

BLOG: Khan Academy's Discovery Lab - Summer Camp Where STEM Meets PBLĭirector Minli Virdone describes Khan Academy's Discovery Lab summer camp, where, among other hands-on projects, 5th, 6th, and 7th graders learn by reverse engineering common household objects.


In their Discovery Lab summer camp, Khan Academy staff experimented with project-based learning activities to build better student engagement. Khan Academy's video lectures have the potential to free up time for more hands-on learning in the classroom. VIDEO: Khan Academy Explores Hands-On Learning.The founder of Khan Academy discusses how his videos can help create a "flipped classroom" that allows blended learning, where online lectures can happen at home and project-based learning can happen during school. VIDEO: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity.
