Source Oakland Unified School District History/Social Studies Department
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 8 |
8th Grade U.S. History Nat Turner's Revolt Assessment
In the 8th Grade U.S. History Nat Turner's Revolt Assessment from 2007-2008, students will respond to the question, " Was Nat Turner a Hero? Was Nat Turner’s Revolt a Success?". They will write an essay using primary sources as evidence. This task includes context, sources, and primary source analysis activities.
This task also includes a Nat Turner Lesson.
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject Health and Physical Education
Grade Level 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Cartoon Role Model
In A Cartoon Role Model students will describe positive and negative role model characteristics; demonstrate the strategy role model used to deal with stress (peer pressure, eustress and distress).
This task includes:
- Directions for Administration
- Recommendation for Time Management
- Teacher Worksheet
- Student Worksheet
- Rubrics
- Resourses
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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 |
A Human Rights Timeline
In this task, students will research and use court cases to explore the shaping of Canadian human rights.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, lesson plan, timeline sample and rubric, chart
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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 |
A Just War?
In this task, students will determine if the War of 1812 was justified from the perspective of the American's declaring war.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject Health and Physical Education
Grade Level 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Letter to the Publisher
In A Letter to the Publisher students will identify negative messages (relating to body image, peer pressure, etc.) contained in advertisements; describe changes that could be made to advertisements that would result in a positive effect.
This task includes:
- Directions for Administration
- Recommendation for Time Management
- Teacher Worksheet
- Student Worksheet
- Rubrics
- Resourses
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Perspective on Slavery
This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source The Math Forum at Drexel
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6, 7, 8 |
A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates
In A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates, students are asked to find how long a one pound box of chocolates should last if Isolde eats it alone. The key concepts are fractions and proportional reasoning.
This task includes:
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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 |
A Soldier's Diet
In this task, students will compare the lives of soldiers in the War of 1812 to modern Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, video clips, web resources, worksheets
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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 |
A Visual Stroll Through Small-Town Canada
In this task, students will act as local historians and write about their town's continuity and change.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed instructions, PowerPoint, worksheet, rubric
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, social studies, Science, Art, World Languages and Cultures
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños
In the ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños task, students will share their home and/or school garden experiences and learn about how the agricultural methods of the Incan people of Peru can guide them in developing their own sustainable gardening practices. This task includes four possible classroom activities.
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