Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Our Book of Tools

Grade(s):

K

Illustrations and descriptions of construction tools; part of a study of local jobs and tools used in those jobs

Snakes of the Pioneer Valley

Grade(s):

7

Field guide about snakes; created by a single student as an independent project

In the Zone: Where the Land Meets the Water

Grade(s):

7

Field guide to the marine organisms of the intertidal zone of Casco Bay

Island Cards

Grade(s):

6, 7

Note cards of the Boston Harbor Islands with illustrations and historical information

RMSEL Birds: A Neighborhood Guide

Grade(s):

1

Field guide to local birds with original taxonomic categories and hand-written, kid-centered descriptions

Pepe's Journey

Pépe's Journey to the United States: El Viaje De Pepe A Los Estados Unidos

Grade(s):

7

A seventh grade student at the Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Fe, New Mexico created this bilingual picture book as a final product of a yearlong “Roots & Wings” immigration expedition.

APT

Arte Para Todos

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

NuVu students Seth Isaacson, Joshua Brancazio, Oliver Geller and Alea Laidlaw participated in the Easing Cerebral Palsy Design Studio, a two-week session focused on designing products that ease the lives of children with Cerebral Palsy and their caregivers.

Garden ABCs

Garden ABC's

Grade(s):

K

Kindergarten students at Tollgate Elementary in Aurora, Colorado participated in a year-long expedition focusing on plants, soil, worms and gardens.

Food For Thought

Food For Thought Cards

Grade(s):

2

Second-grade students at Grandview Elementary in Charleston, West Virginia used a meal journal to track the foods that they ate and determined that they did not eat enough fruits and vegetables.

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