Source 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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