Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities
Grade Level 6 |
In My Life
In this task, students will determine what past life events have been the most significant in shaping who they are today and present this moment to their peers.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 4 examples
3. Additional Resources: Timeline, about the author, learning goals, content topics
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Art, Biology, Humanities, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 11 |
In Sickness and In Health
In this task, students will explore the idea of personalized medicine in the modern world.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 10 examples
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, student reflections,
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Art, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 10 |
International Geographic Project
In this task, students will collaborate as a class in creating a magazine modeled after National Geographic that answers the essential question, "How are things different when you cross the US/Mexico border and why?".
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, learning goals, CA state standards, class job application, project sheet, rubrics
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities
Grade Level 6 |
Lascaux Caves
In this task, students will work in groups to research the Lascaux Caves. They will collaborate on written pieces about the history of the caves and a creative piece about an artist from that period. They will then recreate various cave panels on peices of wood and provide a "walking tour" of the cave for exchibition.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Reflection
3. Additional Resources: Content topics
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Lost Postcard Collection
In this task, students will roleplay as Odyssues, cataloging their journeys through the book through a series of postcards.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflection
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Chemistry, Humanities, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 10 |
Love and War
In this task, students will explore the question of whether or not love and war are related. Students will learn about war through World War II texts, delve into the ways chemicals have been used in warfare, and culminate in writing their own newspaper article. Alternately, students will learn about love through reading poetry and creating their own perfume after studying about pheramones.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 3 examples
3. Additional Resources: Student handout, content topics, CA state standards, timeline.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 8, 9 |
My Space, My Element
In this task, students will create an electronic board game based on the world geography in 1492.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 examples
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, challenge activity, scoring sheet
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 6 |
Our Mathematical Adventure
In this task, students will write a novel incoperating the areas of art, writing, and math that will be based off of The Number Devil.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 8 examples
3. Video: Students turn math principles into fictional pieces.
4. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, collaborative decision making, learning math through fictional writing.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities
Grade Level 7 |
Out of This World
In this task, students will will answer the question, "What one lesson would you want to teach the world?" by creating a world inspired by The Little Prince.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: Six examples
3. Additional Resources: Learning goals, Timeline, Artistic Statement Outline
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities
Grade Level 6 |
Pompeii: Scenes of Desctruction
In this task students will write, direct, and perform plays based on events happening when Mt. Vesuvius was erupting in Pompeii in 79 AD.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the author, student reflections, teacher reflections, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, real life connections
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