PBL - Math FIT

Students are asked to do research on a mathematician and present his/her contributions to the topic at hand.

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Students research various ancient civilizations and create museum exhibits to answer the question, “Why did civilizations fall from their Golden Ages, and what lessons can we learn from what happened?”.

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Students make posters at home to illustrate ways to save water and energy, and put them up on the walls of the classroom.

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Students investigate how waste in local waterways contributes to the problem of plastic in the ocean. They propose solutions to the problem and present them to city officials.

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Students launch bottle rockets at the end of a physics/math unit, to apply what they have learned.

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Students create mobiles with various geometric shapes, which are hung in the classroom.

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In a middle school English Language Arts class, students create a fan fiction website, including a feature that enables editing and giving feedback so other students can submit their writing.

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