Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Centaur Knot Manual

Grade(s):

3, 4

Instructions about how to tie knots as well as information on their origin and use, with photos

Chickenology: The Art and Science of Keeping Chickens

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Manual for raising chickens that includes articles, photographs, illustrations and essays

Stand Up! Speak Out!

Grade(s):

5

Fictional speeches written by students in the voice of real historical leaders with symbolic illustrations

Fire! Fire! The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire

Grade(s):

3, 4

Magazine about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Snakes of the Pioneer Valley

Grade(s):

7

Field guide about snakes; created by a single student as an independent project

In the Zone: Where the Land Meets the Water

Grade(s):

7

Field guide to the marine organisms of the intertidal zone of Casco Bay

Island Cards

Grade(s):

6, 7

Note cards of the Boston Harbor Islands with illustrations and historical information

RMSEL Birds: A Neighborhood Guide

Grade(s):

1

Field guide to local birds with original taxonomic categories and hand-written, kid-centered descriptions

Pepe's Journey

Pépe's Journey to the United States: El Viaje De Pepe A Los Estados Unidos

Grade(s):

7

A seventh grade student at the Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Fe, New Mexico created this bilingual picture book as a final product of a yearlong “Roots & Wings” immigration expedition.

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