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Sound Box In this task, students will observe and compare variables of sound boxes. This task includes: |
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Special Place The Special Place task is a project promoting intercultural understanding and contributing to a better world to live in and students are invited to share local places that are precious to them in any digital forms. Students will select one local spot that gives them or their community special feelings and write a story about the unusual meanings of the places. They will use short stories with videos, ppt slides, digital photos or drawing to show us what theirr special place looks like. They may select any writing genre (creative, informative, humorous, etc.) or write a poem to describe their special place, and share what is special about it for them. |
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Speed Racer In Speed Racer students will investigate factors that affect speed and apply technology to solve a problem in a racing competition. This task includes:
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Speedy Santa In this task, students must calculate the amount of time Santa can spend at each house in order to get to each house in the UK. This task includes: |
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Sports Bag In this task, students must design a sports bag and calculate the amount of material needed. This task includes: |
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Sports Weigh In Sports Weigh In involves logical reasoning to determine how much each kind of ball weighs. The arithmetic requirements are minimal: doubling, halving, and subtracting of relatively small numbers. This task includes:
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Starch and Sugar Testing 2 In this task, students will determine if starch and sugar are present in mixtures. This task includes: |
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Steal Away Home In this task, students will work in groups to create a game based off of Harriet Ross Tubman, one of the most prominent conductors of the Underground Railroad. This task includes: |
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Steamboats on Kootenay Lake In this task, students will explore the context of people living around Kootenay Lake, among other communities around surrounding bodies of water. This task includes: |
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Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates In this task, students will design an experiment that will explore how worm's structures allow them to do what they do. This task includes: |
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