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RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resources Bloom Revised Taxonomy
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
Research Goes to School Week 1 Supplemental Resources: Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Key Words Summer 2011
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School Biomass to Energy PBL Website Links
31 Aug 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre
This website describes a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) unit centered on the idea of converting biomass to energy. It is intended for multiple age groups, including 8th grade science, high school environmental science, and high school earth science students. This site was created to fullfill the...
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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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Solar Power: Is it the IN thing?
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | 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 | Seminars | 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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Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | 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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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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Theories of Action for STEM Education The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
11 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most stategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in supporting...
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University Governance and its Role in Transforming Societies in the Middle East
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Adriana Jaramillo
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D3I will present the results of a regional study on university governance conducted in four countries: Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. We have surveyed 50 Universities, using aquestionnaire addressing 4 dimensions...
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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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Video - Theories of Action for STEM Education: The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
02 Nov 2011 | Conference Videos | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most strategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in...
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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.