Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

A Question & Answer Pamphlet about Pet Corn Snakes

Grade(s):

2

Second graders provide information for those who are considering adopting a pet corn snake

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.

Hungry for Change

Hungry for Change

Grade(s):

4

Students examined the requirements associated with the National School Lunch Program, visited local schools, and interviewed a wide range of experts (operations staff, policy experts, registered dietitians, food vendors, and their Congresswoman).

Utah For Kids, By Kids

Utah: By Kids, For Kids

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

Students at Venture Academy in Marriott-Slaterville, Utah created this book to introduce their state to children using self-selected topics from a pre-approved list. Students were required to write a research paper on their topic to become an expert.

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