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PBL

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Sep 24, 2025·3 min read·Engineering

From Flame Tests to Lasers: Extending Inquiry in Atomic Structure

Every year I begin chemistry with the flame test lab. It is a simple and colorful way for students to wonder about electrons. They see different salts burn with different colors, and they start...

Feb 28, 2019·2 min read·Inquiry

5E Lesson Strategy: Making the 'Explain' Phase Fun With Lower Blooms Hoops!

CYCLES OF LEARNING

Aug 27, 2018·1 min read·Curiosity

8 Awesome Inquiry Lesson Cycles!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with the science educators at D211 in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs. As part of the workshop, all teachers were challenged to work in discipline specific...

Jul 9, 2018·3 min read·Curiosity

3 Ways to Simplify, Streamline, and Empower Your Lesson Design

Dec 30, 2017·2 min read·Hero's Journey

Public Products, PBL

Kickstarter as a PBL Public Product Model, Central to the PBL Cycle, is the 'Public Product' as a final showcase of learning. Read more @cycles of learning.