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Rudos vs. Tecnicos In this task, students will tackle social problems that are prevalent in both Latin America and their own community. This task includes: |
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Scale Model of the Solar System In This task (in PALM and in PALS), students must create a scale model of the solar system with the given table of planetary distances. This task includes: |
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Science Friction In this task, students will explore the concept of friction to gain an understanding of the world of physics being present in every day life. This task includes: |
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Seedfolks In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together. This task includes: |
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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: |
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Soap, Wood, and Water This task focuses on the Properties of Matter. Students must decide if two types of soap and wood will float in water by calculating their densities. This task includes: |
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Staff Class to the Past: Time Travel Through US History In this task, students will participate in a Socratic seminar to determine 16 of the most influential and important U.S. historical events. Once chosen, students will create a "wormhole" to experience these events and create a visual representation about what they went through. This task includes: |
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Submarine Density Project In this task, students will contruct a small scale submarine to explore the relationship between density, mass, and volume. This task includes: |
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Superhero in the Making In this task, students will develop superhero characters based off of physics concepts and create comic/anime books based on their characters. This task includes: |
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Swings This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Positition and Motion of Objects. Students must determine what variables will affect a swing. To aid in understanding the idea of a pendulum, students must then examine their observations and answer questions. This task includes: |
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