Project Based Learning:

Let’s Start The Process!

 Objectives and Standards
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 Project Based Learning Is Not…
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Benefits of Project Based Learning
Encourages
active
engagement

Inquiry Student-
based centered
Project
Based
Learning

Explore, Taps into

design, natural
create curiosity
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 Making the Transition
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Choose a full Continue to Use that unit as

Start with changing just unit that you make changes a template to
one lesson feel could easily to that unit until update other
be updated satisfied units
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Does This Sound Familiar?
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 Let’s Go To Mars!
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 Let’s Go To Mars!
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Topics Discussed So Far Science Associated With Topic

Mars has no useable water Basic chemistry, biochemistry, properties of
water, plant/animal physiology

Mars’ atmosphere in inhospitable Photosynthesis, respiration, biochemistry,

history of life on Earth, biotechnology

Who actually gets to go to Mars? Genetics, evolution, scientific ethics

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 Wrap It Up!