Final Frontier: Project Based Learning (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

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3rd - 7th, Homeschool

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Specialty, Math, Science

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Projects, Activities

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I used this as a collaborative project in my middle school between Science, Math, and English. The students absolutely loved it. It was a great end to the first 9 weeks and our engineering and design unit.

— Kirsten B.

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Major engagement! I used this with my enrichment group and they had such a blast throughout the whole project. They loved researching just as much as the creative construction portion. They learned so much!

— Catherine C.

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Description

Project Based Learning for Science, Math, ELA.

Final Frontier is a three-part project based learning activity.

It’s a three-in-one project and allows students to pick from three jobs/careers:

Scientist: solar system, science, writing (ELA), art

Engineer: geometry, math, design

Architect: geometry, math facts, problem solving

***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***

See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.

Scientist Overview

Academic Areas

-science and the solar

system

-creative writing

-art and design

-research

Objectives/Lesson

Research all the planets.

Create a back-story for AREA 51.

Develop a spaceship, alien or solar system.

Project

Create a 3D alien spaceship, alien, or solar system

Engineer Overview

Academic Areas

-geometry

-area and perimeter

-symmetry

-critical thinking

Objectives/Lesson

Step-by-step students will develop and build a spaceship.

Includes designing ideas based on reasoning and choice.

Project

Using NETS and blueprints students build a spaceship that is three dimensional and based off of their design.

Architect Overview

Academic Areas

-area and perimeter

-geometry

-symmetry

-scale

-math facts

-problem solving

Objectives/Lesson

Step-by-step students will develop and design a space station building for a colony on a new planet.

Each concept builds upon the next and culminates in designing a building.

Project

Build a functioning base for a colony on a planet using blueprints, design, and hands-on creation.

CONTENTS:

p9-14 Teacher instructions

p15-17 Tricks and tips for projects

p18-20 Scoring rubrics

p21-23 Final Frontier Intro

p22-48 The Scientist section

p49-80 The Engineer section

p81-107 The Architect section

p108-113 Full page Nets

As the teacher you can:

-Do all three projects as a class together.

-Allow students to pick their job/project.

-Combination of both.

-You have total control how to present this to your students.

These projects are based around math, science, and ELA. BUT, the larger component allows students to dictate what and how to complete each project. This is based on; choices they make, creativity, imagination, ability to problem-solve, and critical thinking skills. Students will have to; utilize skills, apply prior knowledge, think critically, practice organizational skills, and work collaboratively within their classroom.

This is a multitiered PBL designed to engage all learners, strengthen content areas, and build independent and problem solving skills using real-world applications. The three projects all vary in complexity, but each allow for immediate differentiation based on student/teacher choice and how rigorous they choose to make their projects. The more time and effort applied will create a more comprehensive final project.

Depending on your classroom, you could have a class all working on three different projects, all at different points in the project. Each project contains specific instructions that should allow students to work at their own pace. You will be asked questions, but push your students to build their independence and collaboration skills before they ask you what to do.

Even though each project has a specific objective, they are still very open-ended and rely on student input to create their outcomes.

***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!***

ACCESSING THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE

What you need to get started:

1. Download Link for the Google Slide Product

2. Have access to the Internet and a Google Account. (FREE)

3. Open the file on your own Google Drive and engage while in the edit mode.

4. Printer access to print out the finished product. (OPTIONAL).

Beginning your Google Slides Project:

Before you begin editing/filling in your project, it is VERY important to first make a copy of the file, on your own Google Drive.

Once you make a copy of the original file it will enable you to edit it and make any changes.

After creating a copy of the resource you can decide which slides you would like to include and which ones to delete before you assign this as an assignment.

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