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Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

World We Live in/ Мир, в котором мы живем

In the World We Live in/ Мир, в котором мы живем task, students will discuss the world and environment they live in and how to improve it according to the Sustainable Development Goals with students from different countries. They will share their thoughts, ideas with each other by answering the questions suggested during the discussion as well as by exchanging essays, and sharing pictures and photos

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

You Be the Author

In this task, students will explore what three events they would write into a textbook on the First World War and create an outline to be sent to the publisher. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handouts, rubric

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Youngcast Project

The Youngcast Project task is a tandem exchange project in English-Spanish and just in English which provides a structured program of student activities using audio and video podcasting to help students to exchange their ideas and to improve their second language. The task includes a description of the phases of the project.

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Your Birthday in History

In this task, students will research BC history and discover events that coincide with their birthdays. This will culminate in a Fair presentation. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, activity, fair exhibit guide, rubric

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Zulu Chief

This task assesses students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a photograph of a Zulu Chief by American photographer Frank Carpenter.  Students must reason about the content and the circumstances of its creation to evaluate its reliability as evidence. Students also must determine what additional information might help corroborate the evidence in the photograph.  

Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors.

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