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The Human Genome Project - The Use of Genetic Screening Technology

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This unit includes one week of lessons which immediately follow the Genetics and DNA units. The previous knowledge gained from these units, as well as a previous project where students researched and shared with their classmates a specific genetic disorder, will provide the background for students to participate in a debate about the ethical issues of applying information available through the Human Genome Project (HGP).

Material Type: Reading, Unit of Study

Authors: Ethel Gaides, Emelia Fleck, Beverly Tedeschi

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Activity: "Unpacking Standards"

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This can be an activity to use with your colleagues in assessing your unit design with the new Iowa Social Studies standards or with students as an intro (or closing) activity for a "Atlantic Revolutions" unit. A teacher could use SS-WH.9-12.14. Compare various systems of government, such as monarchies, democracies/republics, empires, and dictatorships, and their methods of maintaining order and/or control.SS-WH.9-12.23. Critique primary and secondary sources of information with attention to the source of the document, its context, accuracy, and usefulness of sources throughout world historySS-WH.9-12.20. Evaluate methods used to change or expand systems of power and/or authority.or choose from: https://iowacore.gov/sites/default/files/k-12_socialstudies.pdf 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Mark Augspurger

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Political Revolutions: Which One is Not Like the Others?

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After a unit or after viewing four Crash Course videos (French revolution, American Revolution, Haitian Revolution, Latin American Revolutions) students will prepare the following "presentation"(using Chalkboard Splash, YouTube,etc.) and create a version of the Sesame Street song demonstrating their content knowledge (revolutions) and 21st Skills (Collaborative Work, Compare and Contrast, etc.) 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Mark Augspurger

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Solar Oven Exploration

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Student have learned about the Sun from the Sun, Earth, and Moon science unit. During the process of learning about the sun students research solar energy. It is hard to do hands on learning when talking about the Sun, however concepts learned can be applied to build a successful solar oven. When the solar over has been constructed, have the student test it out!

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Elizabeth Whitver

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Iowa Stories I

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Real Iowans and how they intersect with history around the world.  A community that no longer exists - Buxton, IA; sisters who exchanged pen pal letters with Anne and Margot Frank during WWII; Iowa's own "Rosa Parks" sits at a counter in Des Moines; Five Waterloo, IA brothers changed how the military assigns family in combat are just some of he stories of Iowa families.  Stories that make Iowa history.  In this two part course, you will be exploring these stories and sharing a story from your own family.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kristin Steingreaber

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Energy Drink - Circle of Viewpoints

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This activity can be used as an extension for unit over macromolecules or an application of the metabolism unit. The purpose behind this activitity is to really look at the foods and drinks we used to obtain energy and see of they do what they claim to do. The circle of viewpoints activity is built around generating a list of ideas/perspectives about a given topic and then using that information for a prompt to dive deeper into the topic.  This activity is built in in 3 parts Background reading and brainstormingQuestions and Reserch Socratic Circle

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Doug Mossengren

Sociology Vocab Battle

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This is an introductory lesson that is a game for students to learn the basic vocabulary for sociology. The students can get into groups (no more than three people) and using the book, read the text surrounding the vocabulary words in order to use context clues to put them together. The teams have to get their words approved by the teacher before they can write it on their paper to insure that it is correct. I pit the teams against each other to foster a game like amostophere for extra credit. Everyway walks away with extra credit but obviously those that finish first get more than others. The definitions are my personal defintions rather than the ones in the book as that would be too easy. Standard: SS-Soc.9-12.14. Identify characteristics of groups, and the influences that groups and individuals have on each other.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kyle Lehman

World Religions Summative

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Our world history class is mainly focused on recurring world issues of the modern age. We jump around with topics but mainly stay 1945 - today, which the students really seem to enjoy. One of the issues that we tackle is world religions. Attached are also the slides for this unit are also attached so you can see content leading up to this summative. Standard: SS-WH.9-12.21. Investigate cultural advancements within societies with attention to belief systems, ideologies, the arts, science and technology.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kyle Lehman

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