Ms. Murrell's Spanish 5-6 class just finished collaborating with students in Cincinnati, OH on a Spanish Music research project. See a sample at this link
They are also busily working on their big Trabajo project. Students just completed their essays. They will begin research over spring break and start their résumé's the week when they return.
Spanish 7-8 and AP just completed presenting on Human Rights issues in the Spanish Speaking world. Some of the topics that students researched were: Argentina and the Dirty War, Dictatorships in Chile, Spain and the Dominican Republic.