Teacher Reflection Template for 2017-18

28 Sep 2015 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the template for SLED teacher reflections for 2017-18

SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.

Dog gone it!

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

Dog gone it!

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

Zombie Apocalypse Activity for Indiana Highschool Students

06 May 2015 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Steven Smith (contributor), Ann Bessenbacher (contributor)

Zombie Apocalypse Activity used for the High School Purdue GIS Day 2014, although the materials could be used for any time and class.Just when we thought it was safe … another outbreak of the deadly Zombie Virus #372 has arisen. This time, it is in Indianapolis, Indiana, a metropolitan area of...

STEMEdhub: Supporting STEM Education Initiatives via the H U Bzero Platform

07 Apr 2015 | Publications | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Peg A Ertmer, Ann Bessenbacher

Built as one of 60+ hubs on the HUBzero platform, STEMEdhub was developed in 2011 as a resource for research, education, and collaboration in STEM education. The hub currently supports 82 different groups. In this article, the authors describe two specific groups (SLED and AAU) that are taking...

Teacher Reflection: Fletcher, Bio-Inspired Flower, Spring 2015

17 Mar 2015 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kara Ann Fletcher

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?"

Teacher Reflection: Lehman, Keeping It Cool, Summer 2014

18 Jun 2014 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This is my reflection about which activity I liked in the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.

Teacher Reflection: Lehman, Keeping it Cool, Summer 2014

18 Jun 2014 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This is my reflection about the favorite summer task in SLED in 2014.

Bio-Inspired Paper Flowers

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, Alyssa Panitch, Evan Rebar, Tahira Reid, Nancy Tyrie, 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.

Design of a Green Roof

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, Alyssa Panitch, Evan Rebar, Tahira Reid, Nancy Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 4 lesson addresses standards related to plant adaptation and response to the environment. Students are challenged to construct a model of a green roof for a house.

Designing Safer Roadways

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

This grade 4 design task focuses on forces, motion, and transportation systems by challenging students to design a roadway that will slow and then stop vehicles from running off the road.

Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | 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.

Earthen Dam Design Task

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 3 design task focuses on earth materials and the construction of an earthen dam.

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.

Reflection Upload Guide 2015

14 Oct 2013 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This short guide explains how to upload your teacher reflections.

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.