Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
The goal of this lesson is to help students understand the relationships between a function and its first and second derivatives. Students will analyze graphs recalling their knowledge of sketching graphs by hand using the first and second derivatives and apply their graphical knowledge verbally through... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: January 4th, 2023
Connecting Functions and Their Derivatives
Students will look at the increase in seismic activity in Oklahoma and around the United States in recent years. Some say the earthquakes are a direct result of an oil and gas process called hydraulic fracturing, while others disagree. Students will investigate this question for themselves and formulate... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: July 10th, 2024
Earthquakes in Oklahoma
This middle school lesson is adapted from the high school lesson "How Does Your Garden Grow?" Students will explore principles of soil health, soil chemistry, and nutrient cycles by testing and analyzing soil samples. Students will also explore humanity's impact on soil health and create public service... Read more »
Created by: Heather Shaffery
Date Updated: December 4th, 2024
Conservation, Ecosystems, and Soil Health
In this second lesson of "The K20 Chronicle" journalism unit, students will practice their active listening skills to determine what makes a good interview. After some collaboration time, students will apply what they have learned to conduct their own interviews of the school's seniors, which will be... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: July 5th, 2024
How to Conduct an Interview
In this third lesson of "The K20 Chronicle" journalism unit, students will explore what it is like to be a photojournalist. First, students will view an ICAP video interview with Jordan Miller, a news reporter at the Salt Lake Tribune. She shares insights about being a photojournalist and reporter,... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Crafting the Article
In this lesson, students will research, analyze, and evaluate the history of the Indian Reorganization Act, individual tribal governments, and their impact on Native Americans. Students will watch a short video describing the purpose of tribal governments. Then, they will choose one of the 39 Oklahoma... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: April 17th, 2023
Tribal Governments
This lesson will introduce students to the Second Red Scare (also known as the era of McCarthyism), the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and the public fear of communism that ran rampant in the 1940s and 1950s. Students will analyze a political cartoon that addresses the public fear... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: July 18th, 2022
The Impact of the Second Red Scare
Using Flame Tests to Explore Electrons' Energy Levels
In this lesson, students will watch a video of fireworks and write down what they notice and wonder. Students will participate in a flame test lab. They then will draw Bohr models for the element hydrogen, labeled with arrows to show the release and absorption of energy. Finally, students will research... Read more »
Created by: Sherry Franklin
Date Updated: March 5th, 2023
Using Flame Tests to Explore Electrons' Energy Levels
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
Designing YouTube Content Using World Languages
Students discuss their favorite content creators on YouTube. They explore different content creators on a Wakelet and consider what it is about the video that makes it intriguing. Students learn from a YouTube content creator that creating YouTube videos is "kind of like an octopus"—you need a lot of... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: August 19th, 2024
Designing YouTube Content Using World Languages
Students discuss their favorite content creators on YouTube. They explore different content creators on a Wakelet and consider what it is about the video that makes it intriguing. Students learn from a YouTube content creator that creating YouTube videos is "kind of like an octopus"—you need a lot of... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: November 15th, 2022
Creating Instructional Content for YouTube
This lesson will ask students to consider and respond to the following essential question: "Why should we remember the Holocaust?" First, students will investigate the events that happened during the Holocaust by examining an infographic and reading the testimonies of those who experienced it. Next,... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 9th, 2024
Stories of the Holocaust
Werewolves Who Write
“And they called it puppy love…” This lesson will have students falling in love with werewolves from all packs as they explore how mythology and lore has progressed over time, place, and culture. After they discover which pack they belong to, they will work together to design a movie poster that depicts... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: February 8th, 2023
Werewolves Who Write
Swimming in your local lake, you feel what you think is seaweed. But is it? When there's something strange in your local habitat, who ya gonna call? Mulder & Scully! In this third lesson of the Monster Monday series, students examine informational texts for examples to model and craft their own informative... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 4th, 2023
Writing with Water Cryptids
In this lesson, students begin by considering what items are essential for soldiers to bring with them to war. Students then compare what they read from the novel, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O’Brien, with information about the Vietnam War using an H-Chart. To extend their learning, students research... Read more »
Created by: Tanner Lusher
Date Updated: April 5th, 2023
Vietnam Era
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
In this lesson, students explore the Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem and fire ecology as a management tool. They evaluate the prairie ecosystem's response to the impact of burning. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: August 29th, 2024
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
Examining Symbolism in Native American Poetry and Art
In this lesson, students examine symbolism in Native regalia, poems, and art and gain a better understanding of what symbolism looks like in a real-world context. Throughout the lesson, students research and discuss Native authors, tribes, and artists. After reading and annotating a poem, students create... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: September 14th, 2023
Examining Symbolism in Native American Poetry and Art
In this lesson, students gather information about traditional native homes before learning about the design of the First Americans Museum (FAM). Students next work in groups to create a design for a community center for a tribe. They write press releases to advertise their community center's design... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: February 1st, 2024
Traditional Tribal Architecture
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
Students will activate and build their background knowledge so that they are better able to comprehend Beowulf and draw connections to crucial parts of the story. This lesson is intended to be taught just before students read Beowulf. Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 6th, 2023
Introductory Material on Beowulf
Students will define “stereotype.” After doing so, they will share stereotypes they have regarding Hispanic food, watch a few videos that will explain or dispel those stereotypes, and come to a consensus on whether stereotypes are useful. When they have finished the discussion, they will construct a... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: September 22nd, 2023
Examining Stereotypes in Hispanic Cuisine
This lesson introduces students to the emotions of anxiety and anxiety disorders. Students identify the causes and symptoms of certain anxiety disorders, including Social Anxiety Disorder, phobias, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Students then have an opportunity to explore different coping strategies... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: January 18th, 2024
Causes, Symptoms, and Coping Strategies
In this lesson, students will be examining the practices associated with rituals and festivals that honor the dead around the world. They will design anchor charts and participate in a Detective Board activity in order to identify similarities between the various rituals. As they read a handout and... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: March 5th, 2024
Día de los Muertos and Other Occasions Honoring the Dead
In this lesson students will begin with an analysis of the popular image, “The Ultimate Confrontation,” and move into an exploration of lyrics that are found in popular protest music of the time. Students will learn about a variety of foreign and domestic events. As they learn about the artists’ backgrounds... Read more »
Created by: Kyra Ann Carroll
Date Updated: April 4th, 2024
Exploring the influence of protest music on social change
This companion lesson to "Screaming into the Void" explores the idea of nihilism and what it can teach us about the search for meaning and purpose in our lives, how we can reconcile existential questions with our own values and beliefs, and how one finds meaning, purpose, and value in a world seemingly... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 4th, 2024
In this lesson, students learn about the history of assimilation in the education system and how it led to the rise of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Students begin by becoming familiar with some of the many famous and successful people who attended TCUs. Then, after reading a short article... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: May 30th, 2023
In this lesson, students will learn about the rise of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISi) and the important role they play in postsecondary education. Students will begin by becoming familiar with some of the many famous and successful people who attended... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: June 12th, 2023
In this session, students will learn the importance of the FAFSA and important information about filling out the FAFSA. Students will brainstorm ways to pay for college. Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: February 8th, 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
5E Lesson Writing Session 1: Authenticity and 5E Lessons focuses on building relationships with participants, examining different 5E lesson frameworks, and aligning 5E snapshots with the authentic teaching tool. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 28th, 2024
During this professional learning session, participants will explore the principles of authenticity and real-world connections. They will apply academic knowledge to solve and illustrate authentic problems that students may encounter both inside and outside of the classroom. Additionally, they will... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 14th, 2024