INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1

The Spice of Life: A Course on Healthy Eating

Assessment

Unit and Evidence of Understanding

Time (Instructional Strategies and
Frame Standards Technology)
Science Changes of state are The mini session will begin with direct
Week 1 explained by a model of instruction as the teacher explains the
matter composed of changes of state that occur in matter.
atoms and/or molecules Students will complete inquiry-based
that are in motion (6th research with question and answer
Grade) sessions to apply this science to food,
particularly cooking and combining
different ingredients.
Science Energy can be Students will continue inquiry-based
Week 2 transformed or research in small groups, expanding
transferred, but never upon previous knowledge. Students
lost will be asked to continue describing
(7th grade) changes of state while additionally
researching the transformation of
energy. Students will be asked to direct
their research towards healthy food
choices, and how better energy is
transferred through healthier food.
Formative
Students will be asked to
complete short food
experiments in small groups
to test their theories of
changing states. Students will
record their findings in their
science journals. The teacher
will monitor the experiments
and collect the journals daily.
The teacher will make
observations during work
time to ensure all students are
participating in completion of
the newsletter. Students will
complete daily admit/exit slips
to check for overall
understanding and
application of knowledge.
Summative
Students will submit a rough
draft newsletter explaining
how changes in state are
related to cooking and
consuming food. Students
will be asked to direct this
activity towards persuading
others to make healthy
choices in their food.
A final copy of the newsletter
will be submitted and
presented to the community.
The news level will explain
how science can help direct
healthy food choices,
especially in regards to how
food changes state and the
transferring of energy that
occurs.
 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 2

Environmental Enthusiasm: A Course on Recycling and Conservation

Assessment

Unit and Evidence of Understanding

Time (Instructional Strategies and
Frame Standards Technology) Formative Summative
Science Living systems at Students will be asked to form small Exit slips and admit slips will be Students will submit a script
Week 1 all levels of research groups and choose a level of used each class period to check for a commercial on recycling
organization organization of a living system. For for understanding and or conservation showing the
demonstrate the example: organelles, cells, tissues, organs questions. Students will be connections between the living
complementary and organ systems, organisms, observed during work time to systems, their structure and
nature of ecosystems, or the biosphere. The check for participation and functions of nature.
structure and teacher will present a broad overview of comprehension.
function the living systems as a whole. Each small
(6th grade) group will give a short presentation on
their living system to the class at the end.
Science Matter is Direct instruction will be used to explain Using anecdotal records, the Students will submit a 30-60
Week 2 transferred the transferring of matter between teacher will observe in class second commercial about
continuously organism and their environment. work sessions of the video to recycling or conservation to
between one Students must take notes and read the ensure participation and showcase their understanding
organism to assigned reading in order to be able to understanding. Students will of living systems, matter, and
another and fully participate in class discussion and document their work in their the interconnections between
between small group discussion. Students will use science journals, which will be organisms and how each
organisms and science journals for note taking and craft checked daily for participation affects nature. A rubric will be
their physical the script and using class iPads to film and comprehension. used for grading.
environments the commercial.
(7th grade)
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 3

Glories of Gaming: A Course on the Geography of the Region

Assessment

Unit and Evidence of Understanding

Time (Instructional Strategies and
Frame Standards Technology) Formative Summative
Science Igneous, Students will research three different Students will be divided into Students will demonstrate a
Week 1 metamorphic and kinds of rocks and be able to identify groups and asked to describe working knowledge of the
sedimentary each one. The class will take a short the different characteristics and characteristics by identifying
rocks have unique “field trip” outside to Book Mountain identities of the rocks to each and comparing igneous,
characteristics and will be asked to journal about the other. Students will record in metamorphic, and
that can be used different rock formations they see. their science journals everyday, sedimentary rocks.
for identification Students will be able to use their which will be collected for
and/or technology to take pictures of different completion and understanding.
classification rock formations, and will be asked to
(6th grade) identify why they believe each rock is
such.
Science The hydrologic Students must research and identify the Students will create a model Students will submit a diorama
Week 2 cycles illustrate different parts of the hydrologic cycle “hydrologic cycle” in the of the geographical area of
the changing and record in their science journals what classroom with their small Gaming, including but not
states of water as occurs in each step. Students will use groups and will do a short write limited to examples of igneous,
it moves through inquiry-based research including the up of their findings. They will metamorphic and sedimentary
the lithosphere, scientific method as they complete the be asked to compare their rocks as well as incorporating
biosphere, experiments. Journals will be collected findings to their current the elements of the hydrologic
hydrosphere and and checked for completion and geographical area, as well as cycles.
atmosphere understanding. their hometown.
(7th grade)