Integrated Studies

People, places, and problems offer rich opportunities for real-world learning. This unit design framework ensures engaging, aligned learning objectives, experiences, and assessments.

Combining several content areas can guide students to develop a deep understanding of how climate change affects them and their community.

This eight-step framework can help teachers create units that integrate science and social studies with math and English language arts.

An English teacher co-teaching trigonometry asked students to explain an equation to a child and to turn discrete problems into a story.

One school used a PBL unit that combined science, math, and cooking dumplings to explore the many cultures that make up their community.

A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time.

Successfully integrating project-based learning across multiple classes requires careful coordination of learning outcomes and the teaching workload.

By asking students to explore the history of scientific discoveries, we get them to view their world with more wonder—and more skepticism—and condition their minds to think about causes and effects.

Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts.

A project that encourages students to investigate the origins and history of calculus can boost engagement and promote deeper learning.

Educators take on the role of guides and motivate students to direct their own learning.

An eighth-grade student-led project blends reading climate-change fiction with research and ends with a presentation to younger students.

Letting students establish a museum exhibit with everyday items offers an opportunity to sharpen their storytelling skills.

Educators in K-12 classrooms are exploring unique ways to bridge the gap between math, science, and literacy.

Combining science and literature can help students engage more deeply with both subjects.