Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

A Park Grows in Portland

Grade(s):

7

Local field guide with B & W illustrations; created with help of city arborist

Nuclear Decay

Grade(s):

10

These projects were created by tenth grade students at Harborside Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin as part of a learning expedition called World of Conflict.

Redrawing the World

Redrawing the World

Grade(s):

7

This project was part of an interdisciplinary expedition entitled Global Citizenship. As part of this study in math, students were asked to create a scale drawing using a statistic other than land mass or population in order to visualize how countries in the world supported the statistic.

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?

Renewing our Future

Grade(s):

7

Calendar with information on different types of renewable energy with photos of students at work

Home of Ivy Olcott

Grade(s):

5, 6

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

Unlocking Change

UnLOCKing Change: One Invention at a Time

Grade(s):

6

As part of a yearlong study of public art, sixth grade students at Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York learned about the importance of water in the development of civilization.

Meals and Muppets

Meals and Muppets

Grade(s):

7

In this interdisciplinary project, 7th-grade students looked at the essential question: “Should I eat that?” Inspired by student voices criticizing our school’s lunch program, students dove deeply into a holistic investigation about the food we eat.

A Beaver Story

Grade(s):

6

Children's book about beavers and human impact; both fictional story and informational book

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