Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

The Wolf That Would Forgive

Grade(s):

8

Original fables with scratchboard illustrations based on personally important life experiences

Fanta

Grade(s):

8

Fictional account of a young female slave as told through the eyes of a visitor to the plantation

Recycling

Grade(s):

1

Report on school trash and recycling data and suggestions to support recycling at school

Bee-fore and After Posters

Grade(s):

3

Scientific drawings in first drafts and, after learning about bees and critique, second drafts

Slithering Snake Stories

Slithering Snake Stories

Grade(s):

2

This eBook was created by second grade students at Conservatory Lab Charter School in Boston, Massachusetts as part of a learning expedition (long-term interdisciplinary study) of snakes.

Illuminated Mathematics

Illuminated Mathematics

Grade(s):

12

A curated multimedia exhibition entitled "Illuminated Mathematics" was produced by 12th-grade digital art and math classes at High Tech High in San Diego, California. Students were asked to find the beauty, humanity and intrigue behind math in history, philosophy and the applied arts.

11th grade students documentary video of residents in Rockaway New York and the affect of Hurricane Sandy

The Eye of the Storm

Grade(s):

11

11th grade student-created documentary video on the affect of Hurricane Sandy on residents of Rockaway New York

If the Shoe Fits

If the Shoe Fits

Grade(s):

6

Sixth-grade students at Christa McAuliffe Charter School in Framingham, Massachusetts created a website as a final product of a learning expedition called “Me, My Stuff and Why?”

Westward Ho

Westward Ho Calendar

Grade(s):

4

Fourth-grade students at Entheos Academy in Kearns, Utah studied Utah history. Their case study focused on pioneers coming to Utah.

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