Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Forest Park Zoo

Grade(s):

1

Guide to zoo animals with scientific illustrations, written descriptions and author photos

Ever Wonder Why?

Grade(s):

3, 9, 10, 11, 12

Dual language (Spanish/English) book of fables that explain why or how something came to be

Peacekeepers of Chicago

Grade(s):

7

Biographical sketches and photos of community members who promote peace in Chicago

Searching for Freedom - Matisse Cards

Grade(s):

5

Note cards with silhouettes of students modeling physical expressions of slavery and freedom.

20 Years Project-Portfolio

Grade(s):

8

Student projection of herself 20 years in the future; includes interview with future self and financial portrait

Fantasy Bedroom

Grade(s):

5, 6

Architectural blueprints of a fantasy bedroom drawn in two different scales

Field Guide to the Aquatic Gardens at Forest Park

Grade(s):

3

Field guide by kids, for kids, to the wildlife in a local urban park water garden

Rainbow of Religion

A Rainbow of Religion: People of Faith in the Pioneer Valley

Grade(s):

8

Eighth grade students at Four Rivers Charter Public School in Greenfield, Massachusetts, collaborated with the Family Diversity Project to create this book as part of a study on different views on religion and religious topics.

Motive and Motif

Motive and Motif

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth-grade art and literature students at High Tech High in San Diego, California visited the San Diego Museum of Art to study different artists. Each student selected a painting and researched the artist’s motive for creating the work and the motifs that inspired them.

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