Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

ABC’s of the Intertidal Zone – High Tide

Grade(s):

7

ABC book and children's guide to the plants, animals and features of Casco Bay in Maine

Rock and Mineral Machine Poster

Grade(s):

5, 6

Poster-sized diagram of a fictionalized machine that identifies rocks and minerals

Adolescence by Adolescents

Grade(s):

7, 8

Guide to adolescence - physical, social and emotional changes; done with medical school experts

New Path of Buddha

The New Path of the Buddha

Grade(s):

12

After analyzing the path of the Buddha in Siddhartha, students at High Tech High School in San Diego, California created new stories of Siddhartha in the context of a different time period and location as part of an English and Art Senior Project.

Transportation

Transportation: A Moving Experience

Grade(s):

1

First graders at Schoolcraft Learning Community in Bemidji, Minnesota participated in an Expedition entitled Transportation: A Moving Experience. 

Shark

Animal Stories - Shark Help

Grade(s):

K

Kindergarten students at the Odyssey School of Denver worked on creating compelling story books featuring a favorite animal as the main character.

Line Designs

Line Designs

Grade(s):

7

Seventh-grade students in regular Math 7 and Advanced Pre-Algebra classes at Pizitz Middle School created these designs for a project that helped students develop an understanding of geometric concepts such as measurement, symmetry, segments, angles, circles and regular polygons.

Skills Vest

The Skills Vest

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students studied challenges people with Cerebral Palsy face—specifically, how people with Cerebral Palsy have trouble controlling/practicing their fine motor skills. Because of this, everyday clothing that contains zippers and buttons are difficult to put on.

Tasting History

Tasting History: Family Stories & Recipes from 30 Countries

Grade(s):

11, 12

U.S. History students explored the journeys of immigrants who came to these shores early in the 20th century. They listened to accounts from Ellis Island and examined Emma Lazarus’s inscription on the Statue of Liberty.

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