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Global Math The Global Math task uses math as a unifying tool to investigate and understand our shared world. Students will use basic secondary mathematics to observe symmetry in their surroundings, compare regional temperatures, model population growth, gather statistics about their communities and measure the size of Earth. The goal is to use mathematics as a common language to facilitate investigation and collaboration. |
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Globe Project In this task, students will begin their exploration of world history by becoming familiar with geography and creating their own globe. 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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Government: Who Needs it? In this task, students will explore the societal purposes of the government and compare between countries. This task includes: |
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Greek Democracy Assessment In the Greek Democracy Assessment from 2007-1008, students will address the question "how democratic was Ancient Athens?". They will write a speech about the Athenian system of government, in which they describe how democratic it was and explain who gets to participate and how they participated. This task includes activities, sources and comprehension questions, and a summary worksheet. |
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Growth of Yeast In this task, students will examine how yeast grows in a sugar solution and determine carbon monoxide presence. This task includes: |
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Half-Ball In this task, students will be examining how a ball and half-ball relate to Newton's Laws of Motion and the Law of Conservation of Energy. This task includes: |
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Harry Truman on Trial In this task, students will role play as the jury, the defense, and witnesses in a trail against former President Harry Truman and his accused war crimes against Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the use of an atomic bomb. This task includes: |
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Haymarket Aftermath This task assesses students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select two facts and explain how they shed light on the cartoon's depiction of Illinois Governor Altgeld's pardon in 1893. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how fears aroused by the Haymarket riot, and increasing tensions during the Depression of 1893, may help explain the cartoonist's work. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors. |
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Heart to Heart The Heart to Heart task is a project that promotes friendship around the world.It is a project that involves writing. Students will share their feelings / emotions and participate in different themes monthly. Each month a new theme will be posted and students will respond, post pictures, make videos, participate in videoconferences, and write about that theme in the project forum. |
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