Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

A Buccaneer’s Guide to the Age of Exploration

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

Illustrated book chronicles western explorers and the lands they visited, conquered and colonized

Unlocking Change

UnLOCKing Change: One Invention at a Time

Grade(s):

6

As part of a yearlong study of public art, sixth grade students at Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York learned about the importance of water in the development of civilization.

Wildlife Clay Art

Wildlife Clay Art

Grade(s):

4

Students studied wildlife from the Colville National Forest in an expedition in their home classroom. The final product of the expedition included writing a narrative fiction about one of the wildlife they studied.

Buckle Up

Buckle Up

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Answering an authentic need for a public music video (PMV) for State Farm to use in their awareness campaign, students worked to create an entire album of songs around the importance of wearing a seatbelt.

Penelope

Penelope The Pain-O-Monster

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students grappled with the challenge doctors face in collecting accurate self-reported information from children about their level of pain due to lack of communication skills, fear, anxiety, and discomfort.

junior high students poems and artwork on identity

If I Was A Country - Poems and Maps

Grade(s):

7, 8

In the course of a yearlong exploration of identity, students at Anser Charter School considered the geography and political history of Europe in order to frame an investigation into the causes and lasting effects of the Holocaust.

Freaky Frogs of West Virginia

Freaky Frogs of West Virginia

Grade(s):

3

Third-grade students at Explorer Academy in Huntington, West Virginia took Unit 3 of the EL Curriculum module “Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs” and made it their own.

Chicago Water Quality Report

Grade(s):

7, 8

During the 2022-2023 school year, seventh and eighth grade students at Polaris Charter Academy focused on learning physics and chemistry through multiple lenses.

San Diego Bay: 2008 Tide Calendar

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Tide calendar featuring information on the endangered and threatened species of the San Diego Bay

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