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Exploring Whirligigs
09 Jun 2013 | 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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Lifeguard Chair
09 Jun 2013 | 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.”
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The Case of the Pilfered Pin
29 May 2013 | 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.
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Pill Bugs' Habitat Inquiry Activity
11 Nov 2012 | 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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Design Team Developed: Sun Tracking System for a Solar Panel
13 Sep 2012 | Contributor(s):: Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, John Grutzner, Alyssa Panitch, Nancy Irene Tyrie
This lesson plan is designed for 6th grade and addresses topics related to the sun-earth-moon system. Specifically, this lesson addresses that seasons result from the tilt of the earth, which causes changes in sunlight intensity and length of day. Related mathematical standards address...
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Summer 2012 long version SLED Unit Plan Template
13 Jun 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
Long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.
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Summer 2012 short version SLED Unit Plan Template
13 Jun 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.