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PBLs'and'21st'Century'Learning'
Problem(Project)'Based'Learning'
What'is'it?'
an'instrucBonal'approach'built'upon'authenBc'
learning'acBviBes'that'engage'student'interest'
and'moBvaBon.'These'acBviBes'are'designed'to'
answer'a'quesBon'or'solve'a'problem'and'
generally'reect'the'types'of'learning'and'work'
people'do'in'the'everyday'world'outside'the'
classroom'
PBL'
allows'students'to'reect'upon'their'own'ideas'
and'opinions,'exercise'voice'and'choice,'and'
make'decisions'that'aect'project'outcomes'and'
the'learning'process'in'general'
teaches'students'21st'century'skills'as'well'as'
content.'These'skills'include'communicaBon'and'
presentaBon'skills,'organizaBon'and'Bme'
management'skills,'research'and'inquiry'skills,'
selfOassessment'and'reecBon'skills,'and'group'
parBcipaBon'and'leadership'skills.'
First'Graders'learned'about'the'life'cycle'of'a'plant'by'
'exploring'and'observing'seeds,'growing'their'own'plants,'
'and'studying'the'plant'environment'in'Ben'Franklins'Courtyard.'
Once'students'learned'
what'plants'need'to'grow,'
they'brainstormed'ways'
to'test'the'variables.'
Plants'ne
ed
Inquiry'wheel'
Students'changed'one'variable'and'controlled'the'other'3.
Orange'Juice'
Cherry'Juice'
Root'Beer'
Gatorade'
Dog'Food'
Seashells'
Wood'Chips'
Cheerios'
No'Water'or'Liquid'
No'Soil'/'Pasta'
No'Air'/'See'through'box'
No'Sunlight'/'Cabinet'
CommuniBes'
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v=d0fJDWc7VRw'
ARCADES''O'Entrepreneurship'
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Arcade'building'
Emerald'Ash'Borer'
Power'Point'PresentaBons'
Brochures''
Glogster'Online'Posters'
5th$Grade$STEM$PBL$
What$diaper$brand$performs$the$best?$
Ben$
Franklin$
PBL
Science$Fair$$testable$choice$
Engineering$Design$of$
Weather$Instruments$
Marketing$
Math$Volume$
Science$never$solves$a$problem$without$creating$ten$
more$$George$Bernard$Shaw$
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