PBL Videos
Elementary ProjectsCourtyard Re-Design ProjectFifth grade students from Madison Wisconsin present their finished designs to a group of school architects, planners, and designers.
Meteorologists in the MakingFirst grade students at Wheeler Elementary in Syracuse predict the weather after they observe cloud formations and measure: temperature, wind speed and directions, precipitation.
From Worms to Wall StreetStudents at Newsome Park Elementary School take on the role of Wormologists as they investigate worms.
Digging for DinosKatherine Smith Elementary students develop important personal skills while answering the DQ: What happened to all of the dinosaurs?
Stray, Stray, Go Away!Kindergarten students at Katherine Smith School in answer the DQ: How can we prevent stray animals in our community?
Green SceneSecond grade students the Arlington Pubic Schools study climate change through PBL.
Improving Zoo HabitatsFourth grade students improve the animal habitats at Thompson Park Zoo in Watertown, New York.
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Middle School ProjectsWetland WatchersWatch this video to learn how a service-learning project in Louisiana can lead student in becoming stewards of the area's fragile wetlands.
Soil Superheros King Middle School students in Portland, Maine work with community experts to advance their understanding of bacteria in the environment.
Balloon CarLandry Middle School 8th grade students work on a project focused on cars that integrate science, language arts, math, and technology.
Edible School YardMartin Luther King Junior Middle School engage students in teaching the fundamentals of organic gardening and life lessons about interdependence, caring for the environment, and the value of hard work.
Academies ModelSeventh grade students at Lewis and Clark Middle School developed their own academies, created them to scale, and presented them to members of the community and staff.
Kinetic CondundrumArt, history, engineering, language arts, and technology, both old and new, come together for eighth grade students in this rich project learning expedition at King Middle School in Portland, Maine.
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High School ProjectsThe DNA of LearningEleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife.
Urban PlanHigh School students learn Economics and Urban Planning through Project-Based Learning.
Give Me ShelterJuniors at Casco Bay High School, in Portland, Maine, explore homelessness by working in teams to make portraits about housing issues and public policy.
Grant Writing ProjectSarah Brown Wessling with her project demonstrates how Common Core standards serves as the foundation for this AP English project.
Cells Gone WildHigh School students learn about what happens with cancerous cells.
PBL at ACE LeadershipACE Leadership High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico organizes its program around the fields of architecture, construction, and engineering. The school serves students who at-risk or who dropped out of traditional schools, and use real-world projects to teach subject-area content and 21st century competencies.
Tiny HouseEnvironmental Science students at High Tech High in San Diego, California, design and build an energy-efficient tiny house.
Wing ProjectStudents at Aviation High School in Seattle work in teams to construct different wing designs.
Hip Hop LitCheck out how to motivate young writers and learners through an unconventional English class known as Hip Hop Lit.
Save the BeachDuring an interdisciplinary project, High Tech High students use the power of media in Humanities and the knowledge of scientific data in Biology to educate the public about the water quality at local beaches in San Diego.
Rigorous Project-Based Learning
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