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  1. 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...

  2. Fall 2011 EDCI Preservice Lesson Plans

    28 Mar 2012 | Series | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco

  3. Grade 6 Candy Bag Lesson

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

    Lesson from: WMS

  4. Grade 6 Compost Lesson

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

    Lessons from: Sunnyside

  5. Grade 6 Packaging Lessons

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

    Lessons from Sunnyside and Taylor

  6. Grade 6 Potential and Kinetic Energy Lessons

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

    Lessons from:Riverside, Sunnyside, Taylor, WMS

  7. Grade 6 Structure Lesson

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

    Lesson from: Sunnyside

  8. Grade 6 Vibrations Lesson

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

    Lesson from: Sunnyside

  9. Grade 6 Volume and Surface Area Lesson

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

    Lessons from: Taylor

  10. Grade 6 Water Filter Lesson

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

    Lessons from:Riverside and Sunnyside

  11. Hot Wheels Lab

    25 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | 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?"

  12. Lifeguard Chair

    09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    This lesson, for grades 3-6, involves an introductory design activity to build a lifeguard chair from note cards and tape. It is an adaptation of a design lesson introduced by Engineering is Elementary called “Tower Power.”

  13. Light Just Right

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

    This 4th grade design activity focuses on electrical current and resistance. Students design a way to make a bulb light with differing brightnesses.

  14. Model Ecosystem Video

    04 Oct 2012 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman

    In this video, Professor David Eichinger discusses a model ecosystem activity that is used in Biology for Elementary Teachers and is applicable to the elementary classroom.

  15. Pill Bugs' Habitat Inquiry Activity

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

    This is an inquiry activity, aligned to grade 4-6 standards, in which students design fair test investigations to determine the habitat of pill bugs (roly polies).

  16. SLED Design Team Lesson Plans

    28 Nov 2011 | Series

  17. SLED Lesson Plan Template

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

    A template for creating design-oriented lesson plans for the SLED project.

  18. SLED Unit Implementation Plan Rubric 2013-14 2014-15

    12 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    This rubric will be used to assess teachers' unit implementation plans for the SLED project.

  19. SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16

    08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.

  20. 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.