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Bowland Maths (UK)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
5, 6

Sports Bag

In this task, students must design a sports bag and calculate the amount of material needed. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task

Source
The Math Forum at Drexel

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
3, 4, 5

Sports Weigh In

Sports Weigh In involves logical reasoning to determine how much each kind of ball weighs. The arithmetic requirements are minimal: doubling, halving, and subtracting of relatively small numbers.

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Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Starch and Sugar Testing 2

In this task, students will determine if starch and sugar are present in mixtures. 

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

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
5

Steal Away Home

In this task, students will work in groups to create a game based off of Harriet Ross Tubman, one of the most prominent conductors of the Underground Railroad. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, learning log, checklists, storyboard, web resources, charts, rubrics, paper instructions

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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

Steamboats on Kootenay Lake

In this task, students will explore the context of people living around Kootenay Lake, among other communities around surrounding bodies of water. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, rubric, activity, photograph

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates

In this task, students will design an experiment that will explore how worm's structures allow them to do what they do. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric

Source
Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Stomp Out Second-Hand Smoke

In Stomp Out Second-Hand Smoke students will use reliable sources to describe negative health effects of second-hand smoke and the regions of the body effected.

This task includes:

  • Directions for Administration
  • Recommendation for Time Management
  • Teacher Worksheet
  • Student Worksheet
  • Rubrics
  • Resourses

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Sun and Temperatures

In this task, students will apply their understandings of the relationship between temperature and environment to solve a problem. 

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

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Survival

In this task, students will decide which material to use for a jacket that will be best suited for a cold and windy climate. 

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

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Swinging

In this task, students will design modifications to a swing apparatus. 

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

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