Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

The Emancipator - Selections from the Original

Grade(s):

4

Newspaper that includes writing about historical events and original artwork related to slavery

1-10 Book

Grade(s):

K

Illustrated numbers created by students to be displayed in the classroom

Home of Ivy Olcott

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scale architectural blueprints of a home for a fictional character, critiqued by professional architects

Willie Mays Poster

Grade(s):

6

Poster-sized portrait of Willie Mays; part of a biography and living history project

Creature of the Tides

Grade(s):

11

Bilingual Hawaiian/English illustrated children's book to help support learning of Hawaiian culture

Food for Thought

Grade(s):

6

Sixth grade students at High Tech Middle Chula Vista in San Diego, California created this cookbook as part of a project focused on why and how to make healthy food choices.

Frogs and Toads

Frog and Toad Tales

Grade(s):

3

Over the course of a six-week period, third-grade students at Eanes Elementary in Austin, Texas deeply explored the genres of informational and narrative nonfiction.

Coded Structures, Decoded Identities

Coded Structures, Decoded Identities

Grade(s):

12

During the fall semester of 2015, the HTHMA 12th grade students in Digital Arts, English, and Mathematics investigated the complexities of man-made structures found in urban/rural design and architecture.

Wooden Spoons

Wooden Spoons

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

In the fall project for the 2015-2016 school year, high school students painstakingly designed, carved, and finished individual spoons or eating utensils that represented their family or personal identity.

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