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Battle of Chateauguay In this task, students will explore the concepts of identity and continuity and change through exploring how the Battle of Chateauguay helped shape Canadian identity. This task includes: |
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Beauty of the Beasts In this task, students around the world will create original artwork and poetry about indigenous animals in their area. This task includes: |
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Beauty of the Beasts The Beauty of the Beasts task is a global project inviting students to capture the grandeur and magnificence of animals indigenous to their areas through original artwork and poetry. Artwork and poetry must be the student's original masterpiece... their own interpretation of the beauty and uniqueness of these marvelous creatures. All art mediums and poetry styles are acceptable. Students may participate in either art or poetry divisions, or are welcome to submit work in both. All languages welcome. Please submit English or Spanish translations if possible. |
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Biome Adventures for the World Traveler In this task, students will research various biomes around the world and present their findings in a multimedia presentation. This task includes: |
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Blue In this task, students will be assessed on their ability to follow instructions on carrying out a simple chemical experiment. This task includes: |
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Body Language Intersession In this task, students will work to combat modern mass media culture and create a positive self-body image and raise self-esteem. This task includes: |
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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. |
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Brevity is the Soul of Expression - Hamlet Project In this task, students will read and perform Shakespear's Hamlet. Additionally, they will relate themes from the play to their personal lives and write a comprehensive essay and create visuals exploring those relationships. This task includes: |
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Bugs In this task, students will conduct an experiment using sow bugs. This task includes: |
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Building Materials In this task, students will decide which rock type is best to make benches and tables. This task includes: |
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