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- Interdisciplinary teaching
- This education reference article explains the concept of interdisciplinary teaching and discusses considerations for developing interdisciplinary curriculum.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part B: Math
- The second lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on math. The other lessons in the unit focus on science and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics)
- By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and Tori Goldrick.
- Birds of a feather, an interdisciplinary unit: Language Arts wing
- This lesson, which features Mark Twain's “Jim Baker's Blue-jay Yarn,” is part of an interdisciplinary unit on birds that contains math/science and language arts components. In the language arts wing, students will explore dialects and personification through this very entertaining tall tale full of the antics of talking blue-jays.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Janet Fore.
- Team teaching
- Also known as co-teaching or collaborative teaching, team teaching is an instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers...
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Birds of a feather, an interdisciplinary unit: Math/Science wing
- This lesson is part of an interdisciplinary unit on birds which contains math/science and language arts components. In the math/science wing, students will prepare frequency tables and construct a circle graph of the species of birds observed at bird feeders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
- By Vicky Smathers.
- Looking back - An Art/English interdisciplinary unit
- This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. By students learning to recognize that society impacts the themes within art and literature, students then take this knowledge base and interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and oral presentation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
- By Julie Osmon.
- Genetics
- Eye color, hair color, height, and other traits as well as predisposition to certain diseases are all determined by genes. This sampling of resources take you into the world of heredity and genetics and the cutting edge technologies of cloning, gene therapy, and DNA forensics.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts
- The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and Tori Goldrick.
- North Carolina numerals
- Students will design their own numeric system using North Carolina state symbols.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics and Social Studies)
- By Wendy White.
- Lesson plans on the web
- In Election 2008, page 3.1
- A collection of resources and activities for students and teachers that focus on the 2008 election as well as the election process.
- Format: bibliography
- Eroded land, eroded lives: Agriculture and The Grapes of Wrath (lesson 1 of 10)
- This description is of only the first lesson in the unit, to be taught before students read the novel; thus, its primary purpose is to put this novel in historical context. Toward that end, students will learn about the (unintentional) abuse of soil that allowed the Dust Bowl to be so devastating and extensive. They will also see photographs by Dorothea Lange and others depicting the wasted land and subsequent wasted dreams of thousands.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Annie Henry.
- The Declaration of Independence
- In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 5
- In this interdisciplinary lesson, students will examine the role of the Declaration of Independence in the development of the American Revolution and as part of the American identity. They will also analyze the argumentative structure and write their own declaration.
- Format: article (grade 10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and NBCT.
- Interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics Part A: Science
- The first part of an interdisciplinary week-long unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on science. Parts B and C of the unit focus on math and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills and Science)
- By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Tori Goldrick, and Marlene Smith.
- Spinning spider stories
- This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Field trips in context
- Opportunities abound in North Carolina for hands-on interdisciplinary learning experiences.
- Format: article
- By Lesley Richardson.
- Civil War journals
- Integrates creative writing with social studies and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gwen A. Jones.
- Bugs, bugs, bugs
- This lesson integrates writing and the study of insects by creating an innovation to the text of the book How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A. Carter
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Vicki Rivenbark.
- India's path to independence
- This interdisciplinary plan includes the study of the effects of imperialism and India's struggle for independence through history texts, literary works, and online resources. Activities include a seminar, research, and a news broadcast. Although this unit is designed for integrated English II and World Civilizations, lessons can be adapted to other class structures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Marian Johnson.
- Greece: Part 1
- This lesson is one of three created as an interdisciplinary unit on the connection between the art and artifacts of a culture and the values and beliefs of the members of that culture. This unit begins with a class-wide investigation of Ancient Greece and concludes with a visit to the Ackland Art Museum. During the visit, students will have the opportunity to assess their predictions about the Ancient Greeks. In addition, students will look at works of art from other cultures and compare and contrast the visual information provided about those cultures with visual information provided about Greek culture.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
- By Winn Wheeler.
- Exploring the Everglades
- After reading the book, Everglades, by Jean Craighead George, students will apply basic Internet navigation and computer skills to complete a scavenger hunt about the Everglades. As a culmination activity, students will use a word processing program to type a paragraph detailing what they have learned about the Everglades.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Debbie Fox.
