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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015 In this task, students will explore how to cope with natural disasters through global communication and collaboration. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, safety map, sample project plan, detailed lesson plan, student work examples
Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject Biology, Interdisciplinary Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Nature's Global Zoo In this task, students will collaborate with their local peers and research animals native to their country and create a virtual zoo for their area that others can visit. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, detailed lesson plan, student work examples
Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject History/Social Studies, Career and Technology, Digital Design, Art, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	One Day in the Life In this task, students will document aspects of their daily lives, or vacations, through essays and photographs. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, FAQ, video interview, sample project plans, student work examples
Source iEARN Collaboration Centre Subject Art Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Origami Project In this task, students will learn patience by constructing Origami artwork. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples
Source High Tech High School Subject Biology, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8	Seedfolks In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together. This task includes: 1. Task Decription 2. Student Work: 2 examples 3. Additional Materials: Student reflections, 5 teacher resources, teacher reflections, learning goals, content topics, required materials, timeline
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 Underground Railroad In this task, students will participate in an online simulation of the Underground Railroad in order to better understand the historical context of the time. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, PowerPoint, activities, student examples
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	Two Accounts of the Fall of New France In this task, students will interpret two accounts of how the fall of New France in order to learn about competing narratives. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handout, student responses

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Task

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iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015

In this task, students will explore how to cope with natural disasters through global communication and collaboration.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, safety map, sample project plan, detailed lesson plan, student work examples

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Biology, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Nature's Global Zoo

In this task, students will collaborate with their local peers and research animals native to their country and create a virtual zoo for their area that others can visit.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, detailed lesson plan, student work examples

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
History/Social Studies, Career and Technology, Digital Design, Art, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

One Day in the Life

In this task, students will document aspects of their daily lives, or vacations, through essays and photographs.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, FAQ, video interview, sample project plans, student work examples

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Art

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Origami Project

In this task, students will learn patience by constructing Origami artwork.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Biology, Humanities, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Seedfolks

In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together.

This task includes:
1. Task Decription
2. Student Work: 2 examples
3. Additional Materials: Student reflections, 5 teacher resources, teacher reflections, learning goals, content topics, required materials, timeline

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 Underground Railroad

In this task, students will participate in an online simulation of the Underground Railroad in order to better understand the historical context of the time.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, PowerPoint, activities, student examples

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

Two Accounts of the Fall of New France

In this task, students will interpret two accounts of how the fall of New France in order to learn about competing narratives.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handout, student responses

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