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Curated OER

Investigating the Cuban Perspective

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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Curated OER

3-Dimensional People

For Teachers 5th - 12th
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.
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Curated OER

How History Changed the Way We Eat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Curated OER

Tracking the Storm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Poetry: Imitation As The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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Curated OER

Treasure of the Tar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zebrafish as a Model for Muscle Development

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Edvisions: Project Based Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Other

Harnessing the Web: Intro to Networked Project Based

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.
Professional Doc
Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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International Reading Association

Reading Online: dot.com Lessons Worth Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research and ideas about the benefits of implementing project-based learning.
Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
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Other

What Is Rubistar? How to Make Rubrics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This online tool is designed for teachers to create rubrics that correspond with project-based learning activities.
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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University: Experiential Learning [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a scholarly report providing research-based findings on the experiential learning process and application.
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Other

First Light Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Learning Your A, G, C's (And T, Too)

For Students 6th - 8th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Try This!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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!
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Final Presentation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students plan to present their water purification system at the end of a project-based learning exercise.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taking Apart and Reconstructing Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
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...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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Other

Kid Wind Project: Teacher Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of inquiry-based and hands-on activities to introduce students to wind energy. Includes PowerPoints, labs, and videos.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Traffic Lights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...