Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Fourth Grade Tumbler's Manual

Grade(s):

4

Manual written by kids, for kids and teachers using the school's rock tumblers to make polished stones

Ampersand

Grade(s):

11

Collection of essays written in response to students' experiences in an internship program

Colorado Fish Jigsaw Puzzles

Grade(s):

K

Puzzles that highlight the different parts of a fish, donated to a library

Self Portraits

Grade(s):

1

Self-portrait covers for student portfolios, supported by peer critique

Seasons of Life

Grade(s):

6

Biography of an elder from a local nursing home created by two students who visited her there

Maine’s Flora

Grade(s):

7

Field guide with highly detailed illustrations of plants.

The Pond Alphabet Book

Grade(s):

3

Children's alphabet book of pond life illustrated in watercolor

I Like the Color

Grade(s):

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Hawaiian culture children's book on colors, written by a range of upper elementary - high school students

What's Out There?

What’s Out There? A True or False Book about the Universe

Grade(s):

4

Fourth grade students at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts created this book as part of an expedition on the Solar System and beyond as they grappled with questions about the universe.

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