Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Middle NCTM Activity - Water Temperature
This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Hydrology Unit. Students will calculate the averages and percent errors of a group of measurements of water temperature.
This task includes:
1. Student Instructions
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Source Bowland Maths (UK)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6, 7 |
Mobile Phones
In this task, students must calculate which mobile plan is cheaper.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Money Matters
In this task, students will collaborate with participating classes in discussing their opinions of money in an online forum.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work example
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6 |
More for Your Money
In this task, students will act as an environmental specialist and compare various geographic locations using mathematical knowledge to determine which job location to accept.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, checklists, evaluation and rubrics, guide to managing the process
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Source PBL University (PBLU)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6 |
New-Tritional Info
In this task, students will calculate how much time of exercise it would take to burn off various McDonalds menu items. They will then expand on this topic with two additional project tasks.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Student Handouts
4. Sample Approache and Conclusion
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Source World Class Arena Limited (WCAL)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6, 7, 8 |
Newspaper and Triplets
This task includes two sample problem solving questions from World Class Arena Limited (WCAL). The task includes the answers to the sample questions.
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Source Bowland Maths (UK)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Olympic Cycling
In this task, students must portray their understanding of the presented data by creating questions and then answering them.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Progression Guide
4. Scored Student Work
5. PowerPoint of Task
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Open Ended Math Problems
In this task, teachers will be intructed on how to implement open ended math problems in their teaching.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 4 examples
3. Additional Resources: Sample problems, teacher to teacher, references
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Source The Math Forum at Drexel
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 6, 7, 8 |
Ostrich Llama Count
In Ostrich Llama Count students are given the combined number of heads and legs of ostriches and llamas. Using that information they are asked to explain how Raul and Esteban might have figured out how many ostriches and llamas there were. The key concepts are logical/algebraic reasoning and possibly systems of equations.
This task includes:
- Problem
- Teacher Packet - the teacher packet provides an "answer check" and a range of sample solutions.
- Primary Rubric
- Scenario - the scenario provides a story to help introduce the problem in a way that makes the mathematics as relevant as possible.
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