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Don't Waste - Create The aim of the Don't Waste - Create task is to awake more consciousness among students about resources, recycling, and avoiding waste. Focus topics include upcycling, water saving, corn is not just corn, recipes with leftovers, and weeds for healing deeds. |
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Don't Waste - Create In this task, students will become more conscious about reserving resources through exploring agricultural processes and how to use all of the food product. This task includes: |
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Early People Symbols The purpose of the Early People Symbols is to explore early people’s symbols meaning and history. In the Early People Symbols (EPS) project, students will explore the meanings of their cultural symbols. They will start by doing research (Internet, local libraries, museums, art books, and artifacts such as rugs, wall, ceiling, floor drawings, pictographs, etc.) in their communities. Then, they will briefly tell the story related to the symbol using journals, Voice Threads, PowerPoint Presentations, videos or digital photos. Students are also invited to create a drawing or painting using these symbols |
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Early People Symbols In this task, students will explore the significance and meaning of early cultural symbols. This task includes: |
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Electronic School Magazine In this task, students will work to create an e-magazine about student/teacher achievements and contributions. This task includes: |
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Every Day is Earth Day In the Every Day is Earth Day task, students will write short essays “Save the Earth” or poems related to this problem. They will take photos, create drawings, videos where they really help to protect the environment. |
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Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty and Inequality In the Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty and Inequality task, students will research and discuss the root causes of hunger and poverty in the world and take meaningful actions to help create a more just and sustainable world. This task includes several possible classroom activities. |
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Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty, and Inequality In this task, students will research the causes of poverty and hunger throughout the world and come up with possible actions that would create a sustainable existence for all. This task includes: |
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Folk Costumes Around the Globe The Folk Costumes Around the Globe task is meant to give the students from as many countries as possible, a chance to share their folk/national costumes with other students and teachers in the world, to promote their folk art and traditions. The students will provide pictures of folk costumes from their countries together with a short description of them, and give information about the occasions on which people use/used to wear them. |
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Folk Costumes Around the World In this task, students will provide pictures and write descriptions of their traditional folk outfits and the cultural purposes behind them. This task includes: |
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