Lesson 2: Examples of Project-Based Learning
Lesson Objectives
- After reading an article that exemplifies instruction using PBL in various content areas, participants will identify the elements of PBL present in the sample by highlighting/labeling elements using the Review tab in Microsoft Word.
- Using an existing lesson or unit plan, participants will identify any elements of PBL that already exist in their own work by highlighting and labeling it to show the elements using the Review tab in Microsoft Word.
Activity 1: Read
Using the link below, read the article The Great Build-A-Buoy Challenge. Copy and paste the text into a Word document in preparation for Activity 2. (Don't forget to save it!)
Activity 2: In Search of PBL Elements
Open the Word document you created in Activity 1. Use the Review tab in Microsoft Word to annotate the document by adding comments to identify any aspects of the "challenge" in which you find evidence of the essential elements of PBL as defined in Lesson 1.
Activity 3: Where's My PBL?
Step 1: Choose a lesson or unit you have recently used in your own classroom. Use the Review tab in Microsoft Word to highlight and label any essential elements of PBL that your lesson/unit may already contain.
Step 2: Fill in 2.1 Graphic Organizer to identify existing elements of PBL and those not yet incorporated.
File:Lesson 2--Examples of PBL.pdf
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