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Source High Tech High School Subject Art, Humanities, Social Media, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9	Dr. Seuss Project In this task, students will write and illustrate their own book inspired by Dr.Seuss in order to explore the artisitc elements in his books. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work:11 examples 3. Videos: Two videos of the interactive accompaniment for the book. 4. Additional Resources: students handouts, lesson plan, rubric, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, real world connections.
Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Fishkill This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on The Living Environment. Students must analyze and graph a data table about the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen in order to determine the effects of thermal pollution on fish. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Scoring Rubric 4. Scored Student Work
Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	How Effective is Perspiration at Cooling? This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Regulation and Behavior. Students must emulate human perspiration by wrapping water filled test tubes in both wet and dry newspapers, and then collect data on the cooling water to discover trends and make predictions. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Scoring Rubric 4. Scored Student Work
Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Human Inheritance This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Genetics and Molecular Biology and Patterns of Inheritance. Students must use their knowledge of Madelian genetics to answer questions about the occurance of a trait on a family tree. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Scoring Rubric 4. Scored Student Work
Source High Tech High School Subject Humanities, Mathematics, Multimedia, Science, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 9	Shock and Awe: Projectile Motion in the Crusades In this task, students will take place in a four week project that will ask them to practice math, write research papers, and develop flash movies relating to the Crusades. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: 1 example 3. Additional Resources: A handout, rubric, reflection, learning goals, CA state standards, about the author, teacher reflection

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Task

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Humanities, Social Media, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9

Dr. Seuss Project

In this task, students will write and illustrate their own book inspired by Dr.Seuss in order to explore the artisitc elements in his books.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work:11 examples
3. Videos: Two videos of the interactive accompaniment for the book.
4. Additional Resources: students handouts, lesson plan, rubric, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, real world connections.

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Fishkill

This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on The Living Environment. Students must analyze and graph a data table about the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen in order to determine the effects of thermal pollution on fish.

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

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

How Effective is Perspiration at Cooling?

This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Regulation and Behavior. Students must emulate human perspiration by wrapping water filled test tubes in both wet and dry newspapers, and then collect data on the cooling water to discover trends and make predictions.

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

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Human Inheritance

This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Genetics and Molecular Biology and Patterns of Inheritance. Students must use their knowledge of Madelian genetics to answer questions about the occurance of a trait on a family tree.

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

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Mathematics, Multimedia, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9

Shock and Awe: Projectile Motion in the Crusades

In this task, students will take place in a four week project that will ask them to practice math, write research papers, and develop flash movies relating to the Crusades.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources: A handout, rubric, reflection, learning goals, CA state standards, about the author, teacher reflection

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