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HTHMA: Invisibility In this task, students will explore the "invisible" aspects of society and bring them to the forefront through a multimedia presentation using documentaries, photo and sound essays, and video installations. This task includes: |
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In Sickness and In Health In this task, students will explore the idea of personalized medicine in the modern world. This task includes: |
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Lost Postcard Collection In this task, students will roleplay as Odyssues, cataloging their journeys through the book through a series of postcards. This task includes: |
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Media Saves the Beach In this task, students will examine what affects the local coastal ecosystem to determine what makes the water safe to enter. This task includes: |
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Picasso's Influence on HTH In this task, students will create a piece of artwork by first using photoshop and then paint. This task includes: |
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Pinhole Photography In this task, students will create their own digital artwork by first creating a pinhole camera, developing their film, and uploading to the computer to be altered. This task includes: |
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Projectile Motion In this task, students will create an experiment in which they build a device to study projectile motions, exploring what factors effect the motion of the projectile. This task includes: |
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Public Service Advertising Campaign In this task, students will work in groups to create a magazine, radio spot, or TV commercial based on a social issue and backed by an advocate for the chosen issue. This task includes: |
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School Leadership Project: HTH Structures in Action In this task, teachers will be learning how to structure their classes to implement problem based learning. This task includes: |
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Science Friction In this task, students will explore the concept of friction to gain an understanding of the world of physics being present in every day life. This task includes: |
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