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Technology through the Ages In this task students will use appropriate historical research practices to write an analysis of how a technological change that occurred in history impacts our lives today. They may also create a presentation. This task includes: |
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The Play's the Thing? In The Play's the Thing? students will create a window display utilizing theme(s) from a famous play. This task includes:
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Time for Rhyme In Time for Rhyme students will memorize and perform a nursery rhyme. This task includes:
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Tobacco Times In Tobacco Times students will identify short-term effects of smoking and smokeless tobacco, determine smoking myths from smoking facts, and identify issues relating to peer pressure. This task includes:
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Touring the Systems In Touring the Systems students will compare components of circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, muscular, skeletal, reproductive and/or endocrine systems to everyday objects. This task includes:
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True Media Message In True Media Message students will identify false messages in advertisements and explain how they negatively affect a person's social, emotional or physical well-being. This task includes:
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US Foreign Policy In this task students will evaluate a specific U.S. foreign policy based on an analysis of its causes and effects. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Weather Patterns and Predictions In Weather Patterns and Predictions students will collect and analyze weather data to create a forecast for your area. This task includes:
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Welcome to Our School In Welcome to Our School students will identify forms of harassment and describe strategies for dealing with each in addition to sources of help; describe disease prevention strategies related to spread of communicable diseases and how they would be practiced; describe health and fitness goals and how they might help keep students physically fit. This task includes:
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What's the Big Idea? In this task students will write an essay or develop a presentation in which you explain how an idea or technology has affected the way people live. This task includes: |
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