Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Hidden Figures of Science Films

Grade(s):

6, 7

Sixth-grade students at Glenwood Springs Middle School read the Module 4 EL ELA 6th Grade text Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly while learning about the civil rights movement and the importance of analyzing multiple perspectives through history - before enhancing the performance task.

Fourth Grade Tumbler's Manual

Grade(s):

4

Manual written by kids, for kids and teachers using the school's rock tumblers to make polished stones

Ampersand

Grade(s):

11

Collection of essays written in response to students' experiences in an internship program

Colorado Fish Jigsaw Puzzles

Grade(s):

K

Puzzles that highlight the different parts of a fish, donated to a library

Self Portraits

Grade(s):

1

Self-portrait covers for student portfolios, supported by peer critique

Seasons of Life

Grade(s):

6

Biography of an elder from a local nursing home created by two students who visited her there

Maine’s Flora

Grade(s):

7

Field guide with highly detailed illustrations of plants.

The Pond Alphabet Book

Grade(s):

3

Children's alphabet book of pond life illustrated in watercolor

I Like the Color

Grade(s):

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Hawaiian culture children's book on colors, written by a range of upper elementary - high school students

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