Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Warm Sun, Cool Moon

Grade(s):

1

This project was designed to support student's learning in Expedition (Module) #1: Sun, Moon, Stars, & Planets. Students created multiple drafts while building their craft in between.

The Culture of Killer Whales

Grade(s):

7

The Southern Resident killer whales were the primary population of orcas targeted by commercial aquaria in the late 1960s and 1970s. As a result, the population was decimated and has yet to recover.

Ocean Animal Trump Cards

Grade(s):

1, 2

Cards with illustrations and facts about ocean animals made to play a game called Trump

Space Illustrated

Grade(s):

3

Space magazine for kids informed by students keeping "sky journals" and keeping track of questions

The Port Susan Restoration Project

Grade(s):

3, 4, 5, 6

Informative postcard mailed to the students' community describing restoration of a local estuary

Instruction Manual for the GH Monoscope

Grade(s):

4

Instruction manual written by students, for students to support effective use of the school's monoscopes

Austin's Butterfly Drafts

Grade(s):

1

Drafts of a scientific illustration of a Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly

Revitalize Rochester - Poster

Grade(s):

6

Poster advertising a student presentation on re-watering the Erie Canal in Rochester NY

Willie Mays Poster

Grade(s):

6

Poster-sized portrait of Willie Mays; part of a biography and living history project

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