Nanotechnology with Dr. Ali Shakouri, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University

01 Jan 2015 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

In this 26 minute video Dr. Ali Shakouri talks about nanotechnology work in his lab at Purdue. Electro semi-conductors that heat and cool at the nanoscale are shown and explained.

Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio): An Overview with Dr. Maureen McCann, Center Director

20 May 2014 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Maureen McCann, Director of the C3Bio center, provides a 25 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. McCann, a plant biologist, directs interdisciplinary efforts with chemists, biologists, physicists, engineers, and economists to find effective, efficient ways of...

RGS Student Content Test Data Cohort2

10 Mar 2014 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher, Lola Adedokun, Kari Clase, Lisa Paulette Kirkham, Nicole Cook, Kasey Goodpaster

This is the Research Goes to School student content test data pairs from cohort 2. The pre and post tests were completed during the Fall 2012-Spring 2013 school year and at different times depending on the school implementation. The data is deidentified with 200 pre-post pairs in an excel file...

Extracting Energy From Plants: Why is this important? A Virtual Field Trip by Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar

06 Feb 2014 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar, Robert Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, presents a 20 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. Abu-Omar describes work he is doing on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, emphasizing techniques for breaking down lignin in plant materials. Lignin contains...

Dr. Nate Mosier's Virtual Field Trip on Developing Biofuels

04 Dec 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Nate Mosier, Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Nate Mosier, Associate Professor of Ag and Biological Engineering, presents a 30 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. Mosier and his graduate assistant, Barron Hewetson, describe work they are doing on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, with a special emphasis on...

Modified Biomass Digester Cylinder Setup

01 May 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): Nicole Cook, Lisa Paulette Kirkham

This shorter 4 minute video shows how to set up an anaerobic biomass digester using a graduated cylinder to quantify the gas more accurately. You can see the full length 13 minute video here:http://STEMEdhub.org/resources/924Nicole Cook - narrator and demonstratorLisa Kirkham - videographerDebbie...

Biomass Digester Setup

01 May 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): Nicole Cook, Lisa Paulette Kirkham

In this 13 minute demonstration, we show how to setup an anaerobic biomass digester using lab glassware (i.e.. flasks, glass and plastic tubing, rubber stoppers), vegetable and fruit scraps, and wetlands mud.You can view a shorter 4 minute video of the demonstration using a graduated cylinder...

RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 Syllabus

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Syllabus for RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 PBL Class

RGS Student Activities and Scaffolds Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Student Activities and Scaffolds Rubric

RGS Materials and Resources PBL Rubric

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: RGS Materials and Resources Rubric

RGS PBL Implementation and Management Plan Rubric

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: PBL Implementation and Management Plan Rubric

RGS Implementation and Management Plan and Assessment Tools Reflection Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Implementation and Management Plan and Assessment Tools Reflection Rubric

RGS Final Presentations of PBL Units and Websites Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Final Presentations of PBL Units and Websites Rubric

RGS PBL Evaluation Plan Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: PBL Evaluation Plan Rubric

RGS Driving Question (DQ), Curricular Objectives, and Standards Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Driving Question (DQ), Curricular Objectives, and Standards Rubric

RGS Driving Question, Curricular Objectives, and Standards Reflection Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Driving Question, Curricular Objectives, and Standards Reflection Rubric

RGS Activities Materials Reflection Rubric Summer 2011

17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham

PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Student Activities and Scaffolds; Materials and Resources Reflection Rubric