Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Case of the Clock
This task assesses students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select one fact, and explain how it sheds light on why Edward Curtis altered a photograph of Native Americans before publishing it. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how the popular belief that Indians did not understand modern technology might have influenced Curtis's decision to alter the photograph.
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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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 |
The Changing Faces of Tourism in Canada
In this task, students will examine photographs and brochures to determine the continuity and change in tourism throughout British Columbia.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, rubric, worksheet, photograph
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Effectiveness of Antacids
In this task, students will conduct an experiment that will explore which of four antacids will neutralize acid.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Technical Quality Info
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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 |
The Evolution of Perception: Attitudes Regarding French Language and Culture Within Canada as Turning Points
In this task, students will explore whether or not there has been changes throughout history in in French and Quebec culture in Canada.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, rubric, activity examples, handout, timeline
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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 |
The FLQ - Was the Wars Measure Act a Necessity or an Over-reaction?
In this task, students will develop a historical argument on whether or not they believe the invocation of the War Measures Act was just or not.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, rubric, handouts
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The First Thanksgiving
This task measures students’ ability to source a document. When historians interpret a document, they look at who wrote it and when. Source information presents clues about whether the document provides reliable evidence about the past. This task gauges whether students understand an important aspect of sourcing: the time elapsed between when a document (in this case, a painting) was produced, and the event it depicts. To accomplish this, students must agree or disagree with a claim about the usefulness of the source, and explain their thinking.
The task includes a range of supplementary materials, many available for download with the creation of a free account:
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Music
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Function of Form
In this task, students will explore compositional form by improvising and writing compositions.
This task includes;
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, rubrics, guidelines, guide to managing the process
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Source Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10 |
The Ins and Outs of Waste
The The Ins and Outs of Waste unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources.
Unit description from source: In The ins and outs of waste students learn about the scope and effect of resource use that supports their lifestyle and the implications of associated waste generation and disposal. They investigate a life cycle analysis (LCA) and assessment of a product, identifying and analyzing the inputs (resources) and outputs (wastes) at each stage of a product’s life. As part of their work, students monitor their management of a personal project and evaluate its effectiveness.
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The KKK in the 1870's
This task assesses students’ ability to reason how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how an 1872 editorial describing the organization of the Ku Klux Klan, and a testimony given before Congress describing Klan intimidation, both support the conclusion that Americans were concerned about the KKK during the 1870's.
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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Source New York Performance Standards Consortium
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Lend-Lease Bill
In this task, student will write an essay about the Lend-Lease Bill.
This task includes:
1. Student Work: 1 example essay
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