Environmental Project-Based Learning

What is E-PBL?

Environmental project-based learning (E-PBL) offers opportunities for students to actively explore and address environmental challenges while building skills in teamwork and communication, research, data collection and analysis, community engagement, and reflection. E-PBL enables and requires students to delve deeply into their academic content while investigating issues in their own backyard.

Learn more about project-based learning in this short video, Project-Based Learning: Explained, produced by the Buck Institute for Education.

Why E-PBL?

PBL has been shown to help students develop critical skills while delving deeply into their academic content. The reports and research summaries linked here include the latest research on the benefits of project-based learning.

Tools & Resources

Engaging students in E-PBL requires a shift in the way lessons are prepared and presented for many educators. These tools and resources offer teachers an introduction to project-based learning strategies.

Featured Resource: PBL-U

Project Profiles

The projects highlighted here offer examples of E-PBL in action and feature the core elements of E-PBL: real-world problem-solving, local environmental issues, multidisciplinary learning, leadership skills, community engagement, and academic rigor.