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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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Project-Based Learning Challenges 🔍🎯 (21st Century Education)

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Authentic Learning Experiences

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Best Practices; Inquiry Based Design in 4th grade

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Working with real educational facilities planners from SchraderGroup Architects, 4th grade students at Blankenburg Elementary, an inner city public school in West Philadelphia re-designed and built models of their school as a high performance, "green" building. The video authentically demonstrates how such real-world, real-time Projects can be a powerful impetus for students to achieve curricular and civic proficiencies, "hands-on", across a variety of disciplines.

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Integrated Inquiry Based Lesson Plan Template

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Inquiry Based Lessons

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Use these free lesson plans to turn your classroom into a lab and let the magic of "doing" begin! Engage your students with topics relevant to their life to underscore the power of science that impacts our world, and more.

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Inquiry Resources

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Inquiry Based Learning Videos

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Edutopia Inquiry Resources

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Discover the Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning

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Downloads and Examples From Schools That Work

Edutopia's flagship series highlights practices and case studies from K-12 schools and districts that are improving the way students learn. Below, find downloads used by practitioners at featured schools, and dive into real-world examples of inquiry-based learning.

At Wildwood IB World Magnet School, teachers use student questions to drive lessons, and channel student curiosity into student-centered projects. Check out a few of Wildwood's inquiry-based teacher tools:

Curriculum Map for Grades K-5 -- Download this chart to understand how Wildwood aligns its lines of inquiry to specific curricular themes, central ideas, and key concepts throughout the year.

Personal Project Questions -- Download a worksheet that includes prompts to help students focus and think through the topics of their research.

Sample Research Worksheet -- Download a sample "My Personal Project" worksheet to learn how teachers at Wildwood help students organize plans for projects; students record questions, research notes, unfamiliar vocabulary, and how they will demonstrate what they've learned. For another resource of this type, see Wildwood's Personal Project Planner.

Personal Project Skills Survey -- Download a project skills survey to discover how Wildwood students reflect on the skills they've tapped and personal work habits they've practiced while working on their projects.

See how Ralston Elementary School teachers guide the inquiry process over a series of lessons and teach students how to ask deeper questions to prepare them to lead their own inquiry into specific problems.

Learn how educators at Crellin Elementary School use students' "I Wonder" questions to drive lesson planning, differentiate instruction, and foster student curiosity.

Science students at Casey Middle School begin with a central question and seek answers through research, experimentation, and data analysis. Review a sample question and lesson plan to understand how this works in practice.

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Resources and Downloads to Facilitate Inquiry-Based Learning | Edutopia

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Edutopia's flagship series highlights practices and case studies from K-12 schools and districts that are improving the way students learn. Below, find downloads used by practitioners at featured schools, and dive into real-world examples of inquiry-based learning. At Wildwood IB World Magnet School, teachers use student questions to drive lessons, and channel student curiosity into student-centered projects.