The math teacher wants to address standards dealing with numerical and visual representations of percentages. The language arts teacher wants to address standards relating to communicating in a variety of formats and to developing research skills. They decide to present a multidisciplinary project to the students. They are to use a combination of print and electronic resources for their information. The language arts teacher suggests appropriate materials in the Library Media Center, in the CD-ROM collection of electronic resources, and on the Internet.
Students research their approved person and begin to construct their final product.
Some create a music video or a video documentary. Others create a promotional pamphlet. Still others write and deliver a keynote speech to nominate their person for an award. Other groups design a HyperStudio stack or a Web site. All of these projects may be graded with a comprehensive rubric that was developed by the teachers.