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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. EDCI 365 Shady Lunch Spring 2012

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Alexis Vesey, Michelle Kuta

    EDCI lesson plan about shadows relative to the relationship between the Earth and Sun.

  5. EDCI Animals and Engineering Spring 2012

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Cary Mark Yorn, Lindsey Mae Flajs, Kieran Maureen McMullen

    This is an EDCI 365 lesson plan about animal relationships and their ecosystems.

  6. EDCI Boats Afloat Fall 2011

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Grade 5 lesson plan, buoyancy.

  7. EDCI Bridging the Gap Fall 2011

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Grade 5 lesson plan, structures.

  8. EDCI Can You Canoe Sp12

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Heather Ann Post, Kalie Thompson

    EDCI lesson plan about the science concepts of mass, volume, bouyancy.

  9. EDCI Carefully Carrying Cans Spring 2012

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Abby McLean, Morgan Richter

    EDCI lesson plan about creating a carrier for a six pack of soda.

  10. EDCI Handy Hydration Sp 12

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Ashley Jones, Haylee Anna Wilson

    EDcI lesson plan on creating a drink carrier system for students using crutches or a wheelchair.

  11. EDCI Keep it Cool Fall 2011

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    5th grade lesson plan, insulation and heat transfer

  12. EDCI Kicking Machine Sp. 2012

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Barbara Kroemer, Kara Ann Fletcher

    EDCI 365 Lesson Plan about creating a Kicking Machine design task. The science content focus is potential and kinetic energy.

  13. EDCI Popsicle Bridge Sp12

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brittnee Anne Garrett, Rachel N Kennedy

    EDCI lesson plan about creating a bridge to span a certain distance and hold a load.

  14. EDCI Ship the Chip Sp 2012

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Jenny Meyer, Hannah Henry

    This is a lesson plan completed in EDCI 365 about packaging engineering. Students pack a single chip to another school.

  15. EDCI Sticky Bridges Fall 2011

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Grade 5 lesson plan, mass and structure

  16. EDCI Wind Turbines Fall 2011

    28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

    Grade 5 lesson plan, weight and mass.

  17. Exploring Whirligigs

    09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | 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...

  18. Goals and Strategies of a Problem Based Learning Facilitator

    17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer

    This paper describes an analysis of facilitation of a student-centered problem-basedlearning group. The focus of this analysis was to understand the goals and strategies ofan expert facilitator in support of collaborative learning. This was accomplished throughinteraction analysis using video...

  19. Goals and Strategies of a Problem Based Learning Facilitator

    17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer

    This paper describes an analysis of facilitation of a student-centered problem-basedlearning group. The focus of this analysis was to understand the goals and strategies ofan expert facilitator in support of collaborative learning. This was accomplished throughinteraction analysis using video...

  20. Grade 5 Candy Bag Lesson

    19 Sep 2011 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero

    Candy Bag lessons from:Riverside, Sunnyside, Taylor