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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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Heating Crystals In this task, students will experiment with and observe the effects of heating various crystals. This task includes: |
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Heritage Around the World In this task, students will decide on any aspect of their Country's heritage to research. This task includes: |
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Heritage around the World/Patrimoine Mondial The Heritage around the World/Patrimoine Mondial task enables students to share the heritage of their country. Students will choose a topic relating to their country's heritage and illustrate the topic through descriptions, articles, films, videos, and audio documents. The Heritage can include architecture, stories, tales, oral traditions, dances, music, intruments, crafts, endangered species, endangered water reserves, climate changes experienced during our lifetime, and any other topics of interest. |
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Heroes of the War In this task, students will explore the concept of "heroism" and determine four heroes from the War of 1812 that deserve a monument. 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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Hip Hop On The Spot The Hip Hop On The Spot task aims to unite young people from different countries by means of a collaborative musical and literary creation through hip hop, a street culture in which young people are the protagonists. The project begins with a theme for youngsters to write one RAP, speaking of iEARN, youth and collaborative creation. Lyrics should have 8 metric syllables. The rhyme should be posted to the project forum and the project facilitator will then organize completed lyrics for the full song and re-post to the forum. |
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Historical Significance of General Brock, Part 1 In this task, students will investigate historical significances in modern times through an activity on the 2012 Olympics. This task includes: |
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Historical Significance of General Brock, Part 2 In this task, students will research General Sir Isaac Brock and why he is historically significant. They will then debate whether or not they think he deserves to be based on their findings. This task includes: |
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Holiday Card Exchange In this task, students will write holiday cards to other participating students around the world. This task includes: |
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