Read about Laurette Rogers work with her 4th grade students on The California Freshwater Shrimp Project which gives interesting insights into an actual successful project. Students make decisions, and they have a framework in which to do so. There s a problem without a predetermined solution. Students design the process for reaching a solution. Students are responsible for accessing and managing the information they gather.
Evaluation takes place continuously.
Students regularly reflect on what they re doing. The classroom has an atmosphere that tolerates error and change.