Planning → Facilitating → Community → Lesson Plans
The lesson plans in the URC are based on our experience of talking with students about equity in our science classrooms. The lessons are designed to break down a daunting topic into less daunting instructional steps that other instructors have found to be successful. Depending on the length of your class periods, you can adjust these lesson plans to fit your context. Be sure to read through the planning, facilitation, and community documents before you start.
We encourage you to start with Unit 0 – Setting the Stage, a lesson that helps to prepare students for the curriculum and aims to productively frame future discussions .
Unit 1 – Laying the Foundation
Unit 1 – Subjectivity
Unit 1 – Why Does Representation Matter?
Unit 1 – Learning About Scientists’ Lives
Unit 1 – Data Analysis
Unit 2 – Gaining Relevant Knowledge
Unit 2 – Meritocracy
Unit 2 – Stereotype Threat
Unit 2 – Systemic Racism
Unit 2 – Systemic Sexism
Unit 2 – Racial Privilege
Unit 2 – Implicit Bias
Unit 2 – Multiple Identities
Unit 2 – Affirmative Action
Unit 2 – Colorism (coming soon)
Unit 2 – Model Minority Myth (coming soon)
Unit 2 – Microaggressions (coming soon)
Unit 3 – Turning Knowledge into Action
Unit 3 – Brainstorming Actions
Unit 3 – Teacher-Led Action Projects
Unit 3 – Student-Led Actions Projects
Download a zip archive of all these lesson plans here.
Example timelines:
For examples of these lesson plans in action, refer to the example timelines on Planning your Implementation.
Planning → Facilitating → Community → Lesson Plans