Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom
1
Calendar promoting healthy food for all; researched with community agencies
5, 6
Information about microorganisms along with illustrations inspired by Ernst Haeckel.
3
Coloring book that includes line drawings and written information about Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture
8
Interviews and photographs with people who work on behalf of their local community
6
Report on the water quality of urban Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA
Book with student written and typed sentences about their families and photographic peer portraits
4
Historical fiction highlighting slavery and women's rights; snapshots from a single day in 1853
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.
A community garden project created by sixth-grade students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
