Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Guess My Landform!

Grade(s):

1

Students learned about different landforms and then chose a landform to research further. They used different resources (books, anchor charts, language dives) to come up with a riddle containing at least 3 clues as to their landform.

Earth's Landscapes

Grade(s):

2

This submission is created by Mrs. Davis's 2nd grade students in one of our EL Education Network Schools Grass Valley Charter School. As a culmination to their integrated learning, students created a glossy class book on Earth's Landscapes.

Our Local Endangered Frogs

Grade(s):

2

Students were engaged with the guiding question, “Where are all our frogs?”. Our local frog species have been declining due to an influx of poisonous cane toads. After being introduced into Australia, cane toads had no natural predators and are now a major threat to native animals.

The Truth about Climate Change According to Kids

The Truth About Climate Change According to Kids

Grade(s):

3

Third-grade students at Presumpscot Elementary School studied climate change and its impact on the Coast of Maine (lobsters' life cycle) and our economy. 

Endangered Species: Poetry and Portraits

Grade(s):

3, 4

Third and fourth-grade students studied the endangered species of Utah during an expedition called "Save Our Species." The students created an illustrated anthology of poetry to educate others about the endangered species of their region.

Walk of the Planets

Grade(s):

3

In this science expedition, 3rd graders answered the guiding question: What is our place in space?

Bugs Tell a Story

Bugs Tell a Story: Healthy Habitats Along the Genesee River

Grade(s):

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

In effort to raise awareness of the state of a local river, GCCS K-5 classes developed a schoolwide expedition focusing on the health of the Genesee River in the spring of 2017.

Call of the Wild Northwest

Call of the Wild Northwest

Grade(s):

3

In this science expedition, 3rd graders answered the guiding question, how do natural and human-made elements impact wildlife in the Northwest?

A Day in the Life of an Animal

A Day in the Life of an Animal

Grade(s):

3, 4

This book was created by the Centaurs (third / fourth graders) at Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences as the culminating project of an expedition that asked the question, “How do animals survive?” 

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