project based learning

This article is Part 2 of EDGEucating’s water-based learning series. Read Part 1 here.  Water has a way of turning an ordinary lesson into something students want to investigate. In Part 1 of our water-based learning series, we explored ways teachers can use water to connect classroom learning with the water cycle, filtration, renewable energy, […]

After more than 20 years in the classroom, I have found that students remember lessons best when they can investigate something familiar in an unfamiliar way. Water is perfect for this. Students encounter it every day, but it also opens the door to meaningful learning about weather, ecosystems, energy, engineering, transportation, community planning, and environmental