What is Project-Based APES?
Image of Some of the Countries represented in Project 5: Global Climate Summit
Project-based learning (PBL) includes the following:
Learning through projects.
Helps you to understand why your new knowledge is important.
Helps you to understand how people apply this knowledge in the real world.
Helps you use your knowledge to solve real-world problems.
Why Project-Based?
People learn more by completing challenging products than they do by solely listening to lectures.
People can more easily apply the knowledge learned through PBL in new situations.
People retain more information through PBL for longer periods of time.
How is PBL AP Environmental Science Different?
You will…
Have more responsibility and opportunities to explore topics and research information.
Fulfill specific project roles to learn how people use ES in the real world.
Discover that there is often not one simple solution to real-world ES issues.
Sometimes work alone but also collaborate with peers to successfully complete projects.