Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Forest Park Zoo

Grade(s):

1

Guide to zoo animals with scientific illustrations, written descriptions and author photos

Kurare

Grade(s):

8

Fictional account of a young female slave who is a healer

Kid's Guide to Rock Park

Grade(s):

7

Guide to an outdoor museum of rocks in the Connecticut River Valley; kid-friendly format

5th grade students book on Great Depression with interviews, photos, expressive drawings

Faces of the Great Depression

Grade(s):

5

Book by 5th graders with interviews and illustrations of community elders who lived through the Great Depression

12 Angry Jurors

Grade(s):

9

Playbill that includes original student writing; introduces a play adapted from 12 Angry Men

Fourth Grade Tumbler's Manual

Grade(s):

4

Manual written by kids, for kids and teachers using the school's rock tumblers to make polished stones

Native American Living Then and Now

Grade(s):

3

Book exploring lives of New England Native Americans in history and in the present

Leaving Traces

Grade(s):

4

Scientific magazine on evolution, fossil formation and other topics related to early man

Rock and Mineral Trading Cards

Grade(s):

4

Set of trading cards with illustrations and information on rocks and minerals

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