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West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Visual and Performing Arts

Grade Level
8

The 21st Century Apprentice Challenge

In this task, students will participate in an interdisciplinary task that requires them to design a new product and work on marketable skills in the 21st century. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, activities, practice questions, charts, rubrics, essay prompt, web resources, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
8

The Art of Math

In this task, students will create an original piece of artwork that incorporated mathematical concepts to be displayed in a lobby.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, quiz, activities, web resources, checklist, evaluations and rubrics, assessments, guide to managing the process. 

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Music

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The Function of Form

In this task, students will explore compositional form by improvising and writing compositions. 

This task includes;
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, rubrics, guidelines, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Science

Grade Level
8

The Next Avatar

In this task, students will act as a design team for a movie studio and design a new organism and habitat for an upcoming science fiction movie. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, lab, activity,checklist, group contract, evaluations and rubrics, web resources, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
8

The Power of Food

In this task, students will keep a food diary to see the impact of their food and drink choices.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, quiz, log, handouts, checklist, evaluations and rubrics

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
8

The Shape of Things to Come

In this task, students will role play as design engineers to come up with a new cardboard design for a toy. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, evaluations and rubrics, web resources, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
8

Travel West Virginia

In this task, students will research attractions and tourist spots in West Virginia that can be visited. 

This task includes:
1. Task Descriptions
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, worksheets, team contract, survey, journal, evaluations and rubrics, expense sheet

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Science

Grade Level
8

Upside Down, All Around, You Turn Me

In this task, students will design a roller coaster using the concept of gravity and Newton's Laws. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, journal, web resources, rubrics, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
8

Walk On!

In this task, students will research a city in West Virginia and create a presentation highlighting it's attributes in order to help bring people back into the state. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, walking tour planning form, daily log, rubrics

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
8

We've Got Issues

In this task, students will research issues that adolescents could be experiencing to create a presentation about recommendations on how to handle these situations. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, research log, handouts, evaluations and rubrics, web resources, guide to managing the process

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