At the La Crosse Design Institute, students take the state educational standards and bring them to life through authentic, student-driven projects. Every project is unique to each student at the La Crosse Design Institute. Project-based learning allows students to develop higher-level thinking skills, accountability, content motivation, and a real world application. All LDI students go through the process of design to complete their projects. Below are some example projects that could come out of learning at LDI.
Natural Disaster
Students will create natural disaster preparedness presentations about a natural disaster that could occur in their local area or an area of interest? (social studies, science, math, and language arts)
Animal Habitat Adaptation
Could a frog live in the desert? Would a camel still have a hump if it lived in the rainforest? Why do we have so many Asian Lady Beetles in the United States? What adaptations would a human need if they were to be a mermaid? (language arts, social studies, science)
Are we alone?
Using the the general structure of what we know about solar systems, galaxies, and the universe, explain why we are alone in the universe or how you can prove that we are not. (social studies, science, math, and language arts)
Survival Architecture
How would we build a shelter to withstand a hurricane? Pythagoras and histheorem can help students with measurements without using a protractor or a compass. (social studies, science, math, and language arts)
Starting your own business
What kind of business would you like to start? How do you set prices in order to make a profit? What are your expenses? Who are your suppliers? Where would your business be located? (social studies, science, math, and language arts)
Cell Phone Plan
Students will research and compare several different cell phone providers and decide which provider would work best for them. Why do providers have contracts? What are the catches? What is most important to a cell phone customer? Where is the best place to live in the U.S. for that provider? (social studies, math, and language arts)
My Perfect Bedroom
Students will design their perfect bedroom. They will create a scale drawing of their current room. They will research the cost of furnishings, wall and floor coverings and decorations that will fit into their room. What is the most expensive room and/or what is the best bargain? (math and language arts)
Historical Comic
Students develop a comic strip or book that explains American History issues. Students can make comics persuasive to demonstrate propaganda, satirical, or they can create a historically-based character who has adventures. (social studies and language arts)
An immigrants Tale
Students create an oral or digital story that is told through the eyes of historical or present day American immigrants. (social studies and language arts)
Let's Eat!
Students develop their own restaurant critique book that shares all the highlights or the lowlights of their communities' restaurant scene. Students can describe the menu discussing what they like or dislike. They can also discuss a pricing guide; deciding if each restaurant is worth the price on the menu. (social studies, math, and language arts)
Lights, Camera, Action
Students create a short film with an educational underlying theme. The film can be fictional based on factual information they have learned from school seminars. (social studies, math, science, and language arts)
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