Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers/Wabanaki Studies

Grade(s):

4

Students engage in Units 1 and 2 of the 4th grade module "Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers" to unpack what makes a poem a poem and explain what inspires writers to write poetry. Concurrently, students learn about the Wabanaki tribe to understand their daily life and culture.

Original Physics Experiments

Grade(s):

1, 2

Collection of students' self-designed physics experiments and their conclusions

The Natural Playscape Book

Grade(s):

K

Documentation of a project in which students designed their own play yard

Don't Bee Crazy, Save Our Bees

Grade(s):

1, 2

Video designed to teach other students about the importance of honey bees

Grasshopper Card - Drafts

Grade(s):

2

Series of scientific drawings showing a student's revision process through multiple critique sessions

Picture Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Individual letter posters for above the blackboard created by students

Our Classroom Teacher Mrs. Wong

Grade(s):

1

Illustrated profile of their teacher in which she answers simple questions about her life

Vinnie DiCarlo

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life and career of a Mafia leader based on interview with a real FBI agent

Aquatic Invasive Stamps

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

Posters of postage stamps featuring invasive ocean species created by teams of students

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