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Reaction Rates In this task, students will observe and graph their results of the relationship between temperature and reaction rates of mixtures and then apply their knowledge to additional scenarios. This task includes: |
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Reconstruction Riots This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence on the topic of Reconstruction. Students with a sophisticated understanding of how to source a document will be able to explain that the primary source illustrations (Harper's Weekly, 1866) might be useful because they were contemporary depictions of the riots. They will also observe, however, that the artist may not have been present at the riots- and that this is a rendition drawn either from memory or from others' accounts, making it less useful as evidence of what happened. Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors. |
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Resilience Cafe In this task, students will explore what it means to be resilient in life through connecting historical stories of resilience with stories from the comunity or even personal stories. This task includes: |
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Riis' Urban Photography This task assesses students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a document from the Industrial era. Students are asked to consider how contextual information could affect the reliability of Jacob Riis' photography. Then, students must think of other information they would like to know about Riis or the circumstances surrounding the photograph in order to further evaluate their reliability. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors |
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River Planning In this task, students will simulate dam construction through an experiment and write about their observations. This task includes: |
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Rockefeller This task assesses students’ ability to reason how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how both an excerpt from the influential book of investigative journalist Ida Tarbell critiquing the company practices of Standard Oil Company, as well as a newspaper’s take on the Rockefeller Foundation’s incorporation, both support the conclusion that many Americans were concerned about the growing power of a small number of wealthy businessmen at the dawn of the 20th century. Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with excerpts, as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors, and links to the original source materials through the Library of Congress' website. |
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Rocks and Charts In this task, students will create a chart that represents rock classifications. This task includes: |
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Rolling Down Hill In this task, students must record and graph data collected from rolling a marble down a ramp. This task includes: |
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Royal Liver Clock In this task, students must estimate how many people can sit around two clock faces. This task includes: |
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Rubber Band In this task (in PALM and in PALS), students will experiment with what happened to the length of a rubber band when rings are repeatedly added. This task includes: |
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