Teacher Tools Project Based Learning Lesson Plans, Examples & Templates for Teachers

Project Based Learning Lesson Plans, Examples & Templates for Teachers

Here are more than 40 websites with free project based learning (PBL) lessons, examples, guidance, rubrics, and templates.  To see a breakdown of project-based learning lessons sorted by subject go to:

PBL Language Arts Projects by grade level

PBL Science Lesson Ideas by topic

PBL Math Project Ideas by topic

PBL Social Studies Project Ideas by grade level

 

Combine them with lessons from the directory of conventional lesson plan websites. 


 
 
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21st Century Schools

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Author/Host of Website

21stcenturyschools.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
21st Century Schools offers project-based learning curriculum and professional development that emphasizes interdisciplinary, real-world, relevant learning. Their site has several free sample projects and many theme ideas. ...
 
 
Architect Studio 3D

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Author/Host of Website

Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: ArchitectStudio3D provides students with a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge of architecture and the design process, and to learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and his...
 
 
Buck Institute for Education

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Author/Host of Website

bie.org
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Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Project-based learning for the 21st century. In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge....
 
 
CASES Online

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Author/Host of Website

Emory University
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: CASES Online is a collection of inquiry-based lessons to engage K-12 and undergraduate students in exploring the science behind real-world problems. Through CASES, you can transform...
 
 
CIESE

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Author/Host of Website

Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: CIESE sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that...
 
 
Curriculum for the 21st Century

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21st Century Schools
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Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
A Curriculum for the 21st Century offers continually evolving information and ideas for project based learning, with unit themes and framework in a variety of subjects and grade levels. ...
 
 
Designing Effective Projects

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Intel Education/education.intel.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Designing Effective Projects provides guidance on how to create a project-based learning unit. In addition to the design process, it provides an overview of the types of thinking skills a...
 
 
Education and Outreach Projects

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NASA Human Research Program
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
NASA offers several project-based learning modules with space exploration themes for students in grades 3 through graduate school, based on research conducted by the Human Research Program.  Modules emphasize skills and learning...
 
 
Edutopia: Project-Based Learning

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Author/Host of Website

George Lucas Educational Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Edutopia's focus on innovative teaching prompts this section on project based learning. It explores the concept of this method, illustrates it with several examples, and provides a library...
 
 
eLanguages

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Department for Education & British Council
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: If you are a teacher looking for international partners for your school and would like a safe, secure, easy-to-use space to share your partnership work online, then you've...
 
 
ePals Projects for the Classroom

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Author/Host of Website

ePals Inc./epals.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Welcome to the ePals Projects Page! We hope you find a project that interests you. The topics are standards-based and of global interest. Each project is designed to...
 
 
Exemplary Projects

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PBLnet.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Our goal for this project is to provide the motivation and support for teachers to get involved with Project-Based Learning (PBL) approaches to student...
 
 
Global SchoolNet PBL

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Author/Host of Website

GlobalSchoolNet.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Global SchoolNet’s Projects Registry (PR) is the oldest (1995) and largest online clearinghouse for teacher-conducted global learning projects. The PR contains more than 3,000 annotated listings – and...
 
 
Hands-On Optics

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Author/Host of Website

National Science Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
From site: Hands-On Optics (HOO) helps kids learn by doing, making discoveries, and thinking like scientists. It nurtures their spirit of adventure and increases their knowledge of science...
 
 
Historical Voyages and Events

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Author/Host of Website

Carol LaRow/google.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
In this history project, kids create a historic web page of their school's community, researching explorers and significant events from its past. Look at examplar projects submitted by other classes...
 
 
HTH Successful PBL Projects

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Author/Host of Website

High Tech High, San Diego
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: In March 2005 High Tech High received a $250,000 grant from the California Department of Education to disseminate project-based learning methods to teachers in non-charter public schools....
 
 
IAP-Pedia Project Based Learning

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Author/Host of Website

David Moursund/IAE-Pedia.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: The basic premise in this document is that Project-based Learning (PBL) could be and should be a unifying theme in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. In PBL, students "do"...
 
 
iEARN

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Author/Host of Website

International Education and Resource Network
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: There are over 300 projects in iEARN all designed and facilitated by teachers and students to fit their curriculum and classroom needs and schedules. In addition...
 
 
IMSA PBL Network

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
IMSA's PBL Network provides foundational professional development resources and many PBL ideas for problem-based and project-based learning at all grade levels. The guidance include step-by-step procedures for designing a project,...
 
 
JASON Science

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Author/Host of Website

The Jason Project/jason.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
JASON Science offers 5-9 week learning projects for middle school students. The online materials are free. Hard copy materials must be purchased. From site: The JASON Project connects students...
 
 
Level Up!

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Author/Host of Website

Scholastic.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Level Up! is a series of standards-based PBL lessons for middle and high school students that provides them with core STEM and language arts practice by designing and building...
 
 
Math Matters

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Author/Host of Website

Indiana University
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Math Matters provides Project-Based Learning (PBL) instruction, structure, and ongoing support for math teachers in southeastern Indiana. The goal of Math Matters is to help teachers improve...
 
 
MidLink Magazine

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Author/Host of Website

North Carolina State U & U of Central Florida
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Highlighting exemplary student work from the most creative classrooms around the globe. MidLink is a magazine that provides "an interactive forum for student contributions ,...
 
 
My Science Box

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Author/Host of Website

Irene Salter
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
From site:  At My Science Box you'll find complete, scaffolded lesson plans to teach a 4-6 week middle school science unit through activities, projects, and field trips. Every lesson...
 
 
Ohio Resource Center

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Author/Host of Website

Ohiorc.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
The Ohio Resource Center has PBL inquiry-based instructional units for high school Votech students. Subjects include arts and communications, construction technologies, hospitality and tourism, information technology, manufacturing technologies, and transportation...
 
 
PBL Online

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Author/Host of Website

Buck Institute for Education & Boise State U.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Welcome to PBL-Online, a one stop solution for Project Based Learning! You'll find all the resources you need to design and manage high quality...
 
 
PBL Project-Based Learning Database

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Author/Host of Website

Kevin Honeycutt
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: On this scenario-based site, students are employees in a business who’s business is innovation and problem solving. Kids and teachers will find challenges here and they can attack...
 
 
PBL@UD

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Author/Host of Website

U. of Delaware/udel.edu
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Welcome to the PBL Clearinghouse, a collection of problems and articles to assist educators in using problem-based learning. The problems and articles are peer reviewed by PBL experts...
 
 
PBLNetwork

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
IMSA's PBLNetwork provides background, a template and guidance for creating and conducting a problem-based learning project. Videos illustrate the sample project, Lunar Outpost.
 
 
Problem-Based Learning: PBL

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Author/Host of Website

Hawaii's Institute of Geophyics and Planetology
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  PBL is a student-centered instructional strategy to promote active learning while learners investigate authentic problems. PBL is characterized by the use of real-world and ill-structured problems, those...
 
 
 
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