Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Middle School NCTE Activity - Clinometer
This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about the similarities and differences between a clinometer and a sundial.
This task includes:
1. Student Instructions
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Middle School NCTE Activity - Compass
This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write a poem about a compass.
This task includes:
1. Student Instructions
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Middle School NCTE Activity - Densiometer
This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write about a tree at their study site.
This task includes:
1. Student Instructions
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Migrant Mother
This task requires students to consider the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence. Students with a sophisticated understanding of how to source a document will be able to explain that Lange's iconic photograph is useful in that it depicts migrant workers at the time. However, they will also point out that the fact that Lange was paid by Roosevelt's Resettlement Administration to take the photograph; potentially lessening its usefulness as evidence of the living conditions facing migrant workers.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source Bowland Maths (UK)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6, 7 |
Mobile Phones
In this task, students must calculate which mobile plan is cheaper.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Money Matters
In this task, students will collaborate with participating classes in discussing their opinions of money in an online forum.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work example
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Money Matters
In the Money Matters task, students will l be able to get into conversation about money, learn some facts about history of money and about money in other countries, discuss students’ pocket money and proverbs about money, make media products about money.
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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 |
Monuments and Memorials
In this task, students will research and reflect on what has been memorialized from the War of 1812 and then design their own memorial based on events and people of historical significance.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, worksheets
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Morale after Fredericksburg
This is a two-part task asking students to source and corroborate a primary source letter from a Union soldier describing low morale among Union soldiers after the Battle of Fredericksburg during the Civil War.
Question 1 asks students to evaluate whether the source provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate the morale of the entire Union Army. To answer this question, students must source the document to determine whether the author represents all Union troops. Question 2 asks students to evaluate whether additional documents would corroborate the letter.
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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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
More Power To You
In this task, students will use a machine to detect the presence and strength of an electric current.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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