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Kenan Fellows Program

Home page: http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/

The Kenan Fellows Program of North Carolina State University is designed to:

  • Develop teacher leaders in the classrooms across North Carolina and advance the art of teaching
  • Enrich teachers’ content knowledge in mathematics, science and technology through strategic partnerships with businesses and higher education
  • Develop innovative and inquiry-based relevant curricular tools and resources in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction to be disseminated to teachers and students across our state
  • Foster teaching based on inquiry, problem solving, and real-life application
  • Build a cohort of teacher leaders across North Carolina

LEARN NC works with the Kenan Fellows Program to publish resources developed by fellows.

Kenan Fellows instructional plans

Kenan Fellows instructional plans
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Alphabetical listing of unit plans and lesson plans provided by the Kenan Fellows Program.

Resources provided by Kenan Fellows Program

Records 101–120 of 142 displayed: go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Sounds all around
In BioMusic, page 1.1
In this integrated music and science lesson, students predict what sounds they would expect to hear in a particular habitat or under certain weather conditions. While listening to various soundscapes in groups, students record describing words in their science notebooks and then use pantomime to describe the origins of sounds. A concluding discussion focuses on natural and man-made sounds.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
The spinning Earth: As the plate tilts
In The Earth and Sun: Investigations for the third grade, page 8
In this lesson, students will model the changing shadow of a person standing on a rotating Earth. Using straws extending vertically from a plate, students will imagine the straws represent a person and relate their observations of the shadows to what this person would perceive.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
By Ronen Plesser and John Heffernan.
The spinning Earth: Spinning into darkness and light
In The Earth and Sun: Investigations for the third grade, page 10
Students will manipulate a model of Earth to study how we experience the fact that Earth spins about its axis from west to east, completing a rotation once a day. They will understand that this causes celestial objects, as viewed by observers on Earth, to appear to be moving around Earth from east to west.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Science)
By Ronen Plesser and John Heffernan.
The spinning Earth: What's up, Earth?
In The Earth and Sun: Investigations for the third grade, page 9
In this lesson, students will discover that Earth is not flat, but a sphere. Geographical concepts such as the poles, the equator, the rotation of Earth, and the direction of the axis of rotation will be clarified by working with models that allow students to observe Earth “from space.”
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
By Ronen Plesser and John Heffernan.
The spinning Earth: Your world is tilted
In The Earth and Sun: Investigations for the third grade, page 11
In this lesson, students will learn that Earth's axis is not perpendicular to the Sun. They will investigate the effects the tilt in the axis has on the length of days and nights — as well as on the climate — at various latitudes in the two hemispheres.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
By Ronen Plesser and John Heffernan.
Squawking is talking
In BioMusic, page 1.3
In this lesson, students compare bird song with human song. After a brief overview of how humans and birds make sound, they will begin to consider how both learn to sing and focus on particular aspects of their songs. To end the lesson, students craft Bird Calling Cups to make their own bird calls.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
Stay still
In this lesson students will learn about stability. They will design and build an earthquake-proof house that takes into account the forces acting upon it and the materials with which it will be built. The house will be tested in a “shake table.” Students will be assessed by the product itself as well as their analysis of the results of the test.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
By Erin Denniston.
The story of pi
In Critical thinking in science, page 3
In this lesson, students design an experiment to test the importance of decimal places by rounding the value of pi. The collected data is used to answer questions and write a short editorial.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
By Daniell DiFrancesca.
Tracking a potato killer: Using latitude and longitude to map the spread of P. infestans
In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 1
Students use latitude and longitude to follow the transmission of the plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of the Irish Potato Famine.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Science)
By Rebecca Hite.
Turning back the wheel of time
This lesson is the second in a two-lesson unit. It follows Let's get moving! Students work in groups to create a product describing the changes in transportation from the past to the present. Students also review vocabulary related to logistics.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Social Studies)
By Diane Ireland.
Units of heat: How much energy is that anyway?
In Why does chemistry matter in my life?, page 6
In this lesson, students perform calculations with Calories obtained through food and expended by activities in order to gain an understanding of how energy is obtained and used by the body. Students observe demonstrations to learn about endothermic and exothermic reactions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Lisa Hibler.
Vehicle safety features
In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 4
In this lesson, students will learn about car safety features and apply some of their new knowledge as they continue with their car designs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science)
By Roxanne Moses.
Water quality
In Critical thinking in science, page 5
Students will experiment with water quality and several common pollutants. They will focus on their local water source and determine the effects of their actions on the quality of their water source and the organisms that rely on it. Students will design a water-monitoring plan to evaluate the health of the water source.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
By Daniell DiFrancesca.
Week 1: Invention boggle
In Invention convention, page 2
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will learn to think like scientists and see technological possibilities in common objects around them. Invention Boggle paves the way for students to become inventors and develop their own inventions.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 1: Logging like an inventor
In Invention convention, page 3
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will learn how to log their work on the invention they are designing. They will make detailed observations, ask questions, evaluate efforts, and propose future work in their science notebooks or logs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 1: What problems could I solve?
In Invention convention, page 4
In this Invention Convention lesson, students evaluate physical challenges in their daily environments. This lesson will acclimate students to being inventors and prepare them to think of an invention to build.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 2: Creating a letter of request
In Invention convention, page 5
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will write a letter of request seeking a donation to be used for Invention Convention.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 2: Selecting an invention
In Invention convention, page 6
In this Invention Convention lesson, the teacher will conference with each student to select the best invention to build. Students will consider the advantages and disadvantages of each of their invention ideas.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 3: Designing the invention on paper
In Invention convention, page 7
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will complete a rough draft drawing of their invention.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 3: Estimating material cost
In Invention convention, page 8
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will compile a list of needed materials to create their inventions. They will also calculate the cost to build their invention using mental estimation, computation, and calculators.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Briana Corke Pelton.

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