Candy Bag PowerPoint Summer 2017

29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman, Chell Nyquist

This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the Candy Bag design task at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.

Lifeguard Chair Design Process PowerPoint

29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman, Chell Nyquist, Todd Richard Kelley

These PowerPoint slides address the engineering design process in the context of the Lifeguard Chair design activity.

Teacher Reflection Template for 2017-18

28 Sep 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the template for SLED teacher reflections for 2017-18

SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Powerpoint (grades 5-6)

19 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 5-6.

SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Expectations PowerPoint

19 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 3-4.

Science and Engineering Practices PowerPoint

16 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

These slides, from the 2015 SLED Summer Institute, identify science and engineering practices.

Designing Professional Development Template

08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This template is for SLED teachers to design professional development experiences for other teachers. It was developed for use during the 2015 summer institute.

SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16

08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.

Dog gone it!

08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

Teacher Reflection Template for 2014-15

11 Nov 2014 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the SLED teacher reflection template for 2014-15.

Research Activities 2013-14 PowerPoint Slides

16 Jun 2014 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

PowerPoint slides detailing SLED research activities during the 2013-14 and 2014-14 years.

Keeping It Cool PowerPoint

10 Jun 2014 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

PowerPoint slides for the Keeping It Cool activity from day 1 of the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.

Short version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.

Long version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

The long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.

SLED AACTE 2014 Presentation

03 Mar 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

Slides from SLED presentation at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) 2014 annual conference March 2, 2014, in Indianapolis, IN.

SLED Unit Implementation Plan Rubric 2013-14 2014-15

12 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This rubric will be used to assess teachers' unit implementation plans for the SLED project.

Summer 2013 SLED Unit Plan Template

12 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the template teachers should use during the 2013 SLED Summer Institute to prepare their lesson implementation plans.

Whirligigs PowerPoint

11 Jun 2013 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

PowerPoint slides for Whirligig activity on day 1 of the 2013 SLED Summer Institute.

Introduction to Engineering Design

11 Jun 2013 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

PowerPoint slides on engineering design from day 1 of the 2013 SLED Summer Institute.

Exploring Whirligigs

09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This inquiry lesson, for grades 3-4, involves students conducting a fair test investigation to determine the way an object (a whirligig) falls through the air and how this fall depends on its mass, surface area, and other factors. This lesson is an adaptation of a lesson developed by...

Lifeguard Chair

09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This lesson, for grades 3-6, involves an introductory design activity to build a lifeguard chair from note cards and tape. It is an adaptation of a design lesson introduced by Engineering is Elementary called “Tower Power.”

SLED Teacher Reflection Template 2012

11 Oct 2012 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the template teachers should use for SLED reflections during the 2012-13 academic year.

2012 Summer Institute Week 1 Reflection

14 Jun 2012 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Brenda Capobianco, Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Complete this reflection prior to Friday's SLEDhub workshop.

Summer 2012 long version SLED Unit Plan Template

13 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

Long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.

Summer 2012 short version SLED Unit Plan Template

13 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.