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  1. EDCI Keep it Cool Fall 2011

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

    5th grade lesson plan, insulation and heat transfer

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. EDCI Sticky Bridges Fall 2011

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

    Grade 5 lesson plan, mass and structure

  7. EDCI Strong Book Nook Fall 2011

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

    Grade 6 lesson plan, engineering design process.

  8. EDCI Wind Turbines Fall 2011

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

    Grade 5 lesson plan, weight and mass.

  9. 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...

  10. Fall 2011 EDCI Preservice Lesson Plans

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

  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. Improved Learning in a Large-Enrollment Physics Class

    23 May 2011 | Teaching Materials

    Authors: Louis Deslauriers, Ellen Schelew, Carl WiemanWe compared the amounts of learning achieved using two different instructional approaches under controlled conditions. We measured the learning of a specific set of topics and objectives when taught by 3 hours of traditional lecture given by...

  13. 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.”

  14. 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.

  15. Research Activities 2013-14 PowerPoint Slides

    16 Jun 2014 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

    PowerPoint slides detailing SLED research activities during the 2013-14 and 2014-14 years.

  16. SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Expectations PowerPoint

    19 Jun 2015 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

    This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 3-4.

  17. SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Powerpoint (grades 5-6)

    19 Jun 2015 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman

    This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 5-6.

  18. SLED Design Team Lesson Plans

    28 Nov 2011 | Series

  19. 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.

  20. 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.