FREE Project Based Learning Activities for SAFARI Montage

Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based approach to instruction that fosters collaborative learning and promotes students’ development of research, communication and critical thinking skills in the pursuit of answers to real-world challenges.

Working in small groups, students engage in a sustained, cooperative investigation to answer a question or solve a problem. Throughout this process, students are creating an artifact or presentation representing what they have learned and the solution they propose.

 Using SAFARI Montage as an on-demand digital media resource for learning and investigating, these multi-disciplinary project-based learning activities engage teachers and students in creating multimedia projects that span multiple content areas.

The following activities focus on biomes around the world, endangered species, and how humans impact the environment and are appropriate for upper elementary, middle school learners. Each contains an essential question, guided research, tailored playlists, graphic organizers, and assessment rubrics and each can be modified for your specific instructional needs. The projects result in multimedia products such as websites, blogs, wikis, podcasts, movies, and public service announcements bringing real-world applications to student learning.

Please explore the activities below and download them for use in your classrooms. We'd love to hear about how you use SAFARI Montage with your students!

Activity 1: Advertise the Environment
Activity 2: What Can I Do?
Activity 3: Everything's Connected
Activity 4: Who is Protecting Our Environment?
Activity 5: Cries from Endangered Species
Activity 6: Is Air Pollution Destroying Our Cities?