Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Collecting Nature's Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Photographs of letters found in nature or created out of sticks and other natural materials

Verde

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

A literary magazine produced by high school students in Palo Alto, CA

Kids Book of Poetry

Grade(s):

1

Book of poetry includes "name" poems, "my senses" poems and "how-to" poems

Honor for All: Japanese American Experience

Grade(s):

7

Mini Books: Interviews with Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II

Deer Watercolor

Grade(s):

6

Watercolor painting used to create a set of note cards

Black History Portraits

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Banners created for Black History Month by student graffitti artist

Values

Grade(s):

Pre-K

A dual language (Hawaiian/English) book on traditional Hawaiian cultural values.

If You Find a Rock

If You Find A Rock...

Grade(s):

4

Throughout a 12-week expedition on the geology of the Genesee River, 4th graders at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York focused on the questions: "How has the area we live in been shaped over time?" "How do scientists know that the earth has changed over time?" What might

Wildlife of the Texas Panhandle

Wildlife of the Texas Panhandle

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

High School students at Spearman High School in Spearman, Texas designed these 18 x 24 pastel paintings as part of a co-curricular project in science and art. Students learned about the habitats, anatomy, hunting, behaviors and growth of wildlife of the Texas Panhandle.

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