Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Line Designs

Line Designs

Grade(s):

7

Seventh-grade students in regular Math 7 and Advanced Pre-Algebra classes at Pizitz Middle School created these designs for a project that helped students develop an understanding of geometric concepts such as measurement, symmetry, segments, angles, circles and regular polygons.

Stream Water Quality Report

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scientific report on surface water quality in Shutesbury, MA based on testing completed by students.

Low Poly/ Geometric Portraits

Grade(s):

6, 7

Before creating these geometric portraits using Photoshop, students were required to research a person from the African Diaspora who they wanted to use as the subject for their portrait.

Drafts of a Cave Home

Grade(s):

5, 6

Cross-sectional illustrations of a prehistoric cave home through multiple drafts with peer critique

APT

Arte Para Todos

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

NuVu students Seth Isaacson, Joshua Brancazio, Oliver Geller and Alea Laidlaw participated in the Easing Cerebral Palsy Design Studio, a two-week session focused on designing products that ease the lives of children with Cerebral Palsy and their caregivers.

San Diego Bay: A Story of Exploitation and Restoration

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Field guide documenting the history of humans, industry and the ecology of the San Diego Bay

Windsor Farmers Market

Windsor Farmer's Market

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

In the first Studio H project ever, thirteen high school students from Bertie County, NC designed and constructed a 2000-square-foot farmers market for their hometown of 2000 residents.

The Well Project: A Drinking Water Report

Grade(s):

5, 6

Scientific report on well water quality in Shutesbury, MA based on mass spectrometer testing

Senate Expedition

Grade(s):

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Writing with evidence is an important skill for students to learn, but how often do they use mathematics as evidence?

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