Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The KKK in the 1870's
This task assesses students’ ability to reason how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how an 1872 editorial describing the organization of the Ku Klux Klan, and a testimony given before Congress describing Klan intimidation, both support the conclusion that Americans were concerned about the KKK during the 1870's.
Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source New York Performance Standards Consortium
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Lend-Lease Bill
In this task, student will write an essay about the Lend-Lease Bill.
This task includes:
1. Student Work: 1 example essay
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Maritime Project
In this task, students will explore the history of maritime culture by taking part in multiple field trips to suppliment a Captain's log.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 eamples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, learning goals, content topics, CA state standards
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Nutritional Content of Food
In this task, students will test whether or not the food samples contain protein or starch.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Real Number System
In this task, students must solve four short problems.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Role of Women
This task assesses students’ ability to reason how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how a conservative political cartoon about women's societal roles, and feminist writing by radical feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman, both support the conclusion that many Americans opposed the shift of women's roles from the private sphere to the public.
Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors. Also included are links to the original primary sources through the Library of Congress.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Multimedia
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Senior Year
In this task, multimedia students will create a year long documentary that encompasses the hectic life of senior year.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, content topics, required materials, CA state standards, timeline, real world connections, student reflections
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Teddy Bear Project
The The Teddy Bear Project task aims to foster tolerance and understanding of cultures other than your own. After teachers register, the facilitator matches each class with a partner class. the classes send each other a Teddy Bear or other soft toy by airmail through the normal postal system. The "bears" will send back diary messages by email or through the iEARN Teddy Bear Forum at least once a week. The students will write the diary messages from the "bears", pretending they are the visiting bears describing their experiences in the new culture.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Underground Railroad
In this task, students will participate in an online simulation of the Underground Railroad in order to better understand the historical context of the time.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, PowerPoint, activities, student examples
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Virginia Company
This task assesses whether students can source and contextualize a document. Students must first examine a report on the progress of the Virginia Company, then determine which fact can help them evaluate the report's reliability. Strong students will be able to explain how the Company's desire to attract new investors (Fact 2) may have led the authors to put a positive spin on life in Virginia.
Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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