Project Based Learning Teacher Resources

At this site from the Schools of California Online Resources for Education, students will travel back in time as Chinese Immigrants in this detailed WebQuest. By using the resources and links given, students will file a job profile,...

Science class, how do you feel about it? How would you feel if you were allowed to choose any local, remote, or global environmental problem to fix? What would you choose? How would you go about fixing it? Cesar Harada's science class...

This video provides an example of how students can identify a problem, work on resolutions to the issue and enjoy the benefits of having met a challenge. [2:52]

During this project-based lesson, students will become detectives looking for information about early American explorers. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to locate important facts about these explorers....

In natural history museums around the world, art and science intersect in the design of dioramas and other exhibits. We'll talk with some of the artists and scientists involved.

Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This fairy tale resource features activities, bar graphs, word searches, crossword puzzles and more. Teachers can print out many of these materials quickly and easily.

In this WebQuest, you must pick a type of water habitat to create a new aquarium, choose three animals that can coexist in this habitat and design your own aquarium.

Students become one of the famous men who argued for or against ratification of the Constitution. They research and present their argumets to the class, who will then vote whether or not to ratify the new Constitution.

Using the concept that a class has become an independent country, learners work in groups to design symbols that depict their class. This activity not only teaches the history of American symbols, but it exercises higher-order thinking...

Learn both the rationale for problem-based learning, and a simple model of the steps a student can follow to address and solve a problem through logical, critical thinking.

Based upon a speech delivered by President Barack Obama, this activity encourages students to check out the "flip side" of issues before making up your mind.

Mrs. O leads learners through a lesson plan encouraging critical thinking and research to increase attendance in schools in an effort to decrease the rate of students dropping out.

Research Benjamin Franklin's life. With this project, students will decide which of his discoveries holds the longest lasting effect.

A lesson to research statistics of local birds to identify if any of the populations are in decline. Based on the research, students will recommend an action plan to help any populations which are struggling.

Students will develop a list of local birds they might see at their home bird feeder. Once the list is compiled, observations of the birds will occur. Students will draw conclusions based on the data collected and report it to the class.

Local headlines announce that everyone must move due to contaminated soil. Check out the one catch before students discover what is already known about biomes and what still needs to be understood about them to complete this classroom...

Find out what the Bonus Army of 1932 was all about and how it relates to the way veterans are treated today in the United States.

Get to know and understand civil rights with the guidance of this project. Students will identify the rights given to us through the U.S. Constitution as well as the rights which affect them in school and answer some probing questions...

There is a debate on the table discussing whether clean coal is a viable source of energy or not. Understand the opposing views and decide what side of the table you fall on. Extension resources and activities are provided.

Boast about your school or a club you belong to by creating a video or slideshow. Guidelines for creation are offered.

The media fills us in on the most recent scams around town and the nation. Taking part in this project will educated students on the scams that are out there and question the rights consumers have and the role governments should take in...

Evaluate how much of our day-to-day living depends on products made from crude oil. This lesson will explore many of these items and consider the benefits if alternatives were found.

What is data mining? Students will explore the meaning of data mining and through research create a multimedia presentation of government data mining and privacy.