Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Pre-K
12
Pre-K12

Calendar of Forest Park

Grade(s):

1

Calendar that highlights different activities in a local park, corresponding to the time of year

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

Shared Space

A Shared Space: Biodiversity and the Tijuana River Watershed

Grade(s):

7

Seventh grade students at High Tech Middle Chula Vista created this book to discover and document the diversity of living organisms seen daily around their school.

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.

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