Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Plan whale calendar.

Objective: Students will plan the creation of a Whale Calendar.

Activity: Students will reflect upon their learning experiences in the various content areas and plan the creation of a whale calendar. This calendar should incorporate each segment of the interdisciplinary unit.

Assessment: On task behavior of students, quality of synthesized information into calendar pages.