Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

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?

Bills and Gills

Bills and Gills Field Journal and Nonfiction Narrative

Grade(s):

4, 5

Students in the 4th and 5th grade Crews at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School in Truckee, California studied bird and fish species of the Sierra Nevada and created field journal entries as well as a non-fiction narrative to accompany it.  Students followed a performance task in which they obser

Advocating for Water

Grade(s):

3

For this final product we created brochures to pass out to our community for celebration of learning. Attached are the brochures.

Every Picture Tells a Story

Grade(s):

1

Book of photographs city of infrastructure; includes reflections on what makes a high-quality photograph

Kurare

Grade(s):

8

Fictional account of a young female slave who is a healer

Architectural Features Cards

Grade(s):

5

Trading cards with illustrations of historic architectural features in Boston, Philadelphia and Rochester

Herbal Access

Grade(s):

12

One student's senior project about herbalism, with information and art in varied media

Healthy Snacks Recipe Book

Grade(s):

1, 2

Bilingual cookbook based on students' knowledge of the food pryamid and healthy snacks

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