Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty, and Inequality
In this task, students will research the causes of poverty and hunger throughout the world and come up with possible actions that would create a sustainable existence for all.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Web resources, classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Girls Rising Project
In this task, students will research and learn about the importance of equal rights as well as education for women around the world.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Web resources, classroom activities, discussion questions, test, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, English Language Arts, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Global Food Show and Tell
In this task, students will research and share different recipes and foods eaten in their country.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Heritage Around the World
In this task, students will decide on any aspect of their Country's heritage to research.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Group news, classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
International Intercultural Mural Exchange
In this task, students will interact with an international partner school through online forums in order to create a mural.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, learning tools, curriculum model, handouts
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
John Brown's Legacy
This task gauges students' ability to source and contextualize a document. Students must first source a playbill, determining when it was created and by whom. Students then select facts that might provide the most relevant historical context in order to determine the authors' motivation, and explain how the facts might shed light on why the authors wrote the play.
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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Kindred (Family History) Project
In this task, students will conduct interviews of their family and community members about their lives during world events in order to understand how their family's lives were affected.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Laws of Life: Virtues Project
In this task, students will write an essay about what they value most in life. By submitting their essays in an online forum, students will be able to react to one another's essays online.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, teacher's guide (various languages), student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Local History Project
In this task, students will research their community's history and share their findings with their global fears.
This task includes:
1. Task Description (English, Russian)
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, task brochure, student work examples
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