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A Hero In My Eyes In this task, students will represent someone in their life whom they consider a hero through the use of text and photography. This project 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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Actually, it is Rocket Science In this task, students will explore the concepts of force and motion by working in groups to create a rocket powered by water pressure and air. 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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Analog Flash for Windows In this task, students will create an artistic project that combines various fields as their senior project. This task includes: |
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Balls and Ramp This task focuses on the Position and Motion of Objects. Students must become familiar with the concept that energy can be tranferred between objects by measuring the distances a cup is pushed by a rolling ball. 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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Beyond the Crossfire Documentary In this task, students will explore gun violence in the US and the possible contributors to its widespread occurances through this documentary style project. 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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