Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

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¡Bienvenidos a Meadow Glen Middle School!

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

Spanish Novice B3 classes at Meadow Glen Middle School in Lexington, South Carolina, participated in the eighth-grade expedition with the Spanish Case Study, "New? How Can I Help You?"

Centaurtown

Centaurtown

Grade(s):

3, 4

During a yearlong expedition, the 3rd and 4th grade students at Santa Fe School for Arts and Science explored animal habitats. They started with the question, "What do animals need to survive?" During the first semester.

Fish Tales

Fish Tales

Grade(s):

1, 2

“Fish Tales” was part of a yearlong integrated learning expedition in a first and second-grade classroom which focused on investigating their 150-gallon fish tank. The tank has a school of African Cichlids and a large Amazon Plecostomus living in it.

Birds of the Palouse

Birds of the Palouse

Grade(s):

1, 2

First and second-grade students created these watercolor collages of birds after a hands-on exploration of the way different birds adapt to survive in their unique environments.

7th grade community interviews in Cleveland

Rustbelt Reformers - Interview Project

Grade(s):

7

After their study of the European Renaissance in social studies, seventh graders at Citizens Leadership Academy looked at the trajectory of their city. They studied Cleveland's "rise," "fall," and resurgence, looking specifically at key players and themes.

Life Changing Stories: GSMS Bilingual Voices

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

View Life Changing Stories: GSMS Bilingual Voice here to view the full project.

Summer of Mariposas

Grade(s):

8

This website features a digital gallery of 8th Grade student's narrative essays that were selected as Best in Class.

A Beaver Story

Grade(s):

6

Children's book about beavers and human impact; both fictional story and informational book

Jason and the Matha Lisa

Grade(s):

6

Short fantasy novel combining art history with teaching mathematical concepts

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