In this episode of UEN Homeroom, Matt and Dani are joined by Shannon Rupert from the Mars Society and Jen Carver Hunter. They share great ways teachers can take advantage of learning opportunities involving the Mars Desert Research Station, right here in Utah!

This lesson is written using the Launch, Explore, Summarize lesson plan format and includes a link to a chart to anticipate student strategies and monitor student strategies and thinking as they work through the problems. Tasks also include a recording sheet where applicable. They are meant to be used as ideas. Please make changes and adaptations as necessary for the students in your class. All of the ideas for the tasks in this bank are common picture book math problems or were created by UVU School of Education Faculty.  If you use one of these tasks, please complete our Picture Book Task Survey so that we can learn more about your experience teaching, how students solve problems, and improve our Picture Book Task Bank.If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us at creativelearning@uvu.edu or nicole.gearing@uvu.edu.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent instructional practices to support and assess algebraic literacy. This is the fourth of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent implementation of the conceptual underpinnings of algebra in mathematics instruction. This is the first of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' consistent and effective instruction on the historical development of algebra and how perspectives from diverse cultures have contributed to and enriched algebra. This is the fifth of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' consistent and effective corrections of learner misconceptions during algebra instruction. This is the second of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' consistent and effective instruction on the connections between different algebraic representations. This is the sixth of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent use of technology in teaching algebra. This is the third of six required microcredentials for the Algebra in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent connection of geometry content to other mathematical topics. This is the last of six required microcredentials for the Geometry in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' effective implementation of the vertical alignment of Geometry standards and how this relates to student learning. This is the second of six required microcredentials for the Geometry in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' understanding and implementation of history and proof in the classroom. This is the fifth of six required microcredentials for the Geometry in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' implementation of lesson planning and identifying student misconceptions in the classroom. This is the fourth of six required microcredentials for the Geometry in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This piece is focused on showcasing a teacher’s mastery and understanding of the Conceptual Underpinnings of Geometry Pedagogy in the classroom. This is the third of six required microcredentials for the Geometry in Secondary Mathematics stack.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent use of technology as a part of geometry instruction.

This microcredential represents educators' ability to plan an effective Secondary Mathematics lesson plan that utilizes appropriate and varied instructional strategies. This microcredential fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.

This microcredential represents educators' use of a variety of assessment types contextualized within a unit plan and the use of those assessment results to inform instruction. This microcredential fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.

This microcredential represents educators' ability to plan an effective Secondary Mathematics unit plan that is aligned to grade-specific standards, anticipates student responses, and includes questions to further student’s learning. This microcredential fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.

This microcredential represents educators' understanding of how key mathematical ideas build across grades and how that progression of ideas impacts the standards in a selected course.

This microcredential represents educators' effective use of both mathematics educational technologies (e.g. Desmos, Geogebra, virtual manipulatives) and general educational technologies (e.g. Google Classroom, Canvas) for student learning. This microcredential fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.