Pupils examine different perspectives on the events during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Using the internet, they research the Cuban perspective on the issue and discover the need for empathy in a situation like this. They use primary source...

Students collect objects that represent themselves. In a class discussion, they consider how they are seen and understood by others. Students create two sculptures, one of how others see them and another of how they see themselves.

Young scholars participate in a instructional activity that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom...

Students discuss the different types of storms that can hit land. They locate specific coordinates on a plane grid. They discuss lonsgitude and latitude to plot the coordinates of a tropical storm. They practice finding coordinates...

Students pick a poet to conduct research from. They read and recite one of the works of poetry. Then using critical analysis find methods of construction in order to create a similar personal poem. The poem is then posted on the internet...

Students use the Canadian Atlas to discover the natural resources available in various areas of the country. Using the region known as the "Tar Sands", they identify the area's characteristics and develop hypothesis about the future...

Students explore the steps of protein synthesis in zebrafish. They view video clips to identify the parts of a zebrafish and observe them as they sequence the developmental stages. In groups they identify the muscles and how proteins are...

Let our students introduce you to the model . . . View their 25-minute video, "MummifiedChickens, Mutant Frogs and Rockets to the Moon" - a student-generated video introducing project-project based learning.

This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.

Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.

Research and ideas about the benefits of implementing project-based learning.

This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.

This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.

This online tool is designed for teachers to create rubrics that correspond with project-based learning activities.

This resource provides a scholarly report providing research-based findings on the experiential learning process and application.

UK-based First Light Movies provides a forum for young filmmakers to learn about films and filmmaking, showcase their own work, find funding, explore careers in the film industry, and connect with others with similar ambitions and talents.

This is a project about the "molecular alphabet" of DNA. With just four "letters," it manages to keep track of the plan for an entire person, and keep a complete copy in nearly every cell. This project will help you start learning this...

This lesson challenges students to solve congestion and traffic delays in an intersection through modifying traffic signal operation. Students are required to collect traffic data, optimize the timing of a traffic signal via the use of...

A collection of simple experiments your students will enjoy! Each activity only requires a few household items, and will certainly spark the creativity in young scientists!

Students plan to present their water purification system at the end of a project-based learning exercise.

This lesson is designed as a project-based unit plan that will take students through the narrative process from deconstruction to construction. After initial discussion, students will use the Interactive Story Map feature at Read Write...

Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.

A collection of inquiry-based and hands-on activities to introduce students to wind energy. Includes PowerPoints, labs, and videos.

Students learn about traffic lights and their importance in maintaining public safety and order. Using a Parallax Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller, students work in teams on the engineering challenge to build a traffic light with a specific...