Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Through small-group activities and discussions, students will be exposed to a variety of careers, along with their average salaries and post-secondary requirements. Students will also be asked to brainstorm possible fears or concerns that high school students have concerning college. Then, students... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: December 15th, 2023
This lesson validates the concept of mole to mole ratios within a chemical equation. It is a lab that uses an indirect variable (in this case, temperature change) to determine optimal ratios of reactants, thus the ratio of reactants that create the most products (which is the mole to mole ratio). This... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
Using Indirect Measurements to Determine Mole Ratios
In this lesson, students explore the essential questions "Who am I?" and "What makes me, me?" through multimodal narrative writing. For this creative composition, students engage in preliminary reflective writing and in an up-close look at their thumbprints. Throughout this creative writing process,... Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: August 22nd, 2024
Thumbprint Autobiography
Shark dissections are a classic zoology lab. This lesson is best not only after students have had some gross anatomy but also when you trust students enough to have them use scalpels in the classroom. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 28th, 2023
Shark Dissection
This lesson serves as a stellar introduction lesson of what protons, neutrons, and electrons are and how they relate to each other. Students will study attractive forces in magnets to draw conclusions about the sub-atomic particles, diagram an atom, and discover how they can classify an atom based on... Read more »
Created by: Chase Sumida
Date Updated: November 17th, 2020
Anatomy of an Atom
In this lesson, students will explore the Doppler effect. They will practice by using a Doppler ball and the Doppler equation. Students will also learn how the Doppler effect is useful in our everyday lives with sirens and weather prediction. Read more »
Created by: Sherry Franklin
Date Updated: July 24th, 2023
The Doppler Effect
This professional learning session will focus on how to incorporate a love of reading and student choice into all classes. Participants will explore a variety of authentic strategies that support reading comprehension, substantive conversations, and student choice to gain a deeper understanding that... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: July 5th, 2024