Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

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

Study of Bones and Skeletons

Grade(s):

5

Book describing the unique features of animal skeletons

Book Trading Cards

Grade(s):

5, 6

Sample trading cards of characters from various books; each part of a "book deck" of characters

Andy Goldsworthy Nature Art

Grade(s):

8

Student photographs of their artwork, inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy

Who We Are

Grade(s):

K

Mini book with self-portrait, peer-created clay sculpture, and student writing

Appalachian Storybank

The Appalachian Journey Storybank Project

Grade(s):

8

Eighth grade students at Evergreen Community Charter School in Asheville, North Carolina participated in an expedition called The Appalachian Journey where students investigated the history of southern Appalachia to describe, as historians do, the relationship between the Scotch Irish settlers of

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