Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Collecting Nature's Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Photographs of letters found in nature or created out of sticks and other natural materials

Iconic: The black and white of our heroes and heroines

Grade(s):

11

Collection of essays in which students reflect on their personal relationship with their chosen icon

Do the Green Thing

Grade(s):

7, 8

Book of tips on energy efficiency created to guide decisions in a school renovation

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Trail Guide and Calendar

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Field guide and calendar created by students in an Environmental Science Team

Beetlemania: It's More Than Just John, Paul, Ringo and George

Grade(s):

5, 6

Field guide to the Rocky Mountain Beetle infestation in the Colorado forest ecosystem

A is for A-Bomb

Grade(s):

10

A mature alphabet book with illustration and poems about atomic bombs

What Matters to Me: In the Hearts and Minds of Elementary School Students

Grade(s):

4

Book of personal essays and self-portraits of what matters to each student in the class

Pieces of Me

Grade(s):

3

Book featuring students' favorite body parts through black and white photography and hand-written text

Get Bent

Grade(s):

12

Design project book of wooden, curved chairs; with photos, mathematical models, marketing posters

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