This DESIGN SQUAD video is just one example of Project Based Learning (PBL), an important instructional strategy that many teachers use to engage students. This week PBS LearningMedia has been featuring resources to help PreK-13+ teachers enhance their PBL lessons and inspire creative, new activities. From A School Project with a Purpose! and Integrating Disciplines in PBL to Learning Environment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, you’ll find scores of resources with real-world relevance
when you search “Project-Based Learning” at PBS LearningMedia. Here’s a sampling:
Rain Project | Arthur | PreK-4
Design Squad Nation | Design Squad | 1-8
Scaling the Solar System | WGBH | 5-8
The Heat Loss Project | Teaching Channel | 5-12
A School Project with a Purpose! | The Ignite Show | 9-12
Integrating Disciplines in PBL | Getting Results | 11-13+
Learning Environment | PEEP and the Big Wide World | 13+
A Feast for Every Season | Classroom CloseUp NJ | 13+