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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Teach and Assess Creativity and Innovation in Pbl

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Understand how PBL can help students learn a process for effective innovation in this article. Article points out three ways educators can teach creativity and innovation in PBL. Site also includes a video discussing the same issue as...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Is Pbl Effective for Advanced Placement Courses?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article and video investigating the use of PBL in an AP course. Learn from the experiences of a teacher using PBL in her AP US Government course. Find out if you can really cover the course material...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: A School Wide Performance Assessment System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Look into a school using a portfolio project to measure students success during their four years of a school using PBL. Site includes both an article and a video. Also learn how school-wide rubrics are...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to build your own incubator and download your own "EggMath." Learn about mitosis, genetics, and more. Don't miss the "Yolk of the Day." This site is designed to allow classrooms to collaborate over the Internet with other...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: K W L Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this printable template to create a KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned) graphic organizer.
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Other

We Are Teachers: What Is Genius Hour and How Can I Try It in My Classroom?

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Genius Hour is inquiry-based, student-directed learning. It gives students an opportunity to look at the big wide world around them and explore their own unique interests in a loosely structured, but supported way. This article gives...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Habitat Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The marine environment is unique and requires technologies that can use sound to gather information since there is little light underwater. In this lesson, the middle schoolers will be shown benthic habitat images produced by GIS. These...
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FNO Press

From Now On: A Questioning Toolkit

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
What exactly is a "questioning tool kit"? This resource provides techniques for asking essential questions, hypothetical questions, telling questions, planning questions and organizing questions.
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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Protest and Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: The American Red Squirrel an Outdoor Inquiry Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st
For this activity, young scholars are presented with red pine cones that have been partly eaten by the American Red Squirrel, a fact that is not divulged to them at this stage. After a discussion of the possibilities, the class takes a...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Pbl Essential Elements Checklist

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] The PBL Essential Elements Checklist can be used for a quick evaluation of a project's design, to see if it includes all the essential elements of rigorous, effective PBL. Use this tool before, during,...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Project Design Rubric

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric uses the 8 Essential Elements of PBL as criteria to evaluate projects. It describes three levels to assess the design of a project. Definitions and practical examples are used to clarify the...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Pbl School Rubric

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps school and district leaders understand what it looks like to be a school with a fully developed PBL program. It describes what teachers, leaders, and the school as a whole do when they...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Rubric for Rubrics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric describes a well-written rubric, and how a rubric is created and used with students. It is clear, concise, and useful for helping educators avoid some common pitfalls. It can be used during...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Creativity & Innovation Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The first part of this rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in using an effective process for innovation in various phases of a project, and it can be used to assess their performance....
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Creativity & Innovation Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The first part of this rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in using an effective process for innovation in various phases of a project, and it can be used to assess their performance....
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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: 3 5 Creativity Innovation Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The first part of this rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in using an effective process for innovation in various phases of a project, and it can be used to assess their performance....
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Thinking Fountain: Straws: Make a Glider

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Design and construct a glider that files! Compare the flights with classmates' prototypes to test the success of your design.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Thinking Fountain: Noodle: Build a Spaghetti Structure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Design and construct a structure out of spaghetti and marshmallows. Although spaghetti doesn't seem like a strong building material, you can build surprisingly elegant and sturdy structures using it.
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Creativity & Innovation Rubric

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades K-2 in using creativity and innovation in a project, and can be used to assess their performance. This rubric is aligned with CCSS, but also can be...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Presentation Rubric Grades 9 12 (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 9-12 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not noted. It describes an...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: 9 12 Presentation Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 9-12 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CC ELA standards for Speaking and...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Collaboration Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is noted. It is clear,...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Critical Thinking Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in being effective critical thinkers in various phases of a project, and can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not...

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