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Tennis Court Oath This task assesses students' knowledge of the past—but rather than measure rote recall of decontextualized facts, this assessment requires students to make connections across time and construct an argument about how events are connected. Students with a strong sense of the past will explain that the representatives depicted signed the Tennis Court Oath, which rejected the doctrine of divine right and pronounced that political power came from the people and their representatives. A strong response to the second question may explain that the huge cost of the Seven Years’ War contributed to a financial crisis in France. This resulted in higher taxes and anger among the public, creating popular discontent. The Tennis Court Oath was a product of this discontent. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors. |
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Testing a New Drug In this task, students will design an experiment to test experimental drugs and write a report to send to an approval committee. This task includes: |
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That's the Way the Ball Bounces In this task, students will test the boucing ability of balls made with various materials. This task includes: |
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The Battle of Quebec, 1759 In this task, students will use multimedia resources to determine how the English won the Battle of Quebec in 1759. This task includes: |
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The Blood Bank Project In this task, students will work in pairs on a collaboration with the San Diego Blood Bank and create a painting and video artistic representation of a researched blood disease. This task includes: |
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The Bouncing Ball In The Bouncing Ball students will explore the idea of exponential decay, and even students who are not yet familiar with the general exponential function should be able to come up with it as they work through the steps of the problem This task includes:
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The Captain and Lake Wilmar In this task, students will go through three performance tasks to explore the ecosystem of Lake Wilmar. This task includes: |
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The Case of the Clock This task assesses students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select one fact, and explain how it sheds light on why Edward Curtis altered a photograph of Native Americans before publishing it. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how the popular belief that Indians did not understand modern technology might have influenced Curtis's decision to alter the photograph. 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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The Changing Faces of Tourism in Canada In this task, students will examine photographs and brochures to determine the continuity and change in tourism throughout British Columbia. This task includes: |
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The Effectiveness of Antacids In this task, students will conduct an experiment that will explore which of four antacids will neutralize acid. This task includes: |
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