Integrated Units

One- to three-week integrated units help students understand how academic knowledge and skills are applied in a variety of work-based contexts.

These units meet rigorous academic standards and connect academic learning to the yearlong Foundations courses. View a short tutorial to learn about our approach to integration.

• English Language Arts

  • Everyone Has a Story
  • Settings from Page to Screen
  • Casting a Novel Character
  • Going Public  

• History‐Social Science (World History, U.S. History)

  • The Path to World War II (World History)
  • Cold War Games (World History)
  • Podcasting the Past (U.S. History)
  • Animating Labor History (U.S. History)

• Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)

  • Proportion Matters (Algebra 1, Geometry)
  • Linear Programming: Optimizing Media Reach (Algebra 1)
  • Transforming Figures (Geometry)
  • Functions and Sound (Algebra 2)

• Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) 

  • Light! Color! Perception! (Biology)
  • The Power of the Nucleus (Chemistry)
  • Acoustics: The Science of Sound (Physics)
  • Physical Reality in Video Games (Physics)

Integrated units connect directly to the project work of their accompanying Visual Arts or Media and Digital Design units. Integrated units connect with each other through a multidisciplinary project. Please see Where the Unit Fits In in each unit for descriptions of integration with foundation courses, integration with multi-disciplinary teams, and other opportunities for integration.

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