Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students will explore what happens when one measures a "rough" object using different units of measure. This lesson is adapted from Benoit Mandelbrot's famous problem, "Measuring the Coastline of Britain." Students will learn about the concepts of convergent and divergent series and the paradoxical... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: October 2nd, 2023
Convergent and Divergent Series
This lesson builds on students' prior knowledge of basic integration techniques in calculus. The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to explore how to "undo" a function's derivative that was found using the chain rule. The chain rule is a derivative technique that allows students to find derivatives... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: January 25th, 2023
Integration: U-Subtitution, Part 1
In this lesson, students will learn how to use a clinometer and trigonometric ratios to solve problems involving right triangles. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Using Clinometers and Trig Ratios to Measure Unknown Heights
Connecting Pascal's Triangle to Binomial Expansion
In this lesson, students will have opportunities to explore patterns found in Pascal's triangle with the intent of using these patterns to expand binomial expressions. This lesson is Part 1 of 2. The goal of this lesson is to look at connections between binomial expansion and Pascal's triangle. Part... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 14th, 2023
Connecting Pascal's Triangle to Binomial Expansion
Translations, Reflections, & Trapezoids
In this lesson, students will create and explore mathematics found in hexaflexagons. This includes learning more about translations, rotations, and reflections of polygons, showing how these types of transformations preserve congruency, and learning to calculate area of trapezoids and composite figures. Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: November 17th, 2022
Translations, Reflections, & Trapezoids
In this lesson, students will discuss aspects of performance anxiety when speaking in front of an audience. They will identify strategies to manage these symptoms and create a tool to help improve their confidence when speaking to a group. Read more »
Created by: Adam Yeargin
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
Speech and Debate
This is the second lesson in a series called, "Survival." In an effort to understand animal characteristics and adaptations, this lesson invites students to make observations about a variety of animals, participate in a modified four corners activity, and create a class Anchor Chart. Learning is extended... Read more »
Created by: Patricia Turner
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Animal Adaptations
The main purpose of this lesson and others in the series "Things to Do With a Strip of Paper" is to explore interesting mathematical and topological structures that students of any age can enjoy. This lesson focuses on the Mobius band (or Mobius strip) and provides students with opportunities to better... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: November 17th, 2022
3D Objects, Sides, Surfaces, and Edges
Participants in this activity immerse themselves in the K20 LEARN website and design process. Working with a peer collaborator, they complete the planning, design, and development stages of lesson building. At the conclusion of the activity, their lesson will be published. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: March 7th, 2024
This session focuses on using strategies and questioning techniques that will actively engage young students in the learning process. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: September 10th, 2024
This professional development activity is designed with math and science teachers in mind. Its aim is to provide teachers with research and an action plan for incorporating interactive technology, such as simulations and models, as an instructional tool. Simulations and Models in Math and Science Conversations... Read more »
Created by: Alexandra Parsons
Date Updated: June 5th, 2024
This professional development session is the mathematics content-specific day of the Formative Assessment Institute. In this session, participants will learn what formative assessment looks like in a mathematics classroom and will create formative assessments to take back to their classrooms. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 5th, 2024
The session aims to answer the question of how technology can be effectively utilized to facilitate authentic learning experiences. It will guide teachers in generating action steps to nurture authentic learning with technology. Participants will explore the essential elements of authentic learning... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 28th, 2023
This professional learning session introduces some of the more effective strategies for preparing for the ACT. The goals of this learning experience are to access prior knowledge of the ACT and use the "Power Up: ACT Prep" activities already prepared to assist students in increasing their scores. Read more »
Created by: Matthew McDonald
Date Updated: October 21st, 2024
This is the final session in a series of professional learning activities that support a group book study. In this final session, participants summarize their learning, reflect on key insights, and create a plan to put their new knowledge into action. Read more »
Created by: Keiana Cross
Date Updated: August 9th, 2024
Learning and understanding how cities budget their spending and plan for upcoming fiscal years is important not only to those within the Government and Public Administration career cluster but to all people. City budgets affect everyone who lives in that city, so knowing how your local government is... Read more »
Created by: Will Markham
Date Updated: November 23rd, 2022
Do you ever wonder how the food we eat gets to our tables? You might think about farmers, factories, truck drivers, or grocery stores, but there is another important worker who makes sure our food is safe and ready to eat. This worker is called a food inspector. When it comes to meat, poultry, and eggs,... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Lansford
Date Updated: November 23rd, 2022
College2Career Forums (C2CF), a series of focused, career-specific explorations, have been planned for the top requested careers. In these day-long experiences, students will travel to a PSI (Post Secondary Institution) to explore a common aspect of the career through hands-on activities. Armed with... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: August 22nd, 2024
In this English ACT prep activity, students focus on pacing and annotating the online test. First, students complete a guided exploration of TestNav for the English portion of a practice ACT. Then, students practice pacing skills by reading a passage and answering the corresponding questions. This is... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: September 19th, 2024
In this session, participants will learn about the benefits of postsecondary education scholarships, identify potential scholarships that could benefit their student(s), and review the requirements for the FAFSA. Read more »
Created by: Allie Bishop
Date Updated: March 12th, 2024