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A Call to Action In this task, students will work in groups to research issues of public concern and then present to the class why their topic should be chosen as a civil responsibility. This task includes: |
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A Gardener's Dilemma In this task, students will design a garden plot for a family. This task includes: |
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A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour. Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation. The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes. |
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A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will develop a walking tour through the town in an effort to revitalize it. This task includes: |
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A Job Designed Just for You In this task, students will work in groups to put together and present an advertising portfolio for job applications. This task includes: |
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A Most Amazing Race: Folktales from Around the World In this task, students will explore the origins and spread of folktales and eventually write and perform their own folktale based on one previous read. This task includes: |
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A Mountain of Trails In this task, students will enter a contest and design a mountain bike trail. This task includes: |
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A Stitch in Time In this task, students will work in groups to create various artifacts for a community's heritage museum and come up with a presentation to help fundraise. This task includes: |
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A.D. 1095 and All That In this task, students will explore the history of war and how past these have played a role in modern conflicts. This task includes: |
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Am I Freezing? In this task, students will explore physics concepts and present on the energy transfer of ice cream to ice. This task includes: |
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