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Money Matters In the Money Matters task, students will l be able to get into conversation about money, learn some facts about history of money and about money in other countries, discuss students’ pocket money and proverbs about money, make media products about money. |
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Money Matters In this task, students will collaborate with participating classes in discussing their opinions of money in an online forum. This task includes: |
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Monuments and Memorials In this task, students will research and reflect on what has been memorialized from the War of 1812 and then design their own memorial based on events and people of historical significance. This task includes: |
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Mrs. Trimble's Muffins In Mrs. Trimble's Muffins students will analyze nutrient groups on a nutritional label for positive and negative nutritional value and describe why people should either limit or include them in their diet; using the food pyramid, identify foods that make a balanced meal and explain how the chosen foods can benefit the human body. This task includes:
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Music of the World In this task, students will collaborate in creating an original song using instruments from around the world. Each age group will have a specific task in creating the song as a whole student body. This task includes: |
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Music of the World In the Music of the World task, students will work together to create and perform an original song, using instruments from around the world. This task includes several possible classroom activities. |
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Musical Conversations in Concert In this task, students will create their own musical "conversation" and perform it for the class. This task includes: |
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My Country In the My Country task, students will express themselves through essays, drawings, poetry, on different aspects of their country. Students throughout the world can participate in the project by writing, drawing or sending pictures about population, culture, surface, agriculture, industry, economy, and environment. |
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My Country In this task, students will express themselves through multiple forms to their global peers. They will learn to understand each others' lives in various countries. This task includes: |
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My Country Flag In this task, students will write essays and discuss their county's flag and the meaning of the colors used. This task includes: |
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