Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson addresses the components of evidence used to support hypotheses, as well as qualitative versus quantitative and primary versus secondary. This would be a good lesson to start the year and requires no prerequisite skills. This lesson includes optional modifications for distance learning.... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: July 11th, 2023
Experimental Components
Students are introduced to a more holistic view of doing the scientific method by using scientific thinking instead. Students will be challenged to review and revise what they already know about the scientific method. Students will investigate what it means to do science and discover why some science... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: February 22nd, 2024
Scientific Method vs. Scientific Thinking
Students will physically model the concept of simplifying algebraic expressions as a class then apply this knowledge to written expressions. This is a great lesson for both introducing the concept as well as remediating like terms, if needed. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 26th, 2024
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Students will identify the qualifications of the presidency and determine what powers the president can exercise, as delineated by the constitution. Students will read about how presidents in the past have used executive orders to further a goal or ideal. Students will demonstrate their understanding... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
Executive Branch
In this lesson, students will create a composition using a limited number of musical elements by selecting from a menu of pitches, dynamics, rhythms, and symbols. Students will then reflect on their experience and engage in a discussion concerning the benefits and drawbacks of musical limitations in... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: June 6th, 2024
Embracing Musical Limitations in Songwriting
In this lesson, students explore a variety of examples of how science is conducted in the world outside of the classroom. Examples come from a variety of Twitter trends where scientists share their mistakes, unexpected mishaps, and use of non-standard equipment in the course of their research. Additionally,... Read more »
Created by: Heather Shaffery
Date Updated: January 19th, 2024
The Nature of Science
This lesson introduces students to the phenomenon of the bystander effect. They begin by examining situations in which the bystander effect has been known to occur. They also have an opportunity to analyze hypothetical scenarios and determine whether or not they are examples of the phenomenon. Students... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: October 14th, 2024
The Bystander Effect and How to Overcome It
The basics of envelopes and applying the concepts to musical performance
In this lesson for band classes, students will discuss what “attack” and “release” mean in a musical context. Students will participate in a “30-Second Expert” activity in pairs, in which one student reads about ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, and release) envelopes on synths and the other reads about... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: May 7th, 2024
The basics of envelopes and applying the concepts to musical performance
This professional learning session focuses on providing teachers with foundational knowledge and strategies they can use to promote student autonomy. Participants will explore research on best practices for self-regulated learning, analyze learner motivation, reflect on personal teaching styles, and... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: May 28th, 2024
Participants will actively engage in formative assessments and reflect on how formative assessment strategies can be used in their specific content area and with their students. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 4th, 2024