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Dirt Detectives In this task, students will roleplay as archaeologists. They will create a culture bag that they feel best represents them and present it to the class. Afterwards, students will create a box at home with various items in dirt. Back in class, students will "dig" through artifacts and use notes from the presentations to correlate people to artifacts and glean information about each other. They will use this project to gain a better understanding about how archaeologists use artifacts to learn about the past. This task includes: |
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Self Exploration Through Yoga, Art, and Writing-Intersession In this task, students will participate in daily yoga and read the book Esparanza Rising. They will then create a blog to aid as a reflection journal about all the activities they are taking place in. This task includes: |
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YOUville: Creating a civilization that meets basic needs In this task, students will use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid to create a civilization through completing four tasks. This task includes: |
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