Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Freaky Frogs of West Virginia

Freaky Frogs of West Virginia

Grade(s):

3

Third-grade students at Explorer Academy in Huntington, West Virginia took Unit 3 of the EL Curriculum module “Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs” and made it their own.

Chicago Water Quality Report

Grade(s):

7, 8

During the 2022-2023 school year, seventh and eighth grade students at Polaris Charter Academy focused on learning physics and chemistry through multiple lenses.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Grade(s):

K

Book about gardening created by young students who planted and cared for a garden at school

East End Bird Cards

Grade(s):

1

Cards with illustrations and information about birds

Get Bent

Grade(s):

12

Design project book of wooden, curved chairs; with photos, mathematical models, marketing posters

Six-Word Memoir Self Portraits

Grade(s):

2

Poems of a carefully selected memory joined with self-portraits

Tools for Sailors - Ahoy, Mate!

Grade(s):

2

Book using drawings, writing and digital photographs to illustrate the tools and concepts of sailing

Reshaping Rochester: Spreading the Word Brochure

Grade(s):

6

Brochure used as part of a promotional campaign to re-water the Erie Canal in Rochester, NY

Pond Calendar

Grade(s):

3

Calendar and field guide with information on pond animals and plants

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