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Napoleon's Retreat This task measures students’ ability to source a document. When historians interpret a document, they first look to find out who wrote it and when. This information presents important clues about whether the source provides reliable evidence about the past. This assessment gauges whether students understand an important aspect of sourcing: the time elapsed between when a document was produced and the event that it depicts. Students who understand the importance of when a document was produced will see that the image of The Burning of Moscow is of little use to historians who wish to understand Napoleon's invasion of Russia, because it was produced over 80 years after the event. The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:
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Narnia and CS Lewis In this task, students will discuss the Narnia series by CS Lewis with their global peers. This task includes: |
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Narnia and CS Lewis In the Narnia and CS Lewis task, students will read the "Chronicles of Narnia", watch the film, discuss the religious aspects of the book, compare it with other similar books, and make drawings related to the book and the "Chronicles of Narnia" films. These books have very hight educational value and can stimulate students to think about right and wrong. |
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National Toys In this task, students will research their country's national toys. They will then construct that toy and provide detailed instructions so that their global peers may participate. This task includes: |
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National Toys In the National Toys task, students will research and share the information about their national toys, including the instructions on how to create them for the partners to learn from the findings of the peers in other parts of the world and to make their school collections of handmade toys. |
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Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015 In this task, students will explore how to cope with natural disasters through global communication and collaboration. This task includes: |
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Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015 In the Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015 task, students will learn the importance of human lives and how to cope with natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, droughts, and other natural disasters through communication and collaboration with global friends. |
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Nature's Global Zoo In this task, students will collaborate with their local peers and research animals native to their country and create a virtual zoo for their area that others can visit. This task includes: |
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Nature's Global Zoo In the Nature's Global Zoo task, students will create virtual zoos representing the area in which they live and present them virtually to create a global zoo we all can visit. Students will research animals native to their country or area within their country and design a virtual zoo so that the Earth's citizens can visit it online. |
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Newspaper and Triplets This task includes two sample problem solving questions from World Class Arena Limited (WCAL). The task includes the answers to the sample questions. |
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