Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
American Federal Government
This is the second lesson of a mini unit exploring the ideas of government structure, freedom, and whether governments truly protect our freedom. The student will assess the value of government by analyzing the structures of ruling bodies and how they influence the lives of citizens. Learners will... Read more »
Created by: Clayton Canon
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
American Federal Government
In this lesson, students will explore the concepts of statistical hypotheses by looking at what a statistical hypothesis is, how they are formed, and some methods of testing them. Once they have been introduced to the basic concepts, they will be able to apply these concepts by playing Potions!, a digital... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: June 13th, 2024
Formulating Statistical Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing
In this lesson, students will explore the calculus concepts of optimization and learn to increase their ability to identify, to model, and to 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... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: June 18th, 2024
Calculus Optimization
This lesson focuses on the theme of mob mentality. Students will look for connections between informational text and a piece of fiction from the book "The Outsiders." Students will analyze the actions of a character from "The Outsiders" and determine whether the character acted independently or as part... Read more »
Created by: Keristy Nieto
Date Updated: October 10th, 2024
Integrating Fiction and Nonfiction
This lesson serves as an introduction to writing effective arguments. Students will engage in a Four Corners Debate, differentiate between the various elements of argument writing, and understand how to effectively argue their own claims by using supporting evidence. Students will also create a multimodal... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 14th, 2023
Argument Writing
This lesson is intended to be either an introduction or a refresher of Darwinian fitness. Students think about what it means to be 'fit' and the impact humans have had on this natural mechanism. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 8th, 2022
Darwinian Fitness
Science
Students explore water erosion and investigate erosion and weathering in different types of soil. Funding provided by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2013-69002-23146 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 1st, 2024
Science
In this lesson, students will examine and explore examples and non-examples of MLA formatting in order to come to a clear understanding or correct citation. Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: June 21st, 2023
Citing Sources and MLA Formatting
Swimming in your local lake, you feel what you think is seaweed. But is it? When there's something strange in your local habitat, who ya gonna call? Mulder & Scully! In this third lesson of the Monster Monday series, students examine informational texts for examples to model and craft their own informative... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 4th, 2023
Writing with Water Cryptids
U.S. Constitution and Equal Protection of Laws
In this lesson, students will learn how the Fourteenth Amendment impacted the history of civil rights in the United States within a focused context. Students will discover the origins, significance, and lasting effects of the 14th Amendment by examining a collection of primary and secondary sources.... Read more »
Created by: Tanner Lusher
Date Updated: February 21st, 2024
U.S. Constitution and Equal Protection of Laws
Exploring semicolon rules and the ways they enhance writing style
In this lesson, students explore the rules of semicolons and the ways they can be used to enhance their writing styles. They begin the lesson by identifying (non) examples of semicolon use to hypothesize about the grammatical rules being displayed. Using AI (Artificial Intelligence), students critique... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: June 10th, 2024
Exploring semicolon rules and the ways they enhance writing style
College and career readiness is a predictor of a student’s success in postsecondary endeavors. Critical thinking and analysis are two powerful skills that support college and career readiness. In this session, participants will be placed in the role of their students and be asked to explore and apply... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: August 23rd, 2024
In this lesson, students explore what they have learned about creating resumes and then push further to identify critical strategies for tailoring resumes to apply to particular situations. Students will explore examples and non-examples of tailored resumes. Students will practice prioritizing information... Read more »
Created by: Will Markham
Date Updated: April 15th, 2024