what is project based learning?
an instructional approach that builds on a student’s knowledge and skills of what they have learned by creating some type of product that shows what they have learned.
can be done as a group of students working to achieve a common goal or can be done individually.
performance is assessed individually and takes into account the quality of the product produced and the content depth of understanding.
final product should be a high quality product or presentation.
hands-on
effective for all subjects and all grade levels.
helps students learn, apply, and retain the information that is taught.
requires critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication.
list and explain an example of project based learning that can be used with young children for math.
pumpkin pie plate activity:
-each student gets a paper plate
- the teacher puts some orange paint on each plate and then adds some cinnamon to each plate.
- students use a paintbrush to mix the cinnamon and the orange paint together and spread the mixture to cover the whole plate.
- once the paint is dry, the student use a black marker to draw lines on the plate, dividing it up to look like slices.
- then the students each choose a fraction and they have to cute out the slices of pie to represent the fraction so if a student chooses the fraction 2/6 then they would cut out 2 of the 6 slices from their plate to show how many slices were eaten.
list and explain an example of project based learning that can be used with young children for science.
color cookie activity:
-The teacher will provide cookies, food coloring, white frosting, mixing spoons, and small plastic bowls.
- Then the teacher will review the primary colors with the students and will put some frosting in 3 bowls and will put red food coloring in one bowl, blue food coloring in another bowl, and yellow food coloring in another bowl.
- Then the teacher will provide each student with their own bowl of white frosting and will have each student mix 2 of the primary colors to see what new color they made.
- Then the students will have to share with the class what colors they mixed together and what color they created and then they can use their new colored frosting to decorate their cookie.
