Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson invites students to explore three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students begin the lesson by sharing their prior knowledge of the three religions and collaborating with partners to expand their understanding through discussion. Student groups then read articles... Read more »
Created by: Kristen Sublett
Date Updated: February 18th, 2025
Monotheistic Religions
This lesson uses fiction and nonfiction books to have students think about the author’s purpose for writing the piece. The goal is to help students understand that nonfiction works have common elements with the purpose to inform, while fiction stories have common elements with the purpose to entertain.... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Author's Purpose: Informing or Entertaining
In this lesson, students learn to compare and contrast geographical features found among different regions in the United States. Students will then apply these skills by comparing their home state's features with those of another state in the nation. Read more »
Created by: Delia Gietzen
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
How to prevent the spread of germs
In this lesson, students will make observations on daily routines to understand how healthy practices can prevent the spread of germs. They will explore how "sticky" germs can be and how easily germs can be transferred by participating in a simulation using flour or glitter. The book, "No More Germs... Read more »
Created by: Patricia Turner
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
How to prevent the spread of germs
Escher's Terrific Tessellations: The Art of Tile Transformations
In this follow-up lesson to "Diamonds, Not Just a Girl's Best Friend," students explore an app that creates Escher-like drawings. Students discuss the principles of design in the drawings. Students discuss Escher and then discuss similarities of the Plains tribes art that precede Escher. Students reflect... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: March 10th, 2025
Escher's Terrific Tessellations: The Art of Tile Transformations
In this lesson, students will learn the basic formatting guidelines needed to follow for writing a script. They will also listen to a film professor talk about careers in television and movies. This is also adaptable for ELA using books that are commonly assigned. Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: January 11th, 2024
Screenwriting and other careers in the film industry
The Reign of Terror: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
This lesson centers on Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann which examines the Osage murders of the 1920s. Students analyze the connections between the events depicted in the book and the factual background of the Reign of Terror as presented in an interactive e-learning activity, helping to foster... Read more »
Created by: Polly Base
Date Updated: September 10th, 2024
The Reign of Terror: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI