Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Field Guide to Local Amphibians

Grade(s):

4

Field guide to amphibians local to Shutesbury, MA

Personal Goals Poster

Grade(s):

K

Small posters with self-portrait, photo, personal and parent-written goals for the year

Sound, Hearing and Deafness

Grade(s):

5, 6

Illustrated children's book on the physics and physiology of sound and hearing

Reshaping Rochester

Grade(s):

6

Data report of city-wide survey as part of campaign to rewater Erie Canal in Rochester, NY

Unfamiliar Landscapes

Unfamiliar Landscapes: The Project

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth grade students at High Tech High in San Diego, California used the key concept of “unfamiliar landscapes” to study how we create or alter landscapes, and how, in turn, landscapes alter us as individuals and community members.

Wheelchair Hand Drive

Wheelchair Hand Drive

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

As part of the studio, “Hacking Wheelchairs for Urbanity” NuVu students were tasked with improving the wheelchair by accessorizing it as opposed to redesigning the chair itself. Part of this challenge was also affordability, as many current technologies are costly.

Clean Up The Air: Get UR Green

Clean Up The Air: Get UR Green

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

This public service music video is a compelling product of student-powered learning. Students did extensive field work that fueled their learning about the environment, pollution, and advocacy for change.  

Snakes Are Born This Way

Snakes Are Born This Way

Grade(s):

2

In 2012, a group of second graders in at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts redefined what it means to be academically courageous.

Walk of the Planets

Grade(s):

3

In this science expedition, 3rd graders answered the guiding question: What is our place in space?

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