Project-based learning (项目化学习) is learning while doing. It gives learners the chance to get a deeper understanding of a topic. During the learning, learners use real-world examples and challenges to solve problems. Project-based learning is becoming widely used in schools. Students work on a project over a period of time—from a week to a term. At the end of the project, they show their knowledge and skills by creating a product for people. Let’s take the example of Sandra.

Sandra is an eleven-year-old student in Sunshine Primary School. She wanted to know more about Greek mythology (希腊神话). Well, how did she make it?

She chose Greek mythology characters as the topic because she was interested in the characters and their stories.	Step 1 Choose a topic
She had to learn about that topic and do some research on it. For information, she read books and articles about the history of Greek mythology. She also read some novels like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. She watched videos and played games all connected with Greek mythology. When she collected her information, she was ready to create a project.	Step 2 Do the research
She created a project based on (以……为基础) her talents and skills. She loves to build with Legos (乐高), so she decided to build lego creations based on the stories of Greek mythology characters. She’s also really good at art, so she created a book about her favorite characters. In her book, she drew pictures of them and wrote the stories in her own words.	Step 3 Create a project
After all of that work, she made a living room presentation for Mom and Dad and shared the two products that she had created. Then she shared her project online with friends, and even shared her project on social media.	Step 4 Do the presentation

From the example of Sandra, we can see that project-based learning allows a student to learn about a topic and then create a project based on his or her talents and skills. Not everyone is a great test taker, but everyone is good at something. Through project work, students can not only learn deeply about a topic, but also have fun learning. So if you’re interested in something, why not start with project-based learning?

【小题1】How do learners deal with problems in project-based learning?

A．By creating a product for people.	B．By doing the research.
C．By using real-world examples and challenges.	D．By doing the presentation.

【小题2】What did Sandra create?

A．Lego creations.

B．A book.

C．Lego creations and a book.

D．It isn’t mentioned.

【小题3】What did Sandra do to collect information?
①Built lego creations.       ②Watched videos and played games.
③Read books and some articles.   ④Make a living room presentations.

A．①④

B．②③

C．③④

D．②④

【小题4】What’s the type of this article?

A．Description text (说明文).	B．Narrative (记叙文).
C．Practical (应用文).	D．Argumentation (议论文).