RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resources Bloom Revised Taxonomy

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

Research Goes to School Week 1 Supplemental Resources: Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Key Words Summer 2011

Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)

03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Kendra A Erk, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 3 design lesson introduces simple machines and challenges students to use simple machines to create a device to capture a wolf.

School Biomass to Energy PBL Website Links

31 Aug 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre

This website describes a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) unit centered on the idea of converting biomass to energy. It is intended for multiple age groups, including 8th grade science, high school environmental science, and high school earth science students. This site was created to fullfill the...

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.

Solar Power: Is it the IN thing?

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | 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 | Seminars | 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 | Lesson Plans | 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 | Downloads | 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.

What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind Energy

17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre

PPT Presentation: What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind EnergyPBL Investigation by The Windjammers