: Will Markham
Date Updated: November 13th, 2024
5E Lesson Writing Session 1: Authenticity and 5E Lessons focuses on building relationships with participants, examining different 5E lesson frameworks, and aligning 5E snapshots with the authentic teaching tool. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 28th, 2024