All resources in Project Based Learning Group

Cicero, Pro Caelio, Performance and Latin Text

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On behalf of Marcus Caelius in the spring of 56 B.C.E. Roman oratory was a living art. Orators knew that the persuasive power of a speech did not come from the force and clarity of its argument alone. A speaker needed not simply to be heard distinctly, but to project the kind of confident, engaging personality that could win an audience's good will and command its belief.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Demonstration, Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Presentation, Primary Source, Reading, Simulation, Vocabulary

Author: Sander M. Goldberg

Math PBL

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Students will be presented with a problem that they have a non-English speaking student in their classroom and it will be their job to create a means for teaching their classmate how to add. They will work in groups of 3 or 4 to plan and design an activity or a display (or both) that models the addition process within 20. Students will work primarily on learning the collaboration process during this initial PBL project. They will learn skills related to group work, group accountability, and the creation of a single group product. They will be introduced to the Critical Friends protocol. Students will do a first draft and a final product to learn that process. They will present to the class.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Laurie Newhouse

Plastic Pollution

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Students work collaboratively to transform their experiences and understanding of plastic pollution into a product that encourages other community members to reduce their single plastic usage. Students work together to research the effects of single-use plastic on plants, animals, and the environment. Reading skills are strengthened by reading numerous nonfiction articles and websites about the effects of plastic; students then use these sources to write opinion pieces about plastic use. Students interview staff members, participate in Zero Waste Week, and create a sculpture from discarded materials.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Candace Swain

World History News Research Project

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In this project, students select a modern trend and follow it through various media outlets. By choosing articles, analyzing them, and writing about them, students begin to see how their respective trend influences the modern world. In the second half, students go back through history and research the same trend in the past. After compiling historical data on the trend, students combine the modern and the historical into a research paper that expresses their new understanding of the world.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

The Great Gatsby TV News Project

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In this lesson, students complete a project as a group, creating videotaped news segments that give them a glimpse into the social, political, literary, and musical climate of the Roaring Twenties. Students create scripts before recording and editing their projects together using iMovie or a similar film editing software.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Stacey Moore

10 Ready-to-Borrow Project Ideas

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Looking for ways to plan project based learning activities? Suzie Boss suggests borrowing ideas from your colleagues and adapt or remix to fit your context. Suzie borrowed ideas from professional development and learning conferences for teachers who may need a boost to get their project-based learning off the ground.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Formative Assessment

Author: Suzie Boss

Grade 4: Surprise Birthday Cake! - A Problem on Measurement

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In “Surprise Birthday Cake!”, students will be planning to bake a birthday cake for their mom for her birthday. They will learn about converting between ounces and pounds when reading a recipe for making a birthday cake. They will create a table that show ounces versus pounds. They will also determine how many of each items they will need to buy to make a cake that will feed the number of people that have been invited. They will also determine how big the cake needs to be to feed the number of people invited using inches and feet.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: LINDY KIRKMAN

Adventures in Tempo

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Students will discover the differences in musical tempo between fast and slow. Students will learn to use the correct musical terms to describe the tempo of each piece. Students will use streamers and their bodies to show at what tempo each piece is played.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Carmen Cobler