Project-Based Learning

Project-based learning is a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge.

Project-Based Learning
Chickens and Checkbooks
A teacher shares what she and her third graders learned from their first experience with project-based learning—a chicken coop.
Global Education
Humanitarian Engineering in High School
High school students in Alabama design prosthetic devices and tackle other real-world challenges with a village in Honduras.
Student Engagement
Generating a Buzz About Learning
Entry events aim to get students curious and excited about a new unit of study right at the outset.
Project-Based Learning
How Can We Survive on Mars?
A fifth-grade project-based learning unit harnesses excitement about Mars to develop science, math, engineering, and literacy skills.
Collaborative Learning
Staying On Task During Project-Based Learning
Brief daily meetings give students working in groups the structure to hold each other accountable on long-term projects.
Project-Based Learning
How Can We Successfully Land a Rover on Mars?
The classic egg drop experiment gets reinvented as a driving question for physics students to explore a real-world problem.
Project-Based Learning
Projects That Work: Mission to Mars
Physics students assume the role of aerospace engineers to explore the real-world problem of how to land a rover on Mars.
Community Partnerships
Outside Experts Boost Project Authenticity
Students are deeply motivated when they review their physics work with professionals in the field.
Project-Based Learning
Career-Focused PBL
A school district uses project-based learning to introduce students to a variety of careers starting in kindergarten.
PBL Planning
Summer Planning for PBL
Low-stress ideas for revising your project-based learning curriculum before you head back to the classroom.