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Cause of Conflict In this task students will choose a conflict and analyze its causes by creating a timeline and explaining these causes in an essay or presentation. This task includes: |
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Cause on Conflict In this task students will research a conflict and analyze its causes from different social science perspectives. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Checks and Balances In this task students will develop a reasoned position on the effectiveness of this system related to one current or historical event. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Checks and Balances (G11) In this task students will develop a presentation or write an essay about the effectiveness of the system of checks and balances related during a particular administration, congress/legislature, or court. This task includes: |
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Come to the Fair In Come to the Fair students will listen to and compare and contrast two musical compositions. This task includes:
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Concepts of Health and Fitness In Concepts of Health and Fitness students will respond to multiple choice, short answer, and critical thinking questions related to health and fitness. This task includes:
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Constitutional Issues In this task students will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Constitutional Issues (G11) In this task students will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Cooking Up a Mystery In Cooking Up a Mystery students will use evidence from the lab and the Internet to identify a criminal suspect in a cooking contest and make safety improvements. This task includes:
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Cultural Contributions In this task students will develop a position on how cultural groups have contributed to society by comparing the contributions of two cultural groups to the development of local, tribal, Washington State, United States, and/or world history. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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