Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning Packs

Investigation Packs Develop students' close reading and investigation skills with more group science activities.

Process Activities Give students opportunities to apply unit science concepts with hands-on science activities and experiments.

FOCUS Books Have students select from the FOCUS Books collection to read more deeply on high-interest science topics.

Interactive Science Lessons Provide online guided instruction, practice, and assessment of core science concepts and practices using text, audio, and interactive tasks.

Project-Based Learning Packs
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Inquiry-Based Student Science Projects, Science Worksheets, and Activities that Promote Collaboration and Critical Thinking

Getting Started
PBL Overview

Science A-Z Project-Based Learning Packs provide resources that encourage students to use creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills as they work in teams to investigate an overarching science question or design solutions for an engineering challenge. A Driving Question sets the purpose and serves as the springboard for a student-directed deep dive into the challenges of each pack. The Project Organizer worksheets, SAZ Journal, completed project, and presentation help students demonstrate what they have learned. Teaching Tips and rubrics help teachers facilitate the project and assess student performance.

Explore the instructional model used in Science A-Z PBL Packs.

More About Project-Based Learning

Why Use Project-Based Learning

By its nature, project-based learning helps satisfy standards in multiple areas of the curriculum at once. Science A-Z Project-Based Learning Packs often integrate science, technology, engineering, math, language arts, and other content areas in a single project.

Students work together like real scientists and engineers to conduct research, develop plans, adhere to a schedule, make decisions, and execute their plan. Working with peers on a STEM project develops teamwork practices that prepare students to be college- and career-ready.