Project based learning Resources
Creating a schedule for PBL (Edutopia)
21st Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Math Map
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Science Map
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Other
21st Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Math Map
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Science Map
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Other
MATH
Dan Meyer's Three Act Math Tasks – short real-world math problems that start with a video and pose a problem for students to answer
Desmos – online graphing calculator
Emergent Math's Problem Based Curriculum Maps – short, directed PBL problems categorized by topic and then arranged by standard
Illustratives – lesson plans tied to common core standards
Learn Zillion – standards-based lesson plans
Math Learning Center – free apps, teacher resources and allows you to apply for a donation to their classroom. This site also allows the teacher to order manipulatives
Mathalicious – subscription only website that contains detailed real-world math lessons
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – virtual math manipulates grouped by grade level and sub-categories
NCTM's Illuminations lessons – detailed lessons and lesson plans categorized by grade and standard; more structured than most PBL lessons
MULTIPLE SUBJECTS
Annenberg Learner – this website contains apps and student explorations, most of them real-world
BIE – this website contains numerous PBL projects on any subject
CPALMS – videos and interactive tools that can be searched by standards or activity
Envision School's Project Exchange Curriculum Library - A short list (for math and science, at least) of projects, including entry event, driving question, activities, and assessment.
Houghton Mifflin's Project Based Learning Space - Five projects with information for teachers about how to guide students through the project. Does not contain full set of materials, such as rubrics, but has enough information to get you started.
Indiana University PBL Academy – K-12 PBLs with detailed information that are categorized by subject and aligned with standards. (Log in as a guest to access projects.)
Intel's Unit Plan Index – PBL units organized by grade level
PhET – simulations for a variety of math and science classes
Salvadori Center's lesson plans ($5 each) - Each lesson plan has the full plan, sample activities, diagrams, interdisciplinary connections, and a list of online resources relevant to the topic.
Teach21 Project Based Learned by West Virginia's DOE – detailed PBL units organized by subject area and grade level
University of Delaware's PBL Clearinghouse – PBL lessons, you have to apply to gain access
The Virtual Schoolhouse: Projects - A short list of projects that include a good amount of materials and information for each one. Only a few math and science projects provided.
WolframAlpha – a search engine for computing answers and providing knowledge
Wolfram Demonstrations – interactive demonstrations of math and science concepts
SCIENCE
Indiana University lesson plans - Biology projects organized by topic (e.g.: cell and molecular biology, genetics). Some lessons contain more information than others, but there is a wide variety of topics covered on this website.
NASA – lessons and projects that contain videos and an interactive aspect, usually an app
NASA's Space Life Sciences Classroom Topics - Scroll down to see the Classroom Topics and click on one to get to lesson plans. A great range of activities.
University of Delaware's PBL Sample Problems - Gives problems and context for students to consider, but does not provide an actual lesson plan or many resources.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanohub
Nanoreisen
Nanoyou
SCIENCE ANIMATIONS - You can find a lot of games, videos, and demonstrations in math, science, and technology. Many of them use Flash animations and will help students understand science concepts.
Lone Star College Science Animations
Russell Kightley Media Science Animations
Science-Animations.com
University of Toronto Physics Animations
DATABASES
Ebscohost - database information resources for technology
IPL2 - searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines
Microsoft Academic Search - a free search engine for academic papers and literature
Dan Meyer's Three Act Math Tasks – short real-world math problems that start with a video and pose a problem for students to answer
Desmos – online graphing calculator
Emergent Math's Problem Based Curriculum Maps – short, directed PBL problems categorized by topic and then arranged by standard
Illustratives – lesson plans tied to common core standards
Learn Zillion – standards-based lesson plans
Math Learning Center – free apps, teacher resources and allows you to apply for a donation to their classroom. This site also allows the teacher to order manipulatives
Mathalicious – subscription only website that contains detailed real-world math lessons
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – virtual math manipulates grouped by grade level and sub-categories
NCTM's Illuminations lessons – detailed lessons and lesson plans categorized by grade and standard; more structured than most PBL lessons
MULTIPLE SUBJECTS
Annenberg Learner – this website contains apps and student explorations, most of them real-world
BIE – this website contains numerous PBL projects on any subject
CPALMS – videos and interactive tools that can be searched by standards or activity
Envision School's Project Exchange Curriculum Library - A short list (for math and science, at least) of projects, including entry event, driving question, activities, and assessment.
Houghton Mifflin's Project Based Learning Space - Five projects with information for teachers about how to guide students through the project. Does not contain full set of materials, such as rubrics, but has enough information to get you started.
Indiana University PBL Academy – K-12 PBLs with detailed information that are categorized by subject and aligned with standards. (Log in as a guest to access projects.)
Intel's Unit Plan Index – PBL units organized by grade level
PhET – simulations for a variety of math and science classes
Salvadori Center's lesson plans ($5 each) - Each lesson plan has the full plan, sample activities, diagrams, interdisciplinary connections, and a list of online resources relevant to the topic.
Teach21 Project Based Learned by West Virginia's DOE – detailed PBL units organized by subject area and grade level
University of Delaware's PBL Clearinghouse – PBL lessons, you have to apply to gain access
The Virtual Schoolhouse: Projects - A short list of projects that include a good amount of materials and information for each one. Only a few math and science projects provided.
WolframAlpha – a search engine for computing answers and providing knowledge
Wolfram Demonstrations – interactive demonstrations of math and science concepts
SCIENCE
Indiana University lesson plans - Biology projects organized by topic (e.g.: cell and molecular biology, genetics). Some lessons contain more information than others, but there is a wide variety of topics covered on this website.
NASA – lessons and projects that contain videos and an interactive aspect, usually an app
NASA's Space Life Sciences Classroom Topics - Scroll down to see the Classroom Topics and click on one to get to lesson plans. A great range of activities.
University of Delaware's PBL Sample Problems - Gives problems and context for students to consider, but does not provide an actual lesson plan or many resources.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanohub
Nanoreisen
Nanoyou
SCIENCE ANIMATIONS - You can find a lot of games, videos, and demonstrations in math, science, and technology. Many of them use Flash animations and will help students understand science concepts.
Lone Star College Science Animations
Russell Kightley Media Science Animations
Science-Animations.com
University of Toronto Physics Animations
DATABASES
Ebscohost - database information resources for technology
IPL2 - searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines
Microsoft Academic Search - a free search engine for academic papers and literature