EDCI Boats Afloat Fall 2011

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

Grade 5 lesson plan, buoyancy.

EDCI Bridging the Gap Fall 2011

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

Grade 5 lesson plan, structures.

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.

EDCI Catapults Sp 2012

28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Mary Hildebrand, Andrea Levrio

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.

EDCI Keep it Cool Fall 2011

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

5th grade lesson plan, insulation and heat transfer

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.

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.

EDCI Rollercoaster Energy Spring 2012

28 Mar 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brooke Ann Winebrenner, Cassie Timmons

EDCI lesson plan about potential and kinetic energy.

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.

EDCI Sticky Bridges Fall 2011

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

Grade 5 lesson plan, mass and structure

EDCI Strong Book Nook Fall 2011

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

Grade 6 lesson plan, engineering design process.

EDCI Wind Turbines Fall 2011

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

Grade 5 lesson plan, weight and mass.

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...

Fall 2011 EDCI Preservice Lesson Plans

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

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...

GREENergy PBL Website Links

31 Aug 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels, Georgia L Everett, Melissa D. Keown

This problem based unit has students devise a way to use reclaimed and degraded land in their community to create a green energy source in the form of biofuel. The unit has a preliminary time line of 3 weeks, but may take a little more time.The unit is designed for Advanced Placement...

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?"

Hydroelectricity

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Mike Arvola, Joe Brennan, Christine Marie Dora

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation Hydroelectricity by Team Watt-er