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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 81–100 of 142 displayed: go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Marshmallow catapults
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 1.4
Students will work in design teams competing for a contract to produce a marshmallow catapult for Target. Catapults will be assessed based on cost, performance, and appearance.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics and Science)
By Erin Denniston.
Material resiliency in safety harnesses
In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 5
In this lesson, students will test their hypotheses about the type of fabric most suitable for a safety harness.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 English Language Arts and Science)
By Roxanne Moses.
Measuring weight
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 4.3
In this lesson, students will build an understanding in the difference between density and weight. They will measure objects with a triple beam balance and record their findings.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Science)
By Erin Denniston.
Microbiology and infectious disease
In Critical thinking in science, page 8
Students will research the different causes of infectious diseases. They will look at North Carolina-specific data on a disease and use this information to create a monitoring plan and an eradication plan for the disease.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
By Daniell DiFrancesca.
Modeling bacterial transformation
In Restoring the American chestnut, page 10
This lesson walks students through the process of bacterial transformation. It is ideal for classrooms that do not have the time or money for all students to complete a bacterial transformation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Science)
By Shelley Casey.
On your mark
In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 1
In this lesson, students will get organized for the rest of the lessons in the On Track Learning unit. They will learn about the requirements for the car design, form into teams, and decide on member roles.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 Science)
By Roxanne Moses.
Paint lab
In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 8
In this lab, students create colors for their car designs. Students must precisely record the formula for their color creations so that others could replicate the color exactly.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–9 Visual Arts Education and Science)
By Roxanne Moses.
Paper cup challenge
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 1.2
In this lesson, students are challenged to redesign the classic paper cup so that no tape, glue, or staples are necessary. This will reduce production costs and so lower the cost of the paper cups. Each pair of students will be given a stack of paper to design a new paper container that can hold water for a short period of time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By Erin Denniston.
POP!
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 2.2
In this lesson, students will begin to build an understanding of heat energy by popping a kernel of popcorn in oil. Relying on their own thinking and problem-solving skills, they will create data tables and decide what observations to record.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By Erin Denniston.
Postulates and proofs: Let's take it to the courtroom!
In this unit, the process of solving proofs is practiced using the comparison and framework of a courtroom setting. Students will work in groups to solve a proof and then defend it in a class courtroom setting.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Mathematics)
By Denise Absher.
Profiling a potato killer
In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 3
In this lesson, students use internet resources to determine the factors behind the potato blight that led to the most destructive famine in human history. Students will use the scientific method and inquiry to determine how the pathogen spread over the world and learn some of the historical context surrounding this tragedy.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
By Rebecca Hite.
A protist protest
In Proto-ZOO-ology: A problem-based protist inquiry unit, page 1
This lesson is part of the unit "Proto-ZOO-ology: A problem-based protist inquiry unit." In this lesson, students learn about the six characteristics of living things.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
By Cate Colangelo.
Push-Me Pull-Me toys
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 1.3
In this lesson, students find themselves working as engineers and toy designers for the Push-Me Pull-Me Toy Company. They will design and build a prototype of a simple toy that moves with a push or pull of one finger.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1, 3, and 5 Visual Arts Education and Science)
By Erin Denniston.
Reaction stoichiometry: How can we make chalk?
In Why does chemistry matter in my life?, page 4
In this lesson plan, students will explore the variety of chemical processes that produce chalk and determine which is the most cost-effective and efficient. Students create a small-scale process in the lab and evaluate the requirements for a larger-scale process.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Lisa Hibler.
Revenge of the crash test dummies
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 3.4
In this lesson, students will design and build a wall capable of withstanding the impact of a speeding vehicle driven by angry crash test dummies.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
By Erin Denniston.
The seven forms of energy
Through inquiry and a card-sorting activity, students will explore, discover, and demonstrate their understanding of the seven forms of energy. Students will sort cards into categories based on their own prior knowledge and the definitions of the seven forms of energy.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science)
By Lauren Beeson.
Shakin' and eggs
In BioMusic, page 1.2
In this integrated lesson, students learn about the different kinds of animals that hatch from eggs. As they explore the properties of eggs, they will also develop their understanding of sound by conducting an experiment with “sound eggs” and using musical terminology to describe their findings.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
Skyscrapers
In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 3.3
In this lesson, students will build a tower that is as tall as possible, freestanding, and can withstand a slight breeze.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Science)
By Erin Denniston.
Solutions
In Integrating Chemistry and Algebra II, page 7
Systems of equations can be used to solve many different kinds of problems. One application is in making solutions such as is done in chemistry. In this lesson, students will set up a system of equations to determine the volume of a solution.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics and Science)
By Jennifer Elmo.
Solving for an unknown variable
In Integrating Chemistry and Algebra II, page 1
This lesson is an algebra review. Students will use common chemistry equations to practice the skill of solving an equation for a variable.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics and Science)
By Jennifer Elmo.

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