Term+4+-+Project+Parts

The **first** step in our Project Based Learning (PBL) is to choose an issue, problem or concern that you want to know more about.

**Secondly**, as a team collect the facts - what do you already know about the topic. To do this you might use: This page can be used to record The Knowns.
 * surveys
 * observations (stand and watch or count)
 * interviews
 * book/internet thing
 * yeaahrt
 * photos or video

Step **three** is writing deep driving questions. This diagram below will help you evaluate your questions. The best questions are 'open intellectual'. But every project might also need 'closed intellectual' questions.



The **fourth** part of the project is answering your questions using a range of sources. The majority of your sources should be primary sources. This means an original sources - actual people (perhaps via Skype), film, sound recordings, surveys, photos, diaries, autobiographies. For more information on sources, you can read here. During the answering stage, you might add more questions or re-write your questions. That is good because it shows you are thinking and evaluating the learning.

Keep a record of your sources in a Reference list. This link takes you to Waikato University's page so you can learn how to set out a reference list.

Issues, problems or concerns need solutions. This is the **fifth** part of your project. For example if your concern is the lack of recycling facilities in our school, you need to create a solution. Your solution should exist ... make it for real!




 * Finally **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">, you need to present your project in front of an audience. You've had plenty of practice speaking to an <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">audience <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">with your speeches in English, teaching the class your PE game, sharing your Olympic Maths projects with other classes and your Term 2 Celebration of Learning. Find a digital presentation tool that meets your needs and fits your project.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">Through this process, you need to **record and reflect on your learning.** You must write at least one blog post per week. You can add photos, film, links to other sites, etc in your blog post. If you need ideas for your blog posts you can answer these three questions: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">1 Where am I going? (goals) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">2 How am I going? (in relation to my goals) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">3 What next? (future goals)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;">Here are some visuals that show the process you will take: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Source <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[]



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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Check out the **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">@Learning Tools **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> page. The tools will help you with the different parts of your project. If you find a new cool tool, share it!