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Earthen Dam PowerPoint
10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides for Earthen Dam activity during the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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Erosion Lesson (Canal) PowerPoint
10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, David C Eichinger, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides for the erosion lesson associated with the canal design task from the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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Keeping It Cool PowerPoint
10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides for the Keeping It Cool activity from day 1 of the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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SLED 2014 Summer Institute Welcome PowerPoint
10 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Chell Nyquist
The introductory PowerPoint slides from day 1 of the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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Bio-Inspired Paper Flowers
03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 3 lesson introduces students to the basic structures of plants and their functions. Students are challenged to create paper flowers that turn colors through processes that mimics how real plants function.
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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.
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Earthen Dam Design Task
03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 3 design task focuses on earth materials and the construction of an earthen dam.
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Short version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014
03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.
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Long version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014
03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
The long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.
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SLED Perspectives Spring 2014
27 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, WooRi Kim
The volume 3, number 2 issue of the SLED Perspectives newsletter.
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SLED AACTE 2014 Presentation
03 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
Slides from SLED presentation at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) 2014 annual conference March 2, 2014, in Indianapolis, IN.
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Reflection Upload Guide 2015
14 Oct 2013 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This short guide explains how to upload your teacher reflections.
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Drink Pouch
11 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Kari Clase, Tahira Reid, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman
This 3rd grade design activity is focused on creating a drink pouch that can keep a drink cool in the hot sun.
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Design of Musical Instruments for a Rock Band
10 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): David C Eichinger, Erin K Doherty, James Daniel Lehman, Venkatesh Merwade
This grade 3 design task helps students to learn about sound by designing a stringed musical instrument.
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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.
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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...
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Perspectives on the SLED Project
05 Jun 2013 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This video provides perspectives on the SLED project from members of the leadership team and participating teachers.
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Design Team Developed: Plastic Water Bottle Design
30 Nov 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This lesson plan, intended for grade 6, focuses on using mathematics to design the shape of a plastic water bottle to optimize the surface area to volume ratio and so reduce the amount of plastic used to make the bottles.
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Pill Bugs' Habitat Inquiry Activity
11 Nov 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is an inquiry activity, aligned to grade 4-6 standards, in which students design fair test investigations to determine the habitat of pill bugs (roly polies).
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Teacher Reflection Upload Video
11 Oct 2012 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This video provides a step-by-step overview of how to upload a teacher reflection to the SLEDhub site.