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What is the Structure of a PBL?

An authentic, high-quality PBL Unit has specific core components or elements that comprise its structure. If you neglect one of these elements, then you start to lose what truly makes it a PBL versus a traditional project. Listed below are each of the structural pieces of a Project Based Learning Unit. Every PBL Unit has to start with standards, and then from there you build the the rest of Unit. This page connects you to resources and examples of each necessary core component for building your PBL Unit.

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