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First Nations Involvement in the War, Part 1 In this task, students will explore the concept of causes and consequences through exploring the First Nation's involvement in the War of 1812 as well as as personal experience. This task includes: |
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First Nations Involvement in the War, Part 2 In this task, students will explore the consequences of the First Nations involvement in the War of 1812 and explore the concept f continuity by determining how these past events are relevant today. This task includes: |
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Flag Change The Flag Change task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of changing images of cultural identity. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a New Zealand Flag and a picture. This task is a part of the Identity, Culture, Heritage task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Flags The Flags task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of symbols associated with a national identity. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures and a recording book. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Folk Costumes Around the Globe The Folk Costumes Around the Globe task is meant to give the students from as many countries as possible, a chance to share their folk/national costumes with other students and teachers in the world, to promote their folk art and traditions. The students will provide pictures of folk costumes from their countries together with a short description of them, and give information about the occasions on which people use/used to wear them. |
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Girls Rising Project In the Girls Rising Project task, students will watch "Girl Rising" (or excerpted chapters at: Nepal Chapter http://youtu.be/Hk2Q7WLzn0sand Peru Chapter http://youtu.be/7P6nL7PXILw if the full DVD is not available) and, then share their reflections. Students are encouraged to share ideas about what they can do to make the situation of girls in the world and in their own country better. |
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Global Food Show and Tell In this task, students will research and share different recipes and foods eaten in their country. This task includes: |
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Global Food Show and Tell In the Global Food Show and Tell task, students will share, compare, and contrast different types of foods eaten in their home countries. This task includes a possible classroom activity. |
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Good Citizens The Good Citizens task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the characteristics of a good community member. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resource required for this task is a team answer sheet. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Group Leaders The Group Leaders task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good group leader. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are pictures of three groups. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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