Share 7 Parts of Project based learning
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Students swap their bridge builds with another group and use a checklist to give feedback before rebuilding
Sustained Inquiry
Critique & Revision
Authenticity
Student Voice & Choice
Students get to choose whether to show their animal research as a poster, model, or video
Critique & Revision
Challenging Problem
Key Knowledge & Skills
Student Voice & Choice
The class designs a recycling system for the real school canteen, not a made-up town
Critique & Revision
Sustained Inquiry
Challenging Problem or Question
Authenticity
After each lesson, students write "Today I learned... / Next time I will..." in a journal
Reflection
Authenticity
Student Voice & Choice
Sustained Inquiry
Over two weeks, students research, build, and test a water filter, then improve it
Authenticity
None of them
Sustained Inquiry
Challenging Problem or Question
The teacher opens the unit by asking, "How can we design a shelter that survives a storm?"
Reflection
Student Voice & Choice
Sustained Inquiry
Challenging Problem or Question
To finish the project, students must correctly use what they learned about forces and materials
Challenging Problem or Question
Key Knowledge & Skills
Authenticity
Sustained Inquiry
Students interview real school staff to find out what the canteen actually throws away
Authenticity
Challenging Problem or Question
Critique & Revision
Sustained Inquiry
A group changes their final poster after getting feedback from another group
Challenging Problem or Question
Sustained Inquiry
Student Voice & Choice
Critique & Revision
Students pick their own research question about which animal to study
Key Knowledge & Skills
Sustained Inquiry
Student Voice & Choice
Challenging Problem or Question
The class keeps working on the same big question for three weeks, adding new findings each time
Challenging Problem or Question
Key Knowledge & Skills
Sustained Inquiry
Reflection
Before starting, the teacher asks, "How can we make our playground safer for younger students?"
Critique & Revision
Challenging Problem or Question
Sustained Inquiry
Student Voice & Choice
