Project-Based Learning at HTH
These projects are examples of the work that is done at all of the High Tech High Schools. It is our record of what we have done and how to get there. Teachers can utilize this to display what they have done with their students, and get ideas from others teachers. Students can show their parents and friends the work that they have done, and the community can see how project based learning enables students to do and learn. Please enjoy the projects and videos.
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Students explored the simplicity and limitless uses of a cardboard box and then built arcade games out of cardboard and other recycled materials.

The core purpose of this project was for students to develop a connection to the natural world, and examine the role of pollinators, and re-plant a school garden.

Students investigated the role of bees in our ecosystem, the various ways bees are being threatened, and wrote and performed plays about some aspect of what they had learned.

Students worked in groups to research and define an aspect of blood physiology, blood banking, or blood-related diseases before creating multimedia art pieces using what they had learned.

First grade students learned about rainforests, ecosystems, agriculture, history, the economics of trade, and cooking by studying the history of chocolate.

Students learned about current trends in education and created their dream universities of the future.

December Sky combine the thrill of speed with the something that every young person dreams about—our future in the cosmos.

In this project, students learned about geometry and algebra by designing and creating their own paper lanterns.

Tenth grade students created podcasts related to California state ballot propositions.
Browse Projects

Students explored the simplicity and limitless uses of a cardboard box and then built arcade games out of cardboard and other recycled materials.

How can the programming of a large, complex piece of software be managed?


Students created an art and music exhibition which explained the math concepts behind the trajectory of objects.

Rise Up! A Changemaker Project built upon The Roots to Rise fall project when students explored the power of their own roots and stories, and a change they hope to create in their future.

We will use the lucha libre metaphor to find ways of tackling social problems that are prevalent both in Latin America and in our own community.

In Newspaper Plays: Year In Review!, students asked “How can I use my voice and body to tell more effective stories?”

Students planted positive seeds of school culture, both literally in the garden and figuratively in the hallways of our new shared school building.

The core purpose of this project was for students to develop a connection to the natural world, and examine the role of pollinators, and re-plant a school garden.