Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Invasive Species in Maine

Grade(s):

7

A field guide to invasive species in Maine

The Land of the Unknown

Grade(s):

6

Program for an original play about ancient Egypt that includes student research

Class Portrait Poster

Grade(s):

K

Collage of self-portraits made into an oversized poster to display in the classroom

Somewhere in the Park

Grade(s):

1

Children's book featuring what happens in a local park through simple text and ripped-paper collage

Stream Water Quality Report

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scientific report on surface water quality in Shutesbury, MA based on testing completed by students.

Alphabet Poster

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet poster combining formal lettering with student drawings, supported by peer critiques

Staff Class to the Past

Staff Class to the Past

Grade(s):

8

Eight grade students at High Tech Middle Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California wrote and illustrated this book about time travel. It started with a dream that their teacher had in which the entire eighth grade class went back in time with her to visit the 16 most important events in U.S.

Chair Design

Chair Design Without Adhesives

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Art I high school students at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas designed cardboard chairs as part of a co-curricular project in physics, geometry and art.

Whooos Out There?

Whoooos Out There?"

Grade(s):

3

Third Grade students at Delaware Ridge Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas developed and maintained detailed science notebooks as they studied five species of owls that are native to Kansas.

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