Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Study of Bones and Skeletons

Grade(s):

5

Book describing the unique features of animal skeletons

Book Trading Cards

Grade(s):

5, 6

Sample trading cards of characters from various books; each part of a "book deck" of characters

Andy Goldsworthy Nature Art

Grade(s):

8

Student photographs of their artwork, inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy

Who We Are

Grade(s):

K

Mini book with self-portrait, peer-created clay sculpture, and student writing

Danny Hutcheson

Danny Hutcheson and the Quest for Cool

Grade(s):

11

Eleventh grade students at High Tech Media Arts in San Diego, California used professional-level writing, editing, and publishing methods to produce literary works for a wide range of audiences. This children’s book is one of the works produced by a student to address the topic of popularity.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures Portraits and Stories

Grade(s):

3

Sea Creatures and Portraits Stories audio ebook is one of the final products of an eight-week long third-grade project at Explorer Elementary Charter School in San Diego, California called S.O.S.

DC Spiders

DC Spiders

Grade(s):

1

Many people kill spiders because they think spiders are dangerous, scary, or gross!  First graders at Two Rivers Public Charter School decided to change

River Book

River Book

Grade(s):

8

Eighth-grade students at Open World Learning Community (OWL) in Saint Paul, Minnesota created this publication as part of a yearlong expedition focusing on the Mississippi River.

A Day in the Life of an Animal

A Day in the Life of an Animal

Grade(s):

3, 4

This book was created by the Centaurs (third / fourth graders) at Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences as the culminating project of an expedition that asked the question, “How do animals survive?” 

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