Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Black Holes: What are They?

Grade(s):

9

Children's book that explains black holes to young readers

The Toy Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet poster featuring toys, created for Pre-K students by Kindergarten students

Calendar of Forest Park

Grade(s):

1

Calendar that highlights different activities in a local park, corresponding to the time of year

Field Guide to Local Amphibians

Grade(s):

4

Field guide to amphibians local to Shutesbury, MA

Personal Goals Poster

Grade(s):

K

Small posters with self-portrait, photo, personal and parent-written goals for the year

Sound, Hearing and Deafness

Grade(s):

5, 6

Illustrated children's book on the physics and physiology of sound and hearing

Bee-fore and After Posters

Grade(s):

3

Scientific drawings in first drafts and, after learning about bees and critique, second drafts

Unfamiliar Landscapes

Unfamiliar Landscapes: The Project

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth grade students at High Tech High in San Diego, California used the key concept of “unfamiliar landscapes” to study how we create or alter landscapes, and how, in turn, landscapes alter us as individuals and community members.

Wheelchair Hand Drive

Wheelchair Hand Drive

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

As part of the studio, “Hacking Wheelchairs for Urbanity” NuVu students were tasked with improving the wheelchair by accessorizing it as opposed to redesigning the chair itself. Part of this challenge was also affordability, as many current technologies are costly.

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