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 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...

Grade 6 Candy Bag Lesson

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

Lesson from: WMS

Grade 6 Compost Lesson

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

Lessons from: Sunnyside

Grade 6 Packaging Lessons

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

Lessons from Sunnyside and Taylor

Grade 6 Potential and Kinetic Energy Lessons

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

Lessons from:Riverside, Sunnyside, Taylor, WMS

Grade 6 Structure Lesson

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

Lesson from: Sunnyside

Grade 6 Vibrations Lesson

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

Lesson from: Sunnyside

Grade 6 Volume and Surface Area Lesson

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

Lessons from: Taylor

Grade 6 Water Filter Lesson

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

Lessons from:Riverside and Sunnyside

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?"

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.”

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.

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.