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Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Ice Cold

In this task, students will explore how salt effects ice and determine if there are some salts that work better for melting. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
10

International Geographic Project

In this task, students will collaborate as a class in creating a magazine modeled after National Geographic that answers the essential question, "How are things different when you cross the US/Mexico border and why?".

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, learning goals, CA state standards, class job application, project sheet, rubrics

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
History/Social Studies, Art, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

International Intercultural Mural Exchange

In this task, students will interact with an international partner school through online forums in order to create a mural. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, learning tools, curriculum model, handouts

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

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

John Brown's Legacy

This task gauges students' ability to source and contextualize a document. Students must first source a playbill, determining when it was created and by whom. Students then select facts that might provide the most relevant historical context in order to determine the authors' motivation, and explain how the facts might shed light on why the authors wrote the play.

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Keep It Hot

In this task, students will create their own experiment that explores different materials abilities to insulate beverages. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Kindred (Family History) Project

In this task, students will conduct interviews of their family and community members about their lives during world events in order to understand how their family's lives were affected. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
World Languages and Cultures

Grade Level
9, 10

La Llaga: Border Project

In this task, students will write a fictional piece from the point of view of an illegal immigrant. They will explore ideas that drive people to risk their lives to enter the United States illegally. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 4 examples
3. Additional Resources: Learning goals, timeline

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

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

Lange's Iconic Photograph

This task gauges students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a document.  Students must consider how the context surrounding the creation of Lange’s iconic photograph affects its reliability as historical evidence of Dust Bowl life.  Students must also analyze the photograph to determine how the content of the image might also affect its reliability.  Finally, students are asked to determine missing information/perspective that would better help them evaluate the reliability of the document.

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, many available for download with the creation of a free account:

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
History/Social Studies, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Laws of Life: Virtues Project

In this task, students will write an essay about what they value most in life. By submitting their essays in an online forum, students will be able to react to one another's essays online. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, teacher's guide (various languages), student work examples

Source
Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Leaky Faucet

In this task, students must calculate how many drop of water fall out of a leaky faucet at certain time intervals. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
3. Scored Student Work
4. Unscored Student Work

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