Projects

H E L E N K E L L E R M I D D L E S C H O O L

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar...Helen A. Keller

PROJECTS
2006-2007

Projects are listed in date order, by grade level, most recent first.
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Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Projects From Years Past Including Math Trail - New Haven
DIRECTED ON-LINE STUDY (For Grades 6-8...with a focus on technology and independent learning). For individual units, follow the links below....AND SEE EXCITING SAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK
Student Writing Tools: Grades: 2-5 Grades: 6-8 Grades: 9-12	On-Line Databases	Citation Machine Directions for Use
Science Handbook	Science Lab Report Format: Grades 6-8.	Project Expectations and Interdisciplinary Connections

Music/Language Arts - Do You Want to Be a Song Writer?

Grade 6
Roman Character Mrs King and Ms. MacMillan May	World Art Gallery Mrs. Gettler French and Spanish May-June
Ancient Greece Newspaper Mrs. Henry Social Studies December	Industrial Arts Mr. Gass	D.O.S.: Where Would You Be Without September-June	Music/Language Arts - Do You Want to Be a Song Writer? Mr. Lavalle and Mrs. Kirk
Wonders of Ancient Egypt Mrs. Henry Social Studies December	Earthquakes and the Evolving Earth Mrs. Maggi Science January-February	Biographies Mrs. King and Ms. MacMillan December	Travel Brochures Mrs. Gettler World Language March

Grade 7
Music/Language Arts - Do You Want to Be a Song Writer? Mr. Lavalle and Mrs. Kirk
Photo Project Mrs. Marusa and Ms. Schweikert Language Arts April	The Virtual Body Mrs. Culliton April	D.O.S.: Take a Walk in My Shoes September-June
Industrial Arts Mr. Gass	MILLENNIUM World Geography Mrs. Rose March	Non-Fiction Unit Mrs. Marusa and Ms. Schweikert Language Arts March

Grade 8
Elements Mrs. Ustie Science April-May	Music/Language Arts - Do You Want to Be a Song Writer? Mr. Lavalle and Mrs. Kirk	Shane and the Movie Pitch Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Ongley April - May	Technology Competencies and Poetry Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Ongley May
Graphing Algebra Mr. Cockerham January	To Kill a Mockingbird Mrs. Ongley Language Arts January	Industrial Arts Mr. Gass	D.O.S.: So You Want to Be a Star? September-June
Amendments Mrs. Grenier Social Studies October	Immigration Mrs. Grenier Social Studies October-December	Recipe - Immigration Ms. Ustie Science November	Interview with a Mathematician