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Lifeguard Chair
09 Jun 2013 | 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.”
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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.
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Lifeguard Chair PowerPoint Summer 2017
29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): James J Minogue, James Daniel Lehman, Arielle Mucha, Jessica Schenkel
This PowerPoint presentation was used with the Lifeguard Chair activity during SLED summer workshops in 2017.
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Light Just Right
13 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This 4th grade design activity focuses on electrical current and resistance. Students design a way to make a bulb light with differing brightnesses.
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Light Just Right
13 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This 4th grade design activity focuses on electrical current and resistance. Students design a way to make a bulb light with differing brightnesses.
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Long version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014
03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
The long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.
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Marble Tower Video
16 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
Video showing marble tower from several angles.
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Mass Volume Density PowerPoint
20 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, John Grutzner
PowerPoint overview of mass, volume, and density from SLED summer institute.
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Mass, Volume, and Density Video
10 May 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, John Grutzner
Demonstrations related to mass, volume, and density.
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Model Ecosystem Video
04 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman
In this video, Professor David Eichinger discusses a model ecosystem activity that is used in Biology for Elementary Teachers and is applicable to the elementary classroom.
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Model Ecosystem Video
04 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman
In this video, Professor David Eichinger discusses a model ecosystem activity that is used in Biology for Elementary Teachers and is applicable to the elementary classroom.
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Model Ecosystem Video
04 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman
In this video, Professor David Eichinger discusses a model ecosystem activity that is used in Biology for Elementary Teachers and is applicable to the elementary classroom.
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Model Eliciting Activity (MEA): Windmill
23 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint used by Heidi Diefes-Dux in presenting her mini-workshop on the windmill MEA activity.
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Nanoscience and PBL Resources for Teachers
13 Jul 2015
This document includes nanoscience resources separated by big idea. There are also resources based on the applications discussed in the 2015 RGS course and websites where you can purchase materials for nano activities. The PBL resources include examples, tools and articles. All of the resources...
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PBL Challenge Investigating a National and Local Problem
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Supplemental Material Summer 2011 EDCI 627000
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PBL Developing a Driving Question
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 PBL: Developing a Driving Question
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PBL Facilitation and Questioning Strategies
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material
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PBL Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design Into Practice
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material:This article tells the story of the design of Learning by Design™ (LBD), a project- based inquiry approach to science learning with roots in case-based reasoning and problem-based learning, pointing out the theoretical contributions of both, classroom issues...
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PBL Summer 2011 UV Activity Notes
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 UV Bead Activity Experimental Design Notes
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PBL to the Rescue: Using PBL in a Human Anatomy and Physiology High School Class
17 Sep 2013 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Brian Duncan
This one hour video presentation given by Brian Duncan, an Attica, Indiana Jr./Sr. High School science teacher. He presents his experience using PBL to teach Human Anatomy and Physiology High School class to the Research Goes to School workshop in Summer 2013. Be sure to look at the supporting...