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Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

America and the Modern World: Isolation, War, and the Cold War

In this task, students will follow a prompt in writing an essay on US foreign policy decisions. 

This task includes:
1. Essay Prompt
2. Points to include

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Bacteria Growth

In this lab, students will work in groups on their own worksheets to determine where in the school bacteria grows. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Lab worksheet packet

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Durability of Materials Experiment

In this task, students will conduct an experiment to test the durability of various materials. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description
2. Lab Worksheets
3. Scoring Form

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

India: Caste and Mayawati

In this task, students are given a prompt and must write an essay about the caste system in India. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Prompt Question
3. Additional reading resources

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Pendulum Project

In this task, students will explore the variables that effect the period of a pendulum. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Lab Worksheets
3. Lab Checklist

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Population Ecology

In this task, students will design and conduct their own experiment to discover the law of population ecology. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Lab Worksheets

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Question About the Declaration of Independence

In this task, students will ask themselves an essential question about the Declaration of Independence and write a research paper about multiple historical viewpoints that answers their own prompt. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Sample Questions (from students)

Source
New York Performance Standards Consortium

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

The Lend-Lease Bill

In this task, student will write an essay about the Lend-Lease Bill. 

This task includes:
1. Student Work: 1 example essay

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