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Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

A Great Place to Visit!

In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era).  Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour.  Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour. 

Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation.

The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes.

Source
ConnectEd

Subject
English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Catch the Fever

This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. 

Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will explore the emergence and impact of communicable diseases on society. Students will investigate the role of microorganisms in causing disease. They will study the impact of a public health infrastructure, along with medical and pharmaceutical advances, on the evolution of microorganisms. 

Source
ConnectEd

Subject
English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Crime Scene Investigation

This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. 

Unit description from the source: In this unit, students take on the role of crime scene investigators to solve a murder that has occurred at the school. They will integrate math, science, and language arts into the study of forensic science and associated legal careers such as district attorneys, law enforcement, pathology, forensic science, and medical examination. 

Source
PBL University (PBLU)

Subject
Science, Engineering, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Design It Clean

In this task, students will get into groups and design affordable and realistic water filters.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Student Handouts

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