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Patterns of Movement The Patterns of Movement unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 3 teaching, learning, and assessment activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Patterns of Movement students focus on creating and interpreting a graphic score that depicts a river flowing from high to low. This work demonstrates students’ understanding of pitch direction and ways of creating musical texture. |
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Pen Friends In the Pen Friends task, students will exchange letters with students in Japan. They will learn and understand about the culture, school life and so forth both their own country and others’. They also learn the skill of language and possibly make a life long friend. |
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Primary Investigation Test - Atmosphere This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will compare and analyze the given pictures and answer accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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Primary Investigation Test - Making Connections This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth System Unit. Students will compare and analyze photos of schools to answer questions. This task includes: |
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Privateers In this task, students will explore the differences of pirating and privateering as well as the morals surrounding it. This task includes: |
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Public Health In Public Health students will explore the cause-and-effect factors that will keep you and the people around you healthy. This task includes:
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Questioning the Causes of the War of 1812 In this task, students will come up with questions about the cause of the War of 1812 by comparing voting patterns with President Madison's War Message to Congress. This task includes: |
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Read Aloud The Read Aloud performance assessment includes two tasks and will be completed twice, once as a pre-assessment and once as a post-assessment, for a unit on nonfiction reading/information book writing. In Task1, students will listen to a book read aloud and answer questions about what the book has taught them about the subject. They will then sketch a picture and write a response to remember the information they have learned. In Task 2, students will write their own information book to teach others what they know and have learned about the subject. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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Read Independently The Read Independently performance assessment includes two tasks and will be completed twice, once as a pre-assessment and once as a post-assessment, for a unit on nonfiction reading/information book writing. In Task1, students will read a book and ask and answer their questions about the details that they red in the book. They can do this through writing and/or drawing. Students will then discuss the book and share out some of their questions and answers. In task 2, students will write their own information book to teach the important information they have learned. The last page of their book will include a big idea or observation. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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Seedfolks In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together. This task includes: |
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