Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students will read both fiction and nonfiction to analyze arguments. They will practice annotating, writing for a variety of purposes, and working collaboratively with their peers. Students will understand argumentative structure and use that knowledge to construct arguments both as a class, within... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 16th, 2022
Argumentative Writing
Using text analysis techniques, students will explore the Declaration of Independence. They will specifically look at the Four Principles of Government and apply those ideas to the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence to better understand the reasons behind why the colonies desired to... Read more »
Created by: Brandi Graham
Date Updated: September 13th, 2024
Declaration of Independence
This lesson invites students to see linear and nonlinear functions—here, represented by tables, graphs, and equations—in a real-world context. Students will work to find relationships between real-world data points based on the situation at hand. Students will also identify linear and nonlinear relationships,... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: March 14th, 2023
Linear vs. Nonlinear Functions
This multiple-day collaborative group lesson uses dice to explore probability of simple events similar to those in the book "Jumanji" by Chris Van Allsburg. Students will examine sample space, theoretical probability, and experimental probability and make predictions using outcomes of probability. (NOTE:... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: May 31st, 2022
Probability
In this lesson, students explore gas production by micro-organisms by designing and experimenting with biogas digesters made from small water bottles. Read more »
Created by: Danny Mattox
Date Updated: November 4th, 2022
Anaerobic Respiration
In this lesson, students examine a map of Oklahoma and complete a scavenger hunt to find objects on the map. Students learn important map-related vocabulary and extend their learning by creating a map of the classroom. Learning is assessed when students answer a reflection question. Read more »
Created by: Chrissy Waldhoer
Date Updated: March 7th, 2022
Elements of a Map
Students will learn how tornadoes form, information about tornado safety, and how engineers use models to create weather safe structures. Students will design, build, and revise a structure that will withstand strong winds simulated by a fan. They will use this information to make connections to their... Read more »
Created by: Beth Pierce
Date Updated: June 9th, 2021
Tornado Safety and Engineering/STEM
Students will explore inputs and outputs of trigonometric functions and use this relationship to identify the need for inverse trigonometric functions to find an unknown angle measure. Students will then watch a video of a civil engineer share how he uses right triangle trigonometry and apply their... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: May 26th, 2023
Inverse Trigonometry: Introduction
In this unit, students will learn that electrons in atoms and molecules absorb visible light. When light passes through various media and then through a diffraction gradient, it produces absorbance spectra. The produced absorption spectra are unique to the elements that interact with the light. These... Read more »
Created by: Chris Yohn
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Absorption Spectra
In this lesson, students first review the principle of superposition of waves and constructive and destructive interference with slinkies. Students then investigate diffraction and how different variables change the interference pattern in the double slit experiment using the Wave Interference Phet... Read more »
Created by: Kevin Warren
Date Updated: March 1st, 2024
Quantum Mechanics
In this lesson, students learn about the surprising results of the double slit experiment showing that particles have wavelike behavior through watching a Dr. Quantum video and through the PhET Quantum Wave Interference simulation. Students are split into groups to watch curated videos and create slideshow... Read more »
Created by: Kevin Warren
Date Updated: September 19th, 2024
Quantum Mechanics
Students will recall properties of exponents and explore different methods of multiplying binomials. Students will apply this knowledge to multiplying more advanced polynomial expressions or multiplying polynomial expressions in the context of a geometry setting. Read more »
Created by: Samaya Williams
Date Updated: November 1st, 2023
Beyond FOILing
Do you have a green thumb? If you like working with plants and flowers, you might be interested in a career in floral design. Floral designers bring joy to others through their work. Floral design is more than just being able to grow or cut plants. Floral designers also know the meaning behind flowers... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Lansford
Date Updated: September 20th, 2022