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.
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.
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
After learning that suicide was the second largest killer of young people, and the growing need for education about mental health, students partnered with families to discuss their loss of a loved one on camera for a student-run video and banner campaign.
In La Llaga: Border Project, students explore the reasons why people choose to risk their lives in the attempt to enter the United States illegally.
How can students design an engaging and interactive activity for the Natural History Museum that children will find both fun and educational?
Students read plays by three Greek writers before adapting them into an onstage version following themes of genocide, war, refugees, and the treatment of women.
Calculicious was a cross-curricular project at High Tech High, where seniors were engaged in using calculus to make and describe art.
In Through My Eyes: Photography and Literacy, third grade students undertook a year-long study of photography, integrating science, literacy, writing, social studies, and art.
Our nation is in need of healing: healing from our racial division, healing from bigotry and oppression, and healing from fear.
