EDCI Sticky Bridges Fall 2011

28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

Grade 5 lesson plan, mass and structure

EDCI Wind Turbines Fall 2011

28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

Grade 5 lesson plan, weight and mass.

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...

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...

Future U.S. Biofuels: Current Situation, Potentials, Policies, and Uncertainties

18 Sep 2013 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Farzad Taheripour

This one hour video presentation given by Dr. Farzad Taheripour. In this presentation he covers the economic impact of current biofuel policy. It was given to the Summer 2013 Research Goes to School participants. Be sure to look at the supporting documents to see a copy of the power point...

Goals and Strategies of a Problem Based Learning Facilitator

17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer

This paper describes an analysis of facilitation of a student-centered problem-basedlearning group. The focus of this analysis was to understand the goals and strategies ofan expert facilitator in support of collaborative learning. This was accomplished throughinteraction analysis using video...

Goals and Strategies of a Problem Based Learning Facilitator

17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer

This paper describes an analysis of facilitation of a student-centered problem-basedlearning group. The focus of this analysis was to understand the goals and strategies ofan expert facilitator in support of collaborative learning. This was accomplished throughinteraction analysis using video...

Grade 5 Candy Bag Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Candy Bag lessons from:Riverside, Sunnyside, Taylor

Grade 5 Compost Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lessons from: Sunnyside, Riverside

Grade 5 Prosthetic Leg Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lessons from:Riverside, Sunnyside, Taylor

Grade 5 Structure Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lesson from: Sunnyside

Grade 5 UV Beads Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lesson from: Wea Ridge

Grade 5 Volume and Surface Area

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lessons from: Riverside

Grade 5 Water Filtration Lesson

19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

Lessons from: Wea Ridge and Sunnyside

GREENergy PBL Website Links

31 Aug 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels, Georgia L Everett, Melissa D. Keown

This problem based unit has students devise a way to use reclaimed and degraded land in their community to create a green energy source in the form of biofuel. The unit has a preliminary time line of 3 weeks, but may take a little more time.The unit is designed for Advanced Placement...

Greenergy Supplemental Information

28 Mar 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kari Clase

RGS (Research Goes to School) 2012 Participant Materials on Green Energy

Hydroelectricity

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Mike Arvola, Joe Brennan, Christine Marie Dora

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation Hydroelectricity by Team Watt-er

Hydroelectricity

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Mike Arvola, Joe Brennan, Christine Marie Dora

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation Hydroelectricity by Team Watt-er

Infusing Rural High School Science Curricula With Cutting Edge Research

04 Apr 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels, Georgia L Everett

Two teacher participants from the 2011 Research Goes to School program presented this seminar at the NSTA 2012 conference. This presentation shows what the teachers were able to gain from their experience in the program and how they were able to apply to their classrooms.Contributing Authors:...