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Caption Me In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century. This task includes: |
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Cultural Contributions In this task students will develop a position on how cultural groups have contributed to society by comparing the contributions of two cultural groups to the development of local, tribal, Washington State, United States, and/or world history. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Dad’s Cookies In Dad’s Cookies, students are asked to figure out how many cookies Dad baked for the family before they ate them all. The key concepts are fractions and addition. This task includes:
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Humans and Environment In this task students will write an essay or develop a presentation analyzing the interaction between a group of people and their environment. This task includes: |
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Magnifiers In this task, students will observe the magnification ability of materials with various opaqueness. This task includes: |
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Meeting Needs and Wants In this task students will will analyze the economic systems that two societies use to meet the needs and wants of their citizens. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Mr. Lincoln’s Line In Mr. Lincoln’s Line, students are asked questions about children standing in a lunch line, some of whom wear glasses, carry lunch boxes, and/or are boys. The key concepts are multiples and factors. This task includes:
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Olympic Cycling In this task, students must portray their understanding of the presented data by creating questions and then answering them. This task includes: |
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Sports Weigh In Sports Weigh In involves logical reasoning to determine how much each kind of ball weighs. The arithmetic requirements are minimal: doubling, halving, and subtracting of relatively small numbers. This task includes:
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The Z Factor In this task, students must calculate the duration of the show, Z Factor, if the judges had to watch all of the acts. This task includes: |
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