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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject Art Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Origami Project In this task, students will learn patience by constructing Origami artwork. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples
Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject Interdisciplinary, World Languages and Cultures, English Language Arts Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Pen Friends In the Pen Friends task, students will exchange letters with students in Japan. They will learn and understand about the culture, school life and so forth both their own country and others’. They also learn the skill of language and possibly make a life long friend.
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Privateers In this task, students will explore the differences of pirating and privateering as well as the morals surrounding it. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-3
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Questioning the Causes of the War of 1812 In this task, students will come up with questions about the cause of the War of 1812 by comparing voting patterns with President Madison's War Message to Congress. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-6
Source Bowland Maths (UK) Subject Mathematics Grade Level 4, 5, 6, 7	Rods and Triangles In this task, students must calculate how many and what kinds of triangles are possible to make out of various sizes of rods. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Progression Guide 4. Scored Student Work 5. PowerPoint of Task
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Schooling Then and Now In this task, students will study primary documents in order to help them compare and contrast 19th century schooling to modern day. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handouts, worksheets
Source Bowland Maths (UK) Subject Mathematics Grade Level 4, 5, 6, 7	Security Camera In this task, students must decide on the most optimum location in a store to put a security camera. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Progression Guide 4. Scored Student Work 5. PowerPoint of Task
Source High Tech High School Subject Humanities Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Sesame Treat for Our Street In this task, students will explore how writing can have a positive influence by working alongside fellow students of all ages in creating a puppet show that will teach about cross-cultural acceptance. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, timeline
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Significance of the Battle of Detroit In this task, students will use role-playing to explore the circumstances that led to the Battle of Detroit. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-5
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Significance of the War of 1812 In this task, students will gather context on the War of 1812 by reviewing other historical events in Canadian history. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan

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Task

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Art

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Origami Project

In this task, students will learn patience by constructing Origami artwork.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Interdisciplinary, World Languages and Cultures, English Language Arts

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Pen Friends

In the Pen Friends task, students will exchange letters with students in Japan. They will learn and understand about the culture, school life and so forth both their own country and others’. They also learn the skill of language and possibly make a life long friend.

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Privateers

In this task, students will explore the differences of pirating and privateering as well as the morals surrounding it.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-3

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Questioning the Causes of the War of 1812

In this task, students will come up with questions about the cause of the War of 1812 by comparing voting patterns with President Madison's War Message to Congress.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-6

Source
Bowland Maths (UK)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
4, 5, 6, 7

Rods and Triangles

In this task, students must calculate how many and what kinds of triangles are possible to make out of various sizes of rods.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Schooling Then and Now

In this task, students will study primary documents in order to help them compare and contrast 19th century schooling to modern day.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handouts, worksheets

Source
Bowland Maths (UK)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
4, 5, 6, 7

Security Camera

In this task, students must decide on the most optimum location in a store to put a security camera.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Sesame Treat for Our Street

In this task, students will explore how writing can have a positive influence by working alongside fellow students of all ages in creating a puppet show that will teach about cross-cultural acceptance.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, timeline

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Significance of the Battle of Detroit

In this task, students will use role-playing to explore the circumstances that led to the Battle of Detroit.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-5

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Significance of the War of 1812

In this task, students will gather context on the War of 1812 by reviewing other historical events in Canadian history.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan

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