Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Portneuf River Watersheds

Portneuf River Watersheds

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fifth and sixth-grade students from Pocatello Community Charter School in Pocatello, Idaho created a topographic representation of the environmental impact of the Portneuf River watershed to educate the public at their Environmental Fair.

Beauty As The Downfall

Beauty As The Downfall

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

As part of an “Empathy For The Endangered” studio, students studied how the Black Lace Cactus which once populated the Texas Gulf Coast is now endangered. People recognized the beauty of the blooms that the Black Lace Cactus evolved to protect itself.

Tree Signs

Tremendous Trees - Trail Signs

Grade(s):

K

Kindergarteners at Schoolcraft Learning Community created these trail signs as a collaborative project after participating in a spring expedition about trees. Since the school plans to move locations in the fall, the goal was to create student work that would be visible from the very first day.

Creatwinning - Black History Month Multimedia Zine

Grade(s):

12

This is an eTwinning project by learners of English learning how to write creatively. A compelling model, this book features provocative and intriguing writing to push people's thinking.

Ikezasso(Ikebana with weeds)

Grade(s):

7

Country: Japan

Springfield, USA - An Atlas

Grade(s):

4

Book about towns named Springfield across the U.S. with a focus on resources and industries

Calculicious: Making Calculus Delicious

Grade(s):

12

Mathematical concepts (algebriac, geometric) illuminated by student artwork, with student reflections

What Matters to Me: In the Hearts and Minds of Elementary School Students

Grade(s):

4

Book of personal essays and self-portraits of what matters to each student in the class

Songwriting Intensive

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Performance of original songs written by students during a week-long intensive

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