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Acme Advertising In Acme Advertising students will demonstrate how social skills can lead to a positive resolution of a negative social situation. This task includes:
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Air in Soil This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Structure of the Earth System. Students must follow an experiment to calculate the percent of air in a soil sample, and then design another experiment to determine the amount of water in a sample. This task includes: |
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Alternate Reality In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face. This task includes: |
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Beauty of the Beasts In this task, students around the world will create original artwork and poetry about indigenous animals in their area. This task includes: |
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Birds, Insects, Balloons: Kindergarten Flight Study In this task students will explore ratio and proportions through a flight study, designing and and creating various flying objects. This task includes: |
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Bunting This task requires students to calculate the amount of material needed to make enough bunting to circle a yard. This task includes: |
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CIVICS In this task, students will plan and take part in action projects based on issues in their community. This task includes: |
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Cafeteria Choices In Cafeteria Choices students will compare nutritional labels and identify positive and negative nutritional components; identify additional foods that would compensate for negative components and explain why. This task includes:
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Calligraphic Arts In this task, students will learn about the art of Calligraphy and then write their own short piece in the style. Their work will be presented through multiple mediums and in online galleries. This task includes: |
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Candle Box In this task, students must design a 2D form that will be folded to create a 3D candle box. This task includes: |
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