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A Scientific Approach to Science and Engineering Education
12 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Carl Wieman
Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation Conference October 10-12, 2011Carl Wieman Keynote PresentationCognitive psychology research What is the learning we want? How is it achieved? II. Education research Data from classrooms III. Institutional change—undergraduate STEM...
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Active Learning Classrooms as a Lever for Improving Undergraduate Education
12 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Robert McMaster
Panel discussion participant at the Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation October 10-12, 2011 ConferenceUniversity of Minnesota
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Biofuel Candle Comparison Lab
20 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels
This basic lab was developed to be used in a non-science classroom to help start student thinking about energy densities of different fuels in mathematical terms. The main objective is to get middle and high school math students to quantify observations of candles made from petroleum based fuels...
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Calculating the Potential Energy of Flowing Water
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase
RGS Summer 2011 Week 1 Material: Student Activity
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Cooking with the Sun - Creating a Solar Oven
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental MaterialFor this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and plexiglass. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the given materials, keeping...
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Creating Informed Problem Solvers: A Case Study in Engineering Education
12 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Michael Fosmire, Ruth E Wertz
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session F1 In our increasingly knowledge-based society, the focus of engineering education has changed dramatically, de-emphasizing specialized content skills and rote problem solving and concentrating on processes and habits of...
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Curriculum Maps
13 Nov 2011 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero
Curriculum maps from:Sunnyside grade 5, grade 6, and grade 5 humanitiesWea Ridge, Wea 6th,TaylorKokomo
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Curriculum Maps
13 Nov 2011 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero
Curriculum maps from:Sunnyside grade 5, grade 6, and grade 5 humanitiesWea Ridge, Wea 6th,TaylorKokomo
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Design Team Developed: Conservation of Mass
06 Sep 2012 | 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.
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Design Team Developed: Hot/Cold Pack
13 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Create a hot/cold pack- 6th grade
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Design Team Developed: Paper Recycling
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."
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Design Team Developed: Plastic Water Bottle Design
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.
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Design Team Developed: Prosthetic Leg
03 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Lesson Plan.
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Design Team Developed: Reasons for Seasons
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.
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Design Team Developed: Reindeer Habitat
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.
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Design Team Developed: Roller Coaster Activity
20 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley
Roller Coaster Activity
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Design Team Developed: Sensing Vibration
03 Jan 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco
Lesson Plan.
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Design Team Developed: Solar Panel
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.
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Design Team Developed: Sun Tracking System for a Solar Panel
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...
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Design Team Developed: Take A Stand
06 Feb 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley, Kevin J. Kaluf
5th grade lesson plan.Topic: Structural Engineering, Load