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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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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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SLED Design Team Lesson Plans
28 Nov 2011 | Series
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SLED Lesson Plan Template
05 Apr 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
A template for creating design-oriented lesson plans for the SLED project.
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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.
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SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16
08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.
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Slow Boat
11 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Tahira Reid, Kari Clase, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman
This 4th grade design task lesson focuses on the concept of drag by asking students to develop ways to slow down a boat.
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Spring 2012 EDCI Preservice Lesson Plans
28 Mar 2012 | Series | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
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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.