Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Pre-K
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Pre-K12

Rainforest Adventure eBook

Grade(s):

5

This eBook was created as the final performance task in the Biodiversity of the Rainforest expedition.

Four Freedoms Expedition

Grade(s):

8

At King Middle School in Portland, Maine, eighth-grade students explore the concept of freedom by first looking at Norman Rockwell’s famous illustrations of the four freedoms, printed in the Saturday Evening Post in 1943.

Rock and Mineral Trading Cards

Grade(s):

4

Set of trading cards with illustrations and information on rocks and minerals

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

Trees for Everybody - Meridian Hill Park Tree Field Guide

Grade(s):

K

Field guide to local trees, created with a professional arborist; includes sections on why trees matter

6th grade Rochester position paper waterway project canal

Erie Canal Project: Revitalize Rochester

Grade(s):

6

Report/position paper arguing for the restoration of the Erie Canal waterway; campaign was successful

Autumn Helena Washington Hawn

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life of Deaf teenage girl, descriptions and artifacts

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