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First Light Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
UK-based First Light Movies provides a forum for young filmmakers to learn about films and filmmaking, showcase their own work, find funding, explore careers in the film industry, and connect with others with similar ambitions and talents.
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Rubric
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Presentation Rubric Grades 3 5 Ccss Aligned

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CC ELA standards for Speaking and...
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Article
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Ascd: Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Make projects more than mere busy work for students after absorbing the content of this article.
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: Schoolyard Habitat Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An example of a project-based learning opportunity that engages students in learning what a healthy habitat is by working within the school's campus to increase opportunity for animals to find food and shelter, maintaining plants, and...
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Buck Institution for Education: Pblu: Choose Your Own Adventure

For Students 3rd - 8th
"What makes people take a risk?" This probing question is the foundation for the example of a project-based learning activity. See what the teacher did with these fourth graders.
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Buck Institute

Buck Institution for Education: Pblu: Cyrano's Funk

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out how students paralleled Cyrano de Bergerac to popular music hits during a project-based learning lesson in English class.
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: Resilience Cafe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBLU offers an example of project-based learning where students parallel tales of resilience out of historical context to those exhibiting resilience within their communities or even their own homes. This idea developed out of...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Project Based Learning Rubrics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] By utilizing project-based learning students will work extensively on inquiry methods in an effort to successfully understand the academic content. BIE provides a variety of free rubrics to measure...
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: Back in the Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An example of a project-based learning assignment where students examine their own identities based on their family history and environment then move forward to write a nonfiction narrative which will be showcased.
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Buck Institute

Buck Institution for Education: Pblu: What Will They Think?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Graphing and making predictions go hand in hand during this real-world example of project-based learning.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Try This!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of simple experiments your students will enjoy! Each activity only requires a few household items, and will certainly spark the creativity in young scientists!
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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: 6 8 Presentation Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-8 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not noted. It describes an...
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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Presentation Rubric K 2

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps with guiding and assessing K-2 students in giving a presentation. It is aligned with CCSS, but also can be used in non-CCSS settings. It is clear, concrete, and student-friendly, and...
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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Collaboration Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is noted. It is clear,...
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Rubric
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: 6 12 Collaboration Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not noted. It is clear,...
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Rubric
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: 3 5 Creativity Innovation Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The first part of this rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in using an effective process for innovation in various phases of a project, and it can be used to assess their performance....
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International Education and Resource Network:i Earn Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains tools which support both students of all ages and their teachers in project-based learning. Content for educators includes methods for incorporating projects into lesson plans and the overall curriculum. Student...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides suggestions for projects that kids can design and engineer using simple materials.
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Buck Institute

Buck Institution for Education: Pblu: Biz World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
BizWorld is an example of a project-based learning lesson where students learn by building a student-run business and keep a record of the financials throughout the project so as to accurately measure the value of each company.
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Innovative Practice: 5 Strategies for the Early Learning Classroom

For Teachers K - 1st
Project- and play-based learning are essential in the early grades to develop creative learning dispositions during the brain's most active period of synaptic growth. Here are five strategies that can be implemented in early learning...
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Other

Detroit Institute of Arts: Think Like an Engineer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this STEAM lesson, students are immersed in a world of transportation design as they use the design thinking process to create their own vehicle prototype out of everyday materials.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Boston Public Schools Capstone Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The (Boston Public Schools) Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to engage in rigorous project-based learning. It is an opportunity for our students to develop skills to be life, career, and college-ready in a culturally...
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Project Based Learning Space

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Houghton Mifflin has created a comprehensive resource for project-based learning. This site is full of ideas, explanations, projects, and more.
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Cengage Learning

Investigating Social Change: Midwest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution of the Midwest region of the United States. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective about the Midwest when they check out this site.