Project Based Learning
What is PBL?
Characteristics of PBL
- PBL provides real-world elements that prompt students to take risks, problem solve, and collaborate.
- Instruction is driven by a central question, connects students with the content that they need to master, and requires revision of the work.
- A culminating event allows students to present their work to a public audience.
Examples of Driving Questions
- What techniques do authors use in their personal memoirs to make meaning from their experiences? (English 10)
- How does Great Britain's Industrial Revolution of the 19th century still have impact our modern day lives today? (Modern World History)
- How do the intermolecular and intermolecular forces determine what maltose is to be today? (Chemistry)
- Is the Civil Rights Movement Ongoing? (Peace Studies)
- What inventions or innovations have made the most significant impacts on human history? (Foundations of Technology)
- How do programmers use abstraction and collaboration to solve complex problems? (Computer Science Principles)
WHS & PBL
Academy of Information Technology
Students use PBL to answer questions like:
- How do programmers use abstraction and collaboration to solve complex problems?
- What system designs need to be created to protect passengers and the vehicle in a crash?
- Can multiple stakeholders agree upon a single community design solution?
- Why are geodesic dome designs critical considerations in preparing for some natural disasters?
- Can you create an app to solve a problem?
- Can you create a computational artifact that summarizes societal issues with technology?
- How can we design a webpage that meets requirements for all users?
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Global Studies
Students use PBL to answer questions like:
- How was the Civil rights movement successful due to non-violence?
- As a marketing specialist, how do you promote drinks (green tea, yerba mate, etc) to an outside market?
- What is an individual’s responsibility to society, and what is a government’s responsibility to its people?
- Monguls: Good guys or bad guys?
- What stocks and mutual funds can we purchase to maximize our $100,000 savings?
- How has the identity and cultures of African countries been shaped by imperialism and independence?
- How would you solve a social or environmental issue that is plaguing the African Country of Ghana?
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BioScience Academy
Students use PBL to answer questions like:
- How do we use medical technology to investigate, control, and monitor an outbreak?
- How do you design a health center/hospital to address the specific needs of a community?
- How do you design new, innovative ways to conquer cancer?
- How do you prevent and/or treat heart disease?
- How can you use bones to identify individuals?
- Do athletes have a higher cognitive function than non-athletes?
- How has vaccines revolutionized public health around the world?
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Engineering Academy
Students use PBL to answer questions like:
- How can I use my architectural knowledge to remodel my basement?
- How can I design and construct the fastest car?
- How can we prevent injuries that are caused from people falling on ice?
- How can we make it easier for farmers to monitor their crops?
- How can we, as engineers, build a robot to do our work for us?
- How can we use our engineering skills and experience to prevent backpacking stoves from tipping over?
- How can we use our engineering skills and experience to protect dogs during grooming?
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School Goals
-Introduce PBL to all aspects of the student life
-Drive students to think outside of the box
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