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Candle Box In this task, students must design a 2D form that will be folded to create a 3D candle box. This task includes: |
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Connecting Math to Our Lives In this task, students will explore how math is being used in their community and shed light on promoting equity. This task includes: |
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Counting Trees In this task, students must develop and explain a method for counting the amount of trees in a diagram. This task includes: |
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Daffodils and Tulips In this task, students around the world will plant either tulips of daffodils, record data, and compare when they bloom. This task includes: |
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Digital Citizenship In this task, students will explore the concept of Digital Citizenship and use activities to raise awareness on appropriate online behavior. This task includes: |
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Don't Waste - Create In this task, students will become more conscious about reserving resources through exploring agricultural processes and how to use all of the food product. This task includes: |
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German or English In this task, students must determine if a blank line of text is more likely to be German or English. This task includes: |
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Golden Rectangles In this task, students must determine the largest area of land that can be plotted in a field and answer accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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Hilbre Island In this task, students must calculate the most favorable time to visit the island. This task includes: |
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Money Matters In the Money Matters task, students will l be able to get into conversation about money, learn some facts about history of money and about money in other countries, discuss students’ pocket money and proverbs about money, make media products about money. |
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