Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Busy Bees on the Palouse

Grade(s):

1, 2

"1st and 2nd grade students at PPCS spent their spring semester learning about plants and pollinators and their importance in the local ecosystem.

Sebago

Grade(s):

6

The expedition focused on myth understandings, which were focused on the relationship between scientific astronomical phenomena, such as day and night, eclipses, sunrises, and sunsets, and explanations of those concepts throughout history in the form of myths.

San Diego Bay: 2008 Tide Calendar

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Tide calendar featuring information on the endangered and threatened species of the San Diego Bay

Physnewtons

Grade(s):

12

Illustrated guide to the California State Physics Standards, with a reader's assessment as appendix

Don't Bee Crazy, Save Our Bees

Grade(s):

1, 2

Video designed to teach other students about the importance of honey bees

Grasshopper Card - Drafts

Grade(s):

2

Series of scientific drawings showing a student's revision process through multiple critique sessions

Picture Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Individual letter posters for above the blackboard created by students

Our Classroom Teacher Mrs. Wong

Grade(s):

1

Illustrated profile of their teacher in which she answers simple questions about her life

Vinnie DiCarlo

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life and career of a Mafia leader based on interview with a real FBI agent

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