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  1. Design Assessment- Consumer Reports Style

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    20 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley

    This article was published in The Technology Teacher, May/June 2010. Author: Kelley

  2. Design Brief Template

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    09 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley

    This file provides the SLED template for creating a design brief

  3. Design of a Door Alarm

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    10 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, Erin K Doherty, James Daniel Lehman, Venkatesh Merwade

    This grade 4 design task helps students learn about simple circuits by designing a door alarm.

  4. Design of a Green Roof

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    03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, Alyssa Panitch, Evan Rebar, Tahira Reid, Nancy Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

    This grade 4 lesson addresses standards related to plant adaptation and response to the environment. Students are challenged to construct a model of a green roof for a house.

  5. Design of Musical Instruments for a Rock Band

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    10 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, Erin K Doherty, James Daniel Lehman, Venkatesh Merwade

    This grade 3 design task helps students to learn about sound by designing a stringed musical instrument.

  6. Design Process for SLED PowerPoint

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    11 Dec 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Alyssa Panitch, Todd Richard Kelley

    This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the SLED design process.

  7. Design Sketching Instruction

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    11 Jun 2015 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley

    The presentation can be used to help students see authentic examples of design sketches of Thomas Edison and Rube Goldberg. Teaching the role of sketching is as important as teaching how to sketch.

  8. Design Team Developed: Candy Bag Task

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    20 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Candy Bag TaskCandy Bag Worksheet

  9. Design Team Developed: Compost Bin Lesson Plan

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    05 Apr 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    SLED project lesson plan for compost bin design task.

  10. Design Team Developed: Conservation of Mass

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    06 Sep 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, John Grutzner, Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Nancy Irene Tyrie

    This lesson plan is designed for 5th grade and covers "conservation of mass." PowerPoint slides about 'Gas Mass & Conservation of Mass' is also included.

  11. Design Team Developed: Hot/Cold Pack

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    13 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Create a hot/cold pack- 6th grade

  12. Design Team Developed: Paper Recycling

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    06 Sep 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Senay Purzer, David C Eichinger, Erin K Doherty

    This lesson plan is designed for 5th grade and covers "volume and mass."

  13. Design Team Developed: Plastic Water Bottle Design

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    30 Nov 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This lesson plan, intended for grade 6, focuses on using mathematics to design the shape of a plastic water bottle to optimize the surface area to volume ratio and so reduce the amount of plastic used to make the bottles.

  14. Design Team Developed: Prosthetic Leg

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    03 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Lesson Plan.

  15. Design Team Developed: Reasons for Seasons

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    30 Nov 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    The Reasons for Seasons lesson, designed to meet 5th grade standards, addresses an important science concept involving the movements of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis.

  16. Design Team Developed: Reindeer Habitat

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    06 Sep 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Senay Purzer, David C Eichinger, Erin K Doherty

    This lesson plan is designed fro 6th grade and covers life science topics in science and are calculations in math. In engineering, the importance of using scientific and engineering vocabulary in explanations & justifications is emphasized.

  17. Design Team Developed: Roller Coaster Activity

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    20 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley

    Roller Coaster Activity

  18. Design Team Developed: Sensing Vibration

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    03 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Lesson Plan.

  19. Design Team Developed: Solar Panel

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    06 Sep 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, John Grutzner, Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Nancy Irene Tyrie

    This lesson plan is designed for 6th grade and covers 'Solar Panel' in the content area of Earth and Space Science. Extension activities and PowerPoint slides about solar panel are included.

  20. Design Team Developed: Sun Tracking System for a Solar Panel

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    13 Sep 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, John Grutzner, Alyssa Panitch, Nancy Irene Tyrie

    This lesson plan is designed for 6th grade and addresses topics related to the sun-earth-moon system. Specifically, this lesson addresses that seasons result from the tilt of the earth, which causes changes in sunlight intensity and length of day. Related mathematical standards address...