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Slow Boat
11 Jun 2013 | 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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Slow Boat PowerPoint
11 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Tahira Reid, Kari Clase, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman
The PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Slow Boat design task at the 2013 Summer Institute.
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Slow Boat PowerPoint Presentation
29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, James Daniel Lehman, Alyssa Panitch
This PowerPoint presentation was designed to accompany the SLED Slow Boat activity.
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Slow Boat PowerPoint Presentation Summer 2017
29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Arielle Mucha, James Daniel Lehman, James J Minogue
This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the Slow Boat design activity at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.
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Solar Power: Is it the IN thing?
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa D. Keown
RGS Summer 2011 Presentation: Solar Power: Is it the IN thing? Can solar energy collection devices be viable choices to lessen Indiana's dependence on fossil fuels?
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Solar Too!
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Dane Brown, Cortnaye Smith, SIDNEY RAY DOBSON
RGS Summer 2011 Solar Energy Presentation: Is it feasible to utilize solar power in average Indiana homes?
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Sound Absorption
09 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This grade 3 lesson plan focuses on a design task to create a wall to absorb sound.
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Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resource: Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies
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Teacher Reflection: Wargel, Slow Boats, Fall 2017
17 Jan 2018 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Karen Sue Wargel
The slow boat activity worked well as a culminating activity for force and motion.
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Teacher Reflection: Wargel, Slow Boats, Fall 2017
17 Jan 2018 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Karen Sue Wargel
The slow boat activity worked well as a culminating activity for force and motion.
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The Case of the Pilfered Pin
29 May 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is an inquiry activity for grades 3-4. Students must measure temperature, mass, and length in order to solve a mystery.
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Using Questioning to Facilitate Discussion of Science Teaching Problems in Teacher Professional Development
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
Previous research has shown that questioning is a key strategy that facilitators use topromote discussion in Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Yet, there is a lack of detailedunderstanding on what questions facilitators ask and how those questions aff ectdiscussion. In this study we examined diff...
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WAKE the Water 2: Hydroelectric Power
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels
RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation: Is the relatively small amount of hydroelectric power produced in Indiana worth the environmental trade-off?
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Water Canal Design Task
03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 4 design tasks focuses on erosion and the construction of a canal to bring water to a water park.