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Lange's Iconic Photograph This task gauges students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a document. Students must consider how the context surrounding the creation of Lange’s iconic photograph affects its reliability as historical evidence of Dust Bowl life. Students must also analyze the photograph to determine how the content of the image might also affect its reliability. Finally, students are asked to determine missing information/perspective that would better help them evaluate the reliability of the document. The task includes a range of supplementary materials, many available for download with the creation of a free account:
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Laps, Miles, and Kilometers In this task, students must convert distances with various measurements in order to answer the accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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Mapping the Blue Part In this task, students will identify a list of characteristics on the ocean floor. This task includes: |
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Morale after Fredericksburg This is a two-part task asking students to source and corroborate a primary source letter from a Union soldier describing low morale among Union soldiers after the Battle of Fredericksburg during the Civil War. Question 1 asks students to evaluate whether the source provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate the morale of the entire Union Army. To answer this question, students must source the document to determine whether the author represents all Union troops. Question 2 asks students to evaluate whether additional documents would corroborate the letter. The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:
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More Power To You In this task, students will use a machine to detect the presence and strength of an electric current. This task includes: |
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Mrs. Trimble's Muffins In Mrs. Trimble's Muffins students will analyze nutrient groups on a nutritional label for positive and negative nutritional value and describe why people should either limit or include them in their diet; using the food pyramid, identify foods that make a balanced meal and explain how the chosen foods can benefit the human body. This task includes:
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My Friend Morgan In My Friend Morgan students will identify behavior change in a friend, list adult resources, and apply how to link a friend to a trusted adult in order to receive help. This task includes:
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New Kid on the Block In New Kid on the Block students will identify reasons for and emotional effects of bullying; demonstrate negative and positive choices that could be made in response to bullying and their possible outcomes. This task includes:
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New Student Orientation In New Student Orientation students will explain legal consequences (laws and penalties) of drug/alcohol use, stages of dependence/addiction (including behaviors), effects of use (on family, school, community, and emotional health), and describe services that community resources can provide. This task includes:
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Ocean Bottom Profile In this task, students will examine and interpret a map of the ocean floor. This task includes: |
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