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Source High Tech High School Subject Science Grade Level 8	The Toy Factory In this task, students will create any kind of toy using an electric motor, switch, and battery. This project will culminate in them trying to sell their toy at exhibition. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: 7 examples 3. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, real world connections
Source High Tech High School Subject History/Social Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 8	This American Life: An Immigration Project In this task, students will explore the trials of immigration as well as the history of a group of immigrants through interviews, literature circles, and field experiences. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: About the authors, teacher reflections, learning goals, content topics, timeline, real world connections, assessment activity
Source High Tech High School Subject Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 8	Toy Story In this task, students will roleplay as engineers, advertising executives, and authors at a small toy campany. After researching the toy market, students will conduct field studies to help them in creating and marketing a new line of toys. This project will culminate in an exhibition presentation in which the the 8th grade classrooms are converted into toy factories. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, timeline, real world connections, two rubrics, focus group interview handout, sample project, children's book description, advertisement planning sheet, screening questions, project roles, debrief and survey activity

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High Tech High School

Subject
Science

Grade Level
8

The Toy Factory

In this task, students will create any kind of toy using an electric motor, switch, and battery. This project will culminate in them trying to sell their toy at exhibition.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 7 examples
3. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, real world connections

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
History/Social Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
8

This American Life: An Immigration Project

In this task, students will explore the trials of immigration as well as the history of a group of immigrants through interviews, literature circles, and field experiences.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: About the authors, teacher reflections, learning goals, content topics, timeline, real world connections, assessment activity

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
8

Toy Story

In this task, students will roleplay as engineers, advertising executives, and authors at a small toy campany. After researching the toy market, students will conduct field studies to help them in creating and marketing a new line of toys. This project will culminate in an exhibition presentation in which the the 8th grade classrooms are converted into toy factories.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, timeline, real world connections, two rubrics, focus group interview handout, sample project, children's book description, advertisement planning sheet, screening questions, project roles, debrief and survey activity

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