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  1. Designing Professional Development Template

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

    This template is for SLED teachers to design professional development experiences for other teachers. It was developed for use during the 2015 summer institute.

  2. SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16

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

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

  3. Dog gone it!

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    08 Jun 2015 | 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.

  4. Hot Wheels Lab

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    25 Jun 2014 | 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?"

  5. Bio-Inspired Paper Flowers

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    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.

  6. Design of a Green Roof

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    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.

  7. Designing Safer Roadways

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    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.

  8. Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)

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    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.

  9. Earthen Dam Design Task

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    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.

  10. Water Canal Design Task

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    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.

  11. Short version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014

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    03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.

  12. Long version-SLED Unit Plan Template 2014

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    03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

    The long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for 2014-15.

  13. Algebra Homework Help

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    08 May 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Janifar Soloman

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    11 Feb 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brandon Robertson

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  15. Musical Instrument

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    01 Nov 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Jessica Campbell, Tana Houin, Angela Becktel

  16. Biofuel Candle Comparison Lab

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    20 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels

    This basic lab was developed to be used in a non-science classroom to help start student thinking about energy densities of different fuels in mathematical terms. The main objective is to get middle and high school math students to quantify observations of candles made from petroleum based fuels...

  17. Wea Ridge Elementary Drink Pouch Design Activity Lesson Implementation Plan

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    19 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kara Ann Fletcher

    This plan describes in detail how the Drink Pouch Design Activity will be implemented in the classroom.

  18. Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions Guided Inquiry Prompt

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    14 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): John Gensic

    A prompt for students to engage in inquiry using glucose testing in a variety of solutions. Adapted from glucose lab with Dr. Mosier.

  19. Light Just Right

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    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.

  20. SLED Unit Implementation Plan Rubric 2013-14 2014-15

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    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.