Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

1-10 Book

Grade(s):

K

Illustrated numbers created by students to be displayed in the classroom

Home of Ivy Olcott

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scale architectural blueprints of a home for a fictional character, critiqued by professional architects

The Ware Wanderers Guide to the Outdoors

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8

Guide to local outdoor adventure sites created by students in an after-school program in Ware, MA

Complex City

Complex City

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth grade English and Digital Arts students at High Tech High in San Diego, California created this book in the Fall of 2011 as part of a study on becoming more aware of their own surroundings in order to foster an educated, ethical, and empathetic community.

Adaptations

Adaptations

Grade(s):

12

Twelfth-grade students at High Tech High in San Diego, California presented silent film productions with live sound performances at the Sushi Performance Art Center in downtown San Diego.

The Human Face of Human Rights

The Human Face of Human Rights

Grade(s):

10

Tenth-grade students at Casco Bay High School in Portland, Maine interviewed international refugees from human rights abuses and considered their courage and stories in writing and photography.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals

Grade(s):

2, 3

Second and third-grade students at Rocky Mountains School of Expeditionary Learning produced this beautiful hardcover field guide as a result of their learning during their first expedition at RMSEL.

Getting to Know H2O

Getting to Know H20

Grade(s):

1, 2

First and 2nd-grade crews at Palouse Prairie Charter School dove into a study of water. They learned about the states of matter and made connections to the different properties of water.  They conducted experiments to observe how temperature causes matter to change forms.

Appreciation Gallery

Appreciation Gallery

Grade(s):

K

Kindergarten students built upon their knowledge of identity and community helpers by engaging in a project focused on getting to know and showing appreciation for members of the BB&N community.

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