Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Staircases to Nowhere

Staircases to Nowhere

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

In the fall of 2015, High Tech High students designed staircases. They created scale models and full size "staircases to nowhere" around the school. Using play they designed a 1:10 staircase themselves.

Breath

Breath Project

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Students delved into groundbreaking Harvard research around brain development in children ages 0-3 and found an unexpected path for personal expression of pain from personal trauma. 

Illusional Suspension

Illusional Suspension

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students created a piece of art with mirrors to reflect just how many refugees go unseen worldwide.

Wild Muir Picture Book Bear

Wild Muir for Kids

Grade(s):

2

Wild Muir for Kids: A Collection of Short Stories was created by second grade students at Big Pine Elementary School as part of their Wilderness Warriors learning expedition, in which students studied John Muir and other individuals who have made a difference.

This Teenage Life

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

This Teenage Life is a podcast about the ideas, stories, and unique perspectives of teenagers in the middle of their own growth as humans.

Senate Expedition

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Writing with evidence is an important skill for students to learn, but how often do they use mathematics as evidence?

Recipe for Rochester

Grade(s):

2

Recipe book that combines writing, art, history and cooking regarding early settlements of Rochester, NY

E is for Earthworm: An A - Z Guide

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet book with information on the Giant Palouse Earthworm, in collage art style

Pieces of Me

Grade(s):

3

Book featuring students' favorite body parts through black and white photography and hand-written text

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