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This is a great PBL unit that is designed for grades 3-5; however, it could be modified to fit upper levels as well.  This project also describes how it meets the essentials elements of PBL.  Very easy to follow.  

This is a 14 minute video that explains the 8 essential components of Project Based Learning.

More resouces for PBL

Project-Based Learning is the anchoring of student-driven learning through the design, development, and publication authentic projects, products, and related learning outcomes. It is a forward-way of thinking about how you can plan learning experiences for students while simultaneously centering them in the learning process itself.

Project-based learning, as with all lessons, requires much preparation and planning. It begins with an idea and an essential question. When you are designing the project and the essential question that will launch the activities, it is important to remember that many content standards will be addressed.

This checklist of criteria to be Gold Standard PBL is very helpful in evaluating ALL teaching, not just projects.

Project based learning (PBL) is gaining advocates in Jewish education. The chart integrated in the article shows what good PBL needs from both the student and teacher perspective. It also includes pitfalls to avoid when creating a project.

Everybody has unique and interesting stories to tell. For this project, students wrote a chapter in their memoirs about something that was important in their lives. We explored the essential questions by doing various personal writings to help them connect to past experiences.

What is It? Project-based learning is an instructional strategy in which students work cooperatively over time to create a product, presentation, or performance. The two essential components of project-based learning are an engaging and motivating question and a product that meaningfully addresses that question.

Tech tools for PBL

Here's a great project that I found in my search of PBL units. I really took to this particular project because it has to do with the CTE field, and the department I am in has worked closely with district CTE specialists in the development of a relatively new Computer Essentials course that all 7th graders in our district must complete. I would like to develop a PBL unit for that course that teachers could use, if they wished to do so, and this project gave me some great ideas!

This article from BIE explains what makes a gold standard Project Design. Because so many teachers have adopted PBL, the Buck Institute decided to define a specific standard for PBL because many projects have been substandard.

Essential Question(s): Why do editors assemble film a certain way? What kind of mood can be created with editing choices? How does music affect an edited piece of video? Short Description: Students create music videos using time lapse photography and video.

Ways to ensure that PBL is effective

A great starting read into PBL that aligns nicely with BIE (authors are from the BIE). The example outlined is relatable!

Great article! Helps teachers focus on what project-based learning really means.

This is a specific Google Voyage that does a nice job of giving the details of most of the components of the Essential Project Design Elements Checklist.

An alternative 6 to the bie 8 essential elements of PBL.