Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom
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Book by 5th graders with interviews and illustrations of community elders who lived through the Great Depression
1
Calendar promoting healthy food for all; researched with community agencies
5, 6
Information about microorganisms along with illustrations inspired by Ernst Haeckel.
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Coloring book that includes line drawings and written information about Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture
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Interviews and photographs with people who work on behalf of their local community
Fictional life and career of a scientist, descriptions and artifacts
Book with student written and typed sentences about their families and photographic peer portraits
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Historical fiction highlighting slavery and women's rights; snapshots from a single day in 1853
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Using the bicycle as a lens for a year-long focus, sixth grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York learned how they can make a difference in their own community by engaging in community activism.
