Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Jason and the Matha Lisa

Grade(s):

6

Short fantasy novel combining art history with teaching mathematical concepts

A is for A-Bomb

Grade(s):

10

A mature alphabet book with illustration and poems about atomic bombs

A Field Guide to Invasive Species of the Boston Harbor Islands

Grade(s):

5

Illustrated field guide with information about invasive species in the Boston Harbor Islands

A Kid's Guide to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Grade(s):

1, 2, 3

Tri-fold brochure for a local botanical garden made for kids

Kindergarten Feelings

Grade(s):

K

Book about feelings that includes writing, digital photography and self-portraiture.

Blanca Rosenberg

Grade(s):

5, 6

Biography of a Holocaust survivor, written in first person narrative, as told through interviews

Ocean Animals of Maine

Grade(s):

K

Field guide to local ocean animals, informed by research at the ocean next to the school

Dried Tears

Dried Tears: Voices from the Time of Slavery

Grade(s):

5

Fifth grade students at the Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois created this book as part of a study on slavery in the United States in the 1800s.

Aztec Indian Portraits

Aztec Indian Portraits

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Art I-IV students at Spearman High School in Spearman, Texas created these colored pencil drawings as part of a co-curricular project in social studies and art.

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