Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Field Guide to Insects in Western Massachusetts

Grade(s):

2

Local field guide based on field observations and study with an entomologist

Class Portrait Poster

Grade(s):

K

Collage of self-portraits made into an oversized poster to display in the classroom

Somewhere in the Park

Grade(s):

1

Children's book featuring what happens in a local park through simple text and ripped-paper collage

Stream Water Quality Report

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scientific report on surface water quality in Shutesbury, MA based on testing completed by students.

Alphabet Poster

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet poster combining formal lettering with student drawings, supported by peer critiques

Staff Class to the Past

Staff Class to the Past

Grade(s):

8

Eight grade students at High Tech Middle Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California wrote and illustrated this book about time travel. It started with a dream that their teacher had in which the entire eighth grade class went back in time with her to visit the 16 most important events in U.S.

Chair Design

Chair Design Without Adhesives

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Art I high school students at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas designed cardboard chairs as part of a co-curricular project in physics, geometry and art.

Safety Gear

Safety Gear

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

This public service music video is a compelling product of student-powered learning. Students did extensive field work in Canada that fueled their learning about bike safety and the rules of the road.

Invasives

They Live Among Us

Grade(s):

4

In this invasive species case study, students researched and participated in hands-on experiences and then communicated their knowledge of invasive species that affect their area lakes, streams, and waterways.

Pages