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110 Years On This task uses mathematical reasoning to estimate the number of descendants a girl who lived 110 years ago might have today. This task includes: |
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A Midsummer Nights Dream In this task, students will work on their oratory and presentation skills by directing and performing a scene from Shakespear's A Midsumemr Nights Dream. This task includes: |
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A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates In A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates, students are asked to find how long a one pound box of chocolates should last if Isolde eats it alone. The key concepts are fractions and proportional reasoning. This task includes:
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ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture. This task includes: |
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Acid Precipitation In this task, students wlll examine five solutions representing water samples and determine the acidity. This task includes: |
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Acid Precipitation - Micro In this task, students will examine five solutions representing water samples and determine acidity. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 1 In this task, students will determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, or neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 1 - Micro In this task, students will determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 2 In this task, students will plan and conduct an experiment to determine which of the given solutions are a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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Acid and Base Testing 2 - Micro In this task, students will plan and conduct an experiment to determine which of the given solutions is a base, acid, and neutral. This task includes: |
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