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Sorting The Sorting task focuses on classification. In this task students will think about why the objects in each bag have been grouped together and will answer ten questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task are three bags, a nail, a balloon, a coin (bag 1: rubber band, plasticine, foam cube; bag 2: metal spoon, magnet, metal paper ring; bag 3: stone, wooden cube, plastic counter) This task is a part of the Living World task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Soul Surf In this task, students will research the physics of surfboards and use their knowledge to craft a handplane for bodysurfing. They will then research a question and write an article to be posted in Soul Surf magazine. This task includes: |
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Sound Box In this task, students will observe and compare variables of sound boxes. This task includes: |
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Sound Chimes The Sound Chimes task allows students to think about and experiment with the high and low notes. Students will answer seven questions. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include bolt chimes (four bolts of different sizes, suspended on a string from a wire frame mounted on a wooden base, bolts decreasing in size from bolt A to bolt D) and a large nail to use as a striker. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Space Creatures The Space Creatures task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a flow chart. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are five pictures and a chart in a recording book. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Space Game In the Space Game task, students will play a game and think about ways to improve the game. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video, a set of direction cards, a game board, and a set of Red Alert cards. This task is a part of the Evaluating Design and Design Ideas from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Spain The Spain task allows students to demonstrate their ability to distinguish between pictures showing events that are special to Spain and those that are common to many countries. Students will complete this task working stations. The resource required for this task is a set of ten pictures. This task is a part of the Identity and Heritage task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Special Days The Special Days task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of special holidays and their significance. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures of differenet holidays. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Special Place The Special Place task is a project promoting intercultural understanding and contributing to a better world to live in and students are invited to share local places that are precious to them in any digital forms. Students will select one local spot that gives them or their community special feelings and write a story about the unusual meanings of the places. They will use short stories with videos, ppt slides, digital photos or drawing to show us what theirr special place looks like. They may select any writing genre (creative, informative, humorous, etc.) or write a poem to describe their special place, and share what is special about it for them. |
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Speedo The Speedo task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of addition, subtraction and place value. In this task students will add and subtract miles to a car's trip meter. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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