Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Now and Long Ago

Grade(s):

1

Coloring book featuring daily items of today and parallel items in colonial times

Black Holes: What are They?

Grade(s):

9

Children's book that explains black holes to young readers

The Toy Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet poster featuring toys, created for Pre-K students by Kindergarten students

Calendar of Forest Park

Grade(s):

1

Calendar that highlights different activities in a local park, corresponding to the time of year

The Wolf That Would Forgive

Grade(s):

8

Original fables with scratchboard illustrations based on personally important life experiences

Fanta

Grade(s):

8

Fictional account of a young female slave as told through the eyes of a visitor to the plantation

Recycling

Grade(s):

1

Report on school trash and recycling data and suggestions to support recycling at school

Bee-fore and After Posters

Grade(s):

3

Scientific drawings in first drafts and, after learning about bees and critique, second drafts

Unfamiliar Landscapes

Unfamiliar Landscapes: The Project

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth grade students at High Tech High in San Diego, California used the key concept of “unfamiliar landscapes” to study how we create or alter landscapes, and how, in turn, landscapes alter us as individuals and community members.

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