Real+World+Problem

== =Real World Problem=

A quality PBL lesson, unit or activity should address a real world problem or issue. Use the information below to guide you in adding your example to our list.

Title of Project URL - if you copy and paste the URL, it will be automatically "hot". Explanation - Explain why this project meets this criteria.

1.Journey North - Monarchs http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/index.html This studies the migratory patterns of monarchs in order to protect them.

2. Down the Drain Grades 4-8 [] This Internet-based collaborative project will allow students to share information about water usage with other students from around the country and the world. Based on data collected by their household members and their classmates, students will determine the average amount of water used by one person in a day. They will compare this to the average amount of water used per person per day in other parts of the world.

3. The Gulf Stream Voyage Grades 6 - 12 [] This is a multidisciplinary project real-time data and primary sources to teach students about the discovery, history, and science behind what is now known as the "Gulf Stream."

4. Banned in America!!! [] As a follow up to an introductory unit on the American Dream, upper division students were asked to assess the role of censorship in American society through a study of banned books in America. Students engaged in reading a banned book, writing a persuasive essay, and participated in a mock trial around issues of censorship.

5. Water Problems http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Water_Problems.html This activity utilizes a relatively new option in Google Earth while examining a real world dilemma. More than a billion people on the planet are faced with an inadequate supply of water. For many, this means they must travel miles every day to reach their water source. This task of hauling water typically falls upon women and children. For this lesson, the students are given several paths to water and asked to analyze the changes in elevation. This is accomplished using the elevation profile . This new feature allows one to examine the elevation of a path on the Earth’s surface in a pop-up graphic.

6. Top Global Issues [] Top Global Issues from the United Nations could be real world or cultural top issues going on