What is inquiry?

21 Jun 2012 | Contributor(s): Gabriela Weaver, James Daniel Lehman

PowerPoint slides that define inquiry. Used as part of an inquiry vs design presentation for SLED design teams.

Lessons From Thin Air

21 Jun 2012 | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

This is a 56 minute video at the Minds of Our Own website. There are three videos at this site, but the one addressing "where a tree comes from" is found in the second video called "Lessons from Thin Air". Minutes 3 through 6 are great to show your students helping them see even Ivy League...

Where do trees come from?

21 Jun 2012 | External Link | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

This is a 4 minute video showing where the mass of a tree comes from. The interviewer asks people of various ages where the "stuff" that makes up a tree is derived. The video also describes an early experiment conducted to determine where the mass of a tree comes from. Short, entertaining and...

NEED National Energy Education Development Carbon Cycle Activity

20 Jun 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

This is the curriculum guide from NEED that has several activities including the Carbon Cycle Activity done during the summer 2012 Research Goes to School PBL workshop.National Energy Education Development Project

SLED Mini-Grant Application 2012

20 Jun 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Chell Nyquist

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Using Animoto Video

19 Jun 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This video introduces the use of Animoto, a Web 2.0 tool, for creating a short video from photos. Animoto can be used by students in the classroom to document a design activity.

Student Info Sheet based on Learning Styles

18 Jun 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

This is a sheet I pass out on the first day of class to help identify student learning styles. This can be helpful information for grouping strategies and for lesson planning throughout the year.I am also attaching a Powerpoint I use on the second day to help the students understand learning styles.

Water Filteration- 5th Grade, Wea Ridge Elementary

15 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kelly Jo Myers, Sara Beth Wright, Sarah Elizabeth Roth

Water Filteration- 5th Grade, WRE

Water filteration 5th Grade- Wea Ridge Elementary

15 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kelly Jo Myers

Water Filteration- 5th grade

Week 1 Reflection

15 Jun 2012 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brent Martin

Week 1 Reflection

Making an Earth-Sun Model Video

15 Jun 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This video features a demonstration of how to create an earth-sun model by Larry Braile, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences.

The View from 93,000,000 Miles Powerpoint

14 Jun 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Bryan Hubbard

The PowerPoint slides from Carol Ormay and Brian Turner of CMTA for the 2012 SLED Summer Institute.

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.

Biomass Digester Test for Combustible Gas

08 Jun 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): Nicole Cook

In this 1.5 minute video, Nicole demonstrates the outcome of the biomass digester experiment. She uses a simple flame test to check if the gas generated by the experiment contained any combustible material.Nicole Cook - demonstrator and videographerDebbie Steffen, Kurt Keyes, Gabriela Weaver -...

Assessment on Student Learning Design: Concurrent Think-aloud Protocols

23 May 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley

The current trend in K-12 STEM education is to implement engineering design-based instruction as a pedagogical approach to teaching STEM concepts. Specific evidence of this trend the movement of over fifteen states beginning to implement engineering and technology focused standards at the K-8...

Mass, Volume, and Density Video

10 May 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, John Grutzner

Demonstrations related to mass, volume, and density.

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...