News Stories on Problem-Based Learning
School to Offer Science for Real World (News Journal)
Graduate fellows partner with science teachers to help high schoolers apply scientific principles to real world problems.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060425/NEWS03/604250350/1008&theme=
Students Take Aim at Global Problems (Christian Science
Monitor)
The Global Challenge program puts U.S., Chinese, and Indian high school students together in a team problem–solving competition that deals with a science–related issue.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1005/p13s01-legn.html
Students’ Ideas Could Change Auto Industry (Detroit Free Press)
Students create projects they hope could end American dependency on foreign oil.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060410/NEWS01/604100388/1003