Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Work Helpers In Our Detroit Community

Grade(s):

K

The Kindergarten crews at Detroit Achievement Academy started the year learning about identity and community.

Fossil Hunter

Grade(s):

3

The Fossil Hunter poems and artwork were created by third-grade students at Big Pine Elementary as part of their Fossils Tell of Earth Long Ago learning expedition. The poetry and art projects were included in a culmination fossil journal and were displayed at the Celebration of Learning.

Diseased

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Fictional, artistic collage-style journal about an HIV positive young woman with tuberculosis

Greenprint

Grade(s):

9

Report of energy audits of schools with recommended energy-saving renovations that the city adopted

Do the Green Thing

Grade(s):

7, 8

Book of tips on energy efficiency created to guide decisions in a school renovation

Hunt for Freedom: Washington Wolves Return

Grade(s):

3, 4, 5

An illustrated book of folktales about wolves

First Come the Eggs

Grade(s):

3

Illustrated children's biography of Seth Green, who started the first fish hatchery in America

San Diego Bay: A Story of Exploitation and Restoration

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Field guide documenting the history of humans, industry and the ecology of the San Diego Bay

Camilla E. Church

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life and career of an architect, descriptions and artifacts

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