Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

The Animal Important Book

Grade(s):

1

During a winter/spring expedition, first grade students learned about local animals’ characteristics, including body features, diet, predators, and adaptations. As a whole group students went through the entire research process focused on a local black bear.

The Diary of Anne Frank Audio Play

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Ten high school students rehearsed together to put together an audio play of The Diary of Anne Frank to be used as a resource for the KUSD middle school teachers and students who study this play every spring as part of the required curriculum.

Lobsters Activity Book

Grade(s):

2

Book of activities and information about lobsters created for kids eating at Maine restaurant

Insects, The Magazine

Grade(s):

2

Simulated magazine covers and newspaper articles featuring insects

The Study of Life Cycles

Grade(s):

2

Field guide with habitat, life cycle, diet, behavior, predators and interesting facts about insects

Life in a Vernal Pool Field Guide

Grade(s):

7

Field guide with information, illustration and fiction; joined to a successful effort to certify a vernal pool

Sapling Rise - A Micro-field Guide

Grade(s):

6

Field guide to a 3' x 3' plot of land in the forest

ABC’s of the Intertidal Zone – High Tide

Grade(s):

7

ABC book and children's guide to the plants, animals and features of Casco Bay in Maine

Rock and Mineral Machine Poster

Grade(s):

5, 6

Poster-sized diagram of a fictionalized machine that identifies rocks and minerals

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