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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	Caption Me In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Lesson details, rubrics, pictures, charts, examples
Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) Subject Science Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4	Magnifiers In this task, students will observe the magnification ability of materials with various opaqueness. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Scoring Rubric 4. Scored Student Work 5. Technical Quality Info
Source Albuquerque Public Schools Subject Mathematics Grade Level K	Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary This task is in the Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Concepts domain. It asks students to use pictures, words and equations to show their work in determining a rule for finding the number of flowers in a row. This task includes: 1. The task description 2. The Spanish version of the task 3. Teacher instructions, including administration instructions, teaching tips, standards, a benchmark rubric, and 4 student work samples of benchmark papers 4. A general task rubric

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The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

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

Caption Me

In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Lesson details, rubrics, pictures, charts, examples

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4

Magnifiers

In this task, students will observe the magnification ability of materials with various opaqueness.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info

Source
Albuquerque Public Schools

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
K

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

This task is in the Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Concepts domain. It asks students to use pictures, words and equations to show their work in determining a rule for finding the number of flowers in a row.

This task includes:
1. The task description
2. The Spanish version of the task
3. Teacher instructions, including administration instructions, teaching tips, standards, a benchmark rubric, and 4 student work samples of benchmark papers
4. A general task rubric

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