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A Good Team Member The A Good Team Member task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good team member. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a recording book. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A Human Rights Timeline In this task, students will research and use court cases to explore the shaping of Canadian human rights. This task includes: |
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A Just War? In this task, students will determine if the War of 1812 was justified from the perspective of the American's declaring war. This task includes: |
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A Place to Live The A Place to Live task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the natural features of a place that makes it suitable for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video, a laptop computer, and a postcard. This task is a part of the Place and Environment task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A Soldier's Diet In this task, students will compare the lives of soldiers in the War of 1812 to modern Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. This task includes: |
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A Visual Stroll Through Small-Town Canada In this task, students will act as local historians and write about their town's continuity and change. This task includes: |
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ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture. This task includes: |
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Aboriginal Rights and Title in British Columbia In this task, students will explore various perspectives on aboriginal rights and land titles. This task includes: |
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Alternate Reality In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face. This task includes: |
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Aotearoa The Aotearoa task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the naming of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a map of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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