Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Building and Maintaining a Compost System

Grade(s):

7

7th-grade students designed a compost system for the school based on research and worked with compost engineer experts as part of our soil expedition (Dead or Alive - the Dirt on Soil). Students first learned about soil, the importance of carbon in soil, what plants need, and nitrogen cycling.

It's All Greek to Me

Grade(s):

7

Comic-style graphic book with portraits and background on famous figures from ancient Greece

Mohammed and the Number Genie

Grade(s):

6

Fantasy novel of world travel that teaches a mathematical concept in each chapter

Iconic: The black and white of our heroes and heroines

Grade(s):

11

Collection of essays in which students reflect on their personal relationship with their chosen icon

Revitalize Rochester: Using Skate Parks to Improve Rochester's Neighborhoods

Grade(s):

6

Report about using skate parks to strengthen community services in Rochester, NY

Flower City Almanac

Grade(s):

3

Booklet on how Rochester became to be known as the Flower City; modeled after the Farmer's Almanac

Alternative Energy Report

Grade(s):

7, 8

Report analyzing the costs/benefits of alternative energy sources for the school w/local field research

Signs from A to Z

Grade(s):

5, 6

Manual alphabet of ASL illustrated with watercolor images and alliterative stories

What is a Mastodon?

Grade(s):

K

Illustrated book on mastodons with support from a paleontologist

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