Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Attack on Fort Sumter
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 that the election of Abraham Lincoln contributed to the formation of the Confederacy because of his opposition to slavery in the territories. Students will also explain that the rising price of cotton on the international market due to textile mills in England made slavery even more indispensible to the South. Both of these connections point ultimately to the start of the Civil War.
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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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Music
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Auditions, Everyone! An Exploration of Jazz Improvisation
In this tasks, students will explore jazz improvisation through performances and recording auditions.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, instrument scales, checklists, discussion questions, rubrics, guide to managing the process
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Source Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)
Subject Science
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Batteries and Bulbs - Brightness Meter
In this task, students will create circuits to test various bulb brightnesses.
This task includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Notebook
3. Unit Outline
4. Scoring Forms
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Source Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)
Subject Science
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Batteries and Bulbs - Home - Embedded Assessment #2
In this task, students will create multiple circuits to test various bulb brightnesses.
This task includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Notebook
3. Unit Outline
4. Scoring Forms
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Source Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)
Subject Science
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Batteries and Bulbs - Motors - Embedded Assessment #1
In this task, students will have to determine which way a battery is facing inside of a box.
This task includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Notebook
3. Unit Outline
4. Scoring Forms
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Source Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)
Subject Science
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Batteries and Bulbs - Mystery Boxes
In this task, students will determine the electrical contents of six mystery boxes. This assessment is the final for the unit.
This task includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Notebook
3. Unit Outline
4. Scoring Form and instructions
5. Computer Simulation: instructions, example, and student notebook
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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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Source Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)
Subject Science
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Bugs
In this task, students will conduct an experiment using sow bugs.
This task includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Computer simulation and instructions
3. Three scoring forms
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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 |
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.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Lesson plan, rubrics, photos, 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 |
Caption Me
In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Lesson details, rubrics, pictures, charts, examples
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