What is a Clarifying Lesson?

A model lesson teachers can implement in their classroom. Clarifying Lessons combine multiple TEKS statements and may use several Clarifying Activities in one lesson. Clarifying Lessons help to answer the question "What does a complete lesson look like that addresses a set of related TEKS statements, and how can these TEKS statements be connected to other parts of the TEKS?"

Clarifying Lessons

Grade 6

And Around We Go!

Students conduct a survey and collect data to construct a bar graph that will then be changed into a circle graph. With the bar graph, students will compare estimated fractions and percentages and will estimate percentages. With the circle graph, students will estimate fraction and percentage benchmark values. TEKS addressed in this lesson: 6.1A, B; 6.3B; 6.10A, C, D.

Exploring c/d = π

Students measure circular objects to collect data to investigate the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. TEKS addressed in this lesson: 6.1B; 6.2C, D; 6.3A, B, C; 6.5A; 6.6C; 6.8A, B; 6.11A, D; 6.12A; 6.13A.