Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

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

Adolescence by Adolescents

Grade(s):

7, 8

Guide to adolescence - physical, social and emotional changes; done with medical school experts

What's Out There?

What’s Out There? A True or False Book about the Universe

Grade(s):

4

Fourth grade students at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts created this book as part of an expedition on the Solar System and beyond as they grappled with questions about the universe.

Backcountry IV

Backcountry IV

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

As part of the Brink: Biometric Interface studio—an exploration of better technologies for those who work or play in extreme conditions—Nuvu students Jordana Conti, Sydney Brown, Oliver Geller, Devin Lewtan, Laurel Sullivan and Max Dadagian created an innovative solution to a common threat: hypot

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