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Mystery Card 3 In this task, students must conduct an investigation that will test their knowledge about electric currents by using an electric tester to determine where the currents are flowing on a mystery card. This task includes: |
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Narnia and CS Lewis In this task, students will discuss the Narnia series by CS Lewis with their global peers. This task includes: |
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National Toys In this task, students will research their country's national toys. They will then construct that toy and provide detailed instructions so that their global peers may participate. This task includes: |
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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: |
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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: |
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Observing Objects In this task, students will observe, record, analyze, and compare data gathered from two types of pendulums. 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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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: |
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Origami Project In this task, students will learn patience by constructing Origami artwork. This task includes: |
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Packing Materials In this task, students will decide which packing material is least harmful to the environment by testing their solubility. This task includes: |
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