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EDCI Boats Afloat Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Grade 5 lesson plan, buoyancy.
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EDCI Bridging the Gap Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Grade 5 lesson plan, structures.
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EDCI Can You Canoe Sp12
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Heather Ann Post, Kalie Thompson
EDCI lesson plan about the science concepts of mass, volume, bouyancy.
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EDCI Catapults Sp 2012
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Mary Hildebrand, Andrea Levrio
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EDCI Handy Hydration Sp 12
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Ashley Jones, Haylee Anna Wilson
EDcI lesson plan on creating a drink carrier system for students using crutches or a wheelchair.
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EDCI Keep it Cool Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
5th grade lesson plan, insulation and heat transfer
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EDCI Kicking Machine Sp. 2012
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Barbara Kroemer, Kara Ann Fletcher
EDCI 365 Lesson Plan about creating a Kicking Machine design task. The science content focus is potential and kinetic energy.
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EDCI Popsicle Bridge Sp12
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brittnee Anne Garrett, Rachel N Kennedy
EDCI lesson plan about creating a bridge to span a certain distance and hold a load.
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EDCI Rollercoaster Energy Spring 2012
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brooke Ann Winebrenner, Cassie Timmons
EDCI lesson plan about potential and kinetic energy.
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EDCI Ship the Chip Sp 2012
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Jenny Meyer, Hannah Henry
This is a lesson plan completed in EDCI 365 about packaging engineering. Students pack a single chip to another school.
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EDCI Sticky Bridges Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Grade 5 lesson plan, mass and structure
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EDCI Strong Book Nook Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Grade 6 lesson plan, engineering design process.
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EDCI Wind Turbines Fall 2011
28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Grade 5 lesson plan, weight and mass.
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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...
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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...
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Fall 2011 EDCI Preservice Lesson Plans
28 Mar 2012 | Series | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
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Hot Wheels Lab
25 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Nikki Rumpler, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 4 inquiry lab lesson plan, developed by Nikki Rumpler for the 2014 SLED Summer Institute, addresses the question, "Does the height of a ramp affect the speed and distance a Hot Wheels car will travel?"
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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.”
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Light Just Right
13 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | 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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Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)
03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kendra A Erk, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 3 design lesson introduces simple machines and challenges students to use simple machines to create a device to capture a wolf.