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How Safe Are You? In this task, students will research internet safety and use their knowledge to make safer decisions for themselves. This task includes: |
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How Smart Is Your Food? In this task, students will work in groups to select four healthy recipes from the USDA Recipes for Schools and present their calculated supply estimate. This task includes: |
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How to Throw a Party In this task, students will explore the relationship between the Bill of Rights and their existence. This task includes: |
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Huh? I Don't Understand You... In this task, students will collaborate to create a new dictionary for modern language. This task includes: |
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I Feel Good In this task, students will research basic health information to make better decisions about their health. This task includes: |
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I Feel The Earth Move Under My Feet In this task, students will create a presentation based on their research of plate tectonics and how they structure our planet. This task includes: |
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I'm Moving Out!! In this task, students will act as though they are moving to a new country for their parents to find work. They must research what criteria this new homeland must meet and what they will need to immigrate. This task includes: |
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I't's Hot, Hot, Hot! In this task, students will explore the impact of climate change and represent their findings mathematically to have an influence on the modification of American foreign Policy. This task includes: |
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I've Got Skills! In this task, students will present the 21st Century Renaissance Man and what skills are required to succeed in modern times. This task includes: |
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Imagine That! In this task, students will work in groups to evaluate the energy efficiency of a living complex being built. This task includes: |
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