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Battle of Chateauguay In this task, students will explore the concepts of identity and continuity and change through exploring how the Battle of Chateauguay helped shape Canadian identity. This task includes: |
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Beach People The Beach People task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different perspectives on resource use. Students will complete this task working in groups. The resources required for this task are four pictures and two team answer sheets. This task is a part of the Resources and Economic Activities task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Birthdays The Birthdays task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of cultural customs and traditions. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two sets of Tonga cards, two sets of six New Zealand cards, a recording sheet, two answer sheets, and two instruction cards. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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CIVICS In this task, students will plan and take part in action projects based on issues in their community. This task includes: |
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Calligraphic Arts In this task, students will learn about the art of Calligraphy and then write their own short piece in the style. Their work will be presented through multiple mediums and in online galleries. This task includes: |
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Canada's Reaction to the Outbreak of War: 1914-2001 In this task, students will research Canada's reactions to various wars throughout the last couple centuries. This task includes: |
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Caption Me In this task, students will write captions for fur textiles from the 18th century. This task includes: |
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Cause and Consequences as Seen Through Decades In this task, students will explore the different ways that the War of 1812 has been described in various texts throughout time. This task includes: |
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Causes of the War In this task, students will work on understanding the circumstances surrounding the causes of the War of 1812. This task includes: |
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Charting the Journey The Charting the Journey task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the places where the very first Mäori and White settlers came from, and the likely path of their respective journeys to New Zealand. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are an instruction sheet, red pens, and blue pens. This task is a part of the Knowledge task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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