Breadlines in the 1930's

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, after analyzing a photograph of a long ‘breadline’ of unemployed Americans, that the Works Progress Administration was established as a federal response to the problem of American unemployment.  Students will also explain that the Wall Street Crash of 1929 precipitated the high unemployment rates in the 1930's, increasing the number of patrons at breadlines and soup kitchens.

Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors.

Building Materials

In this task, students will decide which rock type is best to make benches and tables.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Technical Quality Info

Cafeteria Choices

In Cafeteria Choices students will compare nutritional labels and identify positive and negative nutritional components; identify additional foods that would compensate for negative components and explain why. 

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• Directions for Administration
• Recommendation for Time Management
• Teacher Worksheet
• Student Worksheet
• Rubrics
• Resourses

Canada's Reaction to the Outbreak of War: 1914-2001

In this task, students will research Canada's reactions to various wars throughout the last couple centuries. 

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2. Additional Resources: Lesson plan, rubrics, photos, worksheets