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Geoboard Squares In this task, students must determine patterns and answer questions about a Geoboard. This task includes: |
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German or English In this task, students must determine if a blank line of text is more likely to be German or English. This task includes: |
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Golden Rectangles In this task, students must determine the largest area of land that can be plotted in a field and answer accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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Heat Retention This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of Heat Transfer. Students must test, measure, and graph their findings to determine which of four substances would be the best as a heat mass. This task includes: |
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Hilbre Island In this task, students must calculate the most favorable time to visit the island. This task includes: |
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Ice Melting This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of the Transfer of Energy. Students must design a way to investigate whether various materials can prevent heat gain in frozen water. This task includes: |
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In Bartering for Bananas In Bartering for Bananas, students are asked to find how many bananas Byron can get with his five fish. This task includes:
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Judo Math In this task, students will take place in a new math program which is more individualized and set at their own learning pace rather than the entire class moving forward at the same speed. This task includes: |
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Let's Party! In this task, students will submit a party proposal with a given budget and number of attending guests. This task includes: |
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Life Is Full of Surprises In this task, students will create a budgetary presentation for three different families and their future plans. This task includes: |
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