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Apartheid in South Africa This task assesses students' knowledge of the past—but rather than measure rote recall of decontextualized facts, this assessment requires students to make connections across time and construct an argument about how events are connected. Students with a strong sense of the past will be able to explain that the social conditions of apartheid grew out of racial oppression instituted during European colonial rule of South Africa. Strong students will also explain that social conditions like those depicted in the photograph led the United States Congress to impose economic sanctions against South Africa in an effort to bring an end to the policy of apartheid. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors. |
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Appeasement at Munich This task assesses students' knowledge of the past—but rather than measure rote recall of decontextualized facts, this assessment requires students to make connections across time and construct an argument about how events are connected. Students with a strong sense of the past will be able to explain that the Munich Agreement can be seen in part as the result of the sanctions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles. A strong response to the second question will explain that the Munich Agreement emboldened Hitler, which eventually led to the invasion of Poland. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors. |
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Attack on Fort Sumter This task assesses students' knowledge of the past—but rather than measure rote recall of decontextualized facts, this assessment requires students to make connections across time and construct an argument about how events are connected. Students with a strong sense of the past will be able to explain that the election of Abraham Lincoln contributed to the formation of the Confederacy because of his opposition to slavery in the territories. Students will also explain that the rising price of cotton on the international market due to textile mills in England made slavery even more indispensible to the South. Both of these connections point ultimately to the start of the Civil War. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors. |
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Auditions, Everyone! An Exploration of Jazz Improvisation In this tasks, students will explore jazz improvisation through performances and recording auditions. This task includes: |
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Badminton Tactics and Strategies The Badminton Tactics and Strategies unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 11 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Badminton Tactics and Strategies students focus on enhancing their motor skill development, strategic thinking and tactical knowledge. Students work individually and in teams to develop the key concepts that underpin badminton tactics and strategies. Through a series of structured physical activities, students develop badminton tactics and strategies and implement them in the game situation. Students devise and use a variety of creative thinking strategies and graphic organizers to analyze game situations, solve problems and make tactical and strategic decisions. |
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Barometer In this task, students will design and create a barometer to repeatedly test the air pressure, applying their gained knowledge to real life atmospheric scenarios. This task includes: |
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Batteries and Bulbs - Brightness Meter In this task, students will create circuits to test various bulb brightnesses. This task includes: |
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Batteries and Bulbs - Home - Embedded Assessment #2 In this task, students will create multiple circuits to test various bulb brightnesses. This task includes: |
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Batteries and Bulbs - Motors - Embedded Assessment #1 In this task, students will have to determine which way a battery is facing inside of a box. This task includes: |
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Batteries and Bulbs - Mystery Boxes In this task, students will determine the electrical contents of six mystery boxes. This assessment is the final for the unit. This task includes: |
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