Three sets of videos - ten in all - showing teachers using inquiry-based learning in real classrooms.

As this site states in its opening sentence, "Inquiry-based learning is not a new technique." However, the suggestions and tips offered here might well help any teacher or teaching team to create or refine inquiry-based projects that...

Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...

Inquiry based resource on the U.S. Constitution allows students to investigate the structure of the Constitution and form a critical, in-depth and informed perspective of the U.S. Government and its ability to serve as a just and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to read anti-war literature from World War I critics to...

Explanation of several types of questions, and suggestions for helping students use good questioning techniques in inquiry-based learning. SL.9-10.1c Active Partic

When fourth graders are required to learn their state history, this California teacher takes it across the curriculum implementing a project-based learning unit highlighting the Spanish Mission Era of California in the 18th and 19th...

Check out how students paralleled Cyrano de Bergerac to popular music hits during a project-based learning lesson in English class.

PBLU offers an example of project-based learning where students parallel tales of resilience out of historical context to those exhibiting resilience within their communities or even their own homes. This idea developed out of...

Graphing and making predictions go hand in hand during this real-world example of project-based learning.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation, students must determine whether John Brown was a "misguided fanatic," by examining a speech by...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation, students read six different sources that provide insight into what happened at Haymarket Square...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This article and video addresses the ability of students to produce quality work which is a common concern of teachers with Project Based Learning. Learn how to guide students to create high quality...

This article was written to validate and be a voice for like-minded educators and families who want their children to have more time during the school day for inquiry and imaginative play. This article includes a list of articles, blogs,...

An inquiry-based award-winning series of instructional programs which establish a connection between math, science, and technology concepts. Each episode of the series includes a 30-minute broadcast, a companion lesson guide, and an...

A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

A suite of lessons focusing on all aspects of earthquakes. Inquiry-based exploration of earthquakes includes measuring seismic waves, predicting earthquakes, investigating magnitude and intensity, mapping fault lines, and evaluating...

A suite of lessons focusing on the process of upwelling. Inquiry-based exploration of seasonal upwelling includes marine food webs, food production in the ocean, wind-driven ocean currents, and seasonal changes in biotic and abiotic...

Seven hands-on lessons module that allows students to learn about materials and minerals. These inquiry-based explorations investigate properties of materials, where mineral deposits can be found, how deposits are formed, how minerals...

An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on weather and climate. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how...

Workshop 5 centers on multigenre writing, an eclectic approach to writing instruction that offers students a wide range of options for expressing ideas and communicating knowledge. As students explore different avenues for translating...

"Rubrics describe what good critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity & innovation look like in the context of Project Based Learning." The collection of rubrics does not evaluate content for a specific subject...

An article discussing the four ways a project can be considered authentic within the project based learning framework. Article gives examples of projects that maybe completed in class and discusses their authenticity.

As students put projects together, create crafts, or use familiar materials in new ways, they're constructing meaning. Students love to touch and manipulate materials and this can activate kids' brains. This article gives tips for...