Home-School Projects: The Inquiry Project

I ran across this Edutopia article about engaging projects which included The Inquiry Project.  Now this curriculum is meaty for elementary grades.  Is this your first PBL?  Are you asking what a PBL is?  PBL is 'project based learning' and goes beyond individual projects, such as Flat Stanley.  A PBL is a unit based on a 'driving question' which frames the entire project or series of projects and usually culminates with a product or experience.  Bucks Institute for Education has planning forms, rubrics, and sample projects, such as this elementary level project A Home For Everyone.  Use one of these PBLs--they're consistently excellent.  Yes, the idea is to come up with your own driving question for a student-driven original project.  Sure, once you have some experience!  Okay, if you get stuck, ask yourself three questions: Waht do I already know?  What do I need to know? How am I going to find out?   Pick one project that doesn't seem too intimidating and try it!