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  1. Dog gone it!

    08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

    This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

  2. Drink Pouch

    11 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Kari Clase, Tahira Reid, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

    This 3rd grade design activity is focused on creating a drink pouch that can keep a drink cool in the hot sun.

  3. Earthen Dam Design Task

    03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, James Daniel Lehman

    This grade 3 design task focuses on earth materials and the construction of an earthen dam.

  4. Earthen Dam PowerPoint

    10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides for Earthen Dam activity during the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.

  5. Electricity PowerPoint for Light Just Right

    13 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    These PowerPoint slides accompany the Light Just Right design lesson.

  6. Engineering Design Assessment PowerPoint

    29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Colleen Cooper, James Daniel Lehman, Aaron Hamilton

    This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the session on engineering design assessment at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.

  7. Erosion Lesson (Canal) PowerPoint

    10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides for the erosion lesson associated with the canal design task from the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.

  8. Exploring Packaging Design PowerPoint

    23 May 2011 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides for Exploring Packaging Design activity from teacher orientation.Brenda Capobianco

  9. Exploring Whirligigs

    09 Jun 2013 | 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...

  10. Follow-Up: Creating a Bar Graph in Excel

    11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This narrated video shows how to create a bar graph in Excel with data from the M&M activity.

  11. Follow-Up: Creating a Line Graph in Excel

    11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This narrated video shows how to create a line graph in Excel using data from measurements of the shadow cast by a stick at various times throughout one day.

  12. Follow-Up: Creating a Pie Chart in Excel

    11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This narrated video shows how to create a pie chart in Excel using data about a set of coins that can help with concepts of probability.

  13. Follow-Up: Creating a Scatterplot in Excel

    11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This narrated video shows how to create a scatterplot or XY graph in Excel using data from the measurement of the circumference and diameter of various circular objects.

  14. Follow-Up: Introduction to Data Visualization with Excel

    11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This narrated PowerPoint presentation introduces this SLED online follow-up activity on using Excel to create various kinds of graphs or charts to visualize a data set.

  15. Generating Evidence to Improve Practice

    23 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides for mini-workshop on Generating Evidence to Improve Practice.

  16. Getting Started with SLED

    30 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This short guide for teachers and school administrators provides basic information for how to get started using SLED materials for integrating engineering design in elementary science teaching and learning.

  17. Graphic Organizers PowerPoint

    29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Nikki Rumpler, James Daniel Lehman, Stacy VanDerWeele

    This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the session on graphic organizers at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.

  18. Green Roof PowerPoint

    16 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides from the green roof design task during the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.

  19. Hot Wheels Lab

    25 Jun 2014 | 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?"

  20. Introduction to Engineering Design

    11 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides on engineering design from day 1 of the 2013 SLED Summer Institute.