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Down the Appalachian Trail In this task, students will perform Appalachian music. This task includes: |
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Family Ties In this task, students will create a multimedia presentation after keeping a journal about their lives, their families lives, and their community. This task includes: |
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Fly Me to the Moon Travel Agency In this task, students will learn about the moon and then work in groups to create a book about their research. This task includes: |
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Spiders, Good Guys, or Bad Guys? In this task, students will experience interactive activities that will explain the place spiders have in ecosystems to alleviate the fear surrounding them based off of misunderstandings. They will work in groups to create a commercial to present their findings and reasonings to other students. This task includes: |
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