"We must get over the idea of trying to oversimplify education...by making it unreal, isolated, non-operational." Buckminster Fuller

• The end product is, of course, a Project.
• Students spend time in independent research.
• Teachers take on the role of mentors or coaches, as opposed to lecturers.
• Students often collaborate with other students, sharing methods, techniques, results and conclusions.
• Learning is hands-on and highly engaging.
• Activities are usually interdisciplinary.

The Internet provides many great opportunities to enhance Problem Based Learning activities in the classroom. Some of these include:

• The ability to communicate and collaborate on projects with students from all over the world.
• Access to the most current (real world) research available.
• Access to a multitude of ideas presented by other teachers and students.
• Opportunities for your students to publish their findings for others.

Here are a few suggestions as where to start looking for Project Based Ideas.

• Project Based Science at the University of Michigan's School of Education

• Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkely

• Ethics , Legal and Social Issues in Science at the Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkely

• Center for Problem Based Learning at the Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy

• Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine

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