Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
In this lesson, students will learn about paleontologists who have helped shape our understanding of organisms’ evolutionary history. They will research and evaluate evidence that scientists have used to construct and continually use to reconstruct evolutionary history and environmental pressures that... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: November 14th, 2025
The Principals of Evolution
In this introductory lesson to the Connecting Social Issues and Human Health Gaps unit, students will explore asthma through a variety of station activities, videos, readings, and charts. In doing so, students will better understand what occurs in the respiratory system before, during, and after an... Read more »
Created by: Alonna Smith
Date Updated: March 25th, 2026
Understanding Asthma
During this second lesson in the Connecting Social Issues and Health Gaps unit, students will analyze Oklahoma City's air quality and pollutant levels from 2020 and summarize important information about air pollutants in a public service announcement. Read more »
Created by: Alonna Smith
Date Updated: March 25th, 2026
Environmental Factors
During this third lesson in the Connecting Social Issues and Health Gap unit, students will view Oklahoma's life expectancy map, identify environmental threats that contribute to these life expectancies, and discuss what these threats mean with regard to air quality and society. Students then compare... Read more »
Created by: Alonna Smith
Date Updated: March 25th, 2026
Comparing Communities
This is the first lesson in the "What Is a Wave?" unit. Students will begin by recalling information they already know about waves. They will explore movement with springs to learn about and identify types of waves. In groups, students will create anchor charts with key concepts and examples of waves.... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
London Bridge Is Falling Down
In this third lesson of the "Lord of the Flies" unit, students research the history of masks across cultures. Students then create a mask that represents a character from the story, using textual evidence to support their choices. Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: June 3rd, 2025
Behind the Mask
In this second lesson of the What Is a Wave? unit, students will review key concepts from the first lesson using the Strike Out! strategy. Students will connect prior learning to new content by watching videos that demonstrate the speed of sound waves, and then will be introduced to the Triangle of... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: June 1st, 2023
Not the Bermuda Triangle
In this third lesson of the What Is a Wave? unit, students will experiment with long springs and whirly tubes as well as participate in a guided inquiry activity on constructive and destructive interference. Students will be assessed by explaining true or false statements. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: June 1st, 2023
Galloping Gertie
In this fifth and final lesson of the "What Is a Wave?" unit, students will observe two demonstrations of waves interacting with different types of matter and form conclusions to understand how light travels through matter. Students will complete a Concept Card Map activity to demonstrate their understanding... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: June 15th, 2023
New Direction
In this lesson, students examine the nature and function of international trade agreements in the world economy. Through engaging in an interactive story, students learn many important concepts regarding world trade. In addition, students explore both the benefits and drawbacks of trade agreements through... Read more »
Created by: Cody Sivertsen
Date Updated: July 30th, 2025
International Trade Agreements
Students will learn that light is formed by waves and can change direction through diffraction. They will use pencils to build a spectroscope and make observations as to the color and size of light. Students will research wave diffraction and use what they learned to build and test a spectroscope. Read more »
Created by: Sherry Franklin
Date Updated: June 18th, 2025
What Is Diffraction?
Themes of resilience, meaningful goal-setting, and prioritizing relationships are fundamental issues students will explore in this 5E lesson based on Randy Pausch’s inspirational memoir, The Last Lecture. Students will analyze how Pausch’s tone, language, sincerity, and anecdotes contribute to his... Read more »
Created by: Amanda Reeves
Date Updated: May 15th, 2025
Exploring Life Lessons Through The Last Lecture
In this lesson students will describe where genes are located and how they influence the traits of an individual. Students will conduct research and create presentations about different genetic mutations, identify mutations as harmful, neutral, or beneficial, and understand how genes and mutations affect... Read more »
Created by: Ralyssa Jackson
Date Updated: March 26th, 2026
Inheritance & Variation of Traits