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BizWorld In this task, students must work in groups to create a friendship bracelet business and carry out the entrepreneurial cycle to build capital for their business. This task includes: |
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Choose You Own Adventure In this task, students will create an interactive Choose Your Own Adventure model by exploring family and state histories to answer the question, "What makes people take a risk?". This task includes: |
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Community Photojournalists In this task, students must follow professional journalism and publication guidelines to create a collection of photo essays and audio recordings that represent an investigation into community based or cultural stories. This task includes: |
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Schoolyard Habitat Project In this task, students work together to come up with a plan to implement that will create insect and animal habitats for the school. This task includes: |
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