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Resource: For Educators | Project-Based Learning Resources (PBL)

PBL: Research

Published April 6, 2021 by Stephanie Sun

Questions are the roadmap from the very beginning of a project to its conclusion.  When students first engage with the driving question, they will inevitably have more questions that follow, kickstarting a cycle of student curiosity and learning:  generating queries, locating answers, sharing findings, and reflecting on information that is still unknown.  For example consider this driving question: “How might we design a school garden that best serves our middle school?”  Students may compile an initial list of follow up questions such as, “How much land do we have?”; “Which fruits and vegetables can thrive in our climate?”; and “What types of fruits and vegetables do kids at our school like to eat?”  As students seek out answers, they will unlock new topics and concepts for exploration, prompting a fresh round of questions.  In this cycle, students gradually build knowledge while refining their solutions to the original driving question.

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