Solar Power: Is it the IN thing?

17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa D. Keown

RGS Summer 2011 Presentation: Solar Power: Is it the IN thing? Can solar energy collection devices be viable choices to lessen Indiana's dependence on fossil fuels?

Solar Too!

17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Dane Brown, Cortnaye Smith, SIDNEY RAY DOBSON

RGS Summer 2011 Solar Energy Presentation: Is it feasible to utilize solar power in average Indiana homes?

Sound Absorption

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

This grade 3 lesson plan focuses on a design task to create a wall to absorb sound.

Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies

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

RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resource: Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies

The Case of the Pilfered Pin

29 May 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This is an inquiry activity for grades 3-4. Students must measure temperature, mass, and length in order to solve a mystery.

Using Questioning to Facilitate Discussion of Science Teaching Problems in Teacher Professional Development

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

Previous research has shown that questioning is a key strategy that facilitators use topromote discussion in Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Yet, there is a lack of detailedunderstanding on what questions facilitators ask and how those questions aff ectdiscussion. In this study we examined diff...

WAKE the Water 2: Hydroelectric Power

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation: Is the relatively small amount of hydroelectric power produced in Indiana worth the environmental trade-off?

Water Canal Design Task

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

This grade 4 design tasks focuses on erosion and the construction of a canal to bring water to a water park.