PBL Examples of Math Project Ideas

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The response to my previous blog on PBL lesson plans included several requests for PBL examples in a variety of subjects.  So today, I'll point teachers and homeschooling parents to several sites with math project ideas.  You can easily :) adjust them to your students' learning situation, school curriculum demands, etc.

I've organized them by math topic.  Keep in mind that project-based learning lesson plans are usually cross-curricular.  So for math, projects often incorporate STEM - science, technology, engineering and math - particularly in middle school and high school classes.

General Math
Teach 21 PBL - Math by grade level - 50+ projects - grades 3-8
Intel PBL - Various math projects - 17 projects - grades K-12
ASA - Census at School - statistics & data analysis - grades 4-12



Geometry
High Tech High - This New House - "green" home design - grades 9-12
High Tech High - Urban Art - design scale model of a tree - grade 9
Math Matters in Indiana - Geometry Projects - 10 projects - grades 9-12
Teach21 PBL - by grade level - several projects use geometry - grades 3-8
Teach 21 PBL - Geometry - 9 projects - grades 9-12
NASA- Launch Altitude Tracker - determine altitude of a rocket - grades 4-12
Edutopia.org - Design State-of-the-Art High School - grades 9-12
Texas State edu - Math in Origami - grades 9-12


Money Sense and Money Management
Teach 21 PBL - Fiscal Responsibility - grade 4
Teach 21 PBL - Cash for Your Clunker? - grades 9-12
Teach 21 PBL - Investing - Risk vs. Reward - grades 9-12
NEFE - High School Financial Planning Program - grades 9-12
Edutopia - Successful Investor Project - start a business -grade 9-12

Algebra
Math Matters in Indiana - PreAlgebra Projects - 20 projects - grades 5-8
Math Matters in Indiana - Algebra 1 Projects - 20+ projects - grades 9-12
Math Matters in Indiana - Algebra 2 Projects - 5 projects - grades 9-12
Envision Schools  - Greenbacks or Greenspace -  grades 9-12
Teach 21 PBL - Algebra I and II - 15 projects - grades 8-12
NASA - Exploring Space Through Math - includes geometry and precalculus - grades 7-12
Curriki.org - Curriki Algebra 1 - 5 units/5 projects - grades 6-10

Calculus
Teach 21 PBL - Pre-calculus, calculus & trig - 11 projects - grades 9-12

If you know of a good PBL math project or site, leave a comment and I'll add it to the list.