Projects in Action
Teaching the “M” in STEM: A PBL Unit on Home Design
A 5th grade teacher creates a project to teach math by making it real to students.
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Projects in Action
Our “Mission to Mars” Project – plus 6 tips for PBL
How best to engage students during lockdown? This school decided on a space mission.
Earth Day 2025
Earth Day and PBL: Inspiring Action for a Sustainable Future
Explore how Project Based Learning brings sustainability to life with real-world, interdisciplinary projects that empower students to drive climate solutions.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Prepare Students for Explaining Their Work in Public
A teacher explains how he uses discussion protocols during projects, plus presentation scripts and small-group audiences to ease the pressure.
Press Release: Hunger Challenge PBL Unit
Novato, CA (Sept. 17, 2019) – PBLWorks, the leader in Project Based Learning (PBL) professional development, has partnered with
PBLNow
Our services, tools, and research are designed to build the capacity of K-12 teachers to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning.
Projects in Action
My Favorite Projects of 2020
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer's list of projects from various grade levels and subject areas.
Success Stories
Project Based Learning and AP Physics
Student Jack Brunell reveals that the magic of the project-based philosophy that drove his course was in its ability to ensure that the learning achieved would not be exclusively theoretical.
How-to Tips and Tools
How I Meet the Needs of Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds with PBL
6 tips for using PBL with students who are often disengaged from school--and an example of a motivating project focused on a local chemical factory.