Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

5th grade students book on Great Depression with interviews, photos, expressive drawings

Faces of the Great Depression

Grade(s):

5

Book by 5th graders with interviews and illustrations of community elders who lived through the Great Depression

12 Things You Can Do to Help Everyone Have Enough Healthy Food

Grade(s):

1

Calendar promoting healthy food for all; researched with community agencies

A Microscopic World of Wonder

Grade(s):

5, 6

Information about microorganisms along with illustrations inspired by Ernst Haeckel.

The Truth about Thanksgiving - Coloring Book

Grade(s):

3

Coloring book that includes line drawings and written information about Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture

A Little More Than Just People

Grade(s):

8

Interviews and photographs with people who work on behalf of their local community

Is Lake Merritt Worth 198 Million Dollars?

Grade(s):

6

Report on the water quality of urban Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA

The Crusades

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Book on the math and physics behind the weapons of the crusades

What Matters To Me

Grade(s):

6

Book of conceptual self-portraits and essays written by students about what matters to him or her

Coded Illustrations

Unfamiliar Landscapes: Coded Illustrations

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth grade students at High Tech High in San Diego, California created artwork using computer coding for an exhibition entitled “Unfamiliar Landscapes.”

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